1983 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions

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Overall # Round # Team Transactions Player Drafted
Round 1
1 1-1 Penguins > North Stars — Traded Ron Meighan, Anders Hakansson, 1983 first round pick (#15-Bob Errey) to Penguins for George Ferguson, 1983 first round pick (#1-Brian Lawton) on 1982-10-28   Brian Lawton
2 1-2 Whalers   Sylvain Turgeon
3 1-3 Devils > Islanders — Traded Bob Lorimer, Dave Cameron to Rockies (who later became Devils) for 1983 first round pick (#3-Pat LaFontaine) on 1981-10-01   Pat LaFontaine
4 1-4 Red Wings   Steve Yzerman
5 1-5 Kings > Sabres — Traded Rick Martin to Kings for 1981 third round pick (#60-Colin Chisholm), 1983 first round pick (#5-Tom Barrasso) on 1981-03-10   Tom Barrasso
6 1-6 Blues > Devils — Traded Rob Ramage to Blues for 1982 first round pick (#8-Rocky Trottier), 1983 first round pick (#6-John MacLean) on 1982-06-09   John MacLean
7 1-7 Maple Leafs   Russ Courtnall
8 1-8 Jets   Andrew McBain
9 1-9 Canucks   Cam Neely
10 1-10 Flames > Sabres — Traded Don Edwards, Richie Dunn, 1982 second round pick (#37-Richard Kromm), Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks (#13-Dan Quinn) to Flames for 1982 first round pick (#9-Paul Cyr), 1982 second round pick (#30-Jens Johansson), Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks (#10-Normand Lacombe), 1983 second round pick (#31-John Tucker) on 1982-06-08   Normand Lacombe
11 1-11 Nordiques > Sabres — Traded Tony McKegney, Andre Savard, Jean-Francois Sauve, 1983 third round pick (#54-Iiro Jarvi) to Nordiques for Real Cloutier, 1983 first round pick (#11-Adam Creighton) on 1983-06-08   Adam Creighton
12 1-12 Rangers   Dave Gagner
13 1-13 Sabres > Flames — Traded 1982 first round pick (#9-Paul Cyr), 1982 second round pick (#30-Jens Johansson), Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks (#10-Normand Lacombe), 1983 second round pick (#31-John Tucker) to Sabres for Don Edwards, Richie Dunn, 1982 second round pick (#37-Richard Kromm), Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks (#13-Dan Quinn) on 1982-06-08   Dan Quinn
14 1-14 Capitals > Jets — Traded Dave Christian to Capitals for 1983 first round pick (#14-Bobby Dollas) on 1983-06-08   Bobby Dollas
15 1-15 North Stars > Penguins — Traded George Ferguson, 1983 first round pick (#1-Brian Lawton) to North Stars for Ron Meighan, Anders Hakansson, 1983 first round pick (#15-Bob Errey) on 1982-10-28   Bob Errey
16 1-16 Islanders   Gerald Diduck
17 1-17 Canadiens   Alfie Turcotte
18 1-18 Blackhawks   Bruce Cassidy
19 1-19 Oilers   Jeff Beukeboom
20 1-20 Flyers > Whalers — Traded Mark Howe, 1983 third round pick (#44-Derrick Smith) to Flyers for Ken Linseman, Greg C. Adams, 1983 first round pick (#20-David Jensen), 1983 third round pick (#61-Leif Carlsson) on 1982-08-19   David Jensen
21 1-21 Bruins   Nevin Markwart
Round 2
22 2-1 Penguins   Todd Charlesworth
23 2-2 Whalers   Ville Siren
24 2-3 Devils   Shawn Evans
25 2-4 Red Wings   Lane Lambert
26 2-5 Kings > Canadiens — Traded Rick Chartraw to Kings for 1983 second round pick (#26-Claude Lemieux) on 1981-02-17   Claude Lemieux
