1982 NHL Draft
Steve Graves in the 1982 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Steve Graves 41st overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 35 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 41
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 20
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 38–44 in the 1982 draft
- 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
- 44Carmine VaniCDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
41st
of 252 players selected
23rd
of 153 forwards 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
Steve Graves made his NHL debut on January 7, 1984, 1 year and 212 days after the draft.
35
Games
5
Goals
4
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1982 draft
- 20Jim PlayfairD21 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Steve GravesL35 GP · 9 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 62Brent LoneyLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 83Jaroslav PouzarL186 GP · 82 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 104Dwayne BoettgerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 125Raimo SummanenR151 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 146Brian SmallREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 167Dean ClarkL1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 188Ian WoodGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 209Grant DionDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 230Chris SmithGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 251Jeff CrawfordLEDMEdmonton Oilers