1981 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions
June 10, 1981
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Jets |
Dale Hawerchuk | |
| 2 | 1-2 |  Red Wings |
 Kings
Traded • rights to Dale McCourt • rights to restricted free agent Rogie Vachon to Red Wings for • Andre St. Laurent • 1980 first round pick (#4-Larry Murphy) • 1980 second round pick or 1981 first round pick (Red Wings option) (1981 #2-Doug Smith) on 1979-08-22 |
Doug Smith |
| 3 | 1-3 |  Rockies |
 Capitals
Traded • 1981 first round pick (#5-Joe Cirella) • 1981 second round pick (#26-Rich Chernomaz) to Rockies for • 1981 first round pick (#3-Bobby Carpenter) • 1981 third round pick (#45-Eric Calder) on 1981-06-10 |
Bobby Carpenter |
| 4 | 1-4 |  Whalers |
Ron Francis | |
| 5 | 1-5 | Capitals |
Rockies
Traded • 1981 first round pick (#3-Bobby Carpenter) • 1981 third round pick (#45-Eric Calder) to Capitals for • 1981 first round pick (#5-Joe Cirella) • 1981 second round pick (#26-Rich Chernomaz) on 1981-06-10 |
Joe Cirella |
| 6 | 1-6 |  Maple Leafs |
Jim Benning | |
| 7 | 1-7 |  Penguins |
 Canadiens
Traded • Rod Schutt to Penguins for • 1981 first round pick (#7-Mark Hunter) on 1978-10-18 |
Mark Hunter |
| 8 | 1-8 |  Oilers |
Grant Fuhr | |
| 9 | 1-9 |  Rangers |
James Patrick | |
| 10 | 1-10 |  Canucks |
Garth Butcher | |
| 11 | 1-11 |  Nordiques |
Randy Moller | |
| 12 | 1-12 |  Blackhawks |
Tony Tanti | |
| 13 | 1-13 |  North Stars |
Ron Meighan | |
| 14 | 1-14 |  Bruins |
Normand Leveille | |
| 15 | 1-15 |  Flames |
Al MacInnis | |
| 16 | 1-16 |  Flyers |
Steve Smith | |
| 17 | 1-17 |  Sabres |
Jiri Dudacek | |
| 18 | 1-18 | Kings |
Canadiens
Traded • Murray Wilson • 1979 first round pick (#16-Jay Wells) to Kings for • 1981 first round pick (#18-Gilbert Delorme) on 1978-10-05 |
Gilbert Delorme |
| 19 | 1-19 | Canadiens |
Jan Ingman | |
| 20 | 1-20 |  Blues |
Marty Ruff | |
| 21 | 1-21 |  Islanders |
Paul Boutilier | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| 22 | 2-1 | Jets |
Scott Arniel | |
| 23 | 2-2 | Red Wings |
Claude Loiselle | |
| 24 | 2-3 | Rockies |
Maple Leafs
Traded • Jack Valiquette to Rockies for • 1981 second round pick (#24-Gary Yaremchuk) on 1978-10-19 |
Gary Yaremchuk |
| 25 | 2-4 | Whalers |
Blackhawks
Traded • Mike Veisor to Whalers for • 1981 or 1982 second round pick (Blackhawks option) (1981 #25-Kevin Griffin) on 1980-06-14 |
Kevin Griffin |
| 26 | 2-5 | Capitals |
Rockies
Traded • 1981 first round pick (#3-Bobby Carpenter) • 1981 third round pick (#45-Eric Calder) to Capitals for • 1981 first round pick (#5-Joe Cirella) • 1981 second round pick (#26-Rich Chernomaz) on 1981-06-10 |
Rich Chernomaz |
| 27 | 2-6 | Maple Leafs |
North Stars
Traded • Ron Zanussi • 1981 third round pick (#55-Ernie Godden) to Maple Leafs for • 1981 second round pick (#27-Dave Donnelly) on 1981-03-10 |
Dave Donnelly |
| 28 | 2-7 | Penguins |
Steve Gatzos | |
| 29 | 2-8 | Oilers |
Todd Strueby | |
| 30 | 2-9 | Rangers |
Jan Erixon | |
| 31 | 2-10 | Canucks |
North Stars
Traded • Per-Olov Brasar to Canucks for • 1981 second round pick (#31-Mike Sands) on 1979-12-10 |
Mike Sands |
| 32 | 2-11 | Nordiques |
Canadiens
Traded • Canadiens promise to take Danny Geoffrion and Alain Cote rather than Marc Tardif and/or Richard David from Nordiques in 1979 NHL reclaim draft to Nordiques for • 1980 third round pick (#45-John Newberry) • 1981 second round pick (#32-Lars Eriksson) • Nordiques promise to take Alain Cote in NHL expansion draft on 1979-06-09 |
Lars Eriksson |
| 33 | 2-12 | Blackhawks |
North Stars
Traded • Glen Sharpley to Blackhawks for • Ken Solheim • 1981 second round pick (#33-Tom Hirsch) on 1980-12-29 |
Tom Hirsch |
| 34 | 2-13 | North Stars |
Dave Preuss | |
| 35 | 2-14 | Bruins |
Luc Dufour | |
| 36 | 2-15 | Flames |
Blues
Traded • rights to Garry Unger to Flames for • Ed Kea • Don Laurence • 1981 second round pick (#36-Hakan Nordin) on 1979-10-10 |
Hakan Nordin |
| 37 | 2-16 | Flyers |
Rich Costello | |
| 38 | 2-17 | Sabres |
Hannu Virta | |
| 39 | 2-18 | Kings |
Dean Kennedy | |
| 40 | 2-19 | Canadiens |
Chris Chelios | |
| 41 | 2-20 | Blues |
North Stars
Traded • Bob Stewart • future considerations (Harvey Bennett Jr. on 08-28) to Blues for • 1981 second round pick (#41-Jali Wahlsten) on 1978-06-15 |
Jali Wahlsten |
| 42 | 2-21 | Islanders |
Gord Dineen | |
| Round 3 | ||||
| 43 | 3-1 | Jets |
Jyrki Seppa | |
| 44 | 3-2 | Red Wings |
Corrado Micalef | |
| 45 | 3-3 | Rockies |
Capitals
Traded • 1981 first round pick (#5-Joe Cirella) • 1981 second round pick (#26-Rich Chernomaz) to Rockies for • 1981 first round pick (#3-Bobby Carpenter) • 1981 third round pick (#45-Eric Calder) on 1981-06-10 |
Eric Calder |
| 46 | 3-4 | Whalers |
Canadiens
Traded • Rick Meagher • 1981 third round pick (#61-Paul MacDermid) • 1981 fifth round pick (#103-Dan Bourbonnais) to Whalers for • 1981 third round pick (#46-Dieter Hegen) • 1981 fifth round pick (#88-Steve Rooney) on 1980-06-05 |
Dieter Hegen |
| 47 | 3-5 | Capitals |
Flyers
Traded • Wayne Stephenson to Capitals for • 1981 third round pick (#47-Barry Tabobondung) on 1979-08-16 |
Barry Tabobondung |
| 48 | 3-6 | Maple Leafs |
Rockies
Traded • Rene Robert to Maple Leafs for • 1981 third round pick (#48-Uli Hiemer) on 1981-01-30 |
Uli Hiemer |
| 49 | 3-7 | Penguins |
Tom Thornbury | |
| 50 | 3-8 | Oilers |
Rangers
Traded • Don Murdoch to Oilers for • Cam Connor • 1980 or 1981 third round pick (Oilers option) (1981 #50-Peter Sundstrom) on 1980-03-11 |
Peter Sundstrom |
| 51 | 3-9 | Rangers |
Mark Morrison | |
| 52 | 3-10 | Canucks |
Jean-Marc Lanthier | |
| 53 | 3-11 | Nordiques |
Jean-Marc Gaulin | |
| 54 | 3-12 | Blackhawks |
Darrell Anholt | |
| 55 | 3-13 | North Stars |
Maple Leafs
Traded • 1981 second round pick (#27-Dave Donnelly) to North Stars for • Ron Zanussi • 1981 third round pick (#55-Ernie Godden) on 1981-03-10 |
Ernie Godden |
| 56 | 3-14 | Bruins |
Flames
Traded • Jim Craig to Bruins for • 1980 second round pick (#39-Steve Konroyd) • 1981 third round pick (#56-Mike Vernon) on 1980-06-02 |
