1983 NHL Draft
Allan Bester in the 1983 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Allan Bester 48th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 11 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 219 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 48
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 6
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 45–51 in the 1983 draft
- 45Daniel LetendreRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 46Bob ProbertL935 GP · 384 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 47Bruce ShoebottomD35 GP · 5 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 48Allan BesterG219 GP · 73 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 50Scott TottleRVANVancouver Canucks
- 51Brian BradleyC651 GP · 503 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
48th
of 242 players selected
2nd
of 22 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Allan Bester made his NHL debut on January 8, 1984, 214 days after the draft.
219
Games
73
Wins
7
Shutouts
.883
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1983 draft
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 28Jeff JacksonL263 GP · 86 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 48Allan BesterG219 GP · 73 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83Dan HodgsonC114 GP · 74 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 128Cam PlanteD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 148Paul BifanoLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 168Cliff AbrechtDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 184Greg RolstonRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 188Brian RossDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 208Mike TomlakC141 GP · 37 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 228Ron ChoulesLTORToronto Maple Leafs