1984 NHL Draft
Patrick Roy in the 1984 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Patrick Roy 51st overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 14 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1029 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 51
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 9
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 48–54 in the 1984 draft
- 48John EnglishD3 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 49Milan ChalupaD14 GP · 5 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 50Toby DucolonRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 51Patrick RoyG1029 GP · 551 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 52David SaundersL56 GP · 20 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 53Robert DirkD402 GP · 42 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 54Graeme BonarRMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
51st
of 250 players selected
3rd
of 20 goaltenders 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
Patrick Roy made his NHL debut on February 23, 1985, 259 days after the draft.
1029
Games
551
Wins
66
Shutouts
.910
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1984 draft
- 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Shayne CorsonL1156 GP · 693 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 29Stephane RicherR1054 GP · 819 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 51Patrick RoyG1029 GP · 551 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 54Graeme BonarRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 65Lee BrodeurRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 95Gerald JohannsonDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 116Jim NesichCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 137Scott MacTavishDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 158Brad McCaugheyRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 179Eric DemersLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 200Ron AnnearDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 221Dave TannerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 242Troy CrosbyGMTLMontréal Canadiens