1982 NHL Draft
Peter Helander in the 1982 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Peter Helander 153rd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 8.
He was the eighth of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the eighth of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 7 games put him 93rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 153
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 6
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 30 years
The picks around it
Picks 150–156 in the 1982 draft
- 150Steven SmithDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 151Mickey KrampotichLHFDHartford Whalers
- 152Wally SchreiberR41 GP · 18 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 153Peter HelanderD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 154Jeff SmithLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 155Chris DelaneyLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 156Roy MyllariDCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
8th
of 14 Swedes selected
51st
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 30Jens JohanssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36Tomas SandströmR983 GP · 856 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 67Ulf SamuelssonD1080 GP · 332 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 77Mikael HjalmRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 95Ulf IsakssonL50 GP · 22 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 118Mats KihlstromDCGYCalgary Flames
- 121Jacob GustavssonGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 153Peter HelanderD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 162Jan KarlssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 182Magnus RoupéL40 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Peter Helander made his NHL debut on October 6, 1982, 119 days after the draft.
7
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1982 draft
- 27Mike HeidtD6 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 48Steve SeguinR5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 64Dave GansC6 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 82David RossGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 90Darcy RoyLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 95Ulf IsakssonL50 GP · 22 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 132Viktor NechayevC3 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 153Peter HelanderD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 174David ChartierDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 195John FranzosaGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 216Ray SheroCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 237Mats UlanderRLAKLos Angeles Kings