1983 NHL Draft
Bob Probert in the 1983 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Bob Probert 46th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 13 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 935.
- Overall pick
- 46
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 4
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 43–49 in the 1983 draft
- 43Peter TaglianettiD451 GP · 92 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 44Derrick SmithL537 GP · 174 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
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 Probert made his NHL debut on November 6, 1985, 2 years and 151 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1983 draft
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 25Lane LambertR283 GP · 124 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 46Bob ProbertL935 GP · 384 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 68David KorolDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 86Petr KlimaR786 GP · 573 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 88Joey KocurR820 GP · 162 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 106Chris PuseyG1 GP · 0 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 126Bob PiersonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 146Craig ButzDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 166Dave SikorskiDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 186Stu GrimsonL729 GP · 39 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 206Jeff FrankRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 226Charles ChiattoCDETDetroit Red Wings