Editing 1982 NHL entry draft

{{short description|20th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 1982 NHL entry draft
| image       = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| logo        = 
| logosize    = 180px
| date        = June 9, 1982
| time        = 
| location    = [[Montreal Forum]]<br>[[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| network     = 
| league      = 
| teams       = 
| first       = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Gord Kluzak]]<br>([[Boston Bruins]])
| most        = 
| fewest      = 
| first_round = 
| overall     = 252
| rounds      = 12
| hofnum      = {{Collapsible list
| title = 4
| 1 = D [[Scott Stevens]]
| 2 = D [[Phil Housley]]
| 3 = LW [[Dave Andreychuk]]
| 4 = C [[Doug Gilmour]]}}
| prev        = [[1981 NHL entry draft|1981]]
| next        = [[1983 NHL entry draft|1983]]
}}

The '''1982 [[NHL entry draft]]''' was the 20th NHL entry draft. It was held at the [[Montreal Forum]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. The [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the [[1981–82 NHL season]] and playoff standings. This is the list of those players selected.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was [[Dave Andreychuk]], who retired after the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]].

==Selections by round==
Below are listed the selections in the 1982 NHL entry draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

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===Round one===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 1
| [[Gord Kluzak]] ([[Defenceman|D]]) || {{CAN}} || [[Boston Bruins]] (from New Jersey)<sup>1</sup> || [[Billings Bighorns]] (WHL)
|-
! 2
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Brian Bellows]] ([[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]) || {{CAN}} || [[Minnesota North Stars]] (from Detroit)<sup>2</sup> || [[Kitchener Rangers]] ([[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]])
|-
! 3
| [[Gary Nylund]] (D) || {{CAN}} || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || [[Portland Winter Hawks]] (WHL)
|-
! 4
| [[Ron Sutter]] ([[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]) || {{CAN}} || [[Philadelphia Flyers]] (from Hartford)<sup>3</sup>  || [[Lethbridge Broncos]] (WHL)
|-
! 5
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Scott Stevens]] (D) || {{CAN}} || [[Washington Capitals]] || Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 6
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Phil Housley]] (D) || {{USA}} || [[Buffalo Sabres]] (from Los Angeles)<sup>4</sup> || South St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 7
| [[Ken Yaremchuk]] (C) || {{CAN}} || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
|-
! 8
| [[Rocky Trottier]] (C) || {{CAN}} || [[New Jersey Devils|New Jersey]]{{efn|While the team had announced its relocation from Denver, it would not choose the nickname "Devils" until June 30.}} (from St. Louis)<sup>5</sup> || Billings Bighorns (WHL)
|-
! 9
| [[Paul Cyr]] ([[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)<sup>6</sup> || [[Victoria Cougars (WHL)|Victoria Cougars]] (WHL)
|-
! 10
| [[Rich Sutter]] (RW) || {{CAN}}|| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] || Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
|-
! 11
| [[Michel Petit]] (D) || {{CAN}} || [[Vancouver Canucks]] || [[Sherbrooke Castors]] ([[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]])
|-
! 12
| [[Jim Kyte]] (D) || {{CAN}} || [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] || [[Cornwall Royals]] (OHL)
|-
! 13
| [[David Shaw (ice hockey)|David Shaw]] (D) || {{CAN}} || [[Quebec Nordiques]] || Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 14
| [[Paul Lawless]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || [[Hartford Whalers]] (from Philadelphia)<sup>7</sup>  || [[Windsor Spitfires]] (OHL)
|-
! 15
| [[Chris Kontos]] (C) || {{CAN}} || [[New York Rangers]] || [[Toronto Marlboros]] (OHL)
|-
! 16
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | [[Dave Andreychuk]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || [[Oshawa Generals]] (OHL)
|-
! 17
| [[Murray Craven]] (C) || {{CAN}} || [[Detroit Red Wings]] (from Minnesota)<sup>8</sup> || [[Medicine Hat Tigers]] (WHL)
|-
! 18
| [[Ken Daneyko]] (D) || {{CAN}} || New Jersey (from Boston)<sup>9</sup> || [[Seattle Breakers]] (WHL)
|-
! 19
| [[Alain Héroux|Alain Heroux]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 20
| [[Jim Playfair]] (D) || {{CAN}} || [[Edmonton Oilers]] || Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
|-
! 21
| [[Patrick Flatley]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || [[New York Islanders]] || [[Wisconsin Badgers|University of Wisconsin]] ([[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]])
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82main.htm |access-date=17 January 2009}}</sup>
|}
# The [[New Jersey Devils]]' first-round pick went to the [[Boston Bruins]] as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 when Colorado signed restricted free agent [[Dwight Foster (ice hockey)|Dwight Foster]].  To complete the trade, Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft was also sent to Colorado in exchange for Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft (this pick) and a second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft.  The [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the [[1982–83 NHL season]].
# The [[Detroit Red Wings]]' first-round pick went to the [[Minnesota North Stars]] as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent [[Greg Smith (ice hockey)|Greg Smith]], rights to [[Don Murdoch]] and Minnesota's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Hartford Whalers]]' first-round pick went to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent [[Don Gillen]], [[Rick MacLeish]], [[Fred Arthur]], Philadelphia's first-round, second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for [[Ray Allison]], [[Fred Arthur]], Hartford's third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
# The [[Los Angeles Kings]]' first-round pick went to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] as the result of a trade on March 10, 1980 that sent [[Jerry Korab]] to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
# The [[St. Louis Blues]]' first-round pick went to the [[New Jersey Devils]] as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent [[Rob Ramage]] to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-round pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] and this pick. 
# The [[Calgary Flames]]' first-round pick went to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent [[Richie Dunn]], [[Don Edwards (ice hockey)|Don Edwards]] and Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]], Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] and this pick. 
# The [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' first-round pick went to the [[Hartford Whalers]] as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent [[Ray Allison]], [[Fred Arthur]], Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for [[Don Gillen]], [[Rick MacLeish]], [[Fred Arthur]], Philadelphia's second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
# The [[Minnesota North Stars]]' first-round pick went to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent Detroit's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for [[Greg Smith (ice hockey)|Greg Smith]], rights to [[Don Murdoch]] and this pick.
# The [[Boston Bruins]]' first-round pick went to the [[New Jersey Devils]] as the result of a trade on July 21, 1981 that sent Colorado's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft.  It was a compensation trade that saw Colorado sign restricted free agent [[Dwight Foster (ice hockey)|Dwight Foster]]. The [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the 1982–83 NHL season.

