1984 NHL Draft
Shawn Burr in the 1984 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Shawn Burr 7th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 878 games put him 21st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1984 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
7th
of 250 players selected
4th
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
Shawn Burr made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 124 days after the draft.
878
Games
181
Goals
259
Assists
440
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1984 draft
- 7Shawn BurrL878 GP · 440 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 28Doug HoudaD561 GP · 82 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 49Milan ChalupaD14 GP · 5 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 91Mats LundstromLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 112Randy HanschGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 133Stefan LarssonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 152Lars KarlssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 154Urban NordinCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 175Bill ShibickyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 196Jay RoseDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 217Tim KaiserRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 238Tom NickolauDDETDetroit Red Wings