1983 NHL Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 8, 1983
Location	Montreal Forum Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection	Brian Lawton (Minnesota North Stars)
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The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was the 21st NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1983. The NHL Entry Draft is the primary means by which players arrive in the National Hockey League. The St. Louis Blues did not participate in this draft, shortly after the league blocked the franchise's relocation to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the only time in National Hockey League history that a franchise did not participate in an entry draft. This was also the last time a playoff team picked first overall until 2020, when the New York Rangers won the first selection.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Claude Lemieux, who retired after the 2008–09 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1983 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	Brian Lawton	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars (from Pittsburgh)¹	Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
2	Sylvain Turgeon	Left wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
3	Pat LaFontaine	Centre	United States	New York Islanders (from New Jersey)²	Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
4	Steve Yzerman	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5	Tom Barrasso	Goaltender	United States	Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)³	Acton-Boxboro High School (USHS-MA)
6	John MacLean	Right wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils (from St. Louis)⁴	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7	Russ Courtnall	Centre	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
8	Andrew McBain	Right wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
9	Cam Neely	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
10	Normand Lacombe	Right wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)⁵	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
11	Adam Creighton	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Quebec)⁶	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
12	Dave Gagner	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
13	Dan Quinn	Centre	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Buffalo)⁷	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
14	Bobby Dollas	Defence	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (from Washington)⁸	Laval Voisins (QMJHL)
15	Bob Errey	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins (from Minnesota)⁹	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
16	Gerald Diduck	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
17	Alfie Turcotte	Centre	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
18	Bruce Cassidy	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
19	Jeff Beukeboom	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
20	David Jensen	Centre	United States	Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)¹⁰	Lawrence Academy (USHS-MA)
21	Nevin Markwart	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Regina Pats (WHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009.}

The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on October 28, 1982 that sent Anders Hakansson, Ron Meighan and Minnesota's 1st-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for George Ferguson and this pick.
The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on October 1, 1981 that sent Dave Cameron and Bob Lorimer 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 Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent the Rick Martin to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles' third-round pick in 1981 NHL Entry Draft and 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 1982 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 first-round and second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft along with Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft (this pick).
The Quebec Nordiques' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 8, 1983 that sent Tony McKegney, Jean-Francois Sauve, Andre Savard and Buffalo's 3rd-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Quebec in exchange for Real Cloutier and this pick.
The Buffalo Sabres' first-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 picks 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 Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Buffalo took option to swap which became this pick for Calgary.
The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 8, 1983 that sent Dave Christian to Washington in exchange for this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on October 28, 1982 that sent George Ferguson and Pittsburgh's 1st-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for Anders Hakansson, Ron Meighan and this pick.
The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on August 19, 1982 that sent Mark Howe and Hartford's third-round in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Greg Adams, Ken Linseman, Philadelphia's third-round in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.

Round two

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
22	Todd Charlesworth	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
23	Ville Siren	Defence	Finland	Hartford Whalers	Tampere Ilves (Finland)
24	Shawn Evans	Defence	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
25	Lane Lambert	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
26	Claude Lemieux	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)¹	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
27	Sergio Momesso	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)²	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
28	Jeff Jackson	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
29	Brad Berry	Defence	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
30	David Bruce	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
31	John Tucker	Centre	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)³	Kitchener (OHL)
32	Yves Heroux	Right wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
33	Randy Heath	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
34	Richard Hajdu	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
35	Todd Francis	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Washington via Calgary)⁴	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
36	Malcolm Parks	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
37	Garnet McKechney	Right wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
38	Frank Musil	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Minnesota North Stars (from Montreal via Calgary)⁵	Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
39	Wayne Presley	Right wing	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
40	Mike Golden	Centre	United States	Edmonton Oilers	Reading High School (USHS-MA)
41	Peter Zezel	Centre	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
42	Greg Johnston	Right wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.}

The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 17, 1981 that sent the Rick Chartraw to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent the Guy Lapointe 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 and second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft along with this pick.
The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on September 10, 1982 that sent the Doug Risebrough and Montreal's second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's third-round pick in 1984 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 25, 1981 that sent Bobby Gould and Randy Holt to Washington in exchange for Pat Ribble and this pick.
The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent the Mike Eaves and Keith Hanson to Calgary in exchange for Steve Christoff and an optional second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft (this pick) or in 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 10, 1982 that sent Calgary's second-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and third-round pick in 1984 NHL Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Doug Risebrough and this pick.

Round three

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43	Peter Taglianetti	Defence	United States	Winnipeg Jets (from Pittsburgh via Montreal)¹	Providence College (ECAC)
44	Derrick Smith	Left wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Hartford)²	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
45	Daniel Letendre	Right wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from New Jersey)³	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
46	Bob Probert	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
47	Bruce Shoebottom	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
48	Allan Bester	Goaltender	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
49	Vesa Salo	Defence	Finland	New York Rangers (from Winnipeg)⁴	Rauma (Finland)
50	Scott Tottle	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
51	Brian Bradley	Centre	Canada	Calgary Flames	London Knights (OHL)
52	Bruce Bell	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
53	Gordie Walker	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Portland Winter Halks (WHL)
54	Iiro Jarvi	Right wing	Finland	Quebec Nordiques (from Buffalo)⁵	HIFK Helsinki (Finland)
55	Perry Berezan	Centre	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Washington)⁶	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
56	Mitch Messier	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
57	Mike Neill	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
58	Mike Rowe	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins (from Montreal)⁷	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
59	Marc Bergevin	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
60	Mike Flanagan	Defence	United States	Edmonton Oilers	Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
61	Leif Carlsson	Defence	Sweden	Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)⁸	Mora IK (Sweden)
62	Greg Puhalski	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.}

The Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets with $50,000 cash as compensation to allow Montreal to hire Serge Savard as the new general manager on April 28, 1983.
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 26, 1980 that sent Gilles Lupien to Pittsburgh in exchange for Montreal's option to swap third-round picks.
The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on August 19, 1982 that sent Greg Adams, Ken Linseman, Philadelphia's first-round and third-round picks in 1983 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Mark Howe and this pick.
The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent Bill Baker to Colorado in exchange for Montreal's option to swap fourth-round picks in 1984 NHL Entry Draft and this pick. Colorado relocated to New Jersey on May 27, 1982.
The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on September 8, 1981 that sent Doug Soetaert to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on June 8, 1983 that sent Real Cloutier and Quebec's 1st-rd pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Tony McKegney, Jean-Francois Sauve, Andre Savard and this pick.
The Washington Capitals' third-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 sixth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in 1984 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on September 26, 1980 that had Montreal's option to swap third-round picks with Pittsburgh in exchange for Gilles Lupien.
The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on August 19, 1982 that sent Mark Howe and Hartford's third-round in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Greg Adams, Ken Linseman, Philadelphia's first-round in 1983 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.

Round four

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
63	Frank Pietrangelo	Goaltender	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
64	Dave MacLean	Right wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
65	Mikko Makela	Right wing	Finland	New York Islanders (from New Jersey)¹	Ilves Tampere (Finland)
66	John Bekkers	Centre	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Detroit)²	Regina Pats (WHL)
67	Guy Benoit	Centre	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
68	Dave Korol	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto via Los Angeles)³	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
69	Bob Essensa	Goaltender	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Henry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL)
70	Tim Lorenz	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
71	Kevan Guy	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
72	Ron Chyzowski	Centre	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from Quebec)⁴	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
73	Peter Andersson	Defence	Sweden	New York Rangers	Orebro (Sweden)
74	Daren Puppa	Goaltender	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Kirkland Lake Midget All-Stars (COAAAMHL)
75	Tim Bergland	Centre	United States	Washington Capitals	Thief River Falls High School (USHS-MN)
76	Brian Durand	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
77	Bill Claviter	Left wing	United States	Calgary Flames (from Islanders via New Jersey)⁵	Virginia High School (USHS-MN)
78	John Kordic	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
79	Tarek Howard	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)
80	Esa Tikkanen	Left wing	Finland	Edmonton Oilers	HIFK Helsinki (Finland)
81	Allen Bourbeau	Centre	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
82	Allan LaRochelle	Goaltender	Canada	Boston Bruins	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.}

