1984 NHL Draft
Brian Wilks in the 1984 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Brian Wilks 24th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 48 games put him 80th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 24
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 21–27 in the 1984 draft
- 21Selmar OdeleinD18 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Greg SmythD229 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Craig BillingtonG332 GP · 110 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Brian WilksC48 GP · 12 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 25Todd GillD1007 GP · 354 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 26Brian BenningD568 GP · 296 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 27Scott MellanbyR1431 GP · 840 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
24th
of 250 players selected
11th
of 143 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Mario LemieuxC915 GP · 1723 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Kirk MullerL1349 GP · 959 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Eddie OlczykR1031 GP · 794 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Al IafrateD799 GP · 463 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Craig RedmondD191 GP · 84 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 7Shawn BurrL878 GP · 440 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 8Shayne CorsonL1156 GP · 693 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Doug BodgerD1071 GP · 528 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 10J.J. DaigneaultD899 GP · 250 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 240 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brian Wilks made his NHL debut on March 29, 1985, 293 days after the draft.
48
Games
4
Goals
8
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1984 draft
- 6Craig RedmondD191 GP · 84 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 24Brian WilksC48 GP · 12 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 48John EnglishD3 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 69Thomas GlavineCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 87David GrannisRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 108Greg StromeGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 129Timothy HanleyCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 150Shannon DeeganCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 171Luc RobitailleL1431 GP · 1394 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 192Jeff CrossmanCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 213Paul KennyGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 234Brian MartinCLAKLos Angeles Kings