1985 NHL Draft
Rudy Poeschek in the 1985 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Rudy Poeschek 238th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 12.
It was the twelfth and last 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 364 games put him 35th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 238
- Round and pick
- Round 12, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 235–241 in the 1985 draft
- 235Darren TaylorLVANVancouver Canucks
- 236Bruce HillLHFDHartford Whalers
- 237Tommy SjödinD106 GP · 48 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 238Rudy PoeschekD364 GP · 31 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 239Mikael LindmanDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 240Marion HorwathLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 241Mark WestCBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
238th
of 252 players selected
76th
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
Rudy Poeschek made his NHL debut on February 11, 1988, 2 years and 241 days after the draft.
364
Games
6
Goals
25
Assists
31
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