===Round two===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 22
| [[Brian Curran]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins (from New Jersey)<sup>1</sup> || Portland (WHL)
|-
! 23
| [[Yves Courteau]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || [[Laval Voisins]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 24
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Gary Leeman]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || [[Regina Pats]] (WHL)
|-
! 25
| [[Peter Ihnačák|Peter Ihnacak]] (C) || {{TCH}} || Toronto Maple Leafs (from Hartford via Philadelphia)<sup>2</sup> || Prague Sparta (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 26
| Mike Anderson (C) || {{USA}} || Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)<sup>3</sup> || North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 27
| [[Mike Heidt]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings || [[Calgary Wranglers (WHL)|Calgary Wranglers]] (WHL)
|-
! 28
| Rene Badeau (D) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || [[Quebec Remparts]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 29
| [[Dave Reierson]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames (from St. Louis via Minnesota)<sup>4</sup> || [[Prince Albert Raiders]] (SJHL)
|-
! 30
| Jens Johansson (D) || {{SWE}} || Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary)<sup>5</sup> || Pitea (Sweden)
|-
! 31
| [[Jocelyn Gauvreau]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)<sup>6</sup> || [[Granby Bisons]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 32
| [[Kent Carlson]] (D) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens (from Vancouver via Minnesota)<sup>7</sup> || [[St. Lawrence University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 33
| [[David Maley]] (LW) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)<sup>8</sup> || Edina High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 34
| [[Paul Gillis]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Quebec Nordiques || [[Niagara Falls Flyers]] (OHL)
|-
! 35
| [[Mark Paterson (ice hockey)|Mark Paterson]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)<sup>9</sup> || [[Ottawa 67's]] (OHL)
|-
! 36
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Tomas Sandström|Tomas Sandstrom]] (RW) || {{SWE}} || New York Rangers || Fagersta (Sweden)
|-
! 37
| [[Richard Kromm]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames (from Buffalo)<sup>10</sup> || Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
|-
! 38
| [[Tim Hrynewich]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins (from Minnesota)<sup>11</sup> || [[Sudbury Wolves]] (OHL)
|-
! 39
| [[Lyndon Byers]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || Regina Pats (WHL)
|-
! 40
| [[Scott Sandelin]] (D) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens || Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 41
| [[Steve Graves]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]] (OHL)
|-
! 42
| [[Vern Smith (ice hockey)|Vern Smith]] (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd2.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[New Jersey Devils]]' second-round pick went to the [[Boston Bruins]] as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 when Colorado signed restricted free agent Dwight Foster. To complete the trade, Boston's tenth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft was sent to Colorado in exchange for Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.  The [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the [[1982–83 NHL season]].
# The [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' second-round pick went to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] as the result of a trade on January 20, 1982 that sent [[Darryl Sittler]] to Philadelphia in exchange for [[Rich Costello]], future considerations ([[Ken Strong (ice hockey)|Ken Strong]]) and this pick.
#: Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 21, 1980 that sent [[Norm Barnes]] and [[Jack McIlhargey]] to Hartford in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Washington Capitals]]' second-round pick went to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent [[Alan Haworth (ice hockey)|Alan Haworth]] and Buffalo's third-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's fourth-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick. 
# The [[Minnesota North Stars]]' second-round pick went to the [[Calgary Flames]] as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent [[Willi Plett]] and Calgary's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for [[Steve Christoff]], [[Bill Nyrop]] and this pick.
#: Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 10, 1979 that sent [[Richie Hansen]] and [[Bryan Maxwell]] to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Calgary Flames]]' second-round pick went to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent [[Richie Dunn]], [[Don Edwards (ice hockey)|Don Edwards]] and Buffalo's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's first-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]], Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] and this pick.
# The [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]' second-round pick went to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] as the result of a trade on August 30, 1979 that sent [[Robert Holland (ice hockey)|Robert Holland]] and [[Pat Hughes (ice hockey)|Pat Hughes]] to Pittsburgh in exchange for [[Denis Herron]] and this pick.
# The [[Minnesota North Stars]]' second-round pick went to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] as the result of a trade on August 8, 1979 that sent [[Bill Nyrop]] to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in [[1979 NHL entry draft]] and second-round pick in [[1980 NHL entry draft]].  The trade was later changed for this pick on June 11, 1980 ([[1980 NHL entry draft]] day).
#: Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 4, 1980 that sent [[Kris Manery]] to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Winnipeg Jets]]' second-round pick went to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] as the result of a trade on September 26, 1980 that sent [[Norm Dupont]] to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' second-round pick went to the [[Hartford Whalers]] as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent [[Ray Allison]], [[Fred Arthur]], Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for [[Don Gillen]], [[Rick MacLeish]], [[Fred Arthur]], Philadelphia's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
# The [[Buffalo Sabres]]' second-round pick went to the [[Calgary Flames]] as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent Calgary's first-round and second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft, second-round pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] along with Buffalo's option to swap first-round picks in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] to Buffalo in exchange for [[Richie Dunn]], [[Don Edwards (ice hockey)|Don Edwards]] and this pick. 
# The [[Minnesota North Stars]]' second-round pick went to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] as the result of a trade on March 2, 1982 that sent [[Mark Johnson (ice hockey)|Mark Johnson]] to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

