1981 NHL Draft
Rick Zombo in the 1981 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Rick Zombo 149th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 8.
It was the sixth of the 8 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 652 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 149
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 2
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 146–152 in the 1981 draft
- 146Erik HolmbergCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 147Teppo VirtaCNYINew York Islanders
- 148Dan McfallD9 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 149Rick ZomboD652 GP · 154 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 150Tony ArimaRCLRColorado Rockies
- 151Denis DoreRHFDHartford Whalers
- 152Gaetan DuchesneL1028 GP · 433 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
149th
of 211 players selected
50th
of 67 defensemen 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
Rick Zombo made his NHL debut on March 10, 1985, 3 years and 273 days after the draft.
652
Games
24
Goals
130
Assists
154
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1981 draft
- 23Claude LoiselleC616 GP · 209 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Corrado MicalefG113 GP · 26 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 86Larry TraderD91 GP · 18 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 107Gerard GallantL615 GP · 480 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 128Greg StefanG299 GP · 115 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 149Rick ZomboD652 GP · 154 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 170Donald LeblancLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 191Robert NordmarkD236 GP · 83 PDETDetroit Red Wings