1983 NHL Draft
Bob Essensa in the 1983 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Bob Essensa 69th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 13 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 446 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 69
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 7
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 66–72 in the 1983 draft
- 66John BekkersCCGYCalgary Flames
- 67Guy BenoitCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 68David KorolDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 69Bob EssensaG446 GP · 173 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 70Tim LorenzLVANVancouver Canucks
- 71Kevan GuyD156 GP · 25 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 72Ron ChyzowskiCHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
69th
of 242 players selected
4th
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
Bob Essensa made his NHL debut on February 13, 1989, 5 years and 250 days after the draft.
446
Games
173
Wins
18
Shutouts
.895
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1983 draft
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 14Bobby DollasD646 GP · 138 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 29Brad BerryD241 GP · 32 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 43Peter TaglianettiD451 GP · 92 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 69Bob EssensaG446 GP · 173 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 89Harry ArmstrongDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 109Joel BaillargeonL20 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 129Iain DuncanL127 GP · 89 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 149Ron PesettiDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 169Todd FlichelD6 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 189Kory WrightRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 209Eric CormierLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 229Jamie HusgenDWINWinnipeg Jets