27 2-6 Blues > Canadiens — Traded Guy Lapointe to Blues for 1983 second round pick (#27-Sergio Momesso) on 1982-03-09   Sergio Momesso
28 2-7 Maple Leafs   Jeff Jackson
29 2-8 Jets   Brad Berry
30 2-9 Canucks   David Bruce
31 2-10 Flames > Sabres — Traded Don Edwards, Richie Dunn, 1982 second round pick (#37-Richard Kromm), Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks (#13-Dan Quinn) to Flames for 1982 first round pick (#9-Paul Cyr), 1982 second round pick (#30-Jens Johansson), Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks (#10-Normand Lacombe), 1983 second round pick (#31-John Tucker) on 1982-06-08   John Tucker
32 2-11 Nordiques   Yves Heroux
33 2-12 Rangers   Randy Heath
34 2-13 Sabres   Richard Hajdu
35 2-14 Capitals > Flames — Traded Randy Holt, Bobby Gould to Capitals for Pat Ribble, 1983 second round pick (#35-Todd Francis) on 1981-11-25 > Canadiens — Traded Doug Risebrough, 1983 second round pick (#38-Frantisek Musil) to Flames for 1983 second round pick (#35-Todd Francis), 1984 third round pick (#54-Graeme Bonar) on 1982-09-10 Todd Francis
36 2-15 North Stars   Mal Parks
37 2-16 Islanders   Garnet McKechney
38 2-17 Canadiens > Flames — Traded 1983 second round pick (#35-Todd Francis), 1984 third round pick (#54-Graeme Bonar) to Canadiens for Doug Risebrough, 1983 second round pick (#38-Frantisek Musil) on 1982-09-10 > North Stars — Traded Mike Eaves, Keith Hanson to Flames for Steve Christoff, 1983 second round pick (#38-Frantisek Musil) on 1983-06-08 Frantisek Musil
39 2-18 Blackhawks   Wayne Presley
40 2-19 Oilers   Mike Golden
41 2-20 Flyers   Peter Zezel
42 2-21 Bruins   Greg Johnston
Round 3
43 3-1 Penguins > Canadiens — Traded Gilles Lupien, Canadiens option to swap 1983 third round picks (#58-Mike Rowe) to Penguins for Canadiens option to swap 1983 third round picks (#43-Peter Taglianetti) on 1980-09-26 > Jets — Received 1983 third round pick (#43-Peter Taglianetti), $50K cash on 1983-04-28 as compensation for managing director Serge Savard Peter Taglianetti
44 3-2 Whalers > Flyers — Traded Ken Linseman, Greg C. Adams, 1983 first round pick (#20-David Jensen), 1983 third round pick (#61-Leif Carlsson) to Whalers for Mark Howe, 1983 third round pick (#44-Derrick Smith) on 1982-08-19   Derrick Smith
45 3-3 Devils > Canadiens — Traded Bill Baker, Canadiens option to swap 1984 fourth round picks (#74-Paul Ysebaert) to Rockies (who later became Devils) for 1983 third round pick (#45-Daniel Letendre), Canadiens option to swap 1984 fourth round picks (#65-Lee Brodeur) on 1981-03-10   Daniel Letendre
46 3-4 Red Wings   Bob Probert
47 3-5 Kings   Bruce Shoebottom
    Blues   FORFEITED
48 3-6 Maple Leafs   Allan Bester
49 3-7 Jets > Rangers — Traded Doug Soetaert to Jets for 1983 third round pick (#49-Vesa Salo) on 1981-09-08   Vesa Salo
50 3-8 Canucks   Scott Tottle
51 3-9 Flames   Brian Bradley
52 3-10 Nordiques   Bruce Bell
53 3-11 Rangers   Gord Walker
54 3-12 Sabres > Nordiques — Traded Real Cloutier, 1983 first round pick (#11-Adam Creighton) to Sabres for Tony McKegney, Andre Savard, Jean-Francois Sauve, 1983 third round pick (#54-Iiro Jarvi) on 1983-06-08   Iiro Jarvi
