1983 NHL Draft
Peter Zezel in the 1983 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Peter Zezel 41st overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 873 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 41
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 20
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 38–44 in the 1983 draft
- 38Frantisek MusilD797 GP · 140 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 39Wayne PresleyR684 GP · 302 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 40Mike GoldenCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Peter ZezelC873 GP · 607 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Greg JohnstonR187 GP · 55 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 43Peter TaglianettiD451 GP · 92 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 44Derrick SmithL537 GP · 174 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
41st
of 242 players selected
31st
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Peter Zezel made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 1 year and 125 days after the draft.
873
Games
219
Goals
388
Assists
607
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1983 draft
- 41Peter ZezelC873 GP · 607 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 44Derrick SmithL537 GP · 174 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 81Allan BourbeauCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 101Jerome CarrierDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 121Rick TocchetR1144 GP · 952 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 141Bobby MorminaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 181Rob NicholsLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 201Bill McCormackCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 221Brian JoplingGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 241Harold DuvallLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers