1981 NHL Draft
Paul Houck in the 1981 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Paul Houck 71st overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 9 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 16 games put him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 71
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 8
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 68–74 in the 1981 draft
- 68Tony KellinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 69Terry TaitLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 70Norm SchmidtD125 GP · 56 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 71Paul HouckR16 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Wendell YoungG187 GP · 59 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 74Clint MalarchukG337 GP · 141 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
71st
of 211 players selected
41st
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
Paul Houck made his NHL debut on March 24, 1986, 4 years and 287 days after the draft.
16
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1981 draft
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 29Todd StruebyL5 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 71Paul HouckR16 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 92Phil DrouillardDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 111Steve SmithD804 GP · 375 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 113Marc HabscheidC345 GP · 163 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 155Michael SturgeonDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 176Miloslav HoravaD80 GP · 22 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 197Gord ShervenC97 GP · 35 PEDMEdmonton Oilers