1983 NHL Draft
Peter Andersson in the 1983 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Peter Andersson 73rd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 4.
He was the second of the 10 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 47 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 73
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 11
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 70–76 in the 1983 draft
- 70Tim LorenzLVANVancouver Canucks
- 71Kevan GuyD156 GP · 25 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 72Ron ChyzowskiCHFDHartford Whalers
- 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 74Daren PuppaG429 GP · 179 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 75Tim BerglandR182 GP · 43 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 76Brian DurandCMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
2nd
of 10 Swedes selected
22nd
of 84 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 61Leif KarlssonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 152Tommy AlbelinD952 GP · 255 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 187Thomas AhlenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 193Reine KarlssonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 198Thomas RundqvistC2 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 216Anders HussRWSHWashington Capitals
- 232Bo BerglundL130 GP · 67 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 233Ulf NilssonGNYRNew York Rangers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Peter Andersson made his NHL debut on October 14, 1992, 9 years and 128 days after the draft.
47
Games
6
Goals
13
Assists
19
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1983 draft
- 12Dave GagnerC946 GP · 719 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 33Randy HeathL13 GP · 6 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 53Gord WalkerL31 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 93Jim AndonoffRNYRNew York Rangers
- 113Bob AlexanderDNYRNew York Rangers
- 133Steve OrthCNYRNew York Rangers
- 153Peter MarcovLNYRNew York Rangers
- 173Paul JerrardD5 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 213Bryan WalkerDNYRNew York Rangers
- 233Ulf NilssonGNYRNew York Rangers