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1982 NHL Draft

Timo Jutila in the 1982 NHL Draft

Buffalo Sabres selected Timo Jutila 68th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 4.

He was the first of the 5 Finns selected that year. It was the sixth of the 15 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 10 games put him 88th in the class.

Overall pick
68
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 5
Drafting team
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 65–71 in the 1982 draft

  1. 65Dave MeszarosGCGY
  2. 66Craig CoxeL235 GP · 45 PDET
  3. 67Ulf SamuelssonD1080 GP · 332 PHFD
  4. 68Timo JutilaD10 GP · 6 PBUF
  5. 69John DevoeRMTL
  6. 70Bill WatsonR115 GP · 59 PCHI
  7. 71Shawn KilroyGVAN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1982 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1982 class

1st
of 5 Finns selected
25th
of 81 defensemen selected

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

First Finns selected

  1. 68Timo JutilaD10 GP · 6 PBUF
  2. 125Raimo SummanenR151 GP · 76 PEDM
  3. 145Hannu JarvenpaaR114 GP · 37 PMTL
  4. 193Simo SaarinenD8 GP · 0 PNYR
  5. 194Juha NurmiCWSH
Every pick from Finland in the 1982 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Timo Jutila made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 2 years and 124 days after the draft.

10
Games
1
Goals
5
Assists
6
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1982 draft

  1. 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUF
  2. 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUF
  3. 16Dave AndreychukL1639 GP · 1338 PBUF
  4. 26Mike AndersonCBUF
  5. 30Jens JohanssonDBUF
  6. 68Timo JutilaD10 GP · 6 PBUF
  7. 79Jeff HamiltonLBUF
  8. 100Robert LoganR42 GP · 15 PBUF
  9. 111Jeff ParkerR141 GP · 35 PBUF
  10. 121Jacob GustavssonGBUF
  11. 142Allen BishopDBUF
  12. 163Claude VerretC14 GP · 7 PBUF
  13. 184Rob NormanRBUF
  14. 205Mike CraigGBUF
  15. 226James PlankersDBUF