1982 NHL Draft
Paul Cyr in the 1982 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Paul Cyr 9th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 15 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 471 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 1982 draft
- 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
- 11Michel PetitD827 GP · 328 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 12Jim KyteD598 GP · 66 PWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
9th
of 252 players selected
5th
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
Paul Cyr made his NHL debut on October 6, 1982, 119 days after the draft.
471
Games
101
Goals
140
Assists
241
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1982 draft
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 16Dave AndreychukL1639 GP · 1338 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 26Mike AndersonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 30Jens JohanssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 68Timo JutilaD10 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 79Jeff HamiltonLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 100Robert LoganR42 GP · 15 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 111Jeff ParkerR141 GP · 35 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 121Jacob GustavssonGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 142Allen BishopDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 163Claude VerretC14 GP · 7 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 184Rob NormanRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 205Mike CraigGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 226James PlankersDBUFBuffalo Sabres