Mike Vernon |
| 57 | 3-15 | Flames |
Islanders
Traded • Alex McKendry to Flames for • 1981 third round pick (#57-Ron Handy) on 1980-10-09 |
Ron Handy |
| 58 | 3-16 | Flyers |
Ken Strong | |
| 59 | 3-17 | Sabres |
Jim Aldred | |
| 60 | 3-18 | 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 |
Colin Chisholm |
| 61 | 3-19 | Canadiens |
Whalers
Traded • 1981 third round pick (#46-Dieter Hegen) • 1981 fifth round pick (#88-Steve Rooney) to Canadiens for • Rick Meagher • 1981 third round pick (#61-Paul MacDermid) • 1981 fifth round pick (#103-Dan Bourbonnais) on 1980-06-05 |
Paul MacDermid |
| 62 | 3-20 | Blues |
Gord Donnelly | |
| 63 | 3-21 | Islanders |
Neal Coulter | |
| Round 4 | ||||
| 64 | 4-1 | Jets |
Kirk McCaskill | |
| 65 | 4-2 | Red Wings |
Flyers
Traded • Dennis Sobchuk to Red Wings for • 1981 conditional third or fourth round pick (#65-Dave Michayluk) on 1979-09-04 |
Dave Michayluk |
| 66 | 4-3 | Rockies |
Gus Greco | |
| 67 | 4-4 | Whalers |
Mike Hoffman | |
| 68 | 4-5 | Capitals |
Tony Kellin | |
| 69 | 4-6 | Maple Leafs |
North Stars
Traded • Paul Harrison to Maple Leafs for • 1981 fourth round pick (#69-Terry Tait) on 1978-06-14 |
Terry Tait |
| 70 | 4-7 | Penguins |
Norm Schmidt | |
| 71 | 4-8 | Oilers |
Paul Houck | |
| 72 | 4-9 | Rangers |
John Vanbiesbrouck | |
| 73 | 4-10 | Canucks |
Wendell Young | |
| 74 | 4-11 | Nordiques |
Clint Malarchuk | |
| 75 | 4-12 | Blackhawks |
Perry Pelensky | |
| 76 | 4-13 | North Stars |
Jim Malwitz | |
| 77 | 4-14 | Bruins |
Scott McLellan | |
| 78 | 4-15 | Flames |
Peter Madach | |
| 79 | 4-16 | Flyers |
Ken Latta | |
| 80 | 4-17 | Sabres |
Jeff Eatough | |
| 81 | 4-18 | Kings |
Marty Dallman | |
| 82 | 4-19 | Canadiens |
Kjell Dahlin | |
| 83 | 4-20 | Blues |
Sabres
Traded • Bill Stewart to Blues for • Bob Hess • 1981 fourth round pick (#83-Anders Wikberg) on 1980-10-30 |
Anders Wikberg |
| 84 | 4-21 | Islanders |
Todd Lumbard | |
| Round 5 | ||||
| 85 | 5-1 | Jets |
Marc Behrend | |
| 86 | 5-2 | Red Wings |
Larry Trader | |
| 87 | 5-3 | Rockies |
Doug Speck | |
| 88 | 5-4 | Whalers |
Canadiens
Traded • Rick Meagher • 1981 third round pick (#61-Paul MacDermid) • 1981 fifth round pick (#103-Dan Bourbonnais) to Whalers for • 1981 third round pick (#46-Dieter Hegen) • 1981 fifth round pick (#88-Steve Rooney) on 1980-06-05 |
Steve Rooney |
| 89 | 5-5 | Capitals |
Mike Siltala | |
| 90 | 5-6 | Maple Leafs |
Normand Lefrancois | |
| 91 | 5-7 | Penguins |
Capitals
Traded • Gary Rissling to Penguins for • 1981 fifth round pick (#91-Peter Sidorkiewicz) on 1981-01-02 |
Peter Sidorkiewicz |
| 92 | 5-8 | Oilers |
Phil Drouillard | |
| 93 | 5-9 | Rangers |
Whalers
Traded • Nick Fotiu to Rangers for • 1981 fifth round pick (#93-Bill Maguire) on 1981-01-15 |
Bill Maguire |
| 94 | 5-10 | Canucks |
Islanders
Traded • Richard Brodeur • 1981 fifth round pick (#105-Moe Lemay) to Canucks for • 1981 fifth round pick (#94-Jacques Sylvestre) on 1980-10-06 |
Jacques Sylvestre |
| 95 | 5-11 | Nordiques |
Ed Lee | |
| 96 | 5-12 | Blackhawks |
