1985 NHL Draft
David Williams in the 1985 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected David Williams 234th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 12.
It was the twelfth and last of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 173 games put him 50th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 234
- Round and pick
- Round 12, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 231–237 in the 1985 draft
- 231Rod WilliamsRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 232Mitch MurphyGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 233Gregory ChoulesLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 234David WilliamsD173 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 235Darren TaylorLVANVancouver Canucks
- 236Bruce HillLHFDHartford Whalers
- 237Tommy SjödinD106 GP · 48 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
234th
of 252 players selected
74th
of 80 defensemen 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 Williams made his NHL debut on October 29, 1991, 6 years and 136 days after the draft.
173
Games
11
Goals
53
Assists
64
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1985 draft
- 3Craig WolaninD695 GP · 173 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Sean BurkeG820 GP · 324 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 32Eric WeinrichD1157 GP · 388 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 45Myles O'ConnorD43 GP · 7 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 66Greg PolakLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 108Billie McMillanRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 129Kevin SchraderDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 150Ed KrayerCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 171Jamie HuscroftD352 GP · 38 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 192Terry SholdLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 213Jamie McKinleyRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 234David WilliamsD173 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils