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The Top Ranked Hockey Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1982
Notes: This is a list of the greatest hockey players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Al MacInnis | D | 55 |
| 2 | Dale Hawerchuk | C | 56 |
| 3 | Bernie Nicholls | C | 138 |
| 4 | Ron Francis | C | 140 |
| 5 | Joe Mullen | RW | 158 |
| 6 | John Vanbiesbrouck | G | 183 |
| 7 | Grant Fuhr | G | 229 |
| 8 | Tony Tanti | RW | 525 |
| 9 | Clint Malarchuk | G | 695 |
| 10 | Tomas Jonsson | D | 751 |
| 11 | Bob Carpenter | C | 800 |
| 12 | Greg Stefan | G | 827 |
| 13 | Troy Murray | C | 883 |
| 14 | Reijo Ruotsalainen | D | 893 |
| 15 | Thomas Steen | C | 1024 |
| 16 | Mike Krushelnyski | LW | 1088 |
| 17 | Tom Fergus | C | 1126 |
| 18 | Joe Cirella | D | 1144 |
| 19 | Jacques Cloutier | G | 1175 |
| 20 | Walt Poddubny | LW | 1235 |
| 21 | Mark Hunter | RW | 1240 |
| 22 | Mark Osborne | LW | 1331 |
| 23 | Garth Butcher | D | 1365 |
| 24 | Ilkka Sinisalo | RW | 1436 |
| 25 | Jim Benning | D | 1501 |
| 26 | Marian Stastny | RW | 1520 |
| 27 | Miroslav Frycer | RW | 1614 |
| 28 | Tim Watters | D | 1656 |
| 29 | Craig Muni | D | 1688 |
| 30 | Craig Laughlin | RW | 1703 |
| 31 | Doug Shedden | C | 1726 |
| 32 | Scott Arniel | LW | 1782 |
| 33 | Greg Gilbert | LW | 1830 |
| 34 | Dave Barr | RW | 1861 |
| 35 | Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 1889 |
| 36 | Bob McGill | D | 1970 |
| 37 | Steve Bozek | LW | 2006 |
| 38 | Paul MacDermid | RW | 2039 |
| 39 | Mark Pavelich | C | 2046 |
| 40 | Doug Smith | C | 2124 |
| 41 | Gilbert Delorme | D | 2238 |
| 42 | Ivan Hlinka | C | 2252 |
| 43 | Claude Loiselle | C | 2349 |
| 44 | Dave Hannan | C | 2367 |
| 45 | Kevin McClelland | RW | 2423 |
| 46 | Randy Hillier | D | 2537 |
| 47 | Jim Nill | RW | 2575 |
| 48 | Tim Hunter | RW | 2640 |
| 49 | Sean McKenna | RW | 2757 |
| 50 | Marc Habscheid | RW | 2860 |
| 51 | Lou Franceschetti | RW | 2878 |
| 52 | Eddy Beers | LW | 2973 |
| 53 | Steve Ludzik | C | 2984 |
| 54 | Lindsay Carson | C | 3002 |
| 55 | Kari Eloranta | D | 3009 |
| 56 | Mark Reeds | RW | 3011 |
| 57 | Basil McRae | LW | 3026 |
| 58 | Paul Boutilier | D | 3056 |
| 59 | Moe Lemay | LW | 3059 |
| 60 | Perry Anderson | LW | 3170 |
| 61 | Warren Skorodenski | G | 3260 |
| 62 | Dave Richter | D | 3288 |
| 63 | Hannu Virta | D | 3320 |
| 64 | Jiri Bubla | D | 3335 |
| 65 | Charlie Bourgeois | D | 3410 |
| 66 | Anders Hakansson | LW | 3446 |
| 67 | Jim Pavese | D | 3455 |
| 68 | Mike Blake | G | 3486 |
| 69 | Warren Young | C | 3493 |
