1982 NHL Draft
Tomas Sandström in the 1982 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Tomas Sandström 36th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 2.
He was the second of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the second 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 983 games put him 16th in the class, but only 7 have scored more points than his 856.
- Overall pick
- 36
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 15
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 33–39 in the 1982 draft
- 33David MaleyL466 GP · 124 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Paul GillisC624 GP · 242 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 35Mark PatersonD29 GP · 6 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 36Tomas SandströmR983 GP · 856 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 37Richard KrommL372 GP · 173 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Tim HrynewichL55 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 39Lyndon ByersR279 GP · 71 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 30Jens JohanssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36Tomas SandströmR983 GP · 856 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 67Ulf SamuelssonD1080 GP · 332 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 77Mikael HjalmRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 95Ulf IsakssonL50 GP · 22 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 118Mats KihlstromDCGYCalgary Flames
- 121Jacob GustavssonGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 153Peter HelanderD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 162Jan KarlssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 182Magnus RoupéL40 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tomas Sandström made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 2 years and 124 days after the draft.
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