1981 NHL Draft
Mark Hunter in the 1981 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Mark Hunter 7th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 628 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1981 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
7th
of 211 players selected
5th
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
Mark Hunter made his NHL debut on October 8, 1981, 120 days after the draft.
628
Games
213
Goals
170
Assists
383
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1981 draft
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Gilbert DelormeD541 GP · 123 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Jan IngmanLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 32Lars ErikssonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 40Chris CheliosD1651 GP · 948 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 46Dieter HegenCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 82Kjell DahlinC166 GP · 116 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 88Steve RooneyC154 GP · 28 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Thomas AnastosRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 145Tom KurversD659 GP · 421 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 166Paul GessLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 187Scott FergusonDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 208Dan BurrowsGMTLMontréal Canadiens