1981 NHL Draft
John Vanbiesbrouck in the 1981 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected John Vanbiesbrouck 72nd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 882.
- Overall pick
- 72
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 9
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 69–75 in the 1981 draft
- 69Terry TaitLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 70Norm SchmidtD125 GP · 56 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 71Paul HouckR16 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Wendell YoungG187 GP · 59 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 74Clint MalarchukG337 GP · 141 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 75Perry PelenskyR4 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
72nd
of 211 players selected
6th
of 25 goaltenders 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
John Vanbiesbrouck made his NHL debut on December 5, 1981, 178 days after the draft.
882
Games
374
Wins
40
Shutouts
.899
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1981 draft
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 30Jan ErixonL556 GP · 216 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Mark MorrisonC10 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Eric MagnusonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 135Michael GuentzelCNYRNew York Rangers
- 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 177Paul ReifenbergerCNYRNew York Rangers
- 198Mario ProulxGNYRNew York Rangers