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1981 NHL Draft

Doug Smith in the 1981 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected Doug Smith 2nd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 9 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 535 games put him 33rd in the class.

Overall pick
2
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 2
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–5 in the 1981 draft

  1. 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWIN
  2. 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAK
  3. 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSH
  4. 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFD
  5. 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLR

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1981 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1981 class

2nd
of 211 players selected
2nd
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

  1. 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWIN
  2. 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAK
  3. 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSH
  4. 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFD
  5. 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLR
  6. 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTOR
  7. 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTL
  8. 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDM
  9. 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYR
  10. 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVAN

+ 201 more

The 1981 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Doug Smith made his NHL debut on October 7, 1981, 119 days after the draft.

535
Games
115
Goals
138
Assists
253
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1981 draft

  1. 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAK
  2. 39Dean KennedyD717 GP · 136 PLAK
  3. 81Marty DallmanC6 GP · 1 PLAK
  4. 123Bradley ThompsonDLAK
  5. 134Craig HurleyDLAK
  6. 144Peter SawkinsDLAK
  7. 165Dan BrennanL8 GP · 1 PLAK
  8. 186Allan TuerD57 GP · 2 PLAK
  9. 207Jeff BaikieCLAK