1985 NHL Draft
Danton Cole in the 1985 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Danton Cole 123rd overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth of the 12 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 318 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 123
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 18
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 120–126 in the 1985 draft
- 120Andy AkervikCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 121Rich BurchillGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 122Tim SweeneyR291 GP · 138 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 123Danton ColeR318 GP · 118 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 124Doug StrombackRWSHWashington Capitals
- 125Brian TessierGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 126Ken AlexanderDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
123rd
of 252 players selected
69th
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
Danton Cole made his NHL debut on February 27, 1990, 4 years and 257 days after the draft.
318
Games
58
Goals
60
Assists
118
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1985 draft
- 18Ryan StewartC3 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 39Roger OhmanDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 60Daniel BerthiaumeG215 GP · 81 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 81Fredrik OlaussonD1022 GP · 581 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 102John BorrellRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 123Danton ColeR318 GP · 118 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 144Brent MoweryLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 165Tom DraperG53 GP · 19 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 186Nevin KardumCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 207Dave QuigleyGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 228Chris NortonDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 249Anssi MelametsaR27 GP · 3 PWINWinnipeg Jets