===Round three===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 43
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Pat Verbeek]] (C) || {{CAN}} || New Jersey || Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
|-
! 44
| Carmine Vani (LW) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || [[Kingston Canadians]] (OHL)
|-
! 45
| [[Ken Wregget]] ([[Goaltender|G]]) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
|-
! 46
| [[Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)|Miroslav Dvorak]] (D) || {{TCH}} || Philadelphia Flyers (from Hartford)<sup>1</sup> || Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 47
| Bill Campbell (D) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington)<sup>2</sup> || [[Montreal Juniors]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 48
| [[Steve Seguin]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings || Kingston Canadians (OHL)
|-
! 49
| [[Tom McMurchy]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] (WHL)
|-
! 50
| [[Mike Posavad]] (D) || {{CAN}} || [[St. Louis Blues]] || Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 51
| Jim Laing (D) || {{USA}} || Calgary Flames || [[Clarkson University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 52
| [[Troy Loney]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
|-
! 53
| Yves Lapointe (LW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 54
| Dave Kasper (C) || {{CAN}} || New Jersey (from Winnipeg)<sup>3</sup> || Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
|-
! 55
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Mario Gosselin (ice hockey)|Mario Gosselin]] (G) || {{CAN}} || Quebec Nordiques || Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 56
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Kevin Dineen]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Hartford Whalers (from Philadelphia)<sup>4</sup> || [[University of Denver]] (WCHA)
|-
! 57
| [[Corey Millen]] (C) || {{USA}} || New York Rangers || Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 58
| [[Milan Nový|Milan Novy]] (C) || {{TCH}} || Washington Capitals (from Buffalo)<sup>5</sup> || Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 59
| Wally Chapman (C) || {{USA}} || Minnesota North Stars (from Minnesota via Edmonton)<sup>6</sup> || Edina High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 60
| [[Dave Reid (ice hockey, born 1964)|Dave Reid]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 61
| [[Scott Harlow]] (LW) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens || East Bridgewater High School (USHS-MA)
|-
! 62
| Brent Loney (LW) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || [[Cornwall Royals]] (OHL)
|-
! 63
| Garry Lacey (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd3.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[Hartford Whalers]]' third-round pick went to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent [[Don Gillen]], [[Rick MacLeish]], [[Fred Arthur]], Philadelphia's first-round, second-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for [[Ray Allison]], [[Fred Arthur]], Hartford's first-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
# The [[Washington Capitals]]' third-round pick went to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] as the result of a trade on August 21, 1980 that sent [[Bob Kelly (ice hockey, born 1950)|Bob Kelly]] to Washington in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Winnipeg Jets]]' third-round pick went to the [[New Jersey Devils]] as the result of a trade on July 15, 1981 that sent [[Lucien DeBlois]] to Winnipeg in exchange for [[Brent Ashton]] and this pick.
# The [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' third-round pick went to the [[Hartford Whalers]] as the result of a trade on July 3, 1981 that sent [[Ray Allison]], [[Fred Arthur]], Hartford's first-round and third-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for [[Don Gillen]], [[Rick MacLeish]], [[Fred Arthur]], Philadelphia's first-round and second-round in 1982 NHL Entry Draft with this pick.
# The [[Buffalo Sabres]]' third-round pick went to the [[Washington Capitals]] as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Washington's second-round and fourth-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for [[Alan Haworth (ice hockey)|Alan Haworth]] and this pick.
# The [[Minnesota North Stars]]' third-round pick was re-acquired on draft day to complete a trade on February 2, 1981 that sent [[Gary Edwards (ice hockey)|Gary Edwards]] to Edmonton in exchange for future considerations.
#: Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 21, 1981 that sent rights to [[Don Murdoch]] to Minnesota in exchange for [[Don Jackson (ice hockey)|Don Jackson]] and this pick.

