1982 NHL Draft
Ron Sutter in the 1982 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Ron Sutter 4th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 1093.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1982 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
4th
of 252 players selected
2nd
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
Ron Sutter made his NHL debut on November 28, 1982, 172 days after the draft.
1093
Games
205
Goals
330
Assists
535
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1982 draft
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 46Miroslav DvorakD193 GP · 85 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 47William CampbellDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 77Mikael HjalmRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 98Todd BergenC14 GP · 16 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 119Ron HextallG608 GP · 296 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 140Dave BrownR729 GP · 97 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 161Alain LavigneRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 182Magnus RoupéL40 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 203Tom AllenGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 224Richard GalCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 245Mark VichorekDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers