| ROUND: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Traded Picks | Quick Facts | |||||
| Round 1 | ||||||
| No. | Team | Player | Pos. | Last team | League | Nationality |
| 1. | Minnesota | Brian Lawton | C | Mount St. Charles | R.I. HS | USA |
| 2. | Hartford | Sylvain Turgeon | LW | Hull | QMJHL | Canada |
| 3. | N.Y. Islanders | Pat LaFontaine | C | Verdun | QMJHL | USA |
| 4. | Detroit | Steve Yzerman | C | Peterborough | OHL | Canada |
| 5. | Buffalo | Tom Barrasso | G | Acton-Boxborough | Mass. HS | USA |
| 6. | New Jersey | John MacLean | RW | Oshawa | OHL | Canada |
| 7. | Toronto | Russ Courtnall | C | Victoria | WHL | Canada |
| 8. | Winnipeg | Andrew McBain | RW | North Bay | OHL | Canada |
| 9. | Vancouver | Cam Neely | RW | Portland | WHL | Canada |
| 10. | Buffalo | Normand Lacombe | RW | New Hampshire | ECAC | Canada |
| 11. | Buffalo | Adam Creighton | C | Ottawa | OHL | Canada |
| 12. | N.Y. Rangers | Dave Gagner | C | Brantford | OHL | Canada |
| 13. | Calgary | Dan Quinn | C | Belleville | OHL | Canada |
| 14. | Winnipeg | Bobby Dollas | D | Laval | QMJHL | Canada |
| 15. | Pittsburgy | Bob Errey | LW | Peterborough | OHL | Canada |
| 16. | N.Y. Islanders | Gerald Diduck | D | Lethbridge | WHL | Canada |
| 17. | Montreal | Alfie Turcotte | C | Portland | WHL | USA |
| 18. | Chicago | Bruce Cassidy | D | Ottawa | OHL | Canada |
| 19. | Edmonton | Jeff Beukeboom | D | Sault Ste. Marie | OHL | Canada |
| 20. | Hartford | David Jensen | C | Lawrence Academy | Mass. HS | USA |
| 21. | Boston | Nevin Markwart | LW | Regina | WHL | Canada |
| SNAPSHOT '83 | |
| Total Selected: | 242 |
| Forwards: | 134 |
| Defense: | 86 |
| Goaltenders: | 22 |
| Major Junior: | 122 |
| Tier II and Junior B: | 24 |
| College Players: | 15 |
| High School: | 47 |
| Canadian: | 148 |
| American: | 60 |
| U.S.-Born: | 60 |
| European: | 34 |
| Reached NHL: | 113 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 21 |
| Hall of Fame: | 6 |
| All-Star Game: | 20 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 7 |
| Olympians: | 34 |
| Picks Traded: | 41 |