Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
PENGUINSDeclan Carlile crosses the line with gratuitous attack on Wilmer Skoog
Apr 9, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes (43) skates against the Dallas Stars during the game between the Stars and the Wild at American Airlines Center:
CANUCKSNew info comes to light about Quinn Hughes and his behavior toward the Canucks
Paul Maurice
PANTHERSPaul Maurice provides injury update on Brady Tkachuk after worrying third-period absence
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NHL

ENTRY DRAFT

1981
LNH ENTRY DRAFT
ROUND #1GPPTS
1
UTA
Dale Hawerchuk
C
12851508
2
LA
Doug Smith
C
553259
3
WAS
Bobby Carpenter
C
1318787
4
CAR
Ron Francis
C
19021941
5
NJ
Joe Cirella
D
866288
6
TOR
Jim Benning
D
612245
7
MON
Mark Hunter
C
707422
8
EDM
Grant Fuhr
G
101814
9
NYR
James Patrick
D
1397677
10
VAN
Garth Butcher
D
947217
11
COL
Randy Moller
D
893247
12
CHI
Tony Tanti
W
727575
13
DAL
Ron Meighan
D
4810
14
BOS
Normand Léveillé
C
7542
15
CGY
Al MacInnis
D
15931434
16
PHI
Steve Smith
D
171
17
BUF
Jiri Dudacek
W
--
18
MON
Gilbert Delorme
D
597133
19
MON
Jan Ingman
W
--
20
STL
Marty Ruff
D
--
21
NYI
Paul Boutilier
D
328120
ROUND #2GPPTS
22
UTA
Scott Arniel
W
764344
23
DET
Claude Loiselle
C
657224
24
TOR
Gary Yaremchuk
C
345
25
CHI
Kevin Griffin
C
--
26
NJ
Rich Chernomaz
W
5116
27
DAL
Dave Donnelly
C
14239
28
PIT
Steve Gatzos
C
9035
29
EDM
Todd Strueby
C
51
30
NYR
Jan Erixon
W
614230
31
DAL
Mike Sands
G
6-
32
MON
Lars Eriksson
G
--
33
DAL
Tom Hirsch
D
438
34
DAL
Dave Preuss
W
--
35
BOS
Luc Dufour
C
18545
36
STL
Hakan Nordin
D
--
37
PHI
Rich Costello
C
124
38
BUF
Hannu Virta
D
262130
39
LA
Dean Kennedy
D
753144
40
MON
Chris Chelios
D
19171092
41
DAL
Jali Wahlsten
C
--
42
NYI
Gord Dineen
D
568114
ROUND #3GPPTS
43
UTA
Jyrki Seppa
D
132
44
DET
Corrado Micalef
G
1175
45
WAS
Eric Calder
D
2-
46
MON
Dieter Hegen
C
--
47
PHI
Barry Tabobondung
D
--
48
NJ
Ulrich Hiemer
D
14373
49
PIT
Tom Thornbury
D
149
50
NYR
Peter Sundstrom
C
361151
51
NYR
Mark Morrison
C
102
52
VAN
Jean-Marc Lanthier
W
10532
53
COL
Jean-Marc Gaulin
W
277
54
CHI
Darrell Anholt
D
1-
55
TOR
Ernie Godden
C
52
56
CGY
Mike Vernon
G
9195
57
NYI
Ron Handy
C
143
58
PHI
Ken Strong
C
154
59
BUF
Jim Aldred
C
--
60
BUF
Colin Chisholm
D
1-
61
CAR
Paul MacDermid
W
733274
62
STL
Gordon Donnelly
D
58071
63
NYI
Neal Coulter
W
2610
ROUND #4GPPTS
64
UTA
Kirk McCaskill
C
--
65
PHI
Dave Michayluk
W
2110
66
NJ
Gus Greco
W
--
67
CAR
Mike Hoffman
W
94
68
WAS
Tony Kellin
D
--
69
DAL
Terry Tait
W
--
70
PIT
Norm Schmidt
D
12556
71
EDM
Paul Houck
W
163
72
NYR
John Vanbiesbrouck
G
9533
73
VAN
Wendell Young
G
18911
74
COL
Clint Malarchuk
G
35315
75
CHI
Perry Pelensky
C
4-
76
DAL
Jim Malwitz
C
--
77
BOS
Scott McLellan
W
2-
78
CGY
Peter Madach
C
--
79
PHI
Ken Latta
W
--
80
BUF
Jeff Eatough
W
1-
81
LA
Marty Dallman
C
61
82
MON
Kjell Dahlin
W
201133
83
BUF
Anders Wikberg
W
--
84
NYI
Todd Lumbard
G
--
ROUND #5GPPTS
85
UTA
Marc Behrend
G
46-
86
DET
Larry Trader
D
9418
87
NJ
Doug Speck
D
--
88
MON
Steve Rooney
C
17933
89
WAS
Mike Siltala
W
71
90
TOR
Normand Lefrançois
C
--
91
WAS
Peter Sidorkiewicz
G
26110
92
EDM
Phil Drouillard
W
--
93
CAR
Bill Maguire
D
--
94
NYI
Jacques Sylvestre
C
--
95
COL
Ed Lee
W
2-
96
CHI
Doug Chessell
G
--
97
DAL
Kelly Hubbard
D
--
98
BOS
Joe Mantione
G
--
99
CGY
Mario Simioni
C
--
100
PHI
Justin Hanley
C
--
101
BUF
Mauri Eivola
C
--
102
TOR
Barry Brigley
C
--
103
CAR
Dan Bourbonnais
W
5928
104
STL
Mike Hickey
C
--