===Round four===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 64
| [[Dave Gans]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings (from New Jersey)<sup>1</sup> || Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 65
| Dave Meszaros (G) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames (from Detroit)<sup>2</sup> || Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
|-
! 66
| [[Craig Coxe]] (C) || {{USA}} || Detroit Red Wings (from Toronto)<sup>3</sup> || [[St. Albert Saints]] (AJHL)
|-
! 67
| [[Ulf Samuelsson]] (D) || {{SWE}} || Hartford Whalers || Leksand (Sweden)
|-
! 68
| [[Timo Jutila]] (D) || {{FIN}} || Buffalo Sabres (from Washington)<sup>4</sup> || Tampere Tappara (Finland)
|-
! 69
| John DeVoe (RW) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)<sup>5</sup> || Edina High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 70
| [[Bill Watson (ice hockey)|Bill Watson]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
|-
! 71
| Shawn Kilroy (G) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)<sup>6</sup>  || Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 72
| [[Mark Lamb]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames || Billings Bighorns (WHL)
|-
! 73
| [[Vladimír Růžička|Vladimir Ruzicka]] (C) || {{TCH}} || Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)<sup>7</sup> || Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 74
| [[Tom Martin (ice hockey, born 1964)|Tom Martin]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Winnipeg Jets (from Vancouver)<sup>8</sup> || [[Kelowna Buckaroos]] (BCJHL)
|-
! 75
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[David Ellett]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Winnipeg Jets || Ottawa 67's (COJHL)
|-
! 76
| [[Jiří Lála|Jiri Lala]] (RW) || {{TCH}} || Quebec Nordiques || Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 77
| [[Michael Hjälm|Michael Hjalm]] (LW) || {{SWE}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Ornskoldsvik (Sweden)
|-
! 78
| [[Chris Jensen]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
|-
! 79
| Jeff Hamilton (C) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || [[Providence College]] (ECAC)
|-
! 80
| [[Bob Rouse]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Minnesota North Stars || Billings Bighorns (WHL)
|-
! 81
| [[Dušan Pašek|Dusan Pasek]] (C) || {{TCH}} || Minnesota North Stars (from Boston via Calgary)<sup>9</sup> || Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 82
| Dave Ross (G) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings (from Montreal)<sup>10</sup> || [[Seattle Breakers]] (WHL)
|-
! 83
| [[Jaroslav Pouzar]] (LW) || {{TCH}} || Edmonton Oilers || Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 84
| [[Alan Kerr]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Seattle Breakers (WHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd4.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[New Jersey Devils]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Los Angeles Kings]] as the result of a trade on November 18, 1978 that sent [[Nick Beverley]] to Colorado in exchange for this pick. The [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the [[1982–83 NHL season]].
# The [[Detroit Red Wings]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Calgary Flames]] as the result of a trade on November 10, 1981 that sent [[Eric Vail]] to Detroit in exchange for [[Gary McAdam]] and this pick.
# The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] as the result of a trade on March 8, 1982 that sent [[Jim Korn]] to Toronto in exchange for Toronto's 5th-rd pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] and this pick.
# The [[Washington Capitals]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent [[Alan Haworth (ice hockey)|Alan Haworth]] and Buffalo's third-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's second-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
# The [[Los Angeles Kings]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] as the result of a trade on September 14, 1979 that sent [[Brad Selwood]] and Montreal's fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
# The [[St. Louis Blues]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Vancouver Canucks]] as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent [[Glen Hanlon]] to St. Louis in exchange for [[Tony Currie (ice hockey)|Tony Currie]], [[Rick Heinz]], [[Jim Nill]] and this pick.
# The [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] as the result of a trade on September 11, 1981 that sent [[Paul Harrison (ice hockey)|Paul Harrison]] in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Vancouver Canucks]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Winnipeg Jets]] as the result of a trade on July 15, 1981 that sent the rights to [[Ivan Hlinka]] to Vancouver in exchange for [[Brent Ashton]] and this pick.
# The [[Calgary Flames]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Minnesota North Stars]] as the result of a trade on June 7, 1982 that sent [[Steve Christoff]], [[Bill Nyrop]] and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for [[Willi Plett]] and this pick.
#: Calgary (Atlanta) previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 23, 1979 that sent [[Bobby Lalonde]] to Boston in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Montreal Canadiens]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Los Angeles Kings]] as the result of a trade on September 14, 1979 that sent Los Angeles' fourth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for [[Brad Selwood]] and this pick.

===Round five===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 85
| Scott Brydges (D) || {{USA}} || New Jersey || Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 86
| [[Brad Shaw]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || Ottawa (OHL)
|-
! 87
| [[Eduard Uvíra|Eduard Uvira]] (D) || {{TCH}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 88
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Ray Ferraro]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Hartford Whalers || [[Penticton Knights]] (BCJHL)
|-
! 89
| [[Dean Evason]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Washington Capitals || Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
|-
! 90
| Darcy Roy (LW) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings || Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 91
| [[Brad Beck]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
|-
! 92
| Scott Machej (LW) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
|-
! 93
| Lou Kiriakou (D) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames || Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
|-
! 94
| [[Grant Sasser]] (C) || {{USA}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
|-
! 95
| [[Ulf Isaksson]] (LW) || {{SWE}} || Los Angeles Kings (from Vancouver)<sup>1</sup> || Solna (Sweden)
|-
! 96
| Tim Mishler (C) || {{USA}} || Winnipeg Jets || East Grand Forks High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 97
| [[Phil Stanger]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Quebec Nordiques || Seattle Breakers (WHL)
|-
! 98
| [[Todd Bergen]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
|-
! 99
| Sylvain Charland (LW) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs (from the Rangers)<sup>2</sup> || Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 100
| [[Bob Logan (ice hockey)|Bob Logan]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || West Island Royals (LHJAQ)
|-
! 101
| Marty Wiitala (C) || {{USA}} || Minnesota North Stars || Superior High School (USHS-WI)
|-
! 102
| Bob Nicholson (D) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 103
| Kevin Houle (LW) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens || [[Acton-Boxborough Regional High School|Acton-Boxborough High School]] (USHS-MA)
|-
! 104
| Dwayne Boettger (D) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
|-
! 105
| Rene Breton (C) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd5.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[Vancouver Canucks]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[Los Angeles Kings]] as the result of a trade on March 8, 1981 that sent [[Doug Halward]] to Vancouver in exchange for future considerations ([[Gary Bromley]]) and this pick.
# The [[New York Rangers]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] as the result of a trade on October 16, 1981 that sent [[Pat Hickey (ice hockey)|Pat Hickey]] to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

===Round six===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 106
| [[Mike Moher]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || New Jersey || [[Kitchener Rangers]] (OHL)
|-
! 107
| [[Claude Vilgrain]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || Laval Voisons (QMJHL)
|-
! 108
| Ron Dreger (LW) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
|-
! 109
| [[Randy Gilhen]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Hartford Whalers || [[Winnipeg Warriors]] (WHL)
|-
! 110
| [[Ed Kastelic]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Washington Capitals || London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 111
| [[Jeff Parker (ice hockey)|Jeff Parker]] (D) || {{USA}} || Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)<sup>1</sup> || Mariner High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 112
| Mark Hatcher (D) || {{USA}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
|-
! 113
| [[Perry Ganchar]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
|-
! 114
| Jeff Vaive (C) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames || Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 115
| Craig Kales (RW) || {{USA}} || Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)<sup>2</sup> || Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
|-
! 116
| [[Taylor Hall (ice hockey, born 1964)|Taylor Hall]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Regina Pats (WHL)
|-
! 117
| Ernie Vargas (C) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)<sup>3</sup> || Coon Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 118
| [[Mats Kihlström|Mats Kihlstrom]] (D) || {{SWE}} || Calgary Flames (from Quebec via Washington)<sup>4</sup> || Sodertalje (Sweden)
|-
! 119
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Ron Hextall]] (G) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
|-
! 120
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Tony Granato]] (C) || {{USA}} || New York Rangers ||[[Northwood School (Lake Placid, New York)|Northwood School]] (USHS-NY)
|-
! 121
| Jakob Gustavsson (G) || {{SWE}} || Buffalo Sabres || Almtuna (Sweden)
|-
! 122
| Todd Carlile (D) || {{USA}} || Minnesota North Stars || North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 123
| [[Bob Sweeney (ice hockey)|Bob Sweeney]] (C) || {{USA}} || Boston Bruins || Acton-Boxborough High School (USHS-MA)
|-
! 124
| [[Mike Dark]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [[Sarnia Legionnaires (1969-)|Sarnia Legionnaires]] (WOJHL)
|-
! 125
| [[Raimo Summanen]] (LW) || {{FIN}} || Edmonton Oilers || Lahti (Finland)
|-
! 126
| [[Roger Kortko]] (C) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd6.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[Los Angeles Kings]]' sixth-round pick went to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] as the result of a trade on March 10, 1981 that sent [[Don Luce]] to Los Angeles in exchange for cash and this pick.
# The [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]' sixth-round pick went to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] as the result of a trade on February 3, 1982 that sent [[Greg Hotham]] to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's 5th-rd pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] and future considerations (this pick).
# The [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]]' sixth-round pick went to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] as the result of a compensation trade on December 19, 1981 for signing [[Serge Savard]] to Winnipeg in exchange this pick.  Savard retired from the NHL on August 12, 1981.  The Jets selected him in the NHL waiver draft on October 5, 1981.  The trade was completed upon Savard's return to the NHL with the Jets.
# The [[Washington Capitals]]' sixth-round pick went to the [[Calgary Flames]] as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent [[Ken Houston (ice hockey)|Ken Houston]] and [[Pat Riggin]] to Washington in exchange for [[Howard Walker (ice hockey)|Howard Walker]], George White, Washington's third-round pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]], second-round pick in [[1984 NHL entry draft]] and this pick.
#: Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 1, 1982 that sent [[Tim Tookey]] and seventh-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Quebec in exchange for [[Lee Norwood]] and this pick.

