1984 NHL Draft
Ari Haanpaa in the 1984 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Ari Haanpaa 83rd overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 4.
He was the second of the 11 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 13 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 60 games put him 76th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 83
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 20
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 80–86 in the 1984 draft
- 80Kris KingL849 GP · 151 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 81Bob HalkidisD256 GP · 40 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 82Bob JoyceL158 GP · 83 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 83Ari HaanpaaR60 GP · 17 PNYINew York Islanders
- 84Richard NovakREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 85Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 86Jon MorrisC103 GP · 49 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
2nd
of 11 Finns selected
45th
of 143 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 35Raimo HelminenC117 GP · 59 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 83Ari HaanpaaR60 GP · 17 PNYINew York Islanders
- 85Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 90Timo LehkonenGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 96Joel PaunioLCGYCalgary Flames
- 97Kari TakkoG142 GP · 37 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 143Timo IljinaCWSHWashington Capitals
- 147Heikki RiihijarviDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 162Jyrki MakiDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 182Ville KentalaLNYRNew York Rangers
+ 1 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ari Haanpaa made his NHL debut on October 12, 1985, 1 year and 125 days after the draft.
60
Games
6
Goals
11
Assists
17
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1984 draft
- 20Duncan MacPhersonDNYINew York Islanders
- 41Bruce MelansonRNYINew York Islanders
- 62Jeff NortonD799 GP · 384 PNYINew York Islanders
- 70Doug WieckLNYINew York Islanders
- 83Ari HaanpaaR60 GP · 17 PNYINew York Islanders
- 104Mike MurrayC1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 125Jim WilharmDNYINew York Islanders
- 146Kelly MurphyDNYINew York Islanders
- 167Franco DesantisDNYINew York Islanders
- 188Tom WardenLNYINew York Islanders
- 209David VolekL396 GP · 249 PNYINew York Islanders
- 230Russ BeckerDNYINew York Islanders
- 251Alistair BrownDNYINew York Islanders