1983 NHL Draft
Pat LaFontaine in the 1983 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Pat LaFontaine 3rd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 865 games put him 18th in the class, but only one has scored more points than his 1013.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1983 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
3rd
of 242 players selected
3rd
of 136 forwards selected
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
Pat LaFontaine made his NHL debut on February 29, 1984, 266 days after the draft.
865
Games
468
Goals
545
Assists
1013
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1983 draft
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 16Gerald DiduckD932 GP · 212 PNYINew York Islanders
- 37Garnet McKechneyRNYINew York Islanders
- 57Mike NeillDNYINew York Islanders
- 65Mikko MakelaR423 GP · 265 PNYINew York Islanders
- 84Bob CaulfieldRNYINew York Islanders
- 97Ron ViglasiDNYINew York Islanders
- 117Darin IllikainenLNYINew York Islanders
- 137Jim SprengerDNYINew York Islanders
- 157Dale HenryL132 GP · 39 PNYINew York Islanders
- 177Kevin VescioDNYINew York Islanders
- 197Dave ShellingtonLNYINew York Islanders
- 217John BjorkmanCNYINew York Islanders
- 237Peter McGeoughLNYINew York Islanders