1981 NHL Entry Draft

1981 NHL Entry Draft
1981 NHL Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 10, 1981
Location	Montreal Forum; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection	Dale Hawerchuk; (Winnipeg Jets)
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The 1981 NHL Entry Draft was the 19th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 211 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1980–81 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players selected.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Chris Chelios, who retired after the 2009–10 season.

Selections by round[]

Below are listed the selections in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

= NHL All-Star Team ·

= NHL All-Star^[1] ·

= NHL All-Star^[1] and NHL All-Star Team ·

= Hall of Famers

Round one[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Dale Hawerchuk	Centre	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
2	Doug Smith	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Detroit)	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
3	Bobby Carpenter	Centre	United States	Washington Capitals (from Colorado)	St. John's School (USHS-MA)
4	Ron Francis	Centre	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
5	Joe Cirella	Defence	Canada	Colorado Rockies (from Washington)	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
6	Jim Benning	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7	Mark Hunter	Right Wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)	Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
8	Grant Fuhr	Goaltender	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
9	James Patrick	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
10	Garth Butcher	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
11	Randy Moller	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
12	Tony Tanti	Right Wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
13	Ron Meighan	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
14	Normand Leveille	Left Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
15	Al MacInnis	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
16	Steve Smith	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
17	Jiri Dudacek	Right Wing	Czechoslovakia	Buffalo Sabres	HC Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
18	Gilbert Delorme	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
19	Jan Ingman	Left Wing	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Färjestad BK (Sweden)
20	Marty Ruff	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
21	Paul Boutilier	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.}

Notes (Round 1)[]

1.* The Detroit Red Wings' first round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on August 22, 1979 that sent Dale McCourt and Rogie Vachon to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Andre St. Laurent, 1st round pick in 1980 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.

2.* The Colorado Rockies' first round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 5th overall pick and 26th overall pick to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for the 45th overall pick and this pick.

3.* The Washington Capitals' first round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of to a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 3rd overall pick and the 45th overall pick to the Washington Capitals in exchange for 26th overall pick and this pick.

4.* The Pittsburgh Penguins' first round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of to a trade on October 18, 1978 that sent Rod Schutt to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for this pick.

5.* The Los Angeles Kings' first round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of to a trade on October 5, 1978 that sent Murray Wilson and the 1st round pick in 1979 to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this pick.

Round two[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
22	Scott Arniel	Centre	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
23	Claude Loiselle	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
24	Gary Yaremchuk	Centre	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Colorado)	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
25	Kevin Griffin	Left Wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks (from Hartford)	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
26	Rich Chernomaz	Right Wing	Canada	Colorado Rockies (from Washington)	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
27	Dave Donnelly	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Toronto)	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
28	Steve Gatzos	Right Wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
29	Todd Strueby	Left Wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
30	Jan Erixon	Left Wing	Sweden	New York Rangers	Skellefteå AIK (Sweden)
31	Mike Sands	Goaltender	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Vancouver)	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
32	Lars Eriksson	Goaltender	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens (from Quebec)	Brynäs IF (Sweden)
33	Tom Hirsch	Defence	United States	Minnesota North Stars (from Chicago)	Patrick Henry High School (USHS-MN)
34	Dave Preuss	Right Wing	United States	Minnesota North Stars	St. Thomas Academy (USHS-MN)
35	Luc Dufour	Left Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
36	Hakan Nordin	Defence	Sweden	St. Louis Blues (from Calgary)	Färjestad BK (Sweden)
37	Rich Costello	Centre	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Nantick High School (USHS-MA)
38	Hannu Virta	Defence	Finland	Buffalo Sabres	TPS (Finland)
39	Dean Kennedy	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
40	Chris Chelios	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
41	^[a]	Centre	Finland	Minnesota North Stars (from St. Louis)	TPS (Finland)
42	Gord Dineen	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.}

Notes (Round 2)[]

1.* The Colorado Rockies' second round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 19, 1978 that sent Jack Valiquette to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for this pick.