===Round seven===
Victor Nechaev, the first Soviet trained player to play professionally in the NHL was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round of the 1982 draft.<ref>Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.37, James Duplacey, JG Press, {{ISBN|978-1-57215-037-9}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 127
| Paul Fulcher (LW) || {{CAN}} || New Jersey || London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 128
| Greg Hudas (D) || {{USA}} || Detroit Red Wings || Redford Royals (NAJHL)
|-
! 129
| [[Dominic Campedelli]] (D) || {{USA}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Cohasset High School (USHS-MA)
|-
! 130
| [[Jim Johannson]] (C) || {{USA}} || Hartford Whalers || [[Mayo High School]] (USHS-MN)
|-
! 131
| [[Daniel Poudrier]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Quebec Nordiques (from Washington)<sup>1</sup> || Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 132
| [[Victor Nechayev]] (C) || {{USSR}} || Los Angeles Kings || SKA Leningrad (USSR)
|-
! 133
| Jay Ness (D) || {{USA}} || Chicago Black Hawks || [[Roseau High School]] (USHS-MN)
|-
! 134
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|[[Doug Gilmour]] (C) || {{CAN}} || St. Louis Blues || Cornwall Royals (OHL)
|-
! 135
| Brad Ramsden (RW) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames || Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 136
| Grant Couture (D) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
|-
! 137
| Parie Proft (D) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
|-
! 138
| Derek Ray (RW) || {{USA}} || Winnipeg Jets || Seattle Americans (NAJHL)
|-
! 139
| Jeff Triano (D) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs (from Quebec)<sup>2</sup> || Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
|-
! 140
| [[Dave Brown (ice hockey)|Dave Brown]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
|-
! 141
| [[Sergei Kapustin]] (LW) || {{URS}} || New York Rangers || Moscow Spartak (USSR)
|-
! 142
| Allen Bishop (D) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
|-
! 143
| [[Viktor Zhluktov]] (LW) || {{URS}} || Minnesota North Stars || Moscow CSKA (USSR)
|-
! 144
| John Meulenbroeks (D) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || [[Brantford Alexanders]] (OHL)
|-
! 145
| [[Hannu Järvenpää|Hannu Jarvenpaa]] (RW) || {{FIN}} || Montreal Canadiens || Oulu (Finland)
|-
! 146
| Brian Small (RW) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 147
| John Tiano (C) || {{USA}} || New York Islanders || Winthrop High School (USHS-MA)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd7.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[Washington Capitals]]' seventh-round pick went to the [[Quebec Nordiques]] as the result of a trade on February 1, 1982 that sent [[Lee Norwood]] and Quebec's sixth-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for [[Tim Tookey]] and this pick.
# The [[Quebec Nordiques]]' seventh-round pick went to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] as the result of a trade on March 9, 1982 that sent [[Wilf Paiement]] to Quebec in exchange for [[Miroslav Frycer]] and this pick.

===Round eight===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 148
| John Hutchings (D) || {{CAN}} || New Jersey || Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 149
| Pat Lahey (C) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
|-
! 150
| Steve Smith (D) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens || [[St. Lawrence University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 151
| Mickey Krampotich (C) || {{USA}} || Hartford Whalers || Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 152
| [[Wally Schreiber]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Washington Capitals || Regina Pats (WHL)
|-
! 153
| [[Peter Helander]] (D) || {{SWE}} || Los Angeles Kings || [[Skelleftea AIK]] (Sweden)
|-
! 154
| Jeff Smith (LW) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 155
| Chris Delaney (LW) || {{USA}} ||St. Louis Blues || [[Boston College]] (ECAC)
|-
! 156
| Roy Myllari (D) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames || Cornwall Royals (OHL)
|-
! 157
| Peter Derksen (LW) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
|-
! 158
| [[Newell Brown]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || [[Michigan State University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 159
| [[Guy Gosselin]] (D) || {{USA}} || Winnipeg Jets || Rochester-Marshall High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 160
| Brian Glynn (C) || {{USA}} || New York Rangers (from Quebec)<sup>1</sup> || [[Buffalo Jr. Sabres]] (NAJHL)
|-
! 161
| Alain Lavigne (RW) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 162
| [[Janne Karlsson (ice hockey, born 1964)|Janne Karlsson]] (D) || {{SWE}} || New York Rangers || Kiruna (Sweden)
|-
! 163
| [[Claude Verret]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
|-
! 164
| Paul Miller (D) || {{USA}} || Minnesota North Stars || Crookston High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 165
| [[Tony Fiore (ice hockey)|Tony Fiore]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
|-
! 166
| Tom Kolioupoulos (RW) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens || Fraser High School (USHS-MI)
|-
! 167
| [[Dean Clark (ice hockey)|Dean Clark]] (D) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
|-
! 168
| [[Todd Okerlund]] (RW) || {{USA}} || New York Islanders || Burnsville High School (USHS-MN)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd8.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[Quebec Nordiques]]' eight-round pick went to the [[New York Rangers]] as the result of a trade on December 30, 1981 that sent [[Jere Gillis]] and [[Dean Talafous]] to Quebec in exchange for [[Robbie Ftorek]] and this pick.  [[Dean Talafous]] did not report to Quebec and retired from hockey.  [[Pat Hickey (ice hockey)|Pat Hickey]] was substituted to complete the trade after an arbitrator's decision on March 8, 1982.

