1982 NHL Draft
Simo Saarinen in the 1982 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Simo Saarinen 193rd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 10.
He was the fourth of the 5 Finns selected that year. It was the tenth of the 13 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 90th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 193
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 4
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 190–196 in the 1982 draft
- 190Brent ShawRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 191Brent MecklingDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 192Leigh VerstraeteR8 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 193Simo SaarinenD8 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 194Juha NurmiCWSHWashington Capitals
- 195John FranzosaGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 196James CamazzolaL3 GP · 0 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 5 Finns selected
64th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 68Timo JutilaD10 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Raimo SummanenR151 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 145Hannu JarvenpaaR114 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 193Simo SaarinenD8 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 194Juha NurmiCWSHWashington Capitals
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Simo Saarinen made his NHL debut on October 13, 1984, 2 years and 126 days after the draft.
8
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1982 draft
- 15Chris KontosC230 GP · 123 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 36Tomas SandströmR983 GP · 856 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 57Corey MillenC335 GP · 209 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 78Chris JensenR73 GP · 21 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 120Tony GranatoR773 GP · 492 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 141Sergei KapustinLNYRNew York Rangers
- 160Brian GlynnDNYRNew York Rangers
- 162Jan KarlssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 183Kelly MillerL1057 GP · 463 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 193Simo SaarinenD8 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 204Robert LowesCNYRNew York Rangers
- 225Andy OttoDNYRNew York Rangers
- 246Dwayne RobinsonDNYRNew York Rangers