1982 NHL Draft
Rocky Trottier in the 1982 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Rocky Trottier 8th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 38 games put him 76th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 1982 draft
- 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
- 11Michel PetitD827 GP · 328 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
8th
of 252 players selected
4th
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
Rocky Trottier made his NHL debut on October 7, 1983, 1 year and 120 days after the draft.
38
Games
6
Goals
4
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1982 draft
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 18Ken DaneykoD1283 GP · 178 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 43Pat VerbeekR1424 GP · 1062 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 54David KasperCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Scott BrydgesDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 106Mike MoherR9 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 127Paul FulcherLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 148John HutchingsDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 169Alan HeppleD3 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 190Brent ShawRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 211Scott FuscoCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 232Dan DorionC4 GP · 2 PNJDNew Jersey Devils