1985 NHL Draft
Derek King in the 1985 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Derek King 13th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 14 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 830 games put him 15th in the class, but only 3 have scored more points than his 612.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 1985 draft
- 10Dan GrattonC7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 11Dave MansonD1103 GP · 390 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
13th
of 252 players selected
9th
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
Derek King made his NHL debut on March 16, 1987, 1 year and 274 days after the draft.
830
Games
261
Goals
351
Assists
612
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1985 draft
- 6Brad DalgarnoR321 GP · 120 PNYINew York Islanders
- 13Derek KingL830 GP · 612 PNYINew York Islanders
- 34Brad LauerR323 GP · 111 PNYINew York Islanders
- 55Jeff FinleyD708 GP · 83 PNYINew York Islanders
- 76Kevin HeromLNYINew York Islanders
- 89Tommy HedlundDNYINew York Islanders
- 97Jeff SveenCNYINew York Islanders
- 118Rod DallmanL6 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 139Kurt LacktenRNYINew York Islanders
- 160Hank LammensD27 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 181Rich WiestCNYINew York Islanders
- 202Real ArsenaultLNYINew York Islanders
- 223Mike VolpeGNYINew York Islanders
- 244Tony GrenierCNYINew York Islanders