1984 NHL Draft
David Saunders in the 1984 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected David Saunders 52nd overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 14 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 56 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 52
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 10
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 49–55 in the 1984 draft
- 49Milan ChalupaD14 GP · 5 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 50Toby DucolonRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 51Patrick RoyG1029 GP · 551 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 52David SaundersL56 GP · 20 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 53Robert DirkD402 GP · 42 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 54Graeme BonarRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 55Landis ChaulkLVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
52nd
of 250 players selected
26th
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
David Saunders made his NHL debut on November 3, 1987, 3 years and 147 days after the draft.
56
Games
7
Goals
13
Assists
20
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1984 draft
- 10J.J. DaigneaultD899 GP · 250 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 31Jeff RohlicekL9 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 52David SaundersL56 GP · 20 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 55Landis ChaulkLVANVancouver Canucks
- 58Mike StevensR23 GP · 5 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 73Brian BertuzziDVANVancouver Canucks
- 94Brett MacdonaldD1 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 115Jeff KorchinskiDVANVancouver Canucks
- 136Blaine ChrestCVANVancouver Canucks
- 157Jim AgnewD81 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 178Rex GrantGVANVancouver Canucks
- 199Ed LowneyRVANVancouver Canucks
- 220Doug ClarkeDVANVancouver Canucks
- 241Ed KisterDVANVancouver Canucks