1982 NHL Draft
Brian Curran in the 1982 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Brian Curran 22nd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 381 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 1982 draft
- 19Alain HerouxLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 20Jim PlayfairD21 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 21Patrick FlatleyR780 GP · 510 PNYINew York Islanders
- 22Brian CurranD381 GP · 40 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 23Yves CourteauR22 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 24Gary LeemanR667 GP · 466 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Peter IhnacakC417 GP · 267 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
22nd
of 252 players selected
10th
of 81 defensemen 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 Curran made his NHL debut on March 1, 1984, 1 year and 266 days after the draft.
381
Games
7
Goals
33
Assists
40
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1982 draft
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Brian CurranD381 GP · 40 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 39Lyndon ByersR279 GP · 71 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 60Dave ReidL961 GP · 369 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 102Robert NicholsonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 123Bob SweeneyC639 GP · 288 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 144John MeulenbroeksDBOSBoston Bruins
- 165Tony FioreCBOSBoston Bruins
- 186Doug KostynskiC15 GP · 4 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 207Tony GilliardLBOSBoston Bruins
- 228Tommy LehmannC36 GP · 10 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 249Bruno CampeseGBOSBoston Bruins