1982 NHL Draft
Murray Craven in the 1982 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Murray Craven 17th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1071 games put him 13th in the class, but only 9 have scored more points than his 759.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 1982 draft
- 14Paul LawlessL239 GP · 126 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 15Chris KontosC230 GP · 123 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 16Dave AndreychukL1639 GP · 1338 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 17Murray CravenL1071 GP · 759 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 18Ken DaneykoD1283 GP · 178 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 19Alain HerouxLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 20Jim PlayfairD21 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
17th
of 252 players selected
10th
of 153 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Murray Craven made his NHL debut on December 29, 1982, 203 days after the draft.
1071
Games
266
Goals
493
Assists
759
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1982 draft
- 17Murray CravenL1071 GP · 759 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 23Yves CourteauR22 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Carmine VaniCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 66Craig CoxeL235 GP · 45 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 86Brad ShawD377 GP · 159 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 107Claude VilgrainL89 GP · 53 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 128Greg HudasDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 149Patrick LaheyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 170Gary CullenCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 191Brent MecklingDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 212Mike SternLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 233Shaun ReaganRDETDetroit Red Wings