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1981. NHL. ENTRY DRAFT.

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PictureSteve Gatzos
     The 1981 NHL Entry Draft was held on Wednesday, June 10, 1981 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. West Division teams drafted in reverse order of their 1968-69 finish in the standings, while East Division teams reverted back to the rotating draft order from 1967 while accounting for 1968 with teams moving up two positions each. ​The Montreal Canadiens, who had the option to take the first two French-Canadian players in the draft in lieu of their regular picks, chose first and second overall, taking right wing Rejean Houle and left wing Marc Tardif both of Montreal (OHA), respectively.

​​     The Pittsburgh Penguins, who finished with 51 points (20 wins) in 1968-69 - tied with Minnesota (18 wins), would draft second overall out of 12 teams in each round. On May 21, 1968, Pittsburgh traded its first round choice in the 1969 Amateur Draft (Frank Spring, RW, Edmonton) to Boston for Jean Pronovost and John Arbour. The Penguins traded their seventh round choice (Bob Collyard, C, Colorado College) to St. Louis for cash. They also traded their eighth round choice (Frank Hamill, RW, Toronto) to Montreal for cash. This would leave Pittsburgh with five selections in the 10-round draft as they passed on making a selection in the ninth and tenth rounds.

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Norm Schmidt
PictureRod Buskas

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Mitch Lamoureux
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Dave Hannan

1981 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Entry Draft Selections


Choice Round Pick Overall Player Position 1980-81 Amateur Club
1 2 7 28 Steve Gatzos RW Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
2 3 7 49 Tom Thornbury D Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
3 4 7 70 Norm Schmidt D Oshawa Generals (OHA)
4 6 4 109 Paul Edwards D Oshawa Generals (OHA)
5 6 7 112 Rod Buskas D Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 7 7 133 Geoff Wilson RW Winnipeg Monarchs (WHL)
7 8 7 154 Mitch Lamoureux C Oshawa Generals (OHA)
8 9 7 175 Dean Defazio LW Brantford Alexanders (OHA)
9 10 7 196 Dave Hannan C Brantford Alexanders (OHA)

Steve Gatzos

Tom Thornbury

Norm Schmidt

Paul Edwards

Rod Buskas

Geoff Wilson

Mitch Lamoureux

Dean Defazio

Dave Hannan


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