1981 Draft Choices Round 1 - Detroit Red Wings

1981 Draft Choices Round 1

Year:	Team:	Position:	Round:

B
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	6	6	TOR	James Benning	D	CAN	6' 0"	180	WHL	Portland Winter Hawks
1	21	21	NYI	Paul Boutilier	D	CAN			QMJHL	Sherbrooke Beavers
1	10	10	VAN	Garth Butcher	D	CAN	6' 0"	205	WHL	Regina Pats
C
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	3	3	WSH	Robert Carpenter	C	USA	6' 0"	200	Mass H.S.	St. John's Prep
1	5	5	CLR	Joe Cirella	D	CAN	6' 3"	210	OHL	Oshawa Generals
D
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	18	18	MTL	Gilbert Delorme	D	CAN	6' 1"	199	QMJHL	Chicoutimi Sagueneens
1	17	17	BUF	Jiri Dudacek	R				Czechoslovakia	Kladno
F
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	4	4	HFD	Ron Francis	C	CAN	6' 3"	200	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1	8	8	EDM	Grant Fuhr	G	CAN	5' 10"	201	WHL	Victoria Cougars
H
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	1	1	WIN	Dale Hawerchuk	C	CAN	5' 11"	196	QMJHL	Cornwall Royals
1	7	7	MTL	Mark Hunter	R	CAN	6' 0"	200	OHL	Brantford Alexanders
I
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	19	19	MTL	Jan Ingman	L	SWE			SEL	Farjestads BK Karlstad
L
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	14	14	BOS	Normand Leveille	L	CAN			QMJHL	Chicoutimi Sagueneens
M
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	15	15	CGY	Al Macinnis	D	CAN	6' 1"	204	OHL	Kitchener Rangers
1	13	13	MNS	Ron Meighan	D	CAN			OHL	Niagara Falls Flyers
1	11	11	QUE	Randy Moller	D	CAN	6' 2"	207	WHL	Lethbridge Broncos
P
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	9	9	NYR	James Patrick	D	CAN	6' 2"	198	SJHL	Prince Albert Saints
R
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	20	20	STL	Marty Ruff	D	CAN			WHL	Lethbridge Broncos
S
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	2	2	LAK	Douglas Smith	C	CAN			OHL	Ottawa 67's
1	16	16	PHI	Steven Smith	D	CAN			OHL	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
T
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
1	12	12	CHI	Tony Tanti	R	CAN	5' 9"	180	OHL	Oshawa Generals

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