1982 NHL Draft
Bill Watson in the 1982 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Bill Watson 70th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 12 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 115 games put him 57th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 70
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 7
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 67–73 in the 1982 draft
- 67Ulf SamuelssonD1080 GP · 332 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 68Timo JutilaD10 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 69John DevoeRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 70Bill WatsonR115 GP · 59 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 71Shawn KilroyGVANVancouver Canucks
- 72Mark LambC403 GP · 146 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
70th
of 252 players selected
42nd
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
Bill Watson made his NHL debut on October 13, 1985, 3 years and 126 days after the draft.
115
Games
23
Goals
36
Assists
59
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1982 draft
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Rene BadeauDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 49Thomas McmurchyR55 GP · 12 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 70Bill WatsonR115 GP · 59 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 91Brad BeckDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 112Mark HatcherDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 133Jay NessCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 154Jeff SmithLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 175Phil PattersonRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 196James CamazzolaL3 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 217Mike JamesDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 238Robert AndreaDCHIChicago Blackhawks