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1981 - Round: 1
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| 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 | 2 | 2 | LAK | Douglas Smith | C | CAN | OHL | Ottawa 67's | ||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | WSH | Robert Carpenter | C | USA | 6' 0" | 200 | Mass H.S. | St. John's Prep |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | HFD | Ron Francis | C | CAN | 6' 3" | 200 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | CLR | Joe Cirella | D | CAN | 6' 3" | 210 | OHL | Oshawa Generals |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | TOR | James Benning | D | CAN | 6' 0" | 180 | WHL | Portland Winter Hawks |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | MTL | Mark Hunter | R | CAN | 6' 0" | 200 | OHL | Brantford Alexanders |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | EDM | Grant Fuhr | G | CAN | 5' 10" | 201 | WHL | Victoria Cougars |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | NYR | James Patrick | D | CAN | 6' 2" | 198 | SJHL | Prince Albert Saints |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | VAN | Garth Butcher | D | CAN | 6' 0" | 205 | WHL | Regina Pats |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | QUE | Randy Moller | D | CAN | 6' 2" | 207 | WHL | Lethbridge Broncos |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | CHI | Tony Tanti | R | CAN | 5' 9" | 180 | OHL | Oshawa Generals |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | MNS | Ron Meighan | D | CAN | OHL | Niagara Falls Flyers | ||
| 1 | 14 | 14 | BOS | Normand Leveille | L | CAN | QMJHL | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | ||
| 1 | 15 | 15 | CGY | Al Macinnis | D | CAN | 6' 1" | 204 | OHL | Kitchener Rangers |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | PHI | Steven Smith | D | CAN | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | ||
| 1 | 17 | 17 | BUF | Jiri Dudacek | R | Czechoslovakia | Kladno | |||
| 1 | 18 | 18 | MTL | Gilbert Delorme | D | CAN | 6' 1" | 199 | QMJHL | Chicoutimi Sagueneens |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | MTL | Jan Ingman | L | SWE | SEL | Farjestads BK Karlstad | ||
| 1 | 20 | 20 | STL | Marty Ruff | D | CAN | WHL | Lethbridge Broncos | ||
| 1 | 21 | 21 | NYI | Paul Boutilier | D | CAN | QMJHL | Sherbrooke Beavers | ||