1985 NHL Draft
Jiri Latal in the 1985 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Jiri Latal 106th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 6.
He was the fourth of the 7 Czechs selected that year. It was the sixth of the 12 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 92 games put him 62nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 106
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 1
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 103–109 in the 1985 draft
- 103Claude DumasCWSHWashington Capitals
- 104Thomas KapustaCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 105Daril HolmesRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 106Jiri LatalD92 GP · 48 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 107Kevin ClemensLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 108Billie McMillanRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 109Martin HrstkaLVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
4th
of 7 Czechs selected
35th
of 80 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 88Robert KronC771 GP · 338 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 93Petr PrajzlerD46 GP · 13 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 104Thomas KapustaCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Jiri LatalD92 GP · 48 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 109Martin HrstkaLVANVancouver Canucks
- 182Jiri SejbaL11 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 216Ladislav LubinaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jiri Latal made his NHL debut on November 5, 1989, 4 years and 143 days after the draft.
92
Games
12
Goals
36
Assists
48
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1985 draft
- 1Wendel ClarkL793 GP · 564 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 22Ken SpanglerDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 43Dave ThomlinsonL42 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 64Greg VeyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Jeff SerowikD28 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 106Jiri LatalD92 GP · 48 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 127Tim BeanLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 148Andy DonahueCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 169Todd WhittemoreRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 190Bobby ReynoldsL7 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 211Tim ArmstrongC11 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 232Mitch MurphyGTORToronto Maple Leafs