55 3-13 Capitals > Flames — Traded Pat Riggin, Ken Houston to Capitals for Howard Walker, George White, 1982 sixth round pick (#118-Mats Kihlstrom), 1983 third round pick (#55-Perry Berezan), 1984 second round pick (#38-Paul Ranheim) on 1982-06-09   Perry Berezan
56 3-14 North Stars   Mitch Messier
57 3-15 Islanders   Mike Neill
58 3-16 Canadiens > Penguins — Traded Canadiens option to swap 1983 third round picks (#43-Peter Taglianetti) to Canadiens for Gilles Lupien, Canadiens option to swap 1983 third round picks (#58-Mike Rowe) on 1980-09-26   Mike Rowe
59 3-17 Blackhawks   Marc Bergevin
60 3-18 Oilers   Mike Flanagan
61 3-19 Flyers > Whalers — Traded Mark Howe, 1983 third round pick (#44-Derrick Smith) to Flyers for Ken Linseman, Greg C. Adams, 1983 first round pick (#20-David Jensen), 1983 third round pick (#61-Leif Carlsson) on 1982-08-19   Leif Carlsson
62 3-20 Bruins   Greg Puhalski
63 3-21 Penguins   Frank Pietrangelo
Round 4
64 4-1 Whalers   Dave MacLean
65 4-2 Devils

> Islanders — Traded Hector Marini, 1983 fourth round pick (#77-Bill Claviter) to Devils for 1983 fourth round pick (#65-Mikko Makela) on 1982-10-01

  Mikko Makela
66 4-3 Red Wings > Flames — Traded Eric Vail to Red Wings for Gary McAdam, 1982 fourth round pick (#65-Dave Meszaros), 1983 fourth round pick (#66-John Bekkers) on 1981-11-10   John Bekkers
67 4-4 Kings   Guy Benoit
    Blues   FORFEITED
68 4-5 Maple Leafs > Kings — Traded Greg Terrion to Maple Leafs for 1983 fourth round pick (#68-Dave Korol) on 1982-10-19 > Red Wings — Traded 1984 fourth round pick (#70-Doug Wieck) to Kings for 1983 fourth round pick (#68-Dave Korol) on 1983-06-08 Dave Korol
69 4-6 Jets   Bob Essensa
70 4-7 Canucks   Tim Lorenz
71 4-8 Flames   Kevan Guy
72 4-9 Nordiques > Whalers — Traded John Garrett to Nordiques for Michel Plasse, 1983 fourth round pick (#72-Ron Chyzowski) on 1982-01-12   Ron Chyzowski
73 4-10 Rangers   Peter Andersson
74 4-11 Sabres   Daren Puppa
75 4-12 Capitals   Tim Bergland
76 4-13 North Stars   Brian Durand
77 4-14 Islanders

> Devils — Traded 1983 fourth round pick (#65-Mikko Makela) to Islanders for Hector Marini, 1983 fourth round pick (#77-Bill Claviter) on 1982-10-01

> Flames — Traded Don Lever, Bob MacMillan to Rockies (who later became Devils) for Lanny McDonald, 1983 fourth round pick (#77-Bill Claviter) on 1981-11-25 Bill Claviter
78 4-15 Canadiens   John Kordic
79 4-16 Blackhawks   Tarek Howard
80 4-17 Oilers   Esa Tikkanen
81 4-18 Flyers   Allen Bourbeau
82 4-19 Bruins   Al Larochelle
Round 5
83 5-1 Penguins > Maple Leafs — Traded Greg Hotham to Penguins for future draft considerations (1982 sixth round pick (#115-Craig Kales), 1983 fifth round pick (#83-Dan Hodgson)) on 1982-02-03   Dan Hodgson
84 5-2 Whalers > Islanders — Traded Garry Howatt to Whalers for 1983 fifth round pick (#84-Bob Caulfield) on 1981-10-02   Bob Caulfield
85 5-3 Devils   Chris Terreri
86 5-4 Red Wings   Petr Klima
87 5-5 Kings   Bob Laforest
    Blues   FORFEITED
88 5-6 Maple Leafs > Red Wings — Traded Jim Korn to Maple Leafs for 1982 fourth round pick (#66-Craig Coxe), 1983 fifth round pick (#88-Joe Kocur) on 1982-03-08   Joe Kocur
89 5-7 Jets   Harry Armstrong
90 5-8 Canucks   Doug Quinn
91 5-9 Flames   Igor Liba
92 5-10 Nordiques   Luc Guenette
