1981 NHL Draft
Neal Coulter in the 1981 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Neal Coulter 63rd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 26 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 21
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 1981 draft
- 60Colin ChisholmD1 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 61Paul MacdermidR690 GP · 258 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 62Gord DonnellyD554 GP · 69 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 63Neal CoulterR26 GP · 10 PNYINew York Islanders
- 64Kirk McCaskillCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 65David MichaylukL14 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 66Gus GrecoLCLRColorado Rockies
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
63rd
of 211 players selected
35th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Neal Coulter made his NHL debut on November 1, 1985, 4 years and 144 days after the draft.
26
Games
5
Goals
5
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1981 draft
- 21Paul BoutilierD288 GP · 110 PNYINew York Islanders
- 42Gord DineenD528 GP · 106 PNYINew York Islanders
- 57Ron HandyL14 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 63Neal CoulterR26 GP · 10 PNYINew York Islanders
- 84Todd LumbardGNYINew York Islanders
- 94Jacques SylvestreCNYINew York Islanders
- 126Charles BrimmerCNYINew York Islanders
- 147Teppo VirtaCNYINew York Islanders
- 168William DowdDNYINew York Islanders
- 189Scott MacLellanDNYINew York Islanders
- 210Dave RandersonRNYINew York Islanders