Doug Chessell | |
| 97 | 5-13 | North Stars |
Kelly Hubbard | |
| 98 | 5-14 | Bruins |
Joe Mantione | |
| 99 | 5-15 | Flames |
Mario Simioni | |
| 100 | 5-16 | Flyers |
Justin Hanley | |
| 101 | 5-17 | Sabres |
Mauri Eivola | |
| 102 | 5-18 | Kings |
Maple Leafs
Traded • Jim Rutherford to Kings for • 1981 fifth round pick (#102-Barry Brigley) on 1981-03-10 |
Barry Brigley |
| 103 | 5-19 | Canadiens |
Whalers
Traded • 1981 third round pick (#46-Dieter Hegen) • 1981 fifth round pick (#88-Steve Rooney) to Canadiens for • Rick Meagher • 1981 third round pick (#61-Paul MacDermid) • 1981 fifth round pick (#103-Dan Bourbonnais) on 1980-06-05 |
Dan Bourbonnais |
| 104 | 5-20 | Blues |
Mike Hickey | |
| 105 | 5-21 | Islanders |
Canucks
Traded • 1981 fifth round pick (#94-Jacques Sylvestre) to Islanders for • Richard Brodeur • 1981 fifth round pick (#105-Moe Lemay) on 1980-10-06 |
Moe Lemay |
| Round 6 | ||||
| 106 | 6-1 | Jets |
Bob O'Connor | |
| 107 | 6-2 | Red Wings |
Gerard Gallant | |
| 108 | 6-3 | Rockies |
Bruce Driver | |
| 109 | 6-4 | Whalers |
Penguins
Traded • Gilles Lupien to Whalers for • 1981 sixth round pick (#109-Paul Edwards) on 1981-02-20 |
Paul Edwards |
| 110 | 6-5 | Capitals |
Jim McGeough | |
| 111 | 6-6 | Maple Leafs |
Oilers
Traded • Reg Thomas to Maple Leafs for • 1981 sixth round pick (#111-Steve Smith) on 1979-08-22 |
Steve Smith |
| 112 | 6-7 | Penguins |
Rod Buskas | |
| 113 | 6-8 | Oilers |
Marc Habscheid | |
| 114 | 6-9 | Rangers |
Eric Magnuson | |
| 115 | 6-10 | Canucks |
Stu Kulak | |
| 116 | 6-11 | Nordiques |
Mike Eagles | |
| 117 | 6-12 | Blackhawks |
Bill Schafhauser | |
| 118 | 6-13 | North Stars |
Paul Guay | |
| 119 | 6-14 | Bruins |
Bruce Milton | |
| 120 | 6-15 | Flames |
Todd Hooey | |
| 121 | 6-16 | Flyers |
Andre Villeneuve | |
| 122 | 6-17 | Sabres |
Ali Butorac | |
| 123 | 6-18 | Kings |
Brad Thompson | |
| 124 | 6-19 | Canadiens |
Tom Anastos | |
| 125 | 6-20 | Blues |
Peter Aslin | |
| 126 | 6-21 | Islanders |
Chuck Brimmer | |
| Round 7 | ||||
| 127 | 7-1 | Jets |
Peter Nilsson | |
| 128 | 7-2 | Red Wings |
Greg Stefan | |
| 129 | 7-3 | Rockies |
Jeff Larmer | |
| 130 | 7-4 | Whalers |
John Mokosak | |
| 131 | 7-5 | Capitals |
Risto Jalo | |
| 132 | 7-6 | Maple Leafs |
Andrew Wright | |
| 133 | 7-7 | Penguins |
Geoff Wilson | |
| 134 | 7-8 | Oilers |
Kings
Traded • Garry Unger to Oilers for • 1981 seventh round pick (#134-Craig Hurley) on 1981-03-10 |
Craig Hurley |
| 135 | 7-9 | Rangers |
Mike Guentzel | |
| 136 | 7-10 | Canucks |
Bruce Holloway | |
| 137 | 7-11 | Nordiques |
Flyers
Traded • Andre Dupont to Nordiques for • 1981 seventh round pick (#137-Vladimir Svitek) • cash on 1980-09-15 |
Vladimir Svitek |
| 138 | 7-12 | Blackhawks |
Marc Centrone | |
| 139 | 7-13 | North Stars |
Jim Archibald | |
| 140 | 7-14 | Bruins |
Mats Thelin | |
| 141 | 7-15 | Flames |
Rick Heppner | |
| 142 | 7-16 | Flyers |
Gil Hudon | |
| 143 | 7-17 | Sabres |
Heikki Leime | |
| 144 | 7-18 | Kings |
Peter Sawkins | |
| 145 | 7-19 | Canadiens |
Tom Kurvers | |
| 146 | 7-20 | Blues |
Erik Holmberg | |
| 147 | 7-21 | Islanders |
Teppo Virta | |
| Round 8 | ||||
| 148 | 8-1 | Jets |
Dan McFall | |
| 149 | 8-2 | Red Wings |
Rick Zombo | |
| 150 | 8-3 | Rockies |
Tony Arima | |
| 151 | 8-4 | Whalers |
Denis Dore | |
| 152 | 8-5 | Capitals |
Gaetan Duchesne | |
| 153 | 8-6 | Maple Leafs |
Richard Turmel | |
| 154 | 8-7 | Penguins |
Mitch Lamoureux | |
| 155 | 8-8 | Oilers |
Mike Sturgeon | |
| 156 | 8-9 | Rangers |
Ari Lahteenmaki | |
| 157 | 8-10 | Canucks |
Petri Skriko | |
| 158 | 8-11 | Nordiques |
Andre Cote | |
| 159 | 8-12 | Blackhawks |
Johan Mellstrom | |
| 160 | 8-13 | North Stars |
Kari Kanervo | |
| 161 | 8-14 | Bruins |
Armel Parisee | |
| 162 | 8-15 | Flames |
Dale DeGray | |
| 163 | 8-16 | Flyers |
Steve Taylor | |
| 164 | 8-17 | Sabres |
Gates Orlando | |
| 165 | 8-18 | Kings |
Dan Brennan | |
| 166 | 8-19 | Canadiens |
Paul Gess | |
| 167 | 8-20 | Blues |
Alain Vigneault | |
| 168 | 8-21 | Islanders |
Bill Dowd | |
| Round 9 | ||||
| 169 | 9-1 | Jets |
Greg Dick | |
| 170 | 9-2 | Red Wings |
Don LeBlanc | |
| 171 | 9-3 | Rockies |
Tim Army | |
| 172 | 9-4 | Whalers |
Jeff Poeschl | |
| 173 | 9-5 | Capitals |
George White | |
| 174 | 9-6 | Maple Leafs |
Greg Barber | |
| 175 | 9-7 | Penguins |
Dean DeFazio | |
| 176 | 9-8 | Oilers |
Miloslav Horava | |
| 177 | 9-9 | Rangers |
Paul Reifenberger | |
| 178 | 9-10 | Canucks |
Frank Caprice | |
| 179 | 9-11 | Nordiques |
Marc Brisebois | |
| 180 | 9-12 | Blackhawks |
John Benns | |
| 181 | 9-13 | North Stars |
Scott Bjugstad | |
| 182 | 9-14 | Bruins |
Don Sylvestri | |
| 183 | 9-15 | Flames |
George Boudreau | |
| 184 | 9-16 | Flyers |
Len Hachborn | |
| 185 | 9-17 | Sabres |
Venci Sebek | |
| 186 | 9-18 | Kings |
Al Tuer | |
| 187 | 9-19 | Canadiens |
Scott Ferguson | |
| 188 | 9-20 | Blues |
Dan Wood | |
| 189 | 9-21 | Islanders |
Scott MacLellan | |
| Round 10 | ||||
| 190 | 10-1 | Jets |
Vladimir Kadlec | |
| 191 | 10-2 | Red Wings |
Robert Nordmark | |
| 192 | 10-3 | Rockies |
John Johannson | |
| 193 | 10-4 | Whalers |
Larry Power | |
| 194 | 10-5 | Capitals |
Chris Valentine | |
| 195 | 10-6 | Maple Leafs |
Marc Magnan | |
| 196 | 10-7 | Penguins |
Dave Hannan | |
| 197 | 10-8 | Oilers |
Gord Sherven | |
| 198 | 10-9 | Rangers |
Mario Proulx | |
| 199 | 10-10 | Canucks |
Rejean Vignola | |
| 200 | 10-11 | Nordiques |
Kari Takko | |
| 201 | 10-12 | Blackhawks |
Sylvain Roy | |
| 202 | 10-13 | North Stars |
Steve Kudebeh | |
| 203 | 10-14 | Bruins |
Richard Bourque | |
| 204 | 10-15 | Flames |
Bruce Eakin | |
| 205 | 10-16 | Flyers |
Steve Tsujiura | |
| 206 | 10-17 | Sabres |
Warren Harper | |
| 207 | 10-18 | Kings |
Jeff Baikie | |
| 208 | 10-19 | Canadiens |
Dan Burrows | |
| 209 | 10-20 | Blues |
Richard Zemlak | |
| 210 | 10-21 | Islanders |
Dave Randerson | |
| Round 11 | ||||
| 211 | 11-1 | Jets |
Bonus selection awarded from NHL as compensation for accepting move from the Smythe Division to the Norris Division for the 1981-82 season. | Dave Kirwin |