1981 NHL Draft
Rich Costello in the 1981 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Rich Costello 37th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 13 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 93rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 37
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 16
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 34–40 in the 1981 draft
- 34David PreussRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 35Luc DufourL167 GP · 44 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 36Hakan NordinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 37Rich CostelloC12 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 38Hannu VirtaD245 GP · 126 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 39Dean KennedyD717 GP · 136 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 40Chris CheliosD1651 GP · 948 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
37th
of 211 players selected
21st
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
Rich Costello made his NHL debut on January 12, 1984, 2 years and 216 days after the draft.
12
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1981 draft
- 16Steven SmithD17 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 37Rich CostelloC12 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 47Barry TabobondungLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Ken StrongL15 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 65David MichaylukL14 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 79Kenneth LattaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 100Justin HanleyLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 121Andre VilleneuveDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 137Vladimir SvitekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 142Gil HudonGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 163Steve TaylorLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 184Len HachbornC102 GP · 59 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 205Steve TsujiuraCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers