1983 NHL Draft
Thomas Rundqvist in the 1983 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Thomas Rundqvist 198th overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 10.
He was the seventh of the 10 Swedes selected that year. It was the twelfth of the 14 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 106th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 198
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 16
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 23 years
The picks around it
Picks 195–201 in the 1983 draft
- 195Yves BeaudoinD11 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 196Milos RihaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 197Dave ShellingtonLNYINew York Islanders
- 198Thomas RundqvistC2 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 199Dominik HasekG735 GP · 389 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 200Warren YadlowskiCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 201Bill McCormackCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
7th
of 10 Swedes selected
112th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 61Leif KarlssonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 73Peter AnderssonD47 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 152Tommy AlbelinD952 GP · 255 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 161Pelle EklundC594 GP · 455 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 187Thomas AhlenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 193Reine KarlssonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 198Thomas RundqvistC2 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 216Anders HussRWSHWashington Capitals
- 232Bo BerglundL130 GP · 67 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 233Ulf NilssonGNYRNew York Rangers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Thomas Rundqvist made his NHL debut on December 22, 1984, 1 year and 197 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1983 draft
- 17Alfie TurcotteC112 GP · 46 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 26Claude LemieuxR1215 GP · 786 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 27Sergio MomessoL710 GP · 345 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 35Todd FrancisRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 45Daniel LetendreRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 78John KordicR244 GP · 35 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 98Dan WurstDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 118Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 138Vladislav TretiakGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 158Rob BrydenLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 178Grant MacKayDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Thomas RundqvistC2 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 218Jeff PerpichDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 238Jean-Guy BergeronDMTLMontréal Canadiens