1983 NHL Draft
Derrick Smith in the 1983 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Derrick Smith 44th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 537 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 44
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 41–47 in the 1983 draft
- 41Peter ZezelC873 GP · 607 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Greg JohnstonR187 GP · 55 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 43Peter TaglianettiD451 GP · 92 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 44Derrick SmithL537 GP · 174 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 45Daniel LetendreRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 46Bob ProbertL935 GP · 384 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 47Bruce ShoebottomD35 GP · 5 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
44th
of 242 players selected
33rd
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
Derrick Smith made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 1 year and 125 days after the draft.
537
Games
82
Goals
92
Assists
174
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1983 draft
- 41Peter ZezelC873 GP · 607 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 44Derrick SmithL537 GP · 174 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 81Allan BourbeauCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 101Jerome CarrierDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 121Rick TocchetR1144 GP · 952 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 141Bobby MorminaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 181Rob NicholsLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 201Bill McCormackCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 221Brian JoplingGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 241Harold DuvallLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers