1982 NHL Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 9, 1982
Location	Montreal Forum Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection	Gord Kluzak (Boston Bruins)
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The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was the 20th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players selected.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Dave Andreychuk, who retired after the 2005–06 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

= NHL All-Star^[1] ·

= NHL All-Star^[1] and NHL All-Star team ·

= Hall of Famers

Round one

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Gord Kluzak	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins (from New Jersey)¹	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
2	Brian Bellows	Right wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Detroit)²	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3	Gary Nylund	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4	Ron Sutter	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Hartford)³	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
5	Scott Stevens	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6	Phil Housley	Defence	United States	Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)⁴	South St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
7	Ken Yaremchuk	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
8	Rocky Trottier	Centre	Canada	New Jersey^[2](from St. Louis)⁵	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
9	Paul Cyr	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)⁶	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
10	Rich Sutter	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
11	Michel Petit	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
12	Jim Kyte	Defence	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
13	David Shaw	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
14	Paul Lawless	Left wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)⁷	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
15	Chris Kontos	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
16	Dave Andreychuk	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
17	Murray Craven	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings (from Minnesota)⁸	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
18	Ken Daneyko	Defence	Canada	New Jersey (from Boston)⁹	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
19	Alain Heroux	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
20	Jim Playfair	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
21	Patrick Flatley	Right wing	Canada	New York Islanders	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 17, 2009.}

The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 when Colorado signed restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To complete the trade, Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft was also sent to Colorado in exchange for Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft (this pick) and a second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent Greg Smith, rights to Don Murdoch and Minnesota's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
The Hartford Whalers' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round, second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 1980 that sent Jerry Korab to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Rob Ramage to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft, Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent Detroit's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Greg Smith, rights to Don Murdoch and this pick.
The Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 21, 1981 that sent Colorado's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. It was a compensation trade that saw Colorado sign restricted free agent Dwight Foster. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.

Round two

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
22	Brian Curran	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins (from New Jersey)¹	Portland (WHL)
23	Yves Courteau	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
24	Gary Leeman	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regina Pats (WHL)
25	Peter Ihnacak	Centre	Czechoslovakia	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Hartford via Philadelphia)²	Prague Sparta (Czechoslovakia)
26	Mike Anderson	Centre	United States	Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)³	North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
27	Mike Heidt	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
28	Rene Badeau	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
29	Dave Reierson	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames (from St. Louis via Minnesota)⁴	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
30	Jens Johansson	Defence	Sweden	Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)⁵	Pitea (Sweden)
31	Jocelyn Gauvreau	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)⁶	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
32	Kent Carlson	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from Vancouver via Minnesota)⁷	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
33	David Maley	Left wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)⁸	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
34	Paul Gillis	Centre	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
35	Mark Paterson	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)⁹	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
36	Tomas Sandstrom	Right wing	Sweden	New York Rangers	Fagersta (Sweden)
37	Richard Kromm	Left wing	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Buffalo)¹⁰	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
38	Tim Hrynewich	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins (from Minnesota)¹¹	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
39	Lyndon Byers	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Regina Pats (WHL)
40	Scott Sandelin	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
41	Steve Graves	Left wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
42	Vern Smith	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 when Colorado signed restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To complete the trade, Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft was sent to Colorado in exchange for Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on January 20, 1982 that sent Darryl Sittler to Philadelphia in exchange for Rich Costello, future considerations (Ken Strong) and this pick.
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 21, 1980 that sent Norm Barnes and Jack McIlhargey to Hartford in exchange for this pick.
The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Alan Haworth and Buffalo's third-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's fourth-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent Willi Plett and Calgary's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and this pick.
Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 10, 1979 that sent Richie Hansen and Bryan Maxwell to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft, Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 30, 1979 that sent Robert Holland and Pat Hughes to Pittsburgh in exchange for Denis Herron and this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 8, 1979 that sent Bill Nyrop to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 1979 NHL Entry Draft and second-round pick in 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The trade was later changed for this pick on June 11, 1980 (1980 NHL Entry Draft day).
Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 4, 1980 that sent Kris Manery to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on September 26, 1980 that sent Norm Dupont to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Calgary's first-round and second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft along with Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Richie Dunn, Don Edwards and this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 2, 1982 that sent Mark Johnson to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

Round three

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43	Pat Verbeek	Centre	Canada	New Jersey	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
44	Carmine Vani	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
45	Ken Wregget	Goaltender	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
46	Miroslav Dvorak	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Philadelphia Flyers (from Hartford)¹	Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
47	Bill Campbell	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington)²	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
48	Steve Seguin	Right wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
49	Tom McMurchy	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
50	Mike Posavad	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
51	Jim Laing	Defence	United States	Calgary Flames	Clarkson University (ECAC)
52	Troy Loney	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
53	Yves Lapointe	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
54	Dave Kasper	Centre	Canada	New Jersey (from Winnipeg)³	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
55	Mario Gosselin	Goaltender	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
56	Kevin Dineen	Right wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)⁴	University of Denver (WCHA)
57	Corey Millen	Centre	United States	New York Rangers	Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
58	Milan Novy	Centre	Czechoslovakia	Washington Capitals (from Buffalo)⁵	Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
59	Wally Chapman	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars (from Minnesota via Edmonton)⁶	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
60	Dave Reid	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
61	Scott Harlow	Left wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens	East Bridgewater High School (USHS-MA)
62	Brent Loney	Left wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
63	Garry Lacey	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round, second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on August 21, 1980 that sent Bob Kelly to Washington in exchange for this pick.
The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 15, 1981 that sent Lucien DeBlois to Winnipeg in exchange for Brent Ashton and this pick.
The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Fred Arthur, Philadelphia's first-round and second-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Washington's second-round and fourth-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Alan Haworth and this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars' third-round pick was re-acquired on draft day to complete a trade on February 2, 1981 that sent Gary Edwards to Edmonton in exchange for future considerations.
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent rights to Don Murdoch to Minnesota in exchange for Don Jackson and this pick.

Round four

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
64	Dave Gans	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from New Jersey)¹	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
65	Dave Meszaros	Goaltender	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Detroit)²	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
66	Craig Coxe	Centre	United States	Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)³	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
67	Ulf Samuelsson	Defence	Sweden	Hartford Whalers	Leksand (Sweden)
68	Timo Jutila	Defence	Finland	Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)⁴	Tampere Tappara (Finland)
69	John DeVoe	Right wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)⁵	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
70	Bill Watson	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
71	Shawn Kilroy	Goaltender	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)⁶	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
72	Mark Lamb	Left wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
73	Vladimir Ruzicka	Centre	Czechoslovakia	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)⁷	Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
74	Tom Martin	Left wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (from Vancouver)⁸	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
75	David Ellett	Defence	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Ottawa 67's (COJHL)
76	Jiri Lala	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Quebec Nordiques	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
77	Michael Hjalm	Left wing	Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers	Ornskoldsvik (Sweden)
78	Chris Jensen	Right wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
79	Jeff Hamilton	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Providence College (ECAC)
80	Bob Rouse	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
81	Dusan Pasek	Centre	Czechoslovakia	Minnesota North Stars (from Boston via Calgary)⁹	Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
82	Dave Ross	Goaltender	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Montreal)¹⁰	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
83	Jaroslav Pouzar	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	Edmonton Oilers	Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
84	Alan Kerr	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on November 18, 1978 that sent Nick Beverley to Colorado in exchange for this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on November 10, 1981 that sent Eric Vail to Detroit in exchange for Gary McAdam and this pick.
The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 8, 1982 that sent Jim Korn to Toronto in exchange for Toronto's 5th-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Alan Haworth and Buffalo's third-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on September 14, 1979 that sent Brad Selwood and Montreal's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent Glen Hanlon to St. Louis in exchange for Tony Currie, Rick Heinz, Jim Nill and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on September 11, 1981 that sent Paul Harrison in exchange for this pick.
The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on July 15, 1981 that sent the rights to Ivan Hlinka to Vancouver in exchange for Brent Ashton and this pick.
The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Willi Plett and this pick.
Calgary (Atlanta) previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 23, 1979 that sent Bobby Lalonde to Boston in exchange for this pick.
The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on September 14, 1979 that sent Los Angeles' fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Brad Selwood and this pick.

