1982 NHL Draft
Gary Nylund in the 1982 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Gary Nylund 3rd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 15 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 608 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1982 draft
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
3rd
of 252 players selected
2nd
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Gary Nylund made his NHL debut on February 6, 1983, 242 days after the draft.
608
Games
32
Goals
139
Assists
171
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1982 draft
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 24Gary LeemanR667 GP · 466 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Peter IhnacakC417 GP · 267 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 45Ken WreggetG575 GP · 225 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 87Eduard UviraDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 99Sylvain CharlandLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 108Ronald DregerLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 115Craig KalesRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 129Dom CampedelliD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 139Jeff TrianoDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 171Miroslav IhnacakL56 GP · 17 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 192Leigh VerstraeteR8 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 213Tim LovenDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 234James ApplebyGTORToronto Maple Leafs