1981 NHL Draft
Moe Lemay in the 1981 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Moe Lemay 105th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 9 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 317 games put him 38th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 105
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 21
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 102–108 in the 1981 draft
- 102Barry BrigleyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 103Dan BourbonnaisL59 GP · 28 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 104Michael HickeyCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 105Moe LemayL317 GP · 166 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 106Robert O'ConnorGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 107Gerard GallantL615 GP · 480 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 108Bruce DriverD922 GP · 486 PCLRColorado Rockies
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
105th
of 211 players selected
62nd
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
Moe Lemay made his NHL debut on February 10, 1982, 245 days after the draft.
317
Games
72
Goals
94
Assists
166
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1981 draft
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 52Jean-Marc LanthierR105 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 73Wendell YoungG187 GP · 59 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 105Moe LemayL317 GP · 166 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 115Stu KulakR90 GP · 12 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 136Bruce HollowayD2 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 157Petri SkrikoL541 GP · 405 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 178Frank CapriceG102 GP · 31 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 199Rejean VignolaCVANVancouver Canucks