1983 NHL Draft
Mark Ferner in the 1983 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Mark Ferner 194th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 10.
It was the twelfth of the 15 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 91 games put him 76th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 194
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 12
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 191–197 in the 1983 draft
- 191Tom PrattDCGYCalgary Flames
- 192Scott ShaunessyR7 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 193Reine KarlssonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 194Mark FernerD91 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 195Yves BeaudoinD11 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 196Milos RihaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 197Dave ShellingtonLNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
194th
of 242 players selected
69th
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
Mark Ferner made his NHL debut on March 1, 1987, 3 years and 266 days after the draft.
91
Games
3
Goals
10
Assists
13
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1983 draft
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 11Adam CreightonC708 GP · 403 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 31John TuckerR656 GP · 436 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 34Richard HajduL5 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Daren PuppaG429 GP · 179 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 94Jayson MeyerDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 114Jim HoffordD18 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Christian RuuttuC621 GP · 432 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 154Donald McsweenD47 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 174Tim HooverDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Mark FernerD91 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 214Uwe KruppD729 GP · 281 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 234Marc HamelinGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 235Kermit SalfiLBUFBuffalo Sabres