1981 NHL Draft
Stu Kulak in the 1981 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Stu Kulak 115th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 6.
It was the fifth 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 90 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 115
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 10
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 112–118 in the 1981 draft
- 112Rod BuskasD556 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 113Marc HabscheidC345 GP · 163 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 114Eric MagnusonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 115Stu KulakR90 GP · 12 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 116Mike EaglesL853 GP · 196 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 117William SchafhauserDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 118Paul GuayR117 GP · 34 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
115th
of 211 players selected
67th
of 119 forwards 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
Stu Kulak made his NHL debut on November 10, 1982, 1 year and 153 days after the draft.
90
Games
8
Goals
4
Assists
12
Points
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