The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on October 1, 1982 that sent the Islanders fourth-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for Hector Marini and this pick.
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 Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 8, 1983 that sent Detroit's fourth-round pick in 1984 NHL Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
Los Angeles acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 19, 1982 sent Greg Terrion to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
The Quebec Nordiques' fourth-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on January 12, 1982 that sent John Garrett to Quebec in exchange for Michel Plasse and this pick.
The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on November 25, 1981 that sent Don Lever and Bob MacMillan to Colorado in exchange for Lanny McDonald and this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.
New Jersey acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 1, 1982 sent Hector Marini and New Jersey's fourth-round pick in 1983 NHL Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

Round five

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
83	Dan Hodgson	Centre	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)¹	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
84	Bob Caulfield	Right wing	United States	New York Islanders (from Hartford)²	Detroit Lakes High School (USHS-MN)
85	Chris Terreri	Goaltender	United States	New Jersey Devils	Providence College (ECAC)
86	Petr Klima	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	Detroit Red Wings	Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
87	Bob LaForest	Right wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
88	Joe Kocur	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)³	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
89	Harry Armstrong	Defence	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
90	Doug Quinn	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Nanaimo Islanders (WHL)
91	Igor Liba	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	Calgary Flames	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
92	Luc Guenette	Goaltender	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
93	Jim Andonoff	Right wing	United States	New York Rangers	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
94	Jason Meyer	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Regina Pats (WHL)
95	Martin Bouliane	Centre	Canada	Washington Capitals	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
96	Rich Geist	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	St Paul Academy (USHS-MN)
97	Ron Viglasi	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
98	Dan Wurst	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
99	Kevin Robinson	Left wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
100	Garry Galley	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton)⁴	Bowling Green University (CCHA)
101	Jerome Carrier	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
102	Allen Pedersen	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.}

The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-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 future considerations (Pittsburgh's 6th-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft) and this pick.
The Hartford Whalers' fifth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on October 2, 1981 that sent Garry Howatt to Hartford in exchange for 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 4th-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
The Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on August 10, 1981 that sent Jay McFarlane to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.

Round six

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
103	Patrick Emond	Centre	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
104	Brian Johnson	Defence	United States	Hartford Whalers	Silver Bay High School (USHS-MN)
105	Gord Mark	Defence	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
106	Chris Pusey	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
107	Dave Lundmark	Defence	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Virginia High School (USHS-MN)
108	Kevin Stevens	Centre	United States	Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto)¹	Silver Lake High School (USHS-MA)
109	Joel Baillargeon	Left wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
110	Dave Lowry	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	London Knights (OHL)
111	Grant Blair	Goaltender	Canada	Calgary Flames	Harvard University (ECAC)
112	Brad Walcot	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
113	Bob Alexander	Defence	United States	New York Rangers	Rosemount High School (USHS-MN)
114	Jim Hofford	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
115	Jari Torkki	Left wing	Finland	Chicago Black Hawks (from Washington)²	Rauma (Finland)
116	Tom McComb	Defence	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
117	Darin Illikainen	Left wing	United States	New York Islanders	Hermantown High School (USHS-MN)
118	Arto Javanainen	Right wing	Finland	Montreal Canadiens	Pori (Finland)
119	Mark LaVarre	Right wing	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Stratford Cullitons (MWJBHL)
120	Don Barber	Left wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
121	Rick Tocchet	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
122	Terry Taillefer	Goaltender	Canada	Boston Bruins	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.}

The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on August 10, 1981 that sent Don Luce to Toronto in exchange for Bob Gladney and this pick.
The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of a trade on August 24, 1982 that sent Ted Bulley and Dave Hutchison to Washington in exchange for Washington's 5th-rd pick in 1984 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.

Round seven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
123	Paul Ames	Defence	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Billerica High School (USHS-MA)
124	Joe Reekie	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
125	Greg Evtushevski	Right wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
126	Bob Pierson	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	London Knights (OHL)
127	Tim Burgess	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
128	Cam Plante	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
129	Iain Duncan	Left wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	North York Rangers (OJHL)
130	Terry Maki	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
131	Jeff Hogg	Goaltender	Canada	Calgary Flames	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
132	Craig Mack	Defence	United States	Quebec Nordiques	East Grand Forks High School (USHS-MN)
133	Steve Orth	Centre	United States	New York Rangers	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
134	Christian Ruuttu	Centre	Finland	Buffalo Sabres	Pori (Finland)
135	Dwaine Hutton	Centre	Canada	Washington Capitals	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
136	Sean Toomey	Left wing	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Cretin-Derham Hall High School (USHS-MN)
137	Jim Sprenger	Defence	United States	New York Islanders	Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
138	Vladislav Tretiak	Goaltender	Soviet Union	Montreal Canadiens	Moscow CSKA (USSR)
139	Scott Birnie	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
140	Dale Derkatch	Centre	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
141	Bob Mormina	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
142	Ian Armstrong	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.}

