1984 NHL Draft
Simon Wheeldon in the 1984 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Simon Wheeldon 231st overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 11.
It was the eleventh of the 12 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 231
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 21
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 228–234 in the 1984 draft
- 228Grant DelcourtRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 229Bill KopeckyCBOSBoston Bruins
- 230Russ BeckerDNYINew York Islanders
- 231Simon WheeldonC15 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 232Mark ZiliottoLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 233Chris KieneDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 234Brian MartinCLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
229th
of 250 players selected
139th
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
Simon Wheeldon made his NHL debut on March 19, 1988, 3 years and 284 days after the draft.
15
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1984 draft
- 21Selmar OdeleinD18 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Daryl ReaughG27 GP · 8 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Todd NormanCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Richard NovakREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 105Richard LambertLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Emanuel ViveirosD29 GP · 12 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 126Ivan DornicLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 147Heikki RiihijarviDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 168Todd EwenR518 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 210Joel CurtisLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 231Simon WheeldonC15 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 252Darren GaniDEDMEdmonton Oilers