1981 NHL Draft
Peter Sundström in the 1981 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Peter Sundström 50th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 3.
He was the fifth of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 10 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 338 games put him 36th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 50
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 8
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 47–53 in the 1981 draft
- 47Barry TabobondungLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 48Uli HiemerD143 GP · 73 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 49Thomas ThornburyR14 GP · 9 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Mark MorrisonC10 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 52Jean-Marc LanthierR105 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 53Jean-Marc GaulinR26 GP · 7 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
5th
of 14 Swedes selected
26th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 19Jan IngmanLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 30Jan ErixonL556 GP · 216 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 32Lars ErikssonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Hakan NordinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 78Peter MadachCCGYCalgary Flames
- 82Kjell DahlinC166 GP · 116 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 83Anders WikbergLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 125Peter AslinGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 127Peter NilssonLWINWinnipeg Jets
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Peter Sundström made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 2 years and 117 days after the draft.
338
Games
61
Goals
83
Assists
144
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1981 draft
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 30Jan ErixonL556 GP · 216 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 50Peter SundströmL338 GP · 144 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Mark MorrisonC10 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 72John VanbiesbrouckG882 GP · 374 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Eric MagnusonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 135Michael GuentzelCNYRNew York Rangers
- 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 177Paul ReifenbergerCNYRNew York Rangers
- 198Mario ProulxGNYRNew York Rangers