1982 NHL Draft
Paul Gillis in the 1982 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Paul Gillis 34th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 624 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 34
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 31–37 in the 1982 draft
- 31Jocelyn GauvreauD2 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 32Kent CarlsonD113 GP · 18 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33David MaleyL466 GP · 124 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Paul GillisC624 GP · 242 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 35Mark PatersonD29 GP · 6 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 36Tomas SandströmR983 GP · 856 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 37Richard KrommL372 GP · 173 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
34th
of 252 players selected
18th
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
Paul Gillis made his NHL debut on December 19, 1982, 193 days after the draft.
624
Games
88
Goals
154
Assists
242
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1982 draft
- 13David ShawD769 GP · 194 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 34Paul GillisC624 GP · 242 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 55Mario GosselinG241 GP · 91 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 76Jiri LalaRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 97Phil StangerDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 131Daniel PoudrierD25 GP · 6 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 181Mike HoughL707 GP · 256 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 202Vincent LukacLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 223Andre MartinDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 244Jozef LukacCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 248Jan JaskoLQUEQuebec Nordiques