1982 NHL Draft
Rich Sutter in the 1982 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Rich Sutter 10th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 874 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 10
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 10
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 7–13 in the 1982 draft
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 11Michel PetitD827 GP · 328 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 12Jim KyteD598 GP · 66 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 13David ShawD769 GP · 194 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
10th
of 252 players selected
6th
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rich Sutter made his NHL debut on January 1, 1983, 206 days after the draft.
874
Games
149
Goals
166
Assists
315
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1982 draft
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 38Tim HrynewichL55 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 52Troy LoneyL624 GP · 197 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 94Grant SasserC3 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 136Grant CoutureDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 157Peter DerksenLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 178Greg GravelCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 199Stu WenaasDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 220Chris McCauleyCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 241Stanley BautchGPITPittsburgh Penguins