2.* The Hartford Whalers' second round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of a trade on June 19, 1980 that sent Mike Veisor to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for this pick.

3.* The Washington Capitals' second round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of to a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 3rd overall pick and the 45th overall pick to the Washington Capitals in exchange for 5th overall pick and this pick.

4.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Ron Zanussi and the 55th overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.

5.* The Vancouver Canucks' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on December 10, 1979 that sent Olov Brasar to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for this pick.

6.* The Quebec Nordiques' second round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of to a trade on June 9, 1979 that Montreal Canadiens promise to take Dan Geoffrion and Alain Cote, rather than Marc Tardif and/or Richard David, from the Quebec Nordiques in 1979 NHL Expansion Draft in exchange for the third round pick in 1980 and this pick. Nordiques promise to take Alain Cote in NHL Expansion Draft.

7.* The Chicago Black Hawks' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on December 29, 1980 that sent Glen Sharpley to the Chicago Black Hawks in exchange for this pick.

8.* The Calgary Flames' second round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of to a trade on October 10, 1979 that sent Garry Unger to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Ed Kea, Don Laurence, and this pick.

9.* The St. Louis Blues' second round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of to a trade on June 15, 1978 that sent Bob Stewart and Harvey Bennett to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for this pick.

Round three[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43	Jyrki Seppa	Defence	Finland	Winnipeg Jets	Ilves (Finland)
44	Corrado Micalef	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
45	Eric Calder	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals (from Colorado)	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
46	Dieter Hegen	Centre	West Germany	Montreal Canadiens (from Hartford)	(West Germany)
47	Barry Tabobondung	Left Wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington)	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
48	Uli Hiemer	Defence	West Germany	Colorado Rockies (from Toronto)	EV Fussen (West Germany)
49	Tom Thornbury	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
50	Peter Sundstrom	Left Wing	Sweden	New York Rangers (from Edmonton)	IF Björklöven (Sweden)
51	Mark Morrison	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
52	Jean-Marc Lanthier	Right Wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
53	Jean-Marc Gaulin	Right Wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
54	Darrel Anholt	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
55	Ernie Godden	Centre	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Minnesota)	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
56	Mike Vernon	Goaltender	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Boston)	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
57	Ron Handy	Left Wing	Canada	New York Islanders (from Calgary)	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
58	Ken Strong	Left Wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
59	Jim Aldred	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Kingston Canadiens (OMJHL)
60	Colin Chisholm	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
61	Paul MacDermid	Right Wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from Montreal)	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
62	Gord Donnelly	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
63	Neal Coulter	Right Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.}

Notes (Round 3)[]

1.* The Colorado Rockies' third round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 10, 1981 that sent the 5th overall pick and the 26th overall pick to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for 3rd overall pick and this pick.

2.* The Hartford Whalers' third round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and the 103rd overall pick to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for the 88th overall pick and this pick.

3.* The Washington Capitals' third round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of to a trade on August 16, 1979 that sent Wayne Stephenson to the Washington Capitals in exchange for this pick.

4.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' third round pick went to the Colorado Rockies as the result of to a trade on June 30, 1981 that sent Rene Robert to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.

5.* The Edmonton Oilers' third round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of to a trade on March 11, 1980 that sent Don Murdoch to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Cam Connor and this pick.

6.* The Minnesota North Stars' third round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of to a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent the 27th overall pick to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Ron Zanussi and this pick.

7.* The Boston Bruins' third round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of to a trade on June 2, 1980 that sent Jim Craig to the Boston Bruins in exchange for the second round pick in 1980 and this pick.

8.* The Calgary Flames' third round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of to a trade on October 9, 1980 that sent Alex McKendry to the Calgary Flames in exchange for this pick.

9.* The Los Angeles Kings' third round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of to a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Rick Martin to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the 60th overall pick and this pick.

