1982 NHL Draft
Wally Schreiber in the 1982 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Wally Schreiber 152nd overall in the 1982 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 8.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1982, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 41 games put him 73rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 152
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 5
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 149–155 in the 1982 draft
- 149Patrick LaheyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 150Steven SmithDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 151Mickey KrampotichLHFDHartford Whalers
- 152Wally SchreiberR41 GP · 18 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 153Peter HelanderD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 154Jeff SmithLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 155Chris DelaneyLSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1982 class
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
Wally Schreiber made his NHL debut on March 1, 1988, 5 years and 266 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1982 draft
- 5Scott StevensD1635 GP · 908 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Milan NovyC73 GP · 48 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Dean EvasonC803 GP · 372 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 110Ed KastelicR220 GP · 21 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 152Wally SchreiberR41 GP · 18 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 173Jamie ReevesGWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Juha NurmiCWSHWashington Capitals
- 215Wayne PrestageCWSHWashington Capitals
- 236Jon HoldenGWSHWashington Capitals
- 247Marco KallasCWSHWashington Capitals