1981 NHL Draft
Gaetan Duchesne in the 1981 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Gaetan Duchesne 152nd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 8.
It was the eighth of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 1028, and only 9 have scored more points than his 433.
- Overall pick
- 152
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 5
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 149–155 in the 1981 draft
- 149Rick ZomboD652 GP · 154 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 150Tony ArimaRCLRColorado Rockies
- 151Denis DoreRHFDHartford Whalers
- 152Gaetan DuchesneL1028 GP · 433 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 153Richard TurmelDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 154Mitch LamoureuxC73 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 155Michael SturgeonDEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
152nd
of 211 players selected
85th
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
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Gaetan Duchesne made his NHL debut on October 7, 1981, 119 days after the draft.
1028
Games
179
Goals
254
Assists
433
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1981 draft
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 45Eric CalderD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 68Tony KellinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Mike SiltalaR7 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 91Peter SidorkiewiczG246 GP · 79 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 110James McGeoughC57 GP · 17 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 131Risto JaloC3 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 152Gaetan DuchesneL1028 GP · 433 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 173George WhiteLWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Chris ValentineC105 GP · 95 PWSHWashington Capitals