Round five

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
85	Scott Brydges	Defence	United States	New Jersey	Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
86	Brad Shaw	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Ottawa (OHL)
87	Eduard Uvira	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
88	Ray Ferraro	Centre	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
89	Dean Evason	Centre	Canada	Washington Capitals	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
90	Darcy Roy	Left wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
91	Brad Beck	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
92	Scott Machej	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
93	Lou Kiriakou	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
94	Grant Sasser	Centre	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
95	Ulf Isaksson	Left wing	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings (from Vancouver)¹	Solna (Sweden)
96	Tim Mishler	Centre	United States	Winnipeg Jets	East Grand Forks High School (USHS-MN)
97	Phil Stanger	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
98	Todd Bergen	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
99	Sylvain Charland	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from the Rangers)²	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
100	Bob Logan	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	West Island Royals (LHJAQ)
101	Marty Wiitala	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Superior High School (USHS-WI)
102	Bob Nicholson	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	London Knights (OHL)
103	Kevin Houle	Left wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
104	Dwayne Boettger	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
105	Rene Breton	Centre	Canada	New York Islanders	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 8, 1981 that sent Doug Halward to Vancouver in exchange for future considerations (Gary Bromley) and this pick.
The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 16, 1981 that sent Pat Hickey to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

Round six

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
106	Mike Moher	Right wing	Canada	New Jersey	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
107	Claude Vilgrain	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Laval Voisons (QMJHL)
108	Ron Dreger	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
109	Randy Gilhen	Left wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
110	Ed Kastelic	Right wing	Canada	Washington Capitals	London Knights (OHL)
111	Jeff Parker	Defence	United States	Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)¹	Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
112	Mark Hatcher	Defence	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
113	Perry Ganchar	Right wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
114	Jeff Vaive	Centre	Canada	Calgary Flames	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
115	Craig Kales	Right wing	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)²	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
116	Taylor Hall	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
117	Ernie Vargas	Centre	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)³	Coon Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
118	Mats Kihlstrom	Defence	Sweden	Calgary Flames (from Quebec via Washington)⁴	Sodertalje (Sweden)
119	Ron Hextall	Goaltender	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
120	Tony Granato	Centre	United States	New York Rangers	Northwood School (USHS-NY)
121	Jakob Gustavsson	Goaltender	Sweden	Buffalo Sabres	Almtuna (Sweden)
122	Todd Carlile	Defence	United States	Minnesota North Stars	North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
123	Bob Sweeney	Centre	United States	Boston Bruins	Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
124	Mike Dark	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Sarnia Legionnaires (WOJHL)
125	Raimo Summanen	Left wing	Finland	Edmonton Oilers	Lahti (Finland)
126	Roger Kortko	Centre	Canada	New York Islanders	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Don Luce to Los Angeles in exchange for cash and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 3, 1982 that sent Greg Hotham to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's 5th-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and future considerations (this pick).
The Winnipeg Jets' sixth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a compensation trade on December 19, 1981 for signing Serge Savard to Winnipeg in exchange this pick. Savard retired from the NHL on August 12, 1981. The Jets selected him in the NHL waiver draft on October 5, 1981. The trade was completed upon Savard's return to the NHL with the Jets.
The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Ken Houston and Pat Riggin to Washington in exchange for Howard Walker, George White, Washington's third-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1984 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 1, 1982 that sent Tim Tookey and seventh-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Quebec in exchange for Lee Norwood and this pick.

Round seven

Victor Nechaev, the first Russian trained player to play professionally in the NHL was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round of the 1982 Draft.^[3]

