1982 NHL Draft
Brian Bellows in the 1982 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Brian Bellows 2nd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1188, and only 4 have scored more points than his 1022.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1982 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
2nd
of 252 players selected
1st
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
Brian Bellows made his NHL debut on October 6, 1982, 119 days after the draft.
1188
Games
485
Goals
537
Assists
1022
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1982 draft
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 59Wally ChapmanCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 80Bob RouseD1061 GP · 218 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 81Dusan PasekC48 GP · 14 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 101Marty WiitalaCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 122Todd CarlileDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 143Victor ZhluktovCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 164Paul MillerDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 185Patrick MichelettiC12 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 206Arnold KadlecDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 227Scott KnutsonCMNSMinnesota North Stars