10.* The Montreal Canadiens' third round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of to a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent the 46th overall pick and the 88th overall pick to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Rick Meagher, the 103rd overall pick, and this pick.

Round four[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
64	Kirk McCaskill	Centre	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	University of Vermont (ECAC)
65	Dave Michayluk	Right Wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Detroit)	Regina Pats (WHL)
66	Gus Greco	Centre	Canada	Colorado Rockies	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
67	Mike Hoffman	Left Wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
68	Tony Kellin	Defence	United States	Washington Capitals	Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
69	^[a]	Left Wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Toronto)	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
70	Norm Schmidt	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
71	Paul Houck	Right Wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCHL)
72	John Vanbiesbrouck	Goaltender	United States	New York Rangers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
73	Wendell Young	Goaltender	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
74	Clint Malarchuk	Goaltender	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
75	Perry Pelensky	Right Wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
76	Jim Malwitz	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
77	Scott McLellan	Right Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
78	Peter Madach	Centre	Sweden	Calgary Flames	HV71 (Sweden)
79	Ken Latta	Right Wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
80	Jeff Eatough	Right Wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
81	Marty Dallman	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
82	Kjell Dahlin	Right Wing	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Timrå IK (Sweden)
83	^[a]	Left Wing	Sweden	Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis)	Timra IK (Sweden)
84	Todd Lumbard	Goaltender	Canada	New York Islanders	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.}

Notes (Round 4)[]

1.* The Detroit Red Wings' fourth round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on September 4, 1979 that sent Dennis Sobchuk to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for this pick.

2.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 14, 1978 that sent Paul Harrison to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.

3.* The St. Louis Blues' fourth round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of to a trade on October 20, 1980 that sent Bill Stewart to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Bob Hess and this pick.

Round five[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
85	Marc Behrend	Goaltender	United States	Winnipeg Jets	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
86	Larry Trader	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	London Knights (OMJHL)
87	Doug Speck	Defence	Canada	Colorado Rockies	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
88	Steve Rooney	Left Wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from Hartford)	[Canton High School (USHS-MA)
89	Mike Siltala	Right Wing	Canada	Washington Capitals	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
90	^[a]	Left Wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
91	Peter Sidorkiewicz	Goaltender	Canada	Washington Capitals (from Pittsburgh)	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
92	Phil Drouillard	Left Wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
93	Bill Maguire	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from New York Rangers)	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
94	Jacques Sylvestre	Centre	Canada	New York Islanders (from Vancouver)	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
95	Ed Lee	Right Wing	United States	Quebec Nordiques	Princeton University (ECAC)
96	Doug Chessell	Goaltender	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	London Knights (OMJHL)
97	Kelly Hubbard	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
98	Joe Mantione	Goaltender	Canada	Boston Bruins	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
99	Mario Simioni	Right Wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
100	Justin Hanley	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
101	^[a]	Centre	Finland	Buffalo Sabres	TPS (Finland)
102	Barry Brigley	Centre	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Los Angeles)	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
103	Dan Bourbonnais	Left Wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from Montreal)	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
104	Mike Hickey	Centre	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
105	Moe Lemay	Left Wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders)	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.}

Notes (Round 5)[]

1.* The Hartford Whalers' fifth round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and the 103rd overall pick to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for the 46th overall pick and this pick.

2.* The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on January 2, 1981 that sent Gary Rissling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for this pick.

3.* The New York Rangers' fifth round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of to a trade on January 15, 1981 that sent Nick Fotiu to the New York Rangers in exchange for this pick.

4.* The Vancouver Canucks' fifth round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of to a trade on October 6, 1980 that sent Richard Brodeur and the 105th overall pick to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for this pick.

5.* The Los Angeles Kings' fifth round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of to a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Jim Rutherford to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for this pick.