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
127	Paul Fulcher	Left wing	Canada	New Jersey	London Knights (OHL)
128	Greg Hudas	Defence	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Redford Royals (NAJHL)
129	Dominic Campedelli	Defence	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cohasset High School (USHS-MA)
130	Jim Johannson	Center	United States	Hartford Whalers	Mayo High School (USHS-MN)
131	Daniel Poudrier	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques (from Washington)¹	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
132	Victor Nechayev	Center	Soviet Union	Los Angeles Kings	SKA Leningrad (USSR)
133	Jay Ness	Defence	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Roseau High School (USHS-MN)
134	Doug Gilmour	Centre	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
135	Brad Ramsden	Right wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
136	Grant Couture	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
137	Parie Proft	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
138	Derek Ray	Right wing	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Seattle Americans (NAJHL)
139	Jeff Triano	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Quebec)²	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
140	Dave Brown	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
141	Sergei Kapustin	Left wing	Soviet Union	New York Rangers	Moscow Spartak (USSR)
142	Allen Bishop	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
143	Viktor Zhluktov	Left wing	Soviet Union	Minnesota North Stars	Moscow CSKA (USSR)
144	John Meulenbroeks	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
145	Hannu Jarvenpaa	Right wing	Finland	Montreal Canadiens	Oulu (Finland)
146	Brian Small	Right wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
147	John Tiano	Centre	United States	New York Islanders	Winthrop High School (USHS-MA)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on February 1, 1982 that sent Lee Norwood and Quebec's sixth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Tim Tookey and this pick.
The Quebec Nordiques' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent Wilf Paiement to Quebec in exchange for Miroslav Frycer and this pick.

Round eight

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
148	John Hutchings	Defence	Canada	New Jersey	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
149	Pat Lahey	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
150	Steve Smith	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
151	Mickey Krampotich	Centre	United States	Hartford Whalers	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
152	Wally Schreiber	Right wing	Canada	Washington Capitals	Regina Pats (WHL)
153	Peter Helander	Defence	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
154	Jeff Smith	Left wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	London Knights (OHL)
155	Chris Delaney	Left wing	United States	St. Louis Blues	Boston College (ECAC)
156	Roy Myllari	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
157	Peter Derksen	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
158	Newell Brown	Centre	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Michigan State University (CCHA)
159	Guy Gosselin	Defence	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Rochester-Marshall High School (USHS-MN)
160	Brian Glynn	Centre	United States	New York Rangers (from Quebec)¹	Buffalo Jr. Sabres (NAJHL)
161	Alain Lavigne	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
162	Janne Karlsson	Defence	Sweden	New York Rangers	Kiruna (Sweden)
163	Claude Verret	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
164	Paul Miller	Defence	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Crookston High School (USHS-MN)
165	Tony Fiore	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
166	Tom Kolioupoulos	Right wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Fraser High School (USHS-MI)
167	Dean Clark	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
168	Todd Okerlund	Right wing	United States	New York Islanders	Burnsville High School (USHS-MN)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The Quebec Nordiques' eight-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on December 30, 1981 that sent Jere Gillis and Dean Talafous to Quebec in exchange for Robbie Ftorek and this pick. Dean Talafous did not report to Quebec and retired from hockey. Pat Hickey was substituted to complete the trade after an arbitrator's decision on March 8, 1982.

Round nine

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
169	Alan Hepple	Defence	United Kingdom	New Jersey	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
170	Gary Cullen	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Cornell University (ECAC)
171	Miroslav Ihnacak	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Toronto Maple Leafs	Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
172	Kevin Skilliter	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
173	Jamie Reeve	Goaltender	Canada	Washington Capitals	Saskatoon Blades (SJHL)
174	Dave Chartier	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
175	Phil Patterson	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
176	Matt Christensen	Centre	United States	St. Louis Blues	Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School (USHS-MN)
177	Ted Pearson	Left wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
178	Greg Gravel	Centre	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
179	Don McLaren	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
180	Tom Ward	Defence	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Richfield High School (USHS-MN)
181	Mike Hough	Left wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
182	Magnus Roupe	Left wing	Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers	Karlstad (Sweden)
183	Kelly Miller	Left wing	United States	New York Rangers	Michigan State University (CCHA)
184	Rob Norman	Right wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
185	Pat Micheletti	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
186	Doug Kostynski	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
187	Brian Williams	Centre	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
188	Ian Wood	Centre	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
189	Gord Paddock	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

