1981 NHL Draft
Mark Morrison in the 1981 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Mark Morrison 51st overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 10 games put him 94th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 51
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 9
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 48–54 in the 1981 draft
- 48Uli HiemerD143 GP · 73 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 49Thomas ThornburyR14 GP · 9 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Mark MorrisonC10 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 52Jean-Marc LanthierR105 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 53Jean-Marc GaulinR26 GP · 7 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 54Darrel AnholtD1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
51st
of 211 players selected
27th
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 Morrison made his NHL debut on January 7, 1982, 211 days after the draft.
10
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1981 draft
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 30Jan ErixonL556 GP · 216 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Mark MorrisonC10 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Eric MagnusonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 135Michael GuentzelCNYRNew York Rangers
- 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 177Paul ReifenbergerCNYRNew York Rangers
- 198Mario ProulxGNYRNew York Rangers