1984 NHL Draft
Gary Roberts in the 1984 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Gary Roberts 12th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1224, and only 4 have scored more points than his 910.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1984 draft
- 9Doug BodgerD1071 GP · 528 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 10J.J. DaigneaultD899 GP · 250 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 11Sylvain CoteD1171 GP · 435 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 12Gary RobertsL1224 GP · 910 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 13David QuinnDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 14Terry CarknerD858 GP · 230 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Trevor StienburgR71 GP · 12 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
12th
of 250 players selected
6th
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
Gary Roberts made his NHL debut on November 11, 1986, 2 years and 155 days after the draft.
1224
Games
438
Goals
472
Assists
910
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1984 draft
- 12Gary RobertsL1224 GP · 910 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 33Ken SabourinD74 GP · 10 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 38Paul RanheimL1013 GP · 360 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 75Peter RosolRCGYCalgary Flames
- 96Joel PaunioLCGYCalgary Flames
- 117Brett HullR1269 GP · 1391 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 138Kevan MelroseDCGYCalgary Flames
- 159Jiri HrdinaC250 GP · 130 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 180Gary SuterD1145 GP · 844 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 201Peter RuckaCCGYCalgary Flames
- 222Stefan JonssonDCGYCalgary Flames
- 243Rudolf SuchanekDCGYCalgary Flames