View: Previous | Next
1981
ENTRY DRAFT
Draft Quick Facts
Traded Picks

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11

Picks by Team
BOS | BUF | CGY  
CHI | COL | DET  
EDM | HAR | LOS  
MIN | MON | NYI  
NYR | PHI | PIT
QUE | STL | TOR
VAN | WAS | WIN


 
OTHER YEARS
1963 | 1974 | 1986 | 1997
1964 | 1975 | 1987 | 1998
1965 | 1976 | 1988 | 1999
1966 | 1977 | 1989 | 2000
1967 | 1978 | 1990 | 2001
1968 | 1979 | 1991 | 2002
1969 | 1980 | 1992 | 2003
1970 | 1982 | 1993 | 2004
1971 | 1983 | 1994 | 2005
1972 | 1984 | 1995 |
1973 | 1985 | 1996 |

 

1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Paul MacDermid
Selected in third round
No. 61 overall by Hartford Whalers

Born April 14, 1963
Position: Right Wing / Center
Height: 6-1   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Windsor (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Chesley, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Sauble Beach, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 Port ElginJr. C 3023 2043 87
1980-81 WindsorOMJHL 6815 1732 106

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Windsor's eighth-round pick, No. 99 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. ... Grew up on a Sauble Beach, Ontario, campgrounds owned by his family.
NHL CAREER
Debut: March 31, 1982 (Montreal at Hartford)
Numbers: 23, 15, 29, 36 (Hart.); 23 (Winnipeg); 23 (Wash.); 23 (Que.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1995
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1982-1995 HAR, WIN, WAS, QUE690 116142 2581,303
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1986-1995 HAR, WIN, WAS, QUE43 511 16116

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford Keyes Award (Unsung Hero):
1987-88
Hartford WTIC True Grit Award (Dedication): 1987-88
Winnipeg Seventh Player Award: 1990-91
Hartford Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986-87 (202)
Hartford Playoffs Assists Leader: 1988 (5, tie)
Hartford Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1988 (14)
Washington Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1992 (22)
Miscellaneous: Scored first NHL goal on Hall of Famer Dave Keon's final NHL assist and point, in Hartford's April 3, 1982, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with knee injury, suffered in December 1982. ... Played on line with Ray Ferraro and Paul Fenton for Hartford in 1984-85. ... Played on line with Dave Tippett and Doug Jarvis for Hartford in 1985-86. ... Tied Hartford/Carolina franchise record (since broken) for assists in one playoff year with five in 1988. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with neck and shoulder injuries, suffered during Hartford's Dec. 6, 1988, game vs. Buffalo, and with sprained ligament in right knee, an injury suffered during Hartford's Feb. 4, 1989, game at N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed parts of 1990-91 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Winnipeg's Nov. 3, 1990, game at Vancouver, and with strained knee, an injury suffered in December 1990. ... Scored goal in his first game in a Washington uniform, vs. Minnesota on March 3, 1992. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with sprained right ankle, an injury suffered during Quebec's Oct. 13, 1993, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed a quarter of 1993-94 season with sprained lumbar (back) an injury, suffered during Quebec's Nov. 23, 1993, game vs. New Jersey. ... Missed remainder of 1993-94 season with re-aggravation of back injury, suffered during Quebec's April 5, 1994, game vs. Florida. ... Missed first half of 1995 regular season with back spasms, an injury suffered prior to Quebec's Jan. 21, 1995, season-opener at Philadelphia. He did not return to action until Quebec's March 1, 1995, game vs. Tampa Bay. He re-aggravated his back in that game and missed another game. Missed remainder of 1995 regular season and start of 1995 playoffs with back spasms, an injury suffered during Quebec's practice on April 27, 1995. Althougb he did return in the playoffs, the chronic back trouble forced him to retire.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Windsor (OHL); Binghamton (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Binghamton Seventh Player Award:
1983-84
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Miscellaneous: Returned to his family's campgrounds in Sauble Beach, Ontario, after his retirement. ... Purchased share of Owen Sound (OHL) in 2000 as one of six local investors whose money helped keep the team from having to relocate to Cornwall.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Hartford traded MacDermid to Winnipeg in exchange for Randy Cunneyworth on December 13, 1989.

Visit the new
Hockey Draft Central

HockeyDraftCentral.com is in the middle of rebuilding. You are looking at a page that is not yet updated but is still part of the old site. Check out the new look.
New Home Page


Search this site with:
Google
SNAPSHOT '81
Total Selected: 211
Forwards: 119
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 25
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 10/4
College Players: 21
High School: 18
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 32
Reached NHL: 114
Stanley Cup: 17
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 30
Picks Traded: 38
 
About This Site