1982 NHL Draft
Raimo Summanen in the 1982 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Raimo Summanen 125th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 6.
He was the second of the 5 Finns selected that year. It was the sixth of the 12 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 151 games put him 55th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 125
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 20
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 122–128 in the 1982 draft
- 122Todd CarlileDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 123Bob SweeneyC639 GP · 288 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 124Michael DarkD43 GP · 11 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 125Raimo SummanenR151 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 126Roger KortkoC79 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 127Paul FulcherLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 128Greg HudasDDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 68Timo JutilaD10 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Raimo SummanenR151 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 145Hannu JarvenpaaR114 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 193Simo SaarinenD8 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 194Juha NurmiCWSHWashington Capitals
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Raimo Summanen made his NHL debut on March 27, 1984, 1 year and 292 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1982 draft
- 20Jim PlayfairD21 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Steve GravesL35 GP · 9 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 62Brent LoneyLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 83Jaroslav PouzarL186 GP · 82 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 104Dwayne BoettgerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 125Raimo SummanenR151 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 146Brian SmallREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 167Dean ClarkL1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 188Ian WoodGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 209Grant DionDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 230Chris SmithGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 251Jeff CrawfordLEDMEdmonton Oilers