| 70 | Bengt Lundholm | LW | 3495 |
| 71 | Mike Moffat | G | 3514 |
| 72 | Randy Boyd | D | 3559 |
| 73 | Tapio Levo | D | 3633 |
| 74 | Bruce Crowder | RW | 3646 |
| 75 | Ken Yaremchuk | C | 3711 |
| 76 | Craig Levie | D | 3715 |
| 77 | Rik Wilson | D | 3760 |
| 78 | Timo Blomqvist | D | 3835 |
| 79 | Mark Taylor | C | 3848 |
| 80 | Chris Valentine | C | 3849 |
| 81 | Lars Molin | LW | 3953 |
| 82 | Mikko Leinonen | C | 4013 |
| 83 | Dave Cameron | C | 4097 |
| 84 | Jeff Larmer | LW | 4189 |
| 85 | Neil Belland | D | 4191 |
| 86 | Jerome Dupont | D | 4240 |
| 87 | Daryl Evans | LW | 4272 |
| 88 | Dave Feamster | D | 4284 |
| 89 | Alain Lemieux | C | 4297 |
| 90 | Marc Crawford | LW | 4317 |
| 91 | Normand Leveille | LW | 4408 |
| 92 | Steve Gatzos | RW | 4513 |
| 93 | Pat Graham | LW | 4643 |
| 94 | Norm Aubin | C | 4677 |
| 95 | Carl Mokosak | LW | 4686 |
| 96 | Ken Berry | LW | 4733 |
| 97 | Rich Chernomaz | RW | 4770 |
| 98 | Jim McGeough | C | 4794 |
| 99 | Dan Bourbonnais | LW | 4807 |
| 100 | Ted Nolan | C | 4918 |
| 101 | Glenn Merkosky | C | 4939 |
| 102 | Mark Botell | D | 4989 |
| 103 | Fred Boimistruck | D | 4994 |
| 104 | Warren Holmes | C | 5098 |
| 105 | Anders Eldebrink | D | 5114 |
| 106 | Jukka Porvari | RW | 5188 |
| 107 | Andy Schliebener | D | 5200 |
| 108 | Ron Meighan | D | 5266 |
| 109 | Joe McDonnell | D | 5329 |
| 110 | Scott Gruhl | LW | 5330 |
| 111 | Mike Backman | RW | 5345 |
| 112 | Dave Michayluk | LW | 5355 |
| 113 | Alain Vigneault | D | 5359 |
| 114 | Perry Ganchar | RW | 5375 |
| 115 | Gary Yaremchuk | C | 5379 |
| 116 | Bruce Eakin | C | 5381 |
| 117 | Bill Kitchen | D | 5481 |
| 118 | Fred Perlini | C | 5492 |
| 119 | Roland Stoltz | RW | 5523 |
| 120 | Dan Fridgen | LW | 5536 |
| 121 | Todd Bidner | LW | 5570 |
| 122 | Ron Fischer | D | 5574 |
| 123 | Steve Smith (1963) | D | 5688 |
| 124 | Mark Morrison | C | 5701 |
| 125 | Todd Strueby | LW | 5719 |
| 126 | Ernie Godden | C | 5744 |
| 127 | Daniel Poulin | D | 5750 |
| 128 | Paul Miller | C | 5753 |
| 129 | Randy MacGregor | RW | 5763 |
| 130 | Jeff Brownschidle | D | 5804 |
| 131 | Paul Higgins | RW | 5870 |
| 132 | Mike Siltala | RW | 5875 |
| 133 | Michel Bolduc | D | 5886 |
| 134 | Val James | LW | 5927 |
| 135 | Gerry McDonald | D | 5965 |
| 136 | Gord Williams | RW | 6112 |
| 137 | Christer Kellgren | RW | 6125 |
| 138 | Tony Camazzola | D | 6231 |
| 139 | Peter Gustavsson | LW | 6233 |
| 140 | Christian Tanguay | RW | 6298 |
| 141 | Kai Suikkanen | RW | 6318 |
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