1982 NHL Draft
Yves Courteau in the 1982 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Yves Courteau 23rd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 22 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 1982 draft
- 20Jim PlayfairD21 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 21Patrick FlatleyR780 GP · 510 PNYINew York Islanders
- 22Brian CurranD381 GP · 40 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 23Yves CourteauR22 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 24Gary LeemanR667 GP · 466 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Peter IhnacakC417 GP · 267 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 26Mike AndersonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
23rd
of 252 players selected
13th
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Yves Courteau made his NHL debut on October 13, 1984, 2 years and 126 days after the draft.
22
Games
2
Goals
5
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1982 draft
- 17Murray CravenL1071 GP · 759 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 23Yves CourteauR22 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Carmine VaniCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 66Craig CoxeL235 GP · 45 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 86Brad ShawD377 GP · 159 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 107Claude VilgrainL89 GP · 53 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 128Greg HudasDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 149Patrick LaheyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 170Gary CullenCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 191Brent MecklingDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 212Mike SternLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 233Shaun ReaganRDETDetroit Red Wings