6.* The Montreal Canadiens' fifth round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of to a trade on June 5, 1980 that sent the 46th overall pick and the 88th overall pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Rick Meagher, the 61st overall pick, and this pick.

7.* The New York Islanders' fifth round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of to a trade on October 6, 1980 that sent the 94th overall pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for Richard Brodeur and this pick.

Round six[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
106	Bob O'Connor	Goaltender	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Boston College (ECAC)
107	Gerard Gallant	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
108	Bruce Driver	Defence	Canada	Colorado Rockies	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
109	Paul Edwards	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins (from Hartford)	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
110	Jim McGeough	Centre	Canada	Washington Capitals	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
111	Steve Smith	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers (from Toronto)	London Knights (OMJHL)
112	Rod Buskas	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
113	Marc Habscheid	Centre	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
114	Eric Magnuson	Centre	United States	New York Rangers	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
115	Stu Kulak	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
116	Mike Eagles	Centre	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
117	Bill Schafhauser	Defence	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
118	Paul Guay	Right wing	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
119	Bruce Milton	Defence	United States	Boston Bruins	Boston University (ECAC)
120	^[a]	Right wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
121	Andre Villeneuve	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
122	Ali Butorac	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
123	Brad Thompson	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	London Knights (OMJHL)
124	Tom Anastos	Right wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Paddock Pool Saints (GLJHL)
125	Peter Aslin	Goaltender	Sweden	St. Louis Blues	AIK (Sweden)
126	Chuck Brimmer	Centre	Canada	New York Islanders	Kingston Canadiens (OMJHL)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.}

Notes (round 6)[]

1.* The Hartford Whalers' sixth round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on February 20, 1981, that sent Gilles Lupien to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for this pick.

2.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on August 22, 1979, that sent Reg Thomas to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.

Round seven[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
127	Peter Nilsson	Centre	Sweden	Winnipeg Jets	Hammarby IF (Sweden)
128	Greg Stefan	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
129	Jeff Larmer	Left Wing	Canada	Colorado Rockies	Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
130	John Mokosak	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
131	Risto Jalo	Centre	Finland	Washington Capitals	Ilves (Finland)
132	Andrew Wright	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
133	^[a]	Right Wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
134	Craig Hurley	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton)	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
135	Mike Guentzel	Defence	United States	New York Rangers	Greenway High School (USHS-MN)
136	Bruce Holloway	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
137	Vladimir Svitek	Right Wing	Czechoslovakia	Philadelphia Flyers (from Quebec)	Košice (Czechoslovakia)
138	Marc Centrone	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
139	Jim Archibald	Right Wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Moose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
140	Mats Thelin	Defence	Sweden	Boston Bruins	AIK (Sweden)
141	Rick Heppner	Defence	United States	Calgary Flames	Mounds View High School (USHS-MN)
142	Gil Hudon	Goaltender	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
143	Heikki Leime	Defence	Finland	Buffalo Sabres	TPS (Finland)
144	Peter Sawkins	Defence	United States	Los Angeles Kings	St. Paul Academy (USHS-MN)
145	Tom Kurvers	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
146	^[a]	Centre	Sweden	St. Louis Blues	Södertälje SK (Sweden)
147	^[a]	Right Wing	Finland	New York Islanders	TPS (Finland)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.}

Notes (Round 7)[]

1.* The Edmonton Oilers' seventh round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Garry Unger to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for this pick.

2.* The Quebec Nordiques' seventh round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on September 15, 1980 that sent Andre Dupont to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for this pick.