Round ten

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
190	Brent Shaw	Right wing	Canada	New Jersey	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
191	Brent Meckling	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
192	Leigh Verstraete	Right wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
193	Simo Saarinen	Defence	Finland	New York Rangers (from Hartford)¹	Helsinki IFK (Finland)
194	Juha Nurmi	Centre	Finland	Washington Capitals	Tampere Tappara (Finland)
195	John Franzosa	Goaltender	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Brown University (ECAC)
196	Jim Camazzola	Left wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
197	John Shumski	Centre	United States	St. Louis Blues	Rennssaeler Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
198	Jim Uens	Centre	Canada	Calgary Flames	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
199	Stu Wenaas	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
200	Al Raymond	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
201	Mike Savage	Left wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
202	Vincent Lukac	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Quebec Nordiques	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
203	Tom Allen	Goaltender	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Michigan Technological University (CCHA)
204	Bob Lowes	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
205	Mike Craig	Goaltender	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
206	Arnold Kadlec	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Minnesota North Stars	Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
207	Tony Gilliard	Left wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils (from Boston)²	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
208	Bob Emery	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Matignon High School (USHS-MA)
209	Grant Dion	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCJHL)
210	Eric Faust	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Henry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The Hartford Whalers' tenth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 2, 1981 that sent Chris Kotsopoulos, Gerry McDonald and Doug Sulliman to Hartford in exchange for Mike Rogers and this pick.
The Boston Bruins' tenth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 for Colorado signing restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To compete the trade, Colorado's sent a second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982-83 NHL season.

Round eleven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
211	Scott Fusco	Centre	United States	New Jersey	Harvard University (ECAC)
212	Mike Stern	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
213	Tim Loven	Defence	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Red River High School (USHS-ND)
214	Martin Linse	Centre	Sweden	Hartford Whalers	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
215	Wayne Prestage	Centre	Canada	Washington Capitals	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
216	Ray Shero	Left wing	United States	Los Angeles Kings	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
217	Mike James	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Ottawa Generals (OHL)
218	Brian Ahern	Left wing	United States	St. Louis Blues	Sibley High School (USHS-MN)
219	Rick Erdall	Centre	United States	Calgary Flames	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
220	Chris McCauley	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	London Knights (OHL)
221	Steve Driscoll	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
222	Bob Shaw	Right wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
223	Andre Martin	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
224	Rick Gal	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
225	Andy Otto	Defence	United States	New York Rangers	Northwood School (USHS-NY)
226	Jim Plankers	Defence	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
227	Scott Knutson	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Warroad High School (USHS-MN)
228	Tommy Lehmann	Centre	Sweden	Boston Bruins	Stocksund (Sweden)
229	Darren Acheson	Centre	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Fort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL)
230	Chris Smith	Goaltender	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
231	Pat Goff	Defence	United States	New York Islanders	Ramsey High School (USHS-MN)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

Round twelve

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
232	Dan Dorion	Right wing	United States	New Jersey	Austin Mavericks (USHL)
233	Shaun Reagan	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
234	Jim Appleby	Goaltender	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
235	Randy Cameron	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
236	Jon Holden	Goaltender	Canada	Washington Capitals	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
237	Mats Ulander	Left wing	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings	Solna (Sweden)
238	Bob Andrea	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Dartmouth Arrows (NSJHL)
239	Peter Smith	Goaltender	United States	St. Louis Blues	University of Maine (ECAC)
240	Dale Thompson	Right wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
241	Stan Bautch	Goaltender	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
242	Shawn Green	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
243	Jan Ericson	Left wing	Sweden	Winnipeg Jets	Solna (Sweden)
244	Jozef Lukac	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	Quebec Nordiques	Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
245	Mark Vichorek	Defence	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
246	Dwayne Robinson	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	University of New Hampshire (ECAC)
247	Marco Kallas	Centre	United States	Washington Capitals (from Buffalo)¹	St. Louis Sting (NAJHL)
248	Jan Jasko	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	Quebec Nordiques (from Minnesota)²	Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
249	Bruno Campese	Goaltender	Canada	Boston Bruins	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
250	Bill Brauer	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
251	Jeff Crawford	Left wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
252	Jim Koudys	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
^{Reference: "1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved January 16, 2009.}

The Buffalo Sabres' twelfth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Washington's 12th-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars' twelfth-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Quebec's 11th-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.