1983 NHL Draft
Ville Siren in the 1983 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Ville Siren 23rd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 14 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 290 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 1983 draft
- 20David JensenC69 GP · 22 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 21Nevin MarkwartL309 GP · 109 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Todd CharlesworthD93 GP · 12 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 24Shawn EvansD9 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Lane LambertR283 GP · 124 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 26Claude LemieuxR1215 GP · 786 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
1st
of 9 Finns selected
6th
of 84 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYINew York Islanders
- 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 115Jari TorkkiR4 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 182Harri LaurilaDBOSBoston Bruins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ville Siren made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 2 years and 124 days after the draft.
290
Games
14
Goals
68
Assists
82
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1983 draft
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 20David JensenC69 GP · 22 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 61Leif KarlssonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 64Dave MacLeanRHFDHartford Whalers
- 72Ron ChyzowskiCHFDHartford Whalers
- 104Brian JohnsonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 124Joe ReekieD902 GP · 164 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 143Chris DuperronDHFDHartford Whalers
- 144James FalleGHFDHartford Whalers
- 164Bill FordyLHFDHartford Whalers
- 193Reine KarlssonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 204Allan ActonLHFDHartford Whalers
- 224Darcy KaminskiDHFDHartford Whalers