1981 NHL Draft
Randy Moller in the 1981 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Randy Moller 11th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 815 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 1981 draft
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 11Randy MollerD815 GP · 225 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 12Tony TantiR697 GP · 560 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 13Ron MeighanD48 GP · 10 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 14Normand LeveilleL75 GP · 42 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
11th
of 211 players selected
5th
of 67 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Randy Moller made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 27, 1982, 321 days after the draft.
815
Games
45
Goals
180
Assists
225
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1981 draft
- 11Randy MollerD815 GP · 225 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 53Jean-Marc GaulinR26 GP · 7 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 74Clint MalarchukG337 GP · 141 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 95Edward LeeR2 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 116Mike EaglesL853 GP · 196 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 158Andre CoteRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 179Marc BriseboisRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 200Kari TakkoG142 GP · 37 WQUEQuebec Nordiques