1985 NHL Draft
Ken Priestlay in the 1985 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Ken Priestlay 98th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 12 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 168 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 98
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 95–101 in the 1985 draft
- 95Brad BellandCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 96Tom SagissorRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 97Jeff SveenCNYINew York Islanders
- 98Ken PriestlayC168 GP · 61 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 99Bruce MajorL4 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 100Dan BrooksDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 101Esa KeskinenCCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
98th
of 252 players selected
53rd
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
Ken Priestlay made his NHL debut on October 9, 1986, 1 year and 116 days after the draft.
168
Games
27
Goals
34
Assists
61
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1985 draft
- 14Calle JohanssonD1109 GP · 535 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Benoit HogueL863 GP · 543 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56Keith GretzkyCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 77Dave MoylanDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 98Ken PriestlayC168 GP · 61 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 119Joe ReekieD902 GP · 164 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 140Petri MatikainenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 161Trent KaeseR1 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 182Jiri SejbaL11 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 203Boyd SuttonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 224Guy LaroseC70 GP · 19 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 245Ken BaumgartnerL696 GP · 54 PBUFBuffalo Sabres