1984 NHL Draft
Eddie Olczyk in the 1984 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Eddie Olczyk 3rd overall in the 1984 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1031 games put him 14th in the class, but only 9 have scored more points than his 794.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1984 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
3rd
of 250 players selected
3rd
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
Eddie Olczyk made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 124 days after the draft.
1031
Games
342
Goals
452
Assists
794
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1984 draft
- 3Eddie OlczykR1031 GP · 794 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Trent YawneyD593 GP · 129 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 66Tommy ErikssonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 90Timo LehkonenGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 101Darin SceviourR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 111Chris CliffordG2 GP · 0 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Mike StapletonC697 GP · 182 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 153Glenn GreenoughRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 174Ralph DifioreDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 195Joakim PerssonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 216Bill BrownCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 226David MackeyL126 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 237Dan WilliamsDCHIChicago Blackhawks