1982 NHL Draft
Milan Novy in the 1982 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Milan Novy 58th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 3.
He was the second of the 7 Czechs selected that year. It was the second of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 73 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 58
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 16
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 30 years
The picks around it
Picks 55–61 in the 1982 draft
- 55Mario GosselinG241 GP · 91 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 56Kevin DineenR1188 GP · 760 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 57Corey MillenC335 GP · 209 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Wally ChapmanCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 60Dave ReidL961 GP · 369 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 61Scott HarlowL1 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
2nd
of 7 Czechs selected
33rd
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 46Miroslav DvorakD193 GP · 85 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 73Vladimir RuzickaC233 GP · 167 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 76Jiri LalaRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 83Jaroslav PouzarL186 GP · 82 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 87Eduard UviraDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 206Arnold KadlecDMNSMinnesota North Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Milan Novy made his NHL debut on October 6, 1982, 119 days after the draft.
73
Games
18
Goals
30
Assists
48
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1982 draft
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Dean EvasonC803 GP · 372 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 110Ed KastelicR220 GP · 21 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 152Wally SchreiberR41 GP · 18 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 173Jamie ReevesGWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Juha NurmiCWSHWashington Capitals
- 215Wayne PrestageCWSHWashington Capitals
- 236Jon HoldenGWSHWashington Capitals
- 247Marco KallasCWSHWashington Capitals