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Hartford Whalers Draft Picks
This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League NHL Entry Draft, Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team. Key Played at least one game with the Whalers Spent entire NHL career with the Whalers () Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Draft picks WHA ''Statistics show each player's career regular season totals in the WHA.'' NHL File:Ray Neufeld Hartford.jpg, The Whalers selected Ray Neufeld 81st overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. File:Ulf Samuelsson.jpg, The Whalers selected Ulf Samuelsson 67th overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. File:Geoff Sanderson.jpg, The Whalers selected Geoff Sanderson 36th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. File:Michael Nylander.jpg, The Whalers selected Michael Nylander 59th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. File:Chris Pronger.jpg, The Whalers selected Chris Pronger 2nd overall in the 1993 NHL En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Francis
Ronald Michael Francis Jr. (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian ice hockey sports executive and former player. He currently serves as the president of hockey operations for the Seattle Kraken. He spent most of his career as either a player or executive for the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes organization, 23 years in total (sixteen as a player, seven as an executive). Drafted fourth overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Francis played 23 seasons in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers (1981–1991), Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–1998), Carolina Hurricanes (1998–2004), and Toronto Maple Leafs (2004). Upon retiring from professional ice hockey in 2004, Francis stood second all-time in career assist (ice hockey), assists (1,249), behind only Wayne Gretzky; fifth in career Point (ice hockey), points (1,798); third in games played (1,731); and 27th in career goals (549). In 2011, Francis was hired as the director of hockey operations for the Hurricanes. In 2014, he was promoted to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 NHL Entry Draft
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. Selections by round Below are listed the selections in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted. Round one # The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