Round eight[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
148	Dan McFall	Defence	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL)
149	Rick Zombo	Defence	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Austin Mavericks (USHL)
150	^[a]	Left Wing	Finland	Colorado Rockies	Jokerit (Finland)
151	Denis Dore	Right Wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
152	Gaetan Duchesne	Left Wing	Canada	Washington Capitals	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
153	Richard Turmel	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
154	Mitch Lamoureux	Centre	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
155	Mike Sturgeon	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
156	^[a]	Right Wing	Finland	New York Rangers	HIFK (Finland)
157	Petri Skriko	Right Wing	Finland	Vancouver Canucks	Saipa (Finland)
158	^[a]	Right Wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
159	^[a]	Left Wing	Sweden	Chicago Black Hawks	Falun (Sweden)
160	^[a]	Centre	Finland	Minnesota North Stars	TPS (Finland)
161	Armel Parisee	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
162	Dale DeGray	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
163	Steve Taylor	Left Wing	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Providence College (ECAC)
164	Gates Orlando	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Providence College (ECAC)
165	Dan Brennan	Left Wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
166	Paul Gess	Left Wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN)
167	Alain Vigneault	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
168	Bill Dowd	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.}

Round nine[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
169	Greg Dick	Goaltender	United States	Winnipeg Jets	St. Mary's College (NCAA)
170	Don LeBlanc	Left Wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Moncton Hawks (NBJHL)
171	Tim Army	Centre	United States	Colorado Rockies	East Providence High School (USHS-RI)
172	Jeff Poeschl	Goaltender	United States	Hartford Whalers	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
173	^[a]	Left Wing	United States	Washington Capitals	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
174	Greg Barber	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
175	Dean DeFazio	Left Wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
176	Miloslav Horava	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Edmonton Oilers	Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
177	Paul Reifenberger	Centre	United States	New York Rangers	Anoka High School (USHS-MN)
178	Frank Caprice	Goaltender	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	London Knights (OMJHL)
179	Marc Brisebois	Right Wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
180	John Benns	Left Wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
181	Scott Bjugstad	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
182	Don Sylvestri	Goaltender	Canada	Boston Bruins	Clarkson University (ECAC)
183	George Boudreau	Defence	United States	Calgary Flames	Matignon High School (USHS-MA)
184	Len Hachborn	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Brantford Alexanders(OMJHL)
185	^[a]	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
186	Al Tuer	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Regina Pats (WHL)
187	Scott Ferguson	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Edina West High School (USHS-MN)
188	Dan Wood	Right Wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
189	Scott MacLellan	Centre	Canada	New York Islanders	Burlington Cougars (CBJHL)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.}

Round ten[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
190	^[a]	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Winnipeg Jets	Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
191	Robert Nordmark	Defence	Sweden	Detroit Red Wings	Frolunda (Sweden)
192	John Johannson	Centre	United States	Colorado Rockies	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
193	Larry Power	Centre	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Kitchener Dutchmen (MWJBHL)
194	Chris Valentine	Centre	Canada	Washington Capitals	Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
195	Marc Magnan	Left Wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
196	Dave Hannan	Centre	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brantford Alexanders (OMJHL)
197	Gord Sherven	Centre	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL)
198	Mario Proulx	Goaltender	Canada	New York Rangers	Providence College (ECAC)
199	Rejean Vignola	Centre	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
200	Kari Takko	Goaltender	Finland	Quebec Nordiques	Ässät (Finland)
201	Sylvain Roy	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
202	Steve Kudebeh	Goaltender	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Breck School (USHS-MN)
203	Richard Bourque	Left Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
204	Bruce Eakin	Centre	Canada	Calgary Flames	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
205	Steve Tsujiura	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
206	^[a]	Right Wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
207	Jeff Baikie	Left Wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Cornell University (ECAC)
208	Dan Burrows	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Belleville Bulls (OPJHL)
209	Richard Zemlak	Right Wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Spokane Flyers (WHL)
210	Dave Randerson	Right Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Stratford Cullitons (MWJBHL)
^{Reference:"1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.}

Round eleven[]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
211	Dave Kirwin	Defence	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Irondale High School (USHS-MN)
^{Reference: "1981 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.}

Notes (Round 11)[]

1.* Bonus selection awarded from NHL as compensation for accepting move from the Smythe Division to the Norris Division for the 1981–82 NHL season