1981 NHL Draft
Round | Num. | Drafted By | Player | Pos | Drafted From | GP | G | A | P | PIM | Last Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WIN | Dale Hawerchuk | C | Cornwall Royals [QMJHL] | 1188 | 518 | 891 | 1409 | 740 | 1996-1997 |
| 1 | 2 | LAK | Doug Smith | C | Ottawa 67's [OHL] | 535 | 115 | 138 | 253 | 624 | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | 3 | WSH | Bobby Carpenter | C | St. John's Prep [HIGH-MA] | 1178 | 320 | 408 | 728 | 919 | 1998-1999 |
| 1 | 4 | HFD | Ron Francis | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] | 1731 | 549 | 1249 | 1798 | 977 | 2003-2004 |
| 1 | 5 | CLR | Joe Cirella | D | Oshawa Generals [OHL] | 828 | 64 | 211 | 275 | 1446 | 1995-1996 |
| 1 | 6 | TOR | Jim Benning | D | Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] | 605 | 52 | 191 | 243 | 461 | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | 7 | MTL | Mark Hunter | RW | Brantford Alexanders [OHL] | 628 | 213 | 170 | 383 | 1426 | 1992-1993 |
| 1 | 8 | EDM | Grant Fuhr | G | Victoria Cougars [WHL] | 868 | 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1 | 9 | NYR | James Patrick | D | Prince Albert Saints [SJHL] | 1280 | 149 | 490 | 639 | 759 | 2003-2004 |
| 1 | 10 | VAN | Garth Butcher | D | Regina Pats [WHL] | 897 | 48 | 158 | 206 | 2302 | 1994-1995 |
| 1 | 11 | QUE | Randy Moller | D | Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] | 815 | 45 | 180 | 225 | 1692 | 1994-1995 |
| 1 | 12 | CHI | Tony Tanti | RW | Oshawa Generals [OHL] | 697 | 287 | 273 | 560 | 661 | 1991-1992 |
| 1 | 13 | MNS | Ron Meighan | D | Niagara Falls Flyers [OHL] | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1982-1983 |
| 1 | 14 | BOS | Normand Leveille | LW | Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL] | 75 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 49 | 1982-1983 |
| 1 | 15 | CGY | Al MacInnis | D | Kitchener Rangers [OHL] | 1416 | 340 | 934 | 1274 | 1511 | 2003-2004 |
| 1 | 16 | PHI | Steven Smith | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1988-1989 |
| 1 | 17 | BUF | Jiri Dudacek | RW | Kladno [Czechoslovakia] | ||||||
| 1 | 18 | MTL | Gilbert Delorme | D | Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL] | 541 | 31 | 92 | 123 | 520 | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | 19 | MTL | Jan Ingman | LW | Farjestads BK Karlstad [SEL] | ||||||
| 1 | 20 | STL | Marty Ruff | D | Lethbridge Broncos [WHL] | ||||||
| 1 | 21 | NYI | Paul Boutilier | D | Sherbrooke Beavers [QMJHL] | 288 | 27 | 83 | 110 | 358 | 1988-1989 |