1981 NHL Draft
Jean-Marc Lanthier in the 1981 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Jean-Marc Lanthier 52nd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 9 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 105 games put him 59th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 52
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 10
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 49–55 in the 1981 draft
- 49Thomas ThornburyR14 GP · 9 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Mark MorrisonC10 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 52Jean-Marc LanthierR105 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 53Jean-Marc GaulinR26 GP · 7 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 54Darrel AnholtD1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 55Ernie GoddenC5 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
52nd
of 211 players selected
28th
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
Jean-Marc Lanthier made his NHL debut on January 22, 1984, 2 years and 226 days after the draft.
105
Games
16
Goals
16
Assists
32
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1981 draft
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 52Jean-Marc LanthierR105 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 73Wendell YoungG187 GP · 59 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 105Moe LemayL317 GP · 166 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 115Stu KulakR90 GP · 12 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 136Bruce HollowayD2 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 157Petri SkrikoL541 GP · 405 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 178Frank CapriceG102 GP · 31 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 199Rejean VignolaCVANVancouver Canucks