1983 NHL Draft
John MacLean in the 1983 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected John MacLean 6th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1194, and only 3 have scored more points than his 842.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1983 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
6th
of 242 players selected
5th
of 136 forwards selected
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
John MacLean made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 119 days after the draft.
1194
Games
413
Goals
429
Assists
842
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1983 draft
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Shawn EvansD9 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Chris TerreriG406 GP · 151 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 105Gordon MarkD85 GP · 13 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 125Greg EvtushevskiRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 145Viacheslav FetisovD546 GP · 228 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 165Jay OcteauDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 185Alexander ChernykhLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 205Allan StewartL64 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 225Alexei KasatonovD383 GP · 160 PNJDNew Jersey Devils