1985 NHL Draft
Alain Cote in the 1985 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Alain Cote 31st overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 12 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 119 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 10
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 1985 draft
- 28Mike RichterG666 GP · 301 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 29Jeff SharplesD105 GP · 49 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
31st
of 252 players selected
8th
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
Alain Cote made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 117 days after the draft.
119
Games
2
Goals
18
Assists
20
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1985 draft
- 31Alain CoteD119 GP · 20 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 52Bill RanfordG647 GP · 240 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 73Jamie KellyRBOSBoston Bruins
- 94Steve MooreDBOSBoston Bruins
- 115Gord HynesD52 GP · 12 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 136Per MartinelleRBