1985 NHL Draft
Todd Richards in the 1985 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Todd Richards 33rd overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 15 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 92nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 33
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 30–36 in the 1985 draft
- 30Par EdlundLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 31Alain CoteD119 GP · 20 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 32Eric WeinrichD1157 GP · 388 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 33Todd RichardsD8 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Brad LauerR323 GP · 111 PNYINew York Islanders
- 35Benoit HogueL863 GP · 543 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36Jason LafreniereC146 GP · 87 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
33rd
of 252 players selected
10th
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
Todd Richards made his NHL debut on March 30, 1991, 5 years and 288 days after the draft.
8
Games
0
Goals
4
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1985 draft
- 12Jose CharbonneauR71 GP · 22 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16Tom ChorskeR596 GP · 237 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33Todd RichardsD8 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 47Rocky DundasR5 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 75Martin DesjardinsC8 GP · 2 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 79Brent GilchristL792 GP · 305 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 96Tom SagissorRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 117Donald DufresneD268 GP · 42 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 142Ed CristofoliR9 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 163Mike ClaringbullDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 184Roger BeedonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Maurice MansiCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 205Chad ArthurLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 226Michael BishopDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 247John FergusonLMTLMontréal Canadiens