1981 NHL Draft
Ken Strong in the 1981 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Ken Strong 58th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 13 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 58
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 16
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 55–61 in the 1981 draft
- 55Ernie GoddenC5 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 56Mike VernonG782 GP · 385 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 57Ron HandyL14 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 58Ken StrongL15 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 59James AldredLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 60Colin ChisholmD1 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 61Paul MacdermidR690 GP · 258 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
58th
of 211 players selected
32nd
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
Ken Strong made his NHL debut on April 2, 1983, 1 year and 296 days after the draft.
15
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1981 draft
- 16Steven SmithD17 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 37Rich CostelloC12 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 47Barry TabobondungLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Ken StrongL15 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 65David MichaylukL14 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 79Kenneth LattaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 100Justin HanleyLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 121Andre VilleneuveDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 137Vladimir SvitekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 142Gil HudonGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 163Steve TaylorLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 184Len HachbornC102 GP · 59 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 205Steve TsujiuraCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers