1983 NHL Draft
Bruce Shoebottom in the 1983 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Bruce Shoebottom 47th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 3.
It was the first of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 35 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 47
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 5
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 44–50 in the 1983 draft
- 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
- 50Scott TottleRVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
47th
of 242 players selected
11th
of 84 defensemen 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
Bruce Shoebottom made his NHL debut on March 31, 1988, 4 years and 297 days after the draft.
35
Games
1
Goals
4
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1983 draft
- 47Bruce ShoebottomD35 GP · 5 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 67Guy BenoitCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 87Bob LaforestR5 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 100Garry GalleyD1149 GP · 600 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 107Dave LundmarkDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 108Kevin StevensL874 GP · 726 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 127Tim BurgessDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 147Ken HammondD193 GP · 47 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 167Bruce FishbackCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 187Thomas AhlenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 207Jan BlahaRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 227Chad JohnsonCLAKLos Angeles Kings