1985 NHL Draft
Joe Nieuwendyk in the 1985 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Joe Nieuwendyk 27th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 13 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1257, and none has scored more points than his 1126.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 1985 draft
- 24Sean BurkeG820 GP · 324 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Troy GambleG72 GP · 22 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 26Kay WhitmoreG155 GP · 60 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 27Joe NieuwendykC1257 GP · 1126 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 28Mike RichterG666 GP · 301 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 29Jeff SharplesD105 GP · 49 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 30Par EdlundLLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
27th
of 252 players selected
17th
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
Joe Nieuwendyk made his NHL debut on March 10, 1987, 1 year and 268 days after the draft.
1257
Games
564
Goals
562
Assists
1126
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1985 draft
- 17Chris BiottiDCGYCalgary Flames
- 27Joe NieuwendykC1257 GP · 1126 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 38Jeff WenaasCCGYCalgary Flames
- 59Lane McDonaldLCGYCalgary Flames
- 80Roger JohanssonD161 GP · 43 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 101Esa KeskinenCCGYCalgary Flames
- 122Tim SweeneyR291 GP · 138 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 143Stu GrimsonL729 GP · 39 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 164Nate SmithDCGYCalgary Flames
- 185Darryl OlsenD1 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 206Peter RombergDCGYCalgary Flames
- 227Alexander KozhevnikovCCGYCalgary Flames
- 248Bill GregoireDCGYCalgary Flames