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| Round 8 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 148. | Winnipeg | Dan McFall | D | Buffalo | NAJHL | USA |
| 149. | Detroit | Rick Zombo | D | Austin | USHL | USA |
| 150. | Colorado | Tony Arima | LW | Helsinki Jokerit | SM-Liiga | Finland |
| 151. | Hartford | Denis Dore | RW | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | Canada |
| 152. | Washington | Gaetan Duchesne | LW | Quebec | QMJHL | Canada |
| 153. | Toronto | Richard Turmel | D | Shawinigan | QMJHL | Canada |
| 154. | Pittsburgh | Mitch Lamoureux | C | Oshawa | OHL | Canada |
| 155. | Edmonton | Mike Sturgeon | D | Kelowna | BCJHL | Canada |
| 156. | N.Y. Rangers | Ari Lahteenmaki | RW | Helsinki IFK | SM-Liiga | Finland |
| 157. | Vancouver | Petri Skriko | RW | Lappeenranta | SM-Liiga | Finland |
| 158. | Quebec | Andre Cote | RW | Quebec | QMJHL | Canada |
| 159. | Chicago | Johan Mellstrom | LW | Falun | Swe. Div. II | Sweden |
| 160. | Minnesota | Kari Kanervo | C | Turku TPS | SM-Liiga | Finland |
| 161. | Boston | Armel Parisee | D | Chicoutimi | QMJHL | Canada |
| 162. | Calgary | Dale DeGray | D | Oshawa | OHL | Canada |
| 163. | Philadelphia | Steve Taylor | LW | Providence | ECAC | USA |
| 164. | Buffalo | Gates Orlando | C | Providence | ECAC | Canada |
| 165. | Los Angeles | Dan Brennan | LW | North Dakota | WCHA | Canada |
| 166. | Montreal | Paul Gess | LW | Bloomington Jefferson | Minn. HS | USA |
| 167. | St. Louis | Alain Vigneault | D | Trois-Rivieres | QMJHL | Canada |
| 168. | N.Y. Islanders | Bill Dowd | D | Ottawa | 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 |