1985 NHL Draft
Robert Burakowsky in the 1985 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Robert Burakowsky 217th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 11.
He was the 13th of the 16 Swedes selected that year. It was the eleventh of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 23 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 217
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 214–220 in the 1985 draft
- 214Igor LarionovC921 GP · 644 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 215Jerry PawloskiDHFDHartford Whalers
- 216Ladislav LubinaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 217Robert BurakowskyR23 GP · 5 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 218Bo SvanbergCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 219Trent CiprickRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 220John ByceR21 GP · 5 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
13th
of 16 Swedes selected
126th
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 7Ulf DahlénR966 GP · 655 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 14Calle JohanssonD1109 GP · 535 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 30Par EdlundLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 39Roger OhmanDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 49Sam LindstahlGNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Roger JohanssonD161 GP · 43 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 81Fredrik OlaussonD1022 GP · 581 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 89Tommy HedlundDNYINew York Islanders
- 116Jonas HeedDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 134Thomas BjuhrRDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Robert Burakowsky made his NHL debut on October 6, 1993, 8 years and 113 days after the draft.
23
Games
2
Goals
3
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1985 draft
- 7Ulf DahlénR966 GP · 655 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 28Mike RichterG666 GP · 301 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Sam LindstahlGNYRNew York Rangers
- 70Pat JanostinDNYRNew York Rangers
- 91Brad StepanLNYRNew York Rangers
- 112Brian McReynoldsC30 GP · 6 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 133Neil PilonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 154Larry BernardLNYRNew York Rangers
- 175Stephane BrochuD1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 196Steve NemethC12 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 217Robert BurakowskyR23 GP · 5 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 238Rudy PoeschekD364 GP · 31 PNYRNew York Rangers