1985 NHL Draft
Dave Thomlinson in the 1985 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Dave Thomlinson 43rd overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 12 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 42 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 1
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 1985 draft
- 40John DruceR531 GP · 239 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 41Todd CarnelleyDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Bruce RendallLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 43Dave ThomlinsonL42 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 44Nelson EmersonR771 GP · 488 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 45Myles O'ConnorD43 GP · 7 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 46Shane DoyleDVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
43rd
of 252 players selected
26th
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
Dave Thomlinson made his NHL debut on December 2, 1989, 4 years and 170 days after the draft.
42
Games
1
Goals
3
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1985 draft
- 1Wendel ClarkL793 GP · 564 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 22Ken SpanglerDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 43Dave ThomlinsonL42 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 64Greg VeyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Jeff SerowikD28 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 106Jiri LatalD92 GP · 48 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 127Tim BeanLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 148Andy DonahueCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 169Todd WhittemoreRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 190Bobby ReynoldsL7 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 211Tim ArmstrongC11 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 232Mitch MurphyGTORToronto Maple Leafs