Round eight

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
143	Christian Duperron	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from Pittsburgh)¹	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
144	Jamie Falle	Goaltender	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Clarkson University (ECAC)
145	Viacheslav Fetisov	Defence	Soviet Union	New Jersey Devils	Moscow CSKA (USSR)
146	Craig Butz	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
147	Ken Hammond	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
148	Paul Bifano	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Burnaby Bluehawks (BCJHL)
149	Ron Pesetti	Defence	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
150	John Labatt	Centre	United States	Vancouver Canucks	Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN)
151	Chris MacDonald	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
152	Tommy Albelin	Defence	Sweden	Quebec Nordiques	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
153	Pete Marcov	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Welland Cougars (GHJHL)
154	Donald McSween	Defence	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Redford Royals (NAJHL)
155	Marty Abrams	Goaltender	Canada	Washington Capitals	Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL)
156	Don Biggs	Centre	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
157	Dale Henry	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
158	Rob Bryden	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Henry Carr Crusaders (MetJHL)
159	Kent Paynter	Defence	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
160	Ralph Vos	Centre	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Abbotsford Flyers (BCJHL)
161	Pelle Eklund	Centre	Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers	Solna (Sweden)
162	Francois Olivier	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	St-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.}

The Pittsburgh Penguins' eighth-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on December 29, 1981 that sent Rick MacLeish to Pittsburgh in exchange for Russ Anderson and this pick.

Round nine

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
163	Marty Ketola	Right wing	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
164	Bill Fordy	Left wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Guelph Platers (OHL)
165	Jay Octeau	Defence	United States	New Jersey Devils	Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
166	Dave Sikorski	Defence	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
167	Bruce Fishback	Centre	United States	Los Angeles Kings	White Bear Lake High School (USHS-MN)
168	Cliff Abrecht	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Princeton University (ECAC)
169	Todd Flichel	Defence	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Gloucester Rangers (COJHL)
170	Allan Measures	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
171	Rob Kivell	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
172	Wayne Groulx	Centre	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
173	Paul Jerrard	Right wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
174	Tim Hoover	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
175	Dave Cowan	Left wing	United States	Washington Capitals	Washburn High School (USHS-MN)
176	Paul Pulis	Right wing	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
177	Kevin Vescio	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
178	Grant McKay	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	University of Calgary (CIAU)
179	Brian Noonan	Centre	United States	Chicago Black Hawks	Archbishop Williams High School (USHS-MA)
180	Dave Roach	Goaltender	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	New Westminster Royals (BCJHL)
181	Robbie Nichols	Left wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
182	Harri Laurila	Defence	Finland	Boston Bruins	Lahti (Finland)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.}

Round ten

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
183	Alex Haidy	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
184	Greg Rolston	Right wing	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Hartford)¹	Powers High School (USHS-MI)
185	Alexander Chernykh	Centre	Soviet Union	New Jersey Devils	Voskresensk (USSR)
186	Stu Grimson	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Regina Pats (WHL)
187	Thomas Ahlen	Defence	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings	Skellefteå AIK (Sweden)
188	Brian Ross	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
189	Kory Wright	Right wing	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
190	Roger Grillo	Defence	United States	Vancouver Canucks	University of Maine (ECAC)
191	Tom Pratt	Defence	United States	Calgary Flames	Kimball Union Academy (USHS-NH)
192	Scott Shaunessy	Defence	United States	Quebec Nordiques	St. John's Prep (USHS-MA)
193	Reine Landgren	Left wing	Sweden	Hartford Whalers (from the Rangers)²	Sodertalje (Sweden)
194	Mark Ferner	Defence	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
195	Yves Beaudoin	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
196	Milos Riha	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	Minnesota North Stars	Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
197	Dave Shellington	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
198	Thomas Rundqvist	Left wing	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Karlstad (Sweden)
199	Dominik Hasek	Goaltender	Czechoslovakia	Chicago Black Hawks	Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
200	Warren Yadlowski	Centre	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
201	Bill McCormack	Centre	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Westminster School (USHS-CT)
202	Paul Fitzsimmons	Defence	United States	Boston Bruins	Northeastern University (ECAC)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.}

