1982 NHL Draft
Grant Sasser in the 1982 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Grant Sasser 94th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 100th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 94
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 10
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 91–97 in the 1982 draft
- 91Brad BeckDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 92Scott MachejLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 93Louis KiriakouDCGYCalgary Flames
- 94Grant SasserC3 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 95Ulf IsakssonL50 GP · 22 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 96Tim MishlerDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 97Phil StangerDQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
94th
of 252 players selected
57th
of 153 forwards 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
Grant Sasser made his NHL debut on February 16, 1984, 1 year and 252 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1982 draft
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 38Tim HrynewichL55 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 52Troy LoneyL624 GP · 197 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 94Grant SasserC3 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 136Grant CoutureDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 157Peter DerksenLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 178Greg GravelCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 199Stu WenaasDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 220Chris McCauleyCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 241Stanley BautchGPITPittsburgh Penguins