1983 NHL Draft
Tom Barrasso in the 1983 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Tom Barrasso 5th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 15 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 777 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1983 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
5th
of 242 players selected
1st
of 22 goaltenders 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
Tom Barrasso made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 119 days after the draft.
777
Games
369
Wins
38
Shutouts
.892
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1983 draft
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 11Adam CreightonC708 GP · 403 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 31John TuckerR656 GP · 436 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 34Richard HajduL5 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Daren PuppaG429 GP · 179 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 94Jayson MeyerDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 114Jim HoffordD18 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 154Donald McsweenD47 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 174Tim HooverDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Mark FernerD91 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 214Uwe KruppD729 GP · 281 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 234Marc HamelinGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 235Kermit SalfiLBUFBuffalo Sabres