1983 NHL Draft
Kent Paynter in the 1983 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Kent Paynter 159th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 8.
It was the ninth of the 12 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 37 games put him 84th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 159
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 17
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 156–162 in the 1983 draft
- 156Don BiggsC12 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 157Dale HenryL132 GP · 39 PNYINew York Islanders
- 158Rob BrydenLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 159Kent PaynterD37 GP · 4 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 160Ralph VosLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 162Francois OlivierLBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
159th
of 242 players selected
53rd
of 84 defensemen 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
Kent Paynter made his NHL debut on December 5, 1987, 4 years and 180 days after the draft.
37
Games
1
Goals
3
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1983 draft
- 18Bruce CassidyD36 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 39Wayne PresleyR684 GP · 302 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 59Marc BergevinD1191 GP · 181 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 79Tarek HowardDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 99Kevin RobinsonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 115Jari TorkkiR4 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 119Mark LavarreR78 GP · 25 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 139Scott BirnieRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 159Kent PaynterD37 GP · 4 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 179Brian NoonanR629 GP · 275 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 199Dominik HasekG735 GP · 389 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 219Steve PepinCCHIChicago Blackhawks