1985 NHL Draft
Myles O'Connor in the 1985 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Myles O'Connor 45th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 43 games put him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 45
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 42–48 in the 1985 draft
- 42Bruce RendallLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 43Dave ThomlinsonL42 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 44Nelson EmersonR771 GP · 488 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 45Myles O'ConnorD43 GP · 7 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 46Shane DoyleDVANVancouver Canucks
- 47Rocky DundasR5 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 48Darryl GilmourGNo NHL gamesPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
45th
of 252 players selected
13th
of 80 defensemen 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
Myles O'Connor made his NHL debut on November 18, 1990, 5 years and 156 days after the draft.
43
Games
3
Goals
4
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1985 draft
- 3Craig WolaninD695 GP · 173 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Sean BurkeG820 GP · 324 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 32Eric WeinrichD1157 GP · 388 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 45Myles O'ConnorD43 GP · 7 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 66Greg PolakLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 108Billie McMillanRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 129Kevin SchraderDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 150Ed KrayerCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 171Jamie HuscroftD352 GP · 38 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 192Terry SholdLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 213Jamie McKinleyRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 234David WilliamsD173 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils