1985 NHL Draft
David Latta in the 1985 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected David Latta 15th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 36 games put him 74th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 1985 draft
- 12Jose CharbonneauR71 GP · 22 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Derek KingL830 GP · 612 PNYINew York Islanders
- 14Calle JohanssonD1109 GP · 535 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 15David LattaL36 GP · 12 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 16Tom ChorskeR596 GP · 237 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 17Chris BiottiDCGYCalgary Flames
- 18Ryan StewartC3 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
15th
of 252 players selected
10th
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
David Latta made his NHL debut on April 2, 1986, 291 days after the draft.
36
Games
4
Goals
8
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1985 draft
- 15David LattaL36 GP · 12 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 36Jason LafreniereC146 GP · 87 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 57Max MiddendorfR13 GP · 6 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 65Peter MasseyLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 78David EspeDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 99Bruce MajorL4 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 120Andy AkervikCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 141Mike OliverioCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 162Mario BrunettaG40 GP · 12 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 183Brit PeerRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 204Tom SassoCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 225Gary MurphyDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 246Jean BoisLQUEQuebec Nordiques