1985 NHL Draft
Donald Dufresne in the 1985 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Donald Dufresne 117th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 6.
It was the eighth of the 15 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 268 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 117
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 12
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 114–120 in the 1985 draft
- 114Stewart MarstonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 115Gord HynesD52 GP · 12 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 116Jonas HeedDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 117Donald DufresneD268 GP · 42 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 118Rod DallmanL6 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 119Joe ReekieD902 GP · 164 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 120Andy AkervikCQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
117th
of 252 players selected
40th
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
Donald Dufresne made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, 3 years and 113 days after the draft.
268
Games
6
Goals
36
Assists
42
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1985 draft
- 12Jose CharbonneauR71 GP · 22 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16Tom ChorskeR596 GP · 237 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33Todd RichardsD8 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 47Rocky DundasR5 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 75Martin DesjardinsC8 GP · 2 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 79Brent GilchristL792 GP · 305 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 96Tom SagissorRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 117Donald DufresneD268 GP · 42 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 142Ed CristofoliR9 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 163Mike ClaringbullDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 184Roger BeedonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Maurice MansiCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 205Chad ArthurLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 226Michael BishopDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 247John FergusonLMTLMontréal Canadiens