1982 NHL Draft
Dean Evason in the 1982 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Dean Evason 89th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 5.
It was the third of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 803 games put him 20th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 89
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 5
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 86–92 in the 1982 draft
- 86Brad ShawD377 GP · 159 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 87Eduard UviraDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 88Ray FerraroC1258 GP · 898 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 89Dean EvasonC803 GP · 372 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 90Darcy RoyLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 91Brad BeckDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 92Scott MachejLSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
89th
of 252 players selected
54th
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
Dean Evason made his NHL debut on November 16, 1983, 1 year and 160 days after the draft.
803
Games
139
Goals
233
Assists
372
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1982 draft
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Dean EvasonC803 GP · 372 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 110Ed KastelicR220 GP · 21 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 152Wally SchreiberR41 GP · 18 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 173Jamie ReevesGWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Juha NurmiCWSHWashington Capitals
- 215Wayne PrestageCWSHWashington Capitals
- 236Jon HoldenGWSHWashington Capitals
- 247Marco KallasCWSHWashington Capitals