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1981 NHL Draft

Steve Smith in the 1981 NHL Draft

Edmonton Oilers selected Steve Smith 111th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 6.

He was the second of the 2 Britons selected that year. It was the fifth of the 9 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 804 games put him 16th in the class.

Overall pick
111
Round and pick
Round 6, pick 6
Drafting team
EDMEdmonton Oilers
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 108–114 in the 1981 draft

  1. 108Bruce DriverD922 GP · 486 PCLR
  2. 109Paul EdwardsDPIT
  3. 110James McGeoughC57 GP · 17 PWSH
  4. 111Steve SmithD804 GP · 375 PEDM
  5. 112Rod BuskasD556 GP · 82 PPIT
  6. 113Marc HabscheidC345 GP · 163 PEDM
  7. 114Eric MagnusonCNYR

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1981 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1981 class

2nd
of 2 Britons selected
33rd
of 67 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Britons selected

  1. 25Kevin GriffinLCHI
  2. 111Steve SmithD804 GP · 375 PEDM
Every pick from United Kingdom in the 1981 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Steve Smith made his NHL debut on December 29, 1984, 3 years and 202 days after the draft.

804
Games
72
Goals
303
Assists
375
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1981 draft

  1. 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDM
  2. 29Todd StruebyL5 GP · 1 PEDM
  3. 71Paul HouckR16 GP · 3 PEDM
  4. 92Phil DrouillardDEDM
  5. 111Steve SmithD804 GP · 375 PEDM
  6. 113Marc HabscheidC345 GP · 163 PEDM
  7. 155Michael SturgeonDEDM
  8. 176Miloslav HoravaD80 GP · 22 PEDM
  9. 197Gord ShervenC97 GP · 35 PEDM