1985 NHL Draft
Jim Sandlak in the 1985 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Jim Sandlak 4th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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. His 549 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1985 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
4th
of 252 players selected
2nd
of 147 forwards 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
Jim Sandlak made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 117 days after the draft.
549
Games
110
Goals
119
Assists
229
Points
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