93 5-11 Rangers   Jim Andonoff
94 5-12 Sabres   Jayson Meyer
95 5-13 Capitals   Martin Bouliane
96 5-14 North Stars   Rich Geist
97 5-15 Islanders   Ron Viglasi
98 5-16 Canadiens   Dan Wurst
99 5-17 Blackhawks   Kevin Robinson
100 5-18 Oilers > Kings — Traded Jay McFarlane to Oilers for 1983 fifth round pick (#100-Garry Galley) on 1981-08-10   Garry Galley
101 5-19 Flyers   Jerome Carrier
102 5-18 Bruins   Al Pedersen
Round 6
103 6-1 Penguins   Patrick Emond
104 6-2 Whalers   Brian Johnson
105 6-3 Devils   Gord Mark
106 6-4 Red Wings   Chris Pusey
107 6-5 Kings   Dave Lundmark
    Blues   FORFEITED
108 6-6 Maple Leafs > Kings — Traded Don Luce to Maple Leafs for Bob Gladney, 1983 sixth round pick (#108-Kevin Stevens) on 1981-08-10   Kevin Stevens
109 6-7 Jets   Joel Baillargeon
110 6-8 Canucks   Dave Lowry
111 6-9 Flames   Grant Blair
112 6-10 Nordiques   Brad Walcot
113 6-11 Rangers   Bob Alexander
114 6-12 Sabres   Jim Hofford
115 6-13 Capitals > Blackhawks — Traded Dave Hutchison, Ted Bulley to Capitals for 1983 sixth round pick (#115-Jari Torkki), 1984 fifth round pick (#101-Darin Sceviour) on 1982-08-24   Jari Torkki
116 6-14 North Stars   Tom McComb
117 6-15 Islanders   Darin Illikainen
118 6-16 Canadiens   Arto Javanainen
119 6-17 Blackhawks   Mark LaVarre
120 6-18 Oilers   Don Barber
121 6-19 Flyers   Rick Tocchet
122 6-20 Bruins   Terry Taillefer
Round 7
123 7-1 Penguins   Paul Ames
124 7-2 Whalers   Joe Reekie
125 7-3 Devils   Greg Evtushevski
126 7-4 Red Wings   Bob Pierson
127 7-5 Kings   Tim Burgess
    Blues   FORFEITED
128 7-6 Maple Leafs   Cam Plante
129 7-7 Jets   Iain Duncan
130 7-8 Canucks   Terry Maki
131 7-9 Flames   Jeff Hogg
132 7-10 Nordiques   Craig Mack
133 7-11 Rangers   Steve Orth
134 7-12 Sabres   Christian Ruuttu
135 7-13 Capitals   Dwaine Hutton
136 7-14 North Stars   Sean Toomey
137 7-15 Islanders   Jim Sprenger
138 7-16 Canadiens   Vladislav Tretiak
139 7-17 Blackhawks   Scot Birnie
140 7-18 Oilers   Dale Derkatch
141 7-19 Flyers   Bobby Mormina
142 7-20 Bruins   Ian Armstrong
Round 8
143 8-1 Penguins > Whalers — Traded Rick MacLeish to Penguins for Russ Anderson, 1983 eighth round pick (#143-Chris Duperron) on 1981-12-29   Chris Duperron
144 8-2 Whalers   Jamie Falle
145 8-3 Devils   Viacheslav Fetisov
146 8-4 Red Wings   Craig Butz
147 8-5 Kings   Ken Hammond
    Blues   FORFEITED
148 8-6 Maple Leafs   Paul Bifano
149 8-7 Jets   Ron Pesetti
150 8-8 Canucks   John Labatt
151 8-9 Flames   Chris MacDonald
152 8-10 Nordiques   Tommy Albelin
153 8-11 Rangers   Pete Marcov
154 8-12 Sabres   Don McSween
155 8-13 Capitals   Marty Abrams
156 8-14 North Stars   Don Biggs
157 8-15 Islanders   Dale Henry
158 8-16 Canadiens   Rob Bryden
159 8-17 Blackhawks   Kent Paynter
160 8-18 Oilers   Ralph Vos
161 8-19 Flyers   Pelle Eklund
162 8-20 Bruins   Francois Olivier
Round 9
163 9-1 Penguins   Marty Ketola
164 9-2 Whalers   Bill Fordy
165 9-3 Devils   Jay Octeau
166 9-4 Red Wings   Dave Sikorski
167 9-5 Kings   Bruce Fishback
    Blues   FORFEITED
168 9-6 Maple Leafs   Cliff Abrecht
169 9-7 Jets   Todd Flichel
170 9-8 Canucks   Allan Measures
171 9-9 Flames   Rob Kivell
172 9-10 Nordiques   Wayne Groulx
