1983 NHL Draft
Cam Neely in the 1983 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Cam Neely 9th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 726 games put him 28th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 694.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 1983 draft
- 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
- 11Adam CreightonC708 GP · 403 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 12Dave GagnerC946 GP · 719 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
9th
of 242 players selected
8th
of 136 forwards 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
Cam Neely made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 119 days after the draft.
726
Games
395
Goals
299
Assists
694
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1983 draft
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 30David BruceR234 GP · 87 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 50Scott TottleRVANVancouver Canucks
- 70Tim LorenzLVANVancouver Canucks
- 90Doug QuinnDVANVancouver Canucks
- 110Dave LowryL1084 GP · 351 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 130Terry MakiLVANVancouver Canucks
- 150John LabattCVANVancouver Canucks
- 170Allan MeasuresDVANVancouver Canucks
- 190Roger GrilloDVANVancouver Canucks
- 210Steve KayserDVANVancouver Canucks
- 230Jay MazurR47 GP · 18 PVANVancouver Canucks