1981 NHL Draft
Petri Skriko in the 1981 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Petri Skriko 157th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 8.
He was the tenth of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the seventh of the 9 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 541 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 157
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 10
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 154–160 in the 1981 draft
- 154Mitch LamoureuxC73 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 155Michael SturgeonDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 157Petri SkrikoL541 GP · 405 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 158Andre CoteRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 159Johan MellstromLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 160Kari KanervoCMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 38Hannu VirtaD245 GP · 126 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 41Jali WahlstenCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 43Jyrki SeppaD13 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 101Mauri EivolaCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 131Risto JaloC3 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 143Heikki LeimeDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 147Teppo VirtaCNYINew York Islanders
- 150Tony ArimaRCLRColorado Rockies
- 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 157Petri SkrikoL541 GP · 405 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Petri Skriko made his NHL debut on October 28, 1984, 3 years and 140 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1981 draft
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 52Jean-Marc LanthierR105 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 73Wendell YoungG187 GP · 59 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 105Moe LemayL317 GP · 166 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 115Stu KulakR90 GP · 12 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 136Bruce HollowayD2 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 157Petri SkrikoL541 GP · 405 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 178Frank CapriceG102 GP · 31 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 199Rejean VignolaCVANVancouver Canucks