173 9-11 Rangers   Paul Jerrard
174 9-12 Sabres   Tim Hoover
175 9-13 Capitals   Dave Cowan
176 9-14 North Stars   Paul Pulis
177 9-15 Islanders   Kevin Vescio
178 9-16 Canadiens   Grant MacKay
179 9-17 Blackhawks   Brian Noonan
180 9-18 Oilers   Dave Roach
181 9-19 Flyers   Robbie Nichols
182 9-20 Bruins   Harri Laurila
Round 10
183 10-1 Penguins   Alex Haidy
184 10-2 Whalers > Maple Leafs — Traded Paul Marshall to Whalers for 1983 tenth round pick (#184-Greg Rolston) on 1982-10-05   Greg Rolston
185 10-3 Devils   Alexander Chernykh
186 10-4 Red Wings   Stu Grimson
187 10-5 Kings   Thomas Ahlen
    Blues   FORFEITED
188 10-6 Maple Leafs   Brian Ross
189 10-7 Jets   Kory Wright
190 10-8 Canucks   Roger Grillo
191 10-9 Flames   Tom Pratt
192 10-10 Nordiques   Scott Shaunessy
193 10-11 Rangers > Whalers — Traded Rob McClanahan to Rangers for 1983 tenth round pick (#193-Reine Karlsson) on 1982-02-02   Reine Karlsson
194 10-12 Sabres   Mark Ferner
195 10-13 Capitals   Yves Beaudoin
196 10-14 North Stars   Milos Riha
197 10-15 Islanders   Dave Shellington
198 10-16 Canadiens   Thomas Rundqvist
199 10-17 Blackhawks   Dominik Hasek
200 10-18 Oilers   Warren Yadlowski
201 10-19 Flyers   Bill McCormack
202 10-20 Bruins   Paul Fitzsimmons
Round 11
203 11-1 Penguins   Garth Hildebrand
204 11-2 Whalers   Allan Acton
205 11-3 Devils   Al Stewart
206 11-4 Red Wings   Jeff Frank
207 11-5 Kings   Jan Blaha
    Blues   FORFEITED
208 11-6 Maple Leafs   Mike Tomlak
209 11-7 Jets   Eric Cormier
210 11-8 Canucks   Steve Kayser
211 11-9 Flames   Jaroslav Benak
212 11-10 Nordiques > North Stars — Traded 1982 twelfth round pick (#248-Jan Jasko) to Nordiques for 1983 eleventh round pick (#212-Oldrich Valek) on 1982-06-09   Oldrich Valek
213 11-11 Rangers   Bryan Walker
214 11-12 Sabres   Uwe Krupp
215 11-13 Capitals   Alain Raymond
216 11-14 Nordiques

> North Stars — Traded Wes Jarvis, Rollie Boutin to Capitals for Robbie Moore, 1983 eleventh round pick (#216-Anders Huss) on 1982-08-04

  Anders Huss
217 11-15 Islanders   John Bjorkman
218 11-16 Canadiens   Jeff Perpich
219 11-17 Blackhawks   Steve Pepin
220 11-18 Oilers   John Miner
221 11-19 Flyers   Brian Jopling
222 11-20 Bruins   Norm Foster
Round 12
223 12-1 Penguins   Dave Goertz
224 12-2 Whalers   Darcy Kaminski
225 12-3 Devils   Alexei Kasatonov
226 12-4 Red Wings   Chuck Chiatto
227 12-5 Kings   Chad Johnson
    Blues   FORFEITED
228 12-6 Maple Leafs   Ron Choules
229 12-7 Jets   Jamie Husgen
230 12-8 Canucks   Jay Mazur
231 12-9 Flames   Sergei Makarov
232 12-10 Nordiques   Bo Berglund
233 12-11 Rangers   Ulf Nilsson
234 12-12 Sabres   Marc Hamelin
235 12-13 Capitals > Sabres — Traded 1982 twelfth round pick (#247-Marco Kallas) to Capitals for 1983 twelfth round pick (#235-Kermit Salfi) on 1982-06-09   Kermit Salfi
236 12-14 North Stars   Paul Roff
237 12-15 Islanders   Pete McGeough
238 12-16 Canadiens   Jean-Guy Bergeron
239 12-17 Blackhawks > Nordiques — Traded 1984 eleventh round pick (#224-Dave Mackey) to Blackhawks for 1983 twelfth round pick (#239-Jindrich Kokrment) on 1983-06-08   Jindrich Kokrment
240 12-18 Oilers   Steve Woodburn
241 12-19 Flyers   Harold Duvall
242 12-20 Bruins   Greg Murphy