1983 NHL entry draft

1983 NHL entry draft
General information
Date(s)	June 8, 1983
Location	Montreal Forum Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
242 total selections in 12 rounds
First selection	Brian Lawton (Minnesota North Stars)
Hall of Famers	8 C Pat LaFontaine C Steve Yzerman G Tom Barrasso RW Cam Neely G Vladislav Tretiak D Viacheslav Fetisov G Dominik Hasek RW Sergei Makarov
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The 1983 NHL entry draft was the 21st NHL entry draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1983. The NHL entry draft is the primary means by which players arrive in the National Hockey League. The St. Louis Blues did not participate in this draft, shortly after the league blocked the franchise's relocation to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the only time in National Hockey League history that a franchise did not participate in an entry draft. This was also the last time a playoff team picked first overall until 2020, when the New York Rangers won the first selection.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Claude Lemieux, who retired after the 2008–09 season.