1985 NHL Draft
Brent Fedyk in the 1985 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Brent Fedyk 8th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 470 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 1985 draft
- 5Dana MurzynD838 GP · 204 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 6Brad DalgarnoR321 GP · 120 PNYINew York Islanders
- 7Ulf DahlénR966 GP · 655 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Brent FedykL470 GP · 209 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 9Craig DuncansonR38 GP · 9 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 10Dan GrattonC7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 11Dave MansonD1103 GP · 390 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
8th
of 252 players selected
5th
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Wendel ClarkL793 GP · 564 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 2Craig SimpsonL634 GP · 497 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Craig WolaninD695 GP · 173 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 4Jim SandlakR549 GP · 229 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Dana MurzynD838 GP · 204 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 6Brad DalgarnoR321 GP · 120 PNYINew York Islanders
- 7Ulf DahlénR966 GP · 655 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Brent FedykL470 GP · 209 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 9Craig DuncansonR38 GP · 9 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 10Dan GrattonC7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brent Fedyk made his NHL debut on December 27, 1987, 2 years and 195 days after the draft.
470
Games
97
Goals
112
Assists
209
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1985 draft
- 8Brent FedykL470 GP · 209 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 29Jeff SharplesD105 GP · 49 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 50Steve ChiassonD751 GP · 398 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 71Mark GowansGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 92Chris LuongoD218 GP · 31 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 113Randy MckayR932 GP · 363 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 134Thomas BjuhrRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 155Mike LuckraftDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 176Rob SchenaDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 197Erik HamalainenDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 218Bo SvanbergCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 239Mikael LindmanDDETDetroit Red Wings