1981 NHL Draft
Paul Macdermid in the 1981 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Paul Macdermid 61st overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 9 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 690 games put him 21st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 61
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 19
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 58–64 in the 1981 draft
- 58Ken StrongL15 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 59James AldredLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 60Colin ChisholmD1 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 61Paul MacdermidR690 GP · 258 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 62Gord DonnellyD554 GP · 69 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 63Neal CoulterR26 GP · 10 PNYINew York Islanders
- 64Kirk McCaskillCWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
61st
of 211 players selected
34th
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
Paul Macdermid made his NHL debut on March 31, 1982, 294 days after the draft.
690
Games
116
Goals
142
Assists
258
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1981 draft
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 61Paul MacdermidR690 GP · 258 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 67Mike HoffmanL9 GP · 4 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 93William MaguireDHFDHartford Whalers
- 103Dan BourbonnaisL59 GP · 28 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 130John MokosakD41 GP · 2 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 151Denis DoreRHFDHartford Whalers
- 172Jeffrey PoeschlGHFDHartford Whalers
- 193Larry PowerCHFDHartford Whalers