| ROUND: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Traded Picks | Quick Facts | |||||
| Round 2 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 22. | Winnipeg | Scott Arniel | LW | Cornwall | QMJHL | Canada |
| 23. | Detroit | Claude Loiselle | C | Windsor | OHL | Canada |
| 24. | Toronto | Gary Yaremchuk | C | Portland | WHL | Canada |
| 25. | Chicago | Kevin Griffin | LW | Portland | WHL | Canada |
| 26. | Colorado | Rich Chernomaz | RW | Victoria | WHL | Canada |
| 27. | Minnesota | Dave Donnelly | C | St. Albert | AJHL | Canada |
| 28. | Pittsburgh | Steve Gatzos | RW | Sault Ste. Marie | OHL | Canada |
| 29. | Edmonton | Todd Strueby | LW | Regina | WHL | Canada |
| 30. | N.Y. Rangers | Jan Erixon | RW | Skelleftea | Elitserien | Sweden |
| 31. | Minnesota | Mike Sands | G | Sudbury | OHL | Canada |
| 32. | Montreal | Lars Eriksson | G | Gavle | Elitserien | Sweden |
| 33. | Minnesota | Tom Hirsch | D | Minneapolis Henry | Minn. HS | USA |
| 34. | Minnesota | Dave Preuss | RW | St. Thomas Acad. | Minn. HS | USA |
| 35. | Boston | Luc Dufour | LW | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | Canada |
| 36. | St. Louis | Hakan Nordin | D | Karlstad | Elitserien | Sweden |
| 37. | Philadelphia | Rich Costello | C | Natick | Mass. HS | USA |
| 38. | Buffalo | Hannu Virta | D | Turku TPS | SM-Liiga | Finland |
| 39. | Los Angeles | Dean Kennedy | D | Brandon | WHL | Canada |
| 40. | Montreal | Chris Chelios | D | Moose Jaw | SJHL | USA |
| 41. | Minnesota | Jali Wahlsten | C | Turku TPS | SM-Liiga | Finland |
| 42. | N.Y. Islanders | Gord Dineen | D | Sault Ste. Marie | OHL | Canada |
| SNAPSHOT '81 | |
| Total Selected: | 211 |
| Forwards: | 119 |
| Defense: | 67 |
| Goaltenders: | 25 |
| Major Junior: | 122 |
| Tier II and Junior B: | 14 |
| College Players: | 21 |
| High School: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 142 |
| American: | 37 |
| U.S.-Born: | 36 |
| European: | 32 |
| Reached NHL: | 114 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 17 |
| Hall of Fame: | 5 |
| All-Star Game: | 14 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 7 |
| Olympians: | 30 |
| Picks Traded: | 38 |