1982 NHL Draft
Kent Carlson in the 1982 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Kent Carlson 32nd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 17 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 113 games put him 59th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 1982 draft
- 29David ReiersonD2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 30Jens JohanssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 31Jocelyn GauvreauD2 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 32Kent CarlsonD113 GP · 18 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33David MaleyL466 GP · 124 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Paul GillisC624 GP · 242 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 35Mark PatersonD29 GP · 6 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
32nd
of 252 players selected
16th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kent Carlson made his NHL debut on October 6, 1983, 1 year and 119 days after the draft.
113
Games
7
Goals
11
Assists
18
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1982 draft
- 19Alain HerouxLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 31Jocelyn GauvreauD2 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 32Kent CarlsonD113 GP · 18 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33David MaleyL466 GP · 124 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 40Scott SandelinD25 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 61Scott HarlowL1 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 69John DevoeRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 103Kevin HouleLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 117Ernie VargasCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Michael DarkD43 GP · 11 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 145Hannu JarvenpaaR114 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 150Steven SmithDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 166Thomas KolioupoulosRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 187Brian WilliamsCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 208Robert EmeryDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 229Darren AchesonCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 250William BrauerDMTLMontréal Canadiens