1981 NHL Draft
Dale Hawerchuk in the 1981 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Dale Hawerchuk first overall in the 1981 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1188, and only one has scored more points than his 1409.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 1981 draft
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
1st
of 211 players selected
1st
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dale Hawerchuk made his NHL debut on October 6, 1981, 118 days after the draft.
1188
Games
518
Goals
891
Assists
1409
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1981 draft
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 22Scott ArnielL730 GP · 338 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 43Jyrki SeppaD13 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 64Kirk McCaskillCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 85Marc BehrendG39 GP · 12 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 106Robert O'ConnorGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 127Peter NilssonLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 148Dan McfallD9 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 169Greg DickGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 190Vladimir KadlecDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 211David KirwinDWINWinnipeg Jets