The Hartford Whalers' tenth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 5, 1982 that sent Paul Marshall to Hartford in exchange for this pick.
The New York Rangers' tenth-round pick went to the Hartford Whalers as the result of a trade on February 2, 1982 that sent Rob McClanahan to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

Round eleven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
203	Garth Hildebrand	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
204	Allan Acton	Left wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Saskatoon Blazers (WHL)
205	Allan Stewart	Left wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
206	Jeff Frank	Right wing	Canada/ United States	Detroit Red Wings	Regina Pats (WHL)
207	Jan Blaha	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Los Angeles Kings	Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
208	Mike Tomlak	Centre	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
209	Eric Cormier	Left wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	St. George's School (Canadian HS-QC)
210	Steve Kayser	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	University of Vermont (ECAC)
211	Jaroslav Benak	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Calgary Flames	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
212	Oldrich Valek	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Minnesota North Stars (from Quebec)¹	Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
213	Bryan Walker	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Portland Winter Halks (WHL)
214	Uwe Krupp	Defence	West Germany	Buffalo Sabres	Cologne (West Germany)
215	Alain Raymond	Goaltender	Canada	Washington Capitals	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
216	Anders Huss	Centre	Sweden	Washington Capitals (from Minnesota)²	Gavle (Sweden)
217	John Bjorkman	Centre	United States	New York Islanders	Warroad High School (USHS-MN)
218	Jeff Perpich	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
219	Steve Pepin	Centre	Canada	Chicago Black Hawks	St. Jean Castors (QMJHL)
220	John Miner	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Regina Pats (WHL)
221	Brian Jopling	Goaltender	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
222	Norm Foster	Goaltender	Canada	Boston Bruins	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.}

The Quebec Nordiques' eleventh-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Minnesota's 12th-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Quebec in exchange for this pick.
The Minnesota North Stars' eleventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on August 4, 1982 that sent Rollie Boutin and Wes Jarvis to Minnesota in exchange for Robbie Moore and this pick.

Round twelve

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
223	Dave Goertz	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regina Pats (WHL)
224	Darcy Kaminski	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
225	Alexei Kasatonov	Defence	Soviet Union	New Jersey Devils	Moscow CSKA (USSR)
226	Chuck Chiatto	Centre	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Cranbrook High School (USHS-MI
227	Chad Johnson	Centre	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Roseau High School (USHS-MN)
228	Ron Choules	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
229	Jamie Husgen	Defence	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
230	Jay Mazur	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Breck School (USHS-MN)
231	Sergei Makarov	Right wing	Soviet Union	Calgary Flames	Moscow CSKA (USSR)
232	Bo Berglund	Right wing	Sweden	Quebec Nordiques	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
233	Ulf Nilsson	Goaltender	Sweden	New York Rangers	Skelleftea (Sweden)
234	Marc Hamelin	Goaltender	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
235	Kermit Salfi	Left wing	United States	Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)¹	Northwood School (USHS-NY)
236	Paul Roff	Right wing	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
237	Peter McGeough	Defence	United States	New York Islanders	Bishop Hendricken High School (USHS-RI)
238	Jean-Guy Bergeron	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
239	Jindrich Kokrment	Centre	Czechoslovakia	Quebec Nordiques (from Chicago)²	Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
240	Steven Woodburn	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
241	Harold Duvall	Left wing	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Belmont Hill School (USHS-MA)
242	Greg Murphy	Defence	United States	Boston Bruins	Trinity-Pawling High School (USHS-NY)
^{Reference: "1983 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.}

The Washington Capitals' twelfth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Buffalo's 12th-rd pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for this pick.
The Chicago Black Hawks' twelfth-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on June 8, 1983 that sent Quebec's 11th-rd pick in 1984 NHL Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.