1983 NHL Draft
Russ Courtnall in the 1983 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Russ Courtnall 7th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1029, and only 5 have scored more points than his 744.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1983 draft
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
7th
of 242 players selected
6th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Russ Courtnall made his NHL debut on February 26, 1984, 263 days after the draft.
1029
Games
297
Goals
447
Assists
744
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1983 draft
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 28Jeff JacksonL263 GP · 86 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 48Allan BesterG219 GP · 73 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83Dan HodgsonC114 GP · 74 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 128Cam PlanteD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 148Paul BifanoLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 168Cliff AbrechtDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 184Greg RolstonRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 188Brian RossDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 208Mike TomlakC141 GP · 37 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 228Ron ChoulesLTORToronto Maple Leafs