1983 NHL Draft
Sylvain Turgeon in the 1983 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Sylvain Turgeon 2nd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 669 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1983 draft
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
2nd
of 242 players selected
2nd
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sylvain Turgeon made his NHL debut on October 5, 1983, 119 days after the draft.
669
Games
269
Goals
226
Assists
495
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1983 draft
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 20David JensenC69 GP · 22 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 23Ville SirenD290 GP · 82 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 61Leif KarlssonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 64Dave MacLeanRHFDHartford Whalers
- 72Ron ChyzowskiCHFDHartford Whalers
- 104Brian JohnsonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 124Joe ReekieD902 GP · 164 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 143Chris DuperronDHFDHartford Whalers
- 144James FalleGHFDHartford Whalers
- 164Bill FordyLHFDHartford Whalers
- 193Reine KarlssonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 204Allan ActonLHFDHartford Whalers
- 224Darcy KaminskiDHFDHartford Whalers