1983 NHL Draft
Frank Pietrangelo in the 1983 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Frank Pietrangelo 63rd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 141 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 1983 draft
- 60Mike FlanaganDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 61Leif KarlssonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 62Greg PuhalskiLBOSBoston Bruins
- 63Frank PietrangeloG141 GP · 46 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 64Dave MacLeanRHFDHartford Whalers
- 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYINew York Islanders
- 66John BekkersCCGYCalgary Flames
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 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
Frank Pietrangelo made his NHL debut on October 17, 1987, 4 years and 131 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1983 draft
- 15Bob ErreyL895 GP · 382 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 22Todd CharlesworthD93 GP · 12 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58Mike RoweD11 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Frank PietrangeloG141 GP · 46 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 103Patrick EmondCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 123Paul AmesDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 163Marty KetolaRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 183Alec HaidyRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 203Garth HildebrandLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 223Dave GoertzD2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins