1983 NHL Draft
Pelle Eklund in the 1983 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Pelle Eklund 161st overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 8.
He was the fourth of the 10 Swedes selected that year. It was the seventh of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 594 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 161
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 19
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 158–164 in the 1983 draft
- 158Rob BrydenLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 159Kent PaynterD37 GP · 4 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 160Ralph VosLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 162Francois OlivierLBOSBoston Bruins
- 163Marty KetolaRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 164Bill FordyLHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
4th
of 10 Swedes selected
93rd
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 61Leif KarlssonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 152Tommy AlbelinD952 GP · 255 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 187Thomas AhlenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 193Reine KarlssonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 198Thomas RundqvistC2 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 216Anders HussRWSHWashington Capitals
- 232Bo BerglundL130 GP · 67 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 233Ulf NilssonGNYRNew York Rangers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Pelle Eklund made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 2 years and 124 days after the draft.
594
Games
120
Goals
335
Assists
455
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1983 draft
- 41Peter ZezelC873 GP · 607 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 44Derrick SmithL537 GP · 174 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 81Allan BourbeauCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 101Jerome CarrierDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 121Rick TocchetR1144 GP · 952 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 141Bobby MorminaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 181Rob NicholsLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 201Bill McCormackCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 221Brian JoplingGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 241Harold DuvallLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers