1982 NHL Draft
Scott Sandelin in the 1982 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Scott Sandelin 40th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 2.
It was the fifth of the 17 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 25 games put him 80th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 40
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 19
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 37–43 in the 1982 draft
- 37Richard KrommL372 GP · 173 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Tim HrynewichL55 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 39Lyndon ByersR279 GP · 71 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 40Scott SandelinD25 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 41Steve GravesL35 GP · 9 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Vern SmithD1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 43Pat VerbeekR1424 GP · 1062 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
40th
of 252 players selected
18th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Gord KluzakD299 GP · 123 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Brian BellowsL1188 GP · 1022 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 3Gary NylundD608 GP · 171 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 4Ron SutterC1093 GP · 535 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Phil HousleyD1495 GP · 1232 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 7Ken YaremchukC235 GP · 92 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Rocky TrottierC38 GP · 10 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 9Paul CyrL471 GP · 241 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Rich SutterR874 GP · 315 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Scott Sandelin made his NHL debut on March 16, 1987, 4 years and 280 days after the draft.
25
Games
0
Goals
4
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1982 draft
- 19Alain HerouxLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 31Jocelyn GauvreauD2 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 32Kent CarlsonD113 GP · 18 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33David MaleyL466 GP · 124 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 40Scott SandelinD25 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 61Scott HarlowL1 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 69John DevoeRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 103Kevin HouleLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 117Ernie VargasCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124Michael DarkD43 GP · 11 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 145Hannu JarvenpaaR114 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 150Steven SmithDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 166Thomas KolioupoulosRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 187Brian WilliamsCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 208Robert EmeryDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 229Darren AchesonCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 250William BrauerDMTLMontréal Canadiens