1982 NHL Draft
Vern Smith in the 1982 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Vern Smith 42nd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 13 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 107th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 42
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 21
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 39–45 in the 1982 draft
- 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
- 45Ken WreggetG575 GP · 225 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
42nd
of 252 players selected
19th
of 81 defensemen 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
Vern Smith made his NHL debut on January 22, 1985, 2 years and 227 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1982 draft
- 21Patrick FlatleyR780 GP · 510 PNYINew York Islanders
- 37Richard KrommL372 GP · 173 PNYINew York Islanders
- 42Vern SmithD1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 63Garry LaceyLNYINew York Islanders
- 84Alan KerrR391 GP · 166 PNYINew York Islanders
- 105Rene BretonLNYINew York Islanders
- 126Roger KortkoC79 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 147John TianoCNYINew York Islanders
- 168Todd OkerlundD4 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 189Gordon PaddockDNYINew York Islanders
- 210Eric FaustDNYINew York Islanders
- 231Pat GoffDNYINew York Islanders
- 252James KoudysDNYINew York Islanders