1981 NHL Draft
Paul Boutilier in the 1981 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Paul Boutilier 21st overall in the 1981 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 288 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1981 draft
- 18Gilbert DelormeD541 GP · 123 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Jan IngmanLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 20Marty RuffDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 21Paul BoutilierD288 GP · 110 PNYINew York Islanders
- 22Scott ArnielL730 GP · 338 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 23Claude LoiselleC616 GP · 209 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 24Gary YaremchukC34 GP · 5 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
21st
of 211 players selected
11th
of 67 defensemen 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
Paul Boutilier made his NHL debut on October 31, 1981, 143 days after the draft.
288
Games
27
Goals
83
Assists
110
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