1983 NHL Draft
Esa Tikkanen in the 1983 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Esa Tikkanen 80th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 4.
He was the fifth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the fourth of the 11 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 877 games put him 15th in the class, but only 10 have scored more points than his 630.
- Overall pick
- 80
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 18
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 77–83 in the 1983 draft
- 77William ClaviterLCGYCalgary Flames
- 78John KordicR244 GP · 35 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 79Tarek HowardDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 81Allan BourbeauCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 82Alain LarochelleGBOSBoston Bruins
- 83Dan HodgsonC114 GP · 74 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYINew York Islanders
- 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 115Jari TorkkiR4 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 182Harri LaurilaDBOSBoston Bruins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Esa Tikkanen made his NHL debut in the playoffs on May 23, 1985, 1 year and 349 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1983 draft
- 19Jeff BeukeboomD804 GP · 159 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 40Mike GoldenCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 60Mike FlanaganDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 80Esa TikkanenL877 GP · 630 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 120Don BarberL115 GP · 57 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 140Dale DerkatchCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 160Ralph VosLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 180David RoachGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 200Warren YadlowskiCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 220John MinerD14 GP · 5 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 240Steve WoodburnDEDMEdmonton Oilers