1985 NHL Draft

Stephane Roy in the 1985 NHL Draft

Minnesota North Stars selected Stephane Roy 51st overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 3.

It was the first of the 10 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 86th in the class.

Overall pick: 51
Round and pick: Round 3, pick 9
Drafting team: MNSMinnesota North Stars
Date: June 15, 1985
Age at the draft: 17 years

The picks around it

Picks 48–54 in the 1985 draft

48Darryl GilmourGNo NHL gamesPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
49Sam LindstahlGNYRNew York Rangers
50Steve ChiassonD751 GP · 398 PDETDetroit Red Wings
51Stephane RoyC12 GP · 1 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
52Bill RanfordG647 GP · 240 WBOSBoston Bruins
53Andy HelmuthGCHIChicago Blackhawks
54Ned DesmondDSTLSt. Louis Blues

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1985 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1985 class

51st

of 252 players selected

29th

of 147 forwards 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

The 1985 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Stephane Roy made his NHL debut on January 23, 1988, 2 years and 222 days after the draft.

Games

Goals

Assists

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 48–54 in the 1985 draft

Where he came in the 1985 class

First off the board

The road to the NHL

Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1985 draft