1983 NHL Draft
Mark Lavarre in the 1983 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Mark Lavarre 119th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 6.
It was the seventh 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 78 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 119
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 17
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 116–122 in the 1983 draft
- 116Tom McCombDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 117Darin IllikainenLNYINew York Islanders
- 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 119Mark LavarreR78 GP · 25 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 120Don BarberL115 GP · 57 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 121Rick TocchetR1144 GP · 952 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 122Terry TailleferGBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
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 Lavarre made his NHL debut on October 16, 1985, 2 years and 130 days after the draft.
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