1984 NHL Draft
Arto Javanainen in the 1984 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Arto Javanainen 85th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
He was the third of the 11 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 10 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 14 games put him 89th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 85
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 25 years
Montréal Canadiens had already picked him in 1983, 118th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 82–88 in the 1984 draft
- 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
- 87David GrannisRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 88Jack CapuanoD6 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
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
Arto Javanainen made his NHL debut on January 9, 1985, 214 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1984 draft
- 1Mario LemieuxC915 GP · 1723 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Doug BodgerD1071 GP · 528 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 16Roger Belanger Jr.C44 GP · 8 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 64Mark TeevensRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 85Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 127Tom RyanDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 169John Del ColLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 190Steve HurtRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 211Jim SteenCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 232Mark ZiliottoLPITPittsburgh Penguins