1981 NHL Draft
Rod Buskas in the 1981 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Rod Buskas 112th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 6.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 556 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 112
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 7
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 109–115 in the 1981 draft
- 109Paul EdwardsDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 110James McGeoughC57 GP · 17 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 111Steve SmithD804 GP · 375 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 112Rod BuskasD556 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 113Marc HabscheidC345 GP · 163 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 114Eric MagnusonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 115Stu KulakR90 GP · 12 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
112th
of 211 players selected
34th
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
Rod Buskas made his NHL debut on October 27, 1982, 1 year and 139 days after the draft.
556
Games
19
Goals
63
Assists
82
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1981 draft
- 28Steve GatzosR89 GP · 35 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 49Thomas ThornburyR14 GP · 9 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 70Norm SchmidtD125 GP · 56 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 109Paul EdwardsDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 112Rod BuskasD556 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 133Geoffrey WilsonLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 154Mitch LamoureuxC73 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 175Dean DefazioL22 GP · 2 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 196Dave HannanC841 GP · 305 PPITPittsburgh Penguins