Capitals Draft History: 1980-89     12 November, 2003
The 80s were a good decade for the Caps as they turned into contenders. Solid drafting played a key role in the transformation. Notable picks are in bold.
1980 (GM Max McNab)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
1
5
Darren Veitch
D
3
47
Dan Miele
RW
3
55
Torrie Robertson
LW
5
89
Timo Blompvist
D
6
110
Todd Bidner
LW
7
131
Frank Perkins
RW
8
152
Bruce Raboin
D
9
173
Peter Andersson
D
10
194
Tony Camazzola
D
1981 (GM Max McNab)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
1
3
Bob Carpenter
C
3
45
Eric Calder
D
4
68
Tony Kellin
D
5
89
Mike Siltala
RW
5
91
Peter Sidorkiewicz
G
6
110
Jim McGeough
C
7
131
Risto Jalo
C
8
152
Gaetan Duchesne
LW
9
173
George White
LW
10
194
Chris Valentine
RW
1982 (GM Roger Crozier)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
1
5
Scott Stevens
D
3
58
Milan Novy
C
5
89
Dean Evason
C
6
110
Ed Kastelic
RW
8
152
Wally Schreiber
RW
9
173
Jamie Reeves
G
10
194
Juha Numi
C
11
215
Wayne Prestage
C
12
236
Jon Holden
G
12
247
Marco Kallas
C
1983 (GM David Poile)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
4
75
Tim Bergland
C
5
95
Martin Bouliane
C
7
135
Dwaine Hutton
LW
8
155
Marty Abrams
G
9
175
Dave Cowan
C
10
195
Yves Beaudoin
D
11
215
Alain Raymond
G
11
216
Anders Huss
C
1984 (GM David Poile)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
1
17
Kevin Hatcher
D
2
34
Steve Leach
RW
3
59
Michal Pivonka
C
4
80
Kris King
C
6
122
Vito Cramarossa
RW
7
143
Timo Iljima
C
8
164
Frank Joo
D
9
185
Jim Thomson
RW
10
205
Paul Cavallini
D
11
225
Mikhail Tatarinov
D
12
246
Per Chedrin
D
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1985 (GM David Poile)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
1
19
Yvon Corriveau
LW
2
40
John Druce
RW
3
61
Rob Murray
C
4
82
Bill Houlder
D
4
83
Larry Shaw
D
5
103
Claude Dumas
C
6
124
Doug Stromback
RW
7
145
Jamie Nadjiwan
LW
8
166
Mark Haarmonn
D
9
187
Steve Hollett
C
10
208
Dallas Eakins
D
11
229
Steve Hrynewich
LW
12
250
Frank DiMuzzo
LW
1986 (GM David Poile)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
1
19
Jeff Greenlaw
LW
2
40
Steve Seftel
LW
3
60
Shawn Simpson
G
3
61
Jim Hrivnak
G
4
82
Erin Ginnell
C
5
103
John Purves
RW
6
124
Stefan Nilsson
C
7
145
Peter Choma
RW
8
166
Lee Davidson
C
9
187
Tero Toivola
RW
10
208
Bob Babcock
D
11
229
John Schratz
D
12
250
Scott McCrory
C
1987 (GM David Poile)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
2
36
Jeff Ballantyne
D
3
57
Steve Maltais
LW
4
78
Tyler Larter
C
5
99
Pat Beauchesne
D
6
120
Rich Defreitas
D
7
141
Devon Oleniuk
D
8
162
Thomas Sjogren
RW
10
204
Chris Clarke
D
11
225
Milos Vanik
C
12
240
Dan Brettschneider
RW
12
246
Ryan Kummu
D
1988 (GM David Poile)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
1
15
Reggie Savage
C
2
36
Tim Taylor
C
3
41
Wade Bartley
D
4
57
Duane Derksen
G
5
78
Rob Krauss
D
6
120
Dmitri Khristich
LW
7
141
Keith Jones
RW
8
144
Brad Schlegel
D
9
162
Todd Hilditch
D
10
183
Petr Pavlas
D
11
192
Mark Sorensen
D
12
204
Claudio Scremin
D
13
225
Chris Venkus
RW
14
246
Ron Pascucci
D
1989 (GM David Poile)
Round
Overall
Player
Position
1
19
Olaf Kolzig
G
2
35
Byron Dafoe
G
3
59
Jim Mathieson
D
4
61
Jason Woolley
D
5
82
Trent Klatt
C
6
145
Dave Lorentz
LW
7
166
Dean Holoien
D
8
187
Victor Gervais
C
9
208
Jiri Vykoukal
D
10
229
Andrei Sidorov
RW
12
250
Ken House
C