1982 NHL Draft
Ulf Samuelsson in the 1982 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Ulf Samuelsson 67th overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 4.
He was the third of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the fourth of the 11 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1080 games put him 12th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 67
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 4
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 64–70 in the 1982 draft
- 64Dave GansC6 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 65Dave MeszarosGCGYCalgary Flames
- 66Craig CoxeL235 GP · 45 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 67Ulf SamuelssonD1080 GP · 332 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 68Timo JutilaD10 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 69John DevoeRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 70Bill WatsonR115 GP · 59 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
3rd
of 14 Swedes selected
24th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 30Jens JohanssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36Tomas SandströmR983 GP · 856 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 67Ulf SamuelssonD1080 GP · 332 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 77Mikael HjalmRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 95Ulf IsakssonL50 GP · 22 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 118Mats KihlstromDCGYCalgary Flames
- 121Jacob GustavssonGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 153Peter HelanderD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 162Jan KarlssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 182Magnus RoupéL40 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ulf Samuelsson made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 2 years and 124 days after the draft.
1080
Games
57
Goals
275
Assists
332
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1982 draft
- 14Paul LawlessL239 GP · 126 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 35Mark PatersonD29 GP · 6 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 56Kevin DineenR1188 GP · 760 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 67Ulf SamuelssonD1080 GP · 332 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 88Ray FerraroC1258 GP · 898 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 109Randy GilhenC457 GP · 115 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 130Jim JohannsonCHFDHartford Whalers
- 151Mickey KrampotichLHFDHartford Whalers
- 172Kevin SkilliterDHFDHartford Whalers
- 214Martin LinseCHFDHartford Whalers
- 235Randy CameronDHFDHartford Whalers