===Round nine===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 169
| [[Alan Hepple]] (D) || {{UK}} || New Jersey || Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 170
| Gary Cullen (C) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || [[Cornell University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 171
| [[Miroslav Ihnačák|Miroslav Ihnacak]] (RW) || {{TCH}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 172
| Kevin Skilliter (D) || {{CAN}} || Hartford Whalers || Cornwall Royals (OHL)
|-
! 173
| Jamie Reeve (G) || {{CAN}} || Washington Capitals || Saskatoon Blades (SJHL)
|-
! 174
| Dave Chartier (D) || {{CAN}} || Los Angeles Kings || Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
|-
! 175
| Phil Patterson (RW) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 176
| [[Matt Christensen]] (C) || {{USA}} || St. Louis Blues || Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 177
| Ted Pearson (LW) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames || University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
|-
! 178
| Greg Gravel (C) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
|-
! 179
| Don McLaren (RW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 180
| Tom Ward (D) || {{USA}} || Winnipeg Jets || Richfield High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 181
| [[Mike Hough]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Quebec Nordiques || Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 182
| [[Magnus Roupé|Magnus Roupe]] (LW) || {{SWE}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Karlstad (Sweden)
|-
! 183
| [[Kelly Miller (ice hockey, born 1963)|Kelly Miller]] (LW) || {{USA}} || New York Rangers || Michigan State University (CCHA)
|-
! 184
| Rob Norman (RW) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || Cornwall Royals (OHL)
|-
! 185
| [[Pat Micheletti]] (C) || {{USA}} || Minnesota North Stars || Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 186
| [[Doug Kostynski]] (C) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
|-
! 187
| Brian Williams (C) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens || [[Sioux City Musketeers]] (USHL)
|-
! 188
| Ian Wood (C) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
|-
! 189
| Gord Paddock (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd9.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}

===Round ten===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 190
| Brent Shaw (RW) || {{CAN}} || New Jersey || Seattle Breakers (WHL)
|-
! 191
| Brent Meckling (D) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || [[Calgary Canucks]] (AJHL)
|-
! 192
| [[Leigh Verstraete]] (RW) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
|-
! 193
| [[Simo Saarinen]] (D) || {{FIN}} || New York Rangers (from Hartford)<sup>1</sup> || Helsinki IFK (Finland)
|-
! 194
| [[Juha Nurmi]] (C) || {{FIN}} || Washington Capitals || Tampere Tappara (Finland)
|-
! 195
| John Franzosa (G) || {{USA}} || Los Angeles Kings || [[Brown University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 196
| [[Jim Camazzola]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
|-
! 197
| John Shumski (C) || {{USA}} || St. Louis Blues || Rennssaeler Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
|-
! 198
| Jim Uens (C) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames || Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 199
| Stu Wenaas (D) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
|-
! 200
| Al Raymond (LW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
|-
! 201
| Mike Savage (LW) || {{CAN}} || Winnipeg Jets || Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
|-
! 202
| [[Vincent Lukáč|Vincent Lukac]] (RW) || {{TCH}} || Quebec Nordiques || Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 203
| Tom Allen (G) || {{USA}} || Philadelphia Flyers || [[Michigan Technological University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 204
| [[Bob Lowes]] (C) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
|-
! 205
| [[Mike Craig (ice hockey, born 1962)|Mike Craig]] (G) || {{CAN}} || Buffalo Sabres || Billings Bighorns (WHL)
|-
! 206
| [[Arnold Kadlec]] (D) || {{TCH}} || Minnesota North Stars || Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 207
| [[Tony Gilliard]] (LW) || {{CAN}} || New Jersey Devils (from Boston)<sup>2</sup> || Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
|-
! 208
| [[Bob Emery (ice hockey)|Bob Emery]] (D) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens || Matignon High School (USHS-MA)
|-
! 209
| Grant Dion (D) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || [[Cowichan Valley Capitals]] (BCJHL)
|-
! 210
| Eric Faust (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || [[Henry Carr Crusaders]] (MetJHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd10.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[Hartford Whalers]]' tenth-round pick went to the [[New York Rangers]] as the result of a trade on October 2, 1981 that sent [[Chris Kotsopoulos]], [[Gerry McDonald]] and [[Doug Sulliman]] to Hartford in exchange for [[Mike Rogers (ice hockey)|Mike Rogers]] and this pick. 
# The [[Boston Bruins]]' tenth-round pick went to the [[New Jersey Devils]] as the result of a compensation trade on July 21, 1981 for Colorado signing restricted free agent [[Dwight Foster (ice hockey)|Dwight Foster]].  To compete the trade, Colorado's sent a second-round pick in 1982 NHL Entry Draft and Boston's option to swap first-round picks in 1982 NHL Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for this pick.  The [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the [[1982–83 NHL season]].

===Round eleven===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 211
| [[Scott Fusco]] (C) || {{USA}} || New Jersey || Harvard University (ECAC)
|-
! 212
| Mike Stern (LW) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 213
| Tim Loven (D) || {{USA}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Red River High School (USHS-ND)
|-
! 214
| [[Martin Linse]] (C) || {{SWE}} || Hartford Whalers || [[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgardens IF]] (Sweden)
|-
! 215
| Wayne Prestage (C) || {{CAN}} || Washington Capitals || Seattle Breakers (WHL)
|-
! 216
| [[Ray Shero]] (LW) || {{USA}} || Los Angeles Kings || St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
|-
! 217
| Mike James (D) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Ottawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 218
| Brian Ahern (LW) || {{USA}} || St. Louis Blues || Sibley High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 219
| Rick Erdall (C) || {{USA}} || Calgary Flames || University of Minnesota (WCHA)
|-
! 220
| Chris McCauley (RW) || {{CAN}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 221
| Steve Driscoll (LW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Cornwall Royals (OHL)
|-
! 222
| Bob Shaw (RW) || {{CAN}} || Winnipeg Jets || Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
|-
! 223
| Andre Martin (D) || {{CAN}} || Quebec Nordiques || Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
|-
! 224
| Rick Gal (C) || {{CAN}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
|-
! 225
| [[Andy Otto]] (D) || {{USA}} || New York Rangers ||[[Northwood School (Lake Placid, New York)|Northwood School]] (USHS-NY)
|-
! 226
| Jim Plankers (D) || {{USA}} || Buffalo Sabres || Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 227
| Scott Knutson (C) || {{USA}} || Minnesota North Stars || Warroad High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 228
| [[Tommy Lehmann]] (C) || {{SWE}} || Boston Bruins || Stocksund (Sweden)
|-
! 229
| Darren Acheson (C) || {{CAN}} || Montreal Canadiens || [[Fort Saskatchewan Traders]] (AJHL)
|-
! 230
| Chris Smith (G) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || Regina Pats (WHL)
|-
! 231
| Pat Goff (D) || {{USA}} || New York Islanders || Ramsey High School (USHS-MN)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd11.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}

===Round twelve===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 232
| [[Dan Dorion]] (RW) || {{USA}} || New Jersey || Austin Mavericks (USHL)
|-
! 233
| Shaun Reagan (RW) || {{CAN}} || Detroit Red Wings || Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
|-
! 234
| Jim Appleby (G) || {{CAN}} || Toronto Maple Leafs || Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
|-
! 235
| Randy Cameron (D) || {{CAN}} || Hartford Whalers || Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
|-
! 236
| Jon Holden (G) || {{CAN}} || Washington Capitals || Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 237
| Mats Ulander (LW) || {{SWE}} || Los Angeles Kings || Solna (Sweden)
|-
! 238
| Bob Andrea (D) || {{CAN}} || Chicago Black Hawks || Dartmouth Arrows (NSJHL)
|-
! 239
| Peter Smith (G) || {{USA}} || St. Louis Blues || [[University of Maine]] (ECAC)
|-
! 240
| Dale Thompson (RW) || {{CAN}} || Calgary Flames || Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
|-
! 241
| Stan Bautch (G) || {{USA}} || Pittsburgh Penguins || Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 242
| Shawn Green (RW) || {{CAN}} || Vancouver Canucks || Victoria Cougars (WHL)
|-
! 243
| Jan Ericson (LW) || {{SWE}} || Winnipeg Jets || Solna (Sweden)
|-
! 244
| Jozef Lukac (LW) || {{TCH}} || Quebec Nordiques || Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 245
| [[Mark Vichorek]] (D) || {{USA}} || Philadelphia Flyers || Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
|-
! 246
| Dwayne Robinson (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Rangers || [[University of New Hampshire]] (ECAC)
|-
! 247
| Marco Kallas (C) || {{USA}} || Washington Capitals (from Buffalo)<sup>1</sup> || St. Louis Sting (NAJHL)
|-
! 248
| Jan Jasko (LW) || {{TCH}} || Quebec Nordiques (from Minnesota)<sup>2</sup> || Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
|-
! 249
| [[Bruno Campese]] (G) || {{CAN}} || Boston Bruins || [[Northern Michigan University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 250
| Bill Brauer (D) || {{USA}} || Montreal Canadiens || Edina High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 251
| Jeff Crawford (LW) || {{CAN}} || Edmonton Oilers || Regina Pats (WHL)
|-
! 252
| Jim Koudys (D) || {{CAN}} || New York Islanders || Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
|-
|align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"| <sup>Reference: {{cite web |title=1982 NHL Entry Draft hockeydraftcentral.com|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82rnd12.htm |access-date=16 January 2009}} </sup>
|}
# The [[Buffalo Sabres]]' twelfth-round pick went to the [[Washington Capitals]] as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Washington's 12th-rd pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. 
# The [[Minnesota North Stars]]' twelfth-round pick went to the [[Quebec Nordiques]] as the result of a trade on June 9, 1982 that sent Quebec's 11th-rd pick in [[1983 NHL entry draft]] to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

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==Draftees based on nationality==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank
! Country
! Amount
|-
| || style="text-align: left;" | '''[[North America]]''' || '''217'''
|-
| 1 || style="text-align: left;" | {{CAN}} || 156
|-
|2
| style="text-align: left;" | {{USA}} || 61
|-
| || style="text-align: left;" | '''[[Europe]]''' || '''35'''
|-
| 3 || style="text-align: left;" | {{SWE}} || 14
|-
| 4 || style="text-align: left;" | {{TCH}} || 13
|-
| 5 || style="text-align: left;" | {{FIN}} || 5
|-
| 6 || style="text-align: left;" | {{USSR}} || 3
|}

==See also==
* [[1982–83 NHL season]]
* [[List of NHL players]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1982/82main.htm HockeyDraftCentral.com]
* [https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1982_entry.html 1982 NHL Draft list and stats] at [https://www.hockey-reference.com Hockey-Reference]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1982e.html 1982 NHL Entry Draft player stats] at [http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]

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