1985 NHL Draft
Igor Larionov in the 1985 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Igor Larionov 214th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 11.
He was the first of the 2 Russians selected that year. It was the eleventh of the 12 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 921, and only 2 have scored more points than his 644.
- Overall pick
- 214
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 4
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 24 years
The picks around it
Picks 211–217 in the 1985 draft
- 211Tim ArmstrongC11 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 212Doug GreschukDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 213Jamie McKinleyRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 214Igor LarionovC921 GP · 644 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 215Jerry PawloskiDHFDHartford Whalers
- 216Ladislav LubinaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 217Robert BurakowskyR23 GP · 5 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 214Igor LarionovC921 GP · 644 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 227Alexander KozhevnikovCCGYCalgary Flames
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Igor Larionov made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989, 4 years and 112 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1985 draft
- 4Jim SandlakR549 GP · 229 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 25Troy GambleG72 GP · 22 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 46Shane DoyleDVANVancouver Canucks
- 67Randy SiskaCVANVancouver Canucks
- 88Robert KronC771 GP · 338 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 109Martin HrstkaLVANVancouver Canucks
- 130Brian McFarlaneRVANVancouver Canucks
- 151Hakan AhlundRVANVancouver Canucks
- 172Curtis HuntDVANVancouver Canucks
- 193Carl ValimontDVANVancouver Canucks
- 214Igor LarionovC921 GP · 644 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 235Darren TaylorLVANVancouver Canucks