1981 NHL Draft
Scott Arniel in the 1981 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Scott Arniel 22nd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 730 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 1981 draft
- 19Jan IngmanLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 20Marty RuffDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 21Paul BoutilierD288 GP · 110 PNYINew York Islanders
- 22Scott ArnielL730 GP · 338 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 23Claude LoiselleC616 GP · 209 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 24Gary YaremchukC34 GP · 5 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Kevin GriffinLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
22nd
of 211 players selected
10th
of 119 forwards 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
Scott Arniel made his NHL debut on December 4, 1981, 177 days after the draft.
730
Games
149
Goals
189
Assists
338
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1981 draft
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 22Scott ArnielL730 GP · 338 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 43Jyrki SeppaD13 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 64Kirk McCaskillCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 85Marc BehrendG39 GP · 12 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 106Robert O'ConnorGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 127Peter NilssonLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 148Dan McfallD9 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 169Greg DickGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 190Vladimir KadlecDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 211David KirwinDWINWinnipeg Jets