1983 NHL Draft
Steve Yzerman in the 1983 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Steve Yzerman 4th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1514, and none has scored more points than his 1755.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1983 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
4th
of 242 players selected
4th
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
Steve Yzerman made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 119 days after the draft.
1514
Games
692
Goals
1063
Assists
1755
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1983 draft
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 25Lane LambertR283 GP · 124 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 46Bob ProbertL935 GP · 384 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 68David KorolDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 88Joey KocurR820 GP · 162 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 106Chris PuseyG1 GP · 0 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 126Bob PiersonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 146Craig ButzDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 166Dave SikorskiDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 186Stu GrimsonL729 GP · 39 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 206Jeff FrankRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 226Charles ChiattoCDETDetroit Red Wings