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1983 NHL Draft

Peter Andersson in the 1983 NHL Draft

New York Rangers selected Peter Andersson 73rd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 4.

He was the second of the 10 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 47 games put him 81st in the class.

Overall pick
73
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 11
Drafting team
NYRNew York Rangers
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 70–76 in the 1983 draft

  1. 70Tim LorenzLVAN
  2. 71Kevan GuyD156 GP · 25 PCGY
  3. 72Ron ChyzowskiCHFD
  4. 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYR
  5. 74Daren PuppaG429 GP · 179 WBUF
  6. 75Tim BerglandR182 GP · 43 PWSH
  7. 76Brian DurandCMNS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1983 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1983 class

2nd
of 10 Swedes selected
22nd
of 84 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

  1. 61Leif KarlssonDHFD
  2. 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYR
  3. 152Tommy AlbelinD952 GP · 255 PQUE
  4. 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHI
  5. 187Thomas AhlenDLAK
  6. 193Reine KarlssonCHFD
  7. 198Thomas RundqvistC2 GP · 1 PMTL
  8. 216Anders HussRWSH
  9. 232Bo BerglundL130 GP · 67 PQUE
  10. 233Ulf NilssonGNYR
Every Swede in the 1983 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Peter Andersson made his NHL debut on October 14, 1992, 9 years and 128 days after the draft.

47
Games
6
Goals
13
Assists
19
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Rangers picks in the 1983 draft

  1. 12Dave GagnerC946 GP · 719 PNYR
  2. 33Randy HeathL13 GP · 6 PNYR
  3. 49Vesa SaloDNYR
  4. 53Gord WalkerL31 GP · 7 PNYR
  5. 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYR
  6. 93Jim AndonoffRNYR
  7. 113Bob AlexanderDNYR
  8. 133Steve OrthCNYR
  9. 153Peter MarcovLNYR
  10. 173Paul JerrardD5 GP · 0 PNYR
  11. 213Bryan WalkerDNYR
  12. 233Ulf NilssonGNYR