1983 NHL Draft
Petr Klima in the 1983 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Petr Klima 86th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 5.
He was the second of the 8 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 13 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 786 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 86
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 4
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 83–89 in the 1983 draft
- 83Dan HodgsonC114 GP · 74 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 84Bob CaulfieldRNYINew York Islanders
- 85Chris TerreriG406 GP · 151 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 87Bob LaforestR5 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 88Joey KocurR820 GP · 162 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 89Harry ArmstrongDWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
2nd
of 8 Czechs selected
56th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 38Frantisek MusilD797 GP · 140 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 196Milos RihaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 199Dominik HasekG735 GP · 389 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 207Jan BlahaRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 211Jaroslav BenakDCGYCalgary Flames
- 212Oldrich ValekRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 239Jindrich KokrmentCQUEQuebec Nordiques
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Petr Klima made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 2 years and 124 days after the draft.
786
Games
313
Goals
260
Assists
573
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1983 draft
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 25Lane LambertR283 GP · 124 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 46Bob ProbertL935 GP · 384 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 68David KorolDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 88Joey KocurR820 GP · 162 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 106Chris PuseyG1 GP · 0 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 126Bob PiersonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 146Craig ButzDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 166Dave SikorskiDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 186Stu GrimsonL729 GP · 39 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 206Jeff FrankRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 226Charles ChiattoCDETDetroit Red Wings