1981 NHL Draft
Jyrki Seppa in the 1981 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Jyrki Seppa 43rd overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 3.
He was the third of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 11 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 13 games put him 91st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 1
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 1981 draft
- 40Chris CheliosD1651 GP · 948 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 41Jali WahlstenCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 42Gord DineenD528 GP · 106 PNYINew York Islanders
- 43Jyrki SeppaD13 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 44Corrado MicalefG113 GP · 26 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 45Eric CalderD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 46Dieter HegenCMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
3rd
of 12 Finns selected
18th
of 67 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 38Hannu VirtaD245 GP · 126 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 41Jali WahlstenCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 43Jyrki SeppaD13 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 101Mauri EivolaCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 131Risto JaloC3 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 143Heikki LeimeDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 147Teppo VirtaCNYINew York Islanders
- 150Tony ArimaRCLRColorado Rockies
- 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 157Petri SkrikoL541 GP · 405 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jyrki Seppa made his NHL debut on October 23, 1983, 2 years and 135 days after the draft.
13
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1981 draft
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 22Scott ArnielL730 GP · 338 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 43Jyrki SeppaD13 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 64Kirk McCaskillCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 85Marc BehrendG39 GP · 12 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 106Robert O'ConnorGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 127Peter NilssonLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 148Dan McfallD9 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 169Greg DickGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 190Vladimir KadlecDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 211David KirwinDWINWinnipeg Jets