1981 NHL Draft
Perry Pelensky in the 1981 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Perry Pelensky 75th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 104th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 75
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 12
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 72–78 in the 1981 draft
- 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Wendell YoungG187 GP · 59 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 74Clint MalarchukG337 GP · 141 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 75Perry PelenskyR4 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 76James MalwitzCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 77Daniel McLellanR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 78Peter MadachCCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
75th
of 211 players selected
42nd
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
Perry Pelensky made his NHL debut on January 4, 1984, 2 years and 208 days after the draft.
4
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1981 draft
- 12Tony TantiR697 GP · 560 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 25Kevin GriffinLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 54Darrel AnholtD1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 75Perry PelenskyR4 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 96Douglas ChessellGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 117William SchafhauserDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 138Marc CentroneCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 159Johan MellstromLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 180John BennsLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 201Sylvain RoyDCHIChicago Blackhawks