1985 NHL Draft
Jim Paek in the 1985 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Jim Paek 170th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 9.
It was the ninth of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 217 games put him 47th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 170
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 167–173 in the 1985 draft
- 167Tony FairfieldREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 168Mike CusackRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 169Todd WhittemoreRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 170Jim PaekD217 GP · 34 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 171Jamie HuscroftD352 GP · 38 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 172Curtis HuntDVANVancouver Canucks
- 173Greg DornbachCHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
1st
of 1 South Koreans selected
52nd
of 80 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jim Paek made his NHL debut on October 13, 1990, 5 years and 120 days after the draft.
217
Games
5
Goals
29
Assists
34
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1985 draft
- 2Craig SimpsonL634 GP · 497 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Lee GiffinR27 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58Bruce RacineG11 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 86Steve GotaasC49 GP · 15 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 107Kevin ClemensLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 114Stewart MarstonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 128Steve TitusGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 149Paul StantonD295 GP · 63 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Jim PaekD217 GP · 34 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 191Steve ShaunessyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 212Doug GreschukDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 233Gregory ChoulesLPITPittsburgh Penguins