1982 NHL Draft
Pat Verbeek in the 1982 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Pat Verbeek 43rd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1424, and only 3 have scored more points than his 1062.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 1
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 1982 draft
- 40Scott SandelinD25 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 41Steve GravesL35 GP · 9 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Vern SmithD1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 43Pat VerbeekR1424 GP · 1062 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 44Carmine VaniCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Ken WreggetG575 GP · 225 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 46Miroslav DvorakD193 GP · 85 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
43rd
of 252 players selected
24th
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Pat Verbeek made his NHL debut on March 21, 1983, 285 days after the draft.
1424
Games
522
Goals
540
Assists
1062
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1982 draft
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 18Ken DaneykoD1283 GP · 178 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 43Pat VerbeekR1424 GP · 1062 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 54David KasperCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Scott BrydgesDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 106Mike MoherR9 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 127Paul FulcherLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 148John HutchingsDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 169Alan HeppleD3 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 190Brent ShawRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 211Scott FuscoCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 232Dan DorionC4 GP · 2 PNJDNew Jersey Devils