1982 NHL Draft
Vladimir Ruzicka in the 1982 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Vladimir Ruzicka 73rd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 4.
He was the third of the 7 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 15 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 233 games put him 50th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 73
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 10
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 70–76 in the 1982 draft
- 70Bill WatsonR115 GP · 59 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 71Shawn KilroyGVANVancouver Canucks
- 72Mark LambC403 GP · 146 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 74Tom MartinL92 GP · 23 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 75Dave EllettD1129 GP · 568 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 76Jiri LalaRQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
3rd
of 7 Czechs selected
44th
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 46Miroslav DvorakD193 GP · 85 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 76Jiri LalaRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 83Jaroslav PouzarL186 GP · 82 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 87Eduard UviraDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 206Arnold KadlecDMNSMinnesota North Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Vladimir Ruzicka made his NHL debut on January 17, 1990, 7 years and 222 days after the draft.
233
Games
82
Goals
85
Assists
167
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1982 draft
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 24Gary LeemanR667 GP · 466 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Peter IhnacakC417 GP · 267 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 45Ken WreggetG575 GP · 225 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 87Eduard UviraDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 99Sylvain CharlandLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 108Ronald DregerLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 115Craig KalesRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 129Dom CampedelliD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 139Jeff TrianoDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 171Miroslav IhnacakL56 GP · 17 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 192Leigh VerstraeteR8 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 213Tim LovenDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 234James ApplebyGTORToronto Maple Leafs