1984 NHL Draft
Luc Robitaille in the 1984 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Luc Robitaille 171st overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 9.
It was the ninth of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1431, and only one has scored more points than his 1394.
- Overall pick
- 171
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 3
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 168–174 in the 1984 draft
- 168Todd EwenR518 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 169John Del ColLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Mike RothDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 171Luc RobitailleL1431 GP · 1394 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 172Dan TurnerLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 173John DevereauxCHFDHartford Whalers
- 174Ralph DifioreDCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
171st
of 250 players selected
97th
of 143 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Mario LemieuxC915 GP · 1723 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Kirk MullerL1349 GP · 959 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Eddie OlczykR1031 GP · 794 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Al IafrateD799 GP · 463 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Craig RedmondD191 GP · 84 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 7Shawn BurrL878 GP · 440 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 8Shayne CorsonL1156 GP · 693 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Doug BodgerD1071 GP · 528 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 10J.J. DaigneaultD899 GP · 250 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 240 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Luc Robitaille made his NHL debut on October 9, 1986, 2 years and 122 days after the draft.
1431
Games
668
Goals
726
Assists
1394
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1984 draft
- 6Craig RedmondD191 GP · 84 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 24Brian WilksC48 GP · 12 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 48John EnglishD3 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 69Thomas GlavineCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 87David GrannisRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 108Greg StromeGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 129Timothy HanleyCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 150Shannon DeeganCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 171Luc RobitailleL1431 GP · 1394 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 192Jeff CrossmanCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 213Paul KennyGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 234Brian MartinCLAKLos Angeles Kings