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1981 TRADED DRAFT PICKS
Round 1
No. Team Player From Trade Description
2. Los Angeles Doug Smith Detroit DET got return of Dale McCourt and the rights to restricted free agent Rogie Vachon. LA also got Andre St. Laurent and 1980 No. 1 (Larry Murphy). LA had option of taking 1980 No. 2 or 1981 No. 1 and chose latter. (Aug. 22, 1979)
3. Washington Bobby Carpenter Colorado COL got 1981 No. 1 (Joe Cirella) and 1981 No. 2 (Rich Chernomaz). WAS also got 1981 No. 3 (Eric Calder). (June 10, 1981)
5. Colorado Joe Cirella Washington WAS got 1981 No. 1 (Bobby Carpenter) and 1981 No. 3 (Eric Calder). COL also got 1981 No. 2 (Rich Chernomaz). (June 10, 1981)
7. Montreal Mark Hunter Pittsburgh PIT got Rod Schutt. (Oct. 18, 1978)
18. Montreal Gilbert Delorme Los Angeles LA got Murray Wilson and 1979 No. 1 (Jay Wells). (Oct. 5, 1978)
Round 2
24. Toronto Gary Yaremchuk Colorado COL got Jack Valiquette. (Oct. 19, 1978)
25. Chicago Kevin Griffin Hartford HAR got Mike Veisor. CHI had option of taking 1981 No. 2 or 1982 No. 2 and chose former. Had CHI chosen latter, pick would have gone to PHI to complete HAR's Nov. 21, 1980, trade for Jack McIlhargey. (June 19, 1980)
26. Colorado Rich Chernomaz Washington WAS got 1981 No. 1 (Bobby Carpenter) and 1981 No. 3 (Eric Calder). COL also got 1981 No. 1 (Joe Cirella). (June 10, 1981)
27. Minnesota Dave Donnelly Toronto TOR got Ron Zanussi and 1981 No. 3 (Ernie Godden). (March 10, 1981)
31. Minnesota Mike Sands Vancouver VAN got Per-Olov Brasar. (Dec. 10, 1979)
32. Montreal Lars Eriksson Quebec QUE got MON promise to take Danny Geoffrion and Alain Cote, rather than Marc Tardif and/or Richard David, from QUE in 1979 NHL Reclaim Draft. MON also got QUE promise to take Cote back in NHL Expansion Draft and 1980 No. 3 (John Newberry). (June 9, 1979)
33. Minnesota Tom Hirsch Chicago CHI got Glen Sharpley. MIN also got Ken Solheim. (Dec. 29, 1980)
36. St. Louis Hakan Nordin Calgary CGY got Garry Unger. STL also got Ed Kea and Don Laurence. (Oct. 10, 1979)
41. Minnesota Jali Wahlsten St. Louis STL got Bob Stewart and FC. (June 15, 1978). MIN sent Harvey Bennett to STL to complete the trade on Aug. 28, 1978.
Round 3
45. Washington Eric Calder Colorado COL got 1981 No. 1 (Joe Cirella) and 1981 No. 2 (Rich Chernomaz). WAS also got 1981 No. 1 (Bobby Carpenter). (June 10, 1981)
46. Montreal Dieter Hegen Hartford HAR got Rick Meagher, 1981 No. 3 (Paul MacDermid) & 1981 No. 5 (Dan Bourbonnais). MTL also got 1981 No. 5 (Steve Rooney).
(June 5, 1980)
47. Philadelphia Barry Tabobondung Washington WAS got Wayne Stephenson. (Aug. 16, 1979)
48. Colorado Uli Hiemer Toronto TOR got Rene Robert. (Jan. 30, 1981)
50. N.Y. Rangers Peter Sundstrom Edmonton EDM got Don Murdoch. NYR also got Cam Connor. (March 11, 1980)
55. Toronto Ernie Godden Minnesota MIN got 1981 No. 2 (Dave Donnelly). TOR also got Ron Zanussi. (March 10, 1981)
56. Calgary Mike Vernon Boston BOS got Jim Craig. CGY also got 1980 No. 2 (Steve Konroyd). (June 2, 1980)
57. N.Y. Islanders Ron Handy Calgary CGY got Alex McKendry. (Oct. 9, 1980)
60. Buffalo Colin Chisholm Los Angeles LA got Rick Martin. BUF also got 1983 No. 1 (Tom Barrasso). (March 10, 1981)
61. Hartford Paul MacDermid Montreal MTL got 1981 No. 3 (Dieter Hegen) and 1981 No. 5 (Steve Rooney). HAR also got Rick Meagher and 1981 No. 5 (Dan Bourbonnais).
(June 5, 1980)
Round 4
65. Philadelphia Dave Michayluk Detroit DET got Dennis Sobchuk. (Sept. 4, 1979). Original deal announced as being for an unspecified late-round pick was actually for a conditional 1981 No. 3 or No. 4 depending on Sobchuk's performance, which merited No. 4.
69. Minnesota Terry Tait Toronto TOR got Paul Harrison. (June 14, 1978)
83. Buffalo Anders Wikberg St. Louis STL got Bill Stewart. BUF also got Bob Hess.
(Oct. 20, 1980)
Round 5
88. Montreal Steve Rooney Hartford HAR got Rick Meagher, 1981 No. 3 (Paul MacDermid) & 1981 No. 5 (Dan Bourbonnais). MTL also got 1981 No. 3 (Dieter Hegen).
(June 5, 1980)
91. Washington Peter Sidorkiewicz Pittsburgh PIT got Gary Rissling. (Jan. 2, 1981)
93. Hartford Bill Maguire N.Y. Rangers NYR got Nick Fotiu. (Jan. 15, 1981)
94. N.Y. Islanders Jacques Sylvestre Vancouver VAN got Richard Brodeur and 1981 No. 5 (Moe Lemay). (Oct. 6, 1980)
102. Toronto Barry Brigley Los Angeles LA got Jim Rutherford. (March 10, 1981)
103. Hartford Dan Bourbonnais Montreal MTL got 1981 No. 3 (Dieter Hegen) and 1981 No. 5 (Steve Rooney). HAR also got Rick Meagher and 1981 No. 3 (Paul MacDermid).
(June 5, 1980)
105. Vancouver Moe Lemay N.Y. Islanders NYI got 1981 No. 5 (Jacques Sylvestre). VAN also got Richard Brodeur. (Oct. 6, 1980)
Round 6
109. Pittsburgh Paul Edwards Hartford HAR got Gilles Lupien. (Feb. 20, 1981)
111. Edmonton Steve Smith Toronto TOR got Reg Thomas. (Aug. 22, 1979)
Round 7
134. Los Angeles Craig Hurley Edmonton EDM got Garry Unger. (March 10, 1981)
137. Philadelphia Vladimir Svitek Quebec QUE got Andre Dupont. PHI also got cash. (Sept. 15, 1980)

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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
 
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