105
VAN
Moe Lemay
C
345175
ROUND #6GPPTS
106
UTA
Bob O'Connor
G
--
107
DET
Gerard Gallant
W
673519
108
NJ
Bruce Driver
D
1030536
109
PIT
Paul Edwards
D
--
110
WAS
Jim McGeough
C
5717
111
EDM
Steve Smith
D
938427
112
PIT
Rod Buskas
D
57485
113
EDM
Marc Habscheid
C
357167
114
NYR
Eric Magnuson
C
--
115
VAN
Stu Kulak
W
9312
116
COL
Mike Eagles
W
897204
117
CHI
Bill Schafhauser
D
--
118
DAL
Paul Guay
W
12635
119
BOS
Bruce Milton
D
--
120
CGY
Todd Hooey
C
--
121
PHI
André Villeneuve
D
--
122
BUF
Ali Butorac
D
--
123
LA
Brad Thompson
D
--
124
MON
Tom Anastos
C
--
125
STL
Peter Aslin
G
--
126
NYI
Chuck Brimmer
W
--
ROUND #7GPPTS
127
UTA
Peter Nilsson
D
--
128
DET
Greg Stefan
G
32918
129
NJ
Jeff Larmer
W
16389
130
CAR
John Mokosak
D
412
131
WAS
Risto Jalo
C
33
132
TOR
Andrew Wright
D
--
133
PIT
Geoff Wilson
W
--
134
LA
Craig Hurley
D
--
135
NYR
Mike Guentzel
D
--
136
VAN
Bruce Holloway
D
2-
137
PHI
Vladimir Svitek
C
--
138
CHI
Marc Centrone
C
--
139
DAL
Jim Archibald
W
163
140
BOS
Mats Thelin
D
16827
141
CGY
Rick Heppner
W
--
142
PHI
Gil Hudon
G
--
143
BUF
Heikki Leime
D
--
144
LA
Peter Sawkins
D
--
145
MON
Tom Kurvers
D
716451
146
STL
Erik Holmberg
C
--
147
NYI
Teppo Virta
W
--
ROUND #8GPPTS
148
UTA
Dan McFall
D
91
149
DET
Rick Zombo
D
712166
150
NJ
Tony Arima
C
--
151
CAR
Denis Doré
W
--
152
WAS
Gaétan Duchesne
W
1112460
153
TOR
Richard Turmel
D
--
154
PIT
Mitch Lamoureux
C
7320
155
EDM
Mike Sturgeon
D
--
156
NYR
Ari Lahteenmaki
W
--
157
VAN
Petri Skriko
C
569419
158
COL
André Côté
C
--
159
CHI
Johan Mellstron
W
--
160
DAL
Kari Kanervo
C
--
161
BOS
Armel Parisée
D
--
162
CGY
Dale DeGray
D
16669
163
PHI
Steve Taylor
W
--
164
BUF
Gaetano Orlando
C
10348
165
LA
Dan Brennan
C
81
166
MON
Paul Gess
W
--
167
STL
Alain Vigneault
D
468
168
NYI
Bill Dowd
D
--
ROUND #9GPPTS
169
UTA
Greg Dick
W
--
170
DET
Don Leblanc
W
--
171
NJ
Tim Army
C
--
172
CAR
Jeff Poeschl
G
--
173
WAS
George White
C
--
174
TOR
Greg Barber
D
--
175
PIT
Dean De Fazio
C
222
176
EDM
Miloslav Horava
D
8223
177
NYR
Paul Reifenberger
W
--
178
VAN
Frank Caprice
G
1023
179
COL
Marc Brisebois
W
--
180
CHI
John Benns
W
--
181
DAL
Scott Bjugstad
C
326145
182
BOS
Don Sylvestri
G
3-
183
CGY
George Boudreau
D
--
184
PHI
Len Hachborn
C
10962
185
BUF
Venci Sebek
D
--
186
LA
Al Tuer
D
572
187
MON
Scott Ferguson
D
--
188
STL
Dan Wood
W
--
189
NYI
Scott MacLellan
D
--
ROUND #10GPPTS
190
UTA
Vladimir Kadlec
D
--
191
DET
Robert Nordmark
D
24388
192
NJ
John Johannson
C
5-
193
CAR
Larry Power
C
--
194
WAS
Chris Valentine
C
10795
195
TOR
Marc Magnan
W
41
196
PIT
Dave Hannan
W
904318
197
EDM
Gord Sherven
C
10035
198
NYR
Mario Proulx
G
--
199
VAN
Réjean Vignola
C
--
200
COL
Kari Takko
G
1462
201
CHI
Sylvain Roy
D
--
202
DAL
Steve Kudebeh
G
--
203
BOS
Richard Bourque
W
--
204
CGY
Bruce Eakin
C
134
205
PHI
Steve Tsujiura
C
--
206
BUF
Warren Harper
W
--
207
LA
Jeff Baikie
W
--
208
MON
Dan Burrows
G
--
209
STL
Richard Zemlak
W
13314
210
NYI
Dave Randerson
W
--
ROUND #11GPPTS
211
UTA
Dave Kirwin
D
--
BY POSITION
1981 LNH ENTRY DRAFT
POSITIONQTY%
Centers11855,9
Defensemen6932,7
Goalies2411,4
TOTAL211
ORIGIN
1981 LNH ENTRY DRAFT
COUNTRIESQTY
Canada138
 Ontario66 
 Quebec21 
 Alberta17 
 Saskatchewan14 
 British Columbia8 
 Manitoba6 
 Nova Scotia3 
 New-Brunswick2 
 Prince Edward Island1 
United States34
 Minnesota13 
 Massachusetts7 
 Rhode Island4 
 Illinois2 
 Michigan2 
 New York2 
 Maine1 
 Wisconsin1 
Sweden14
Finland12
Czech Republic3
Germany3
Denmark 1
England1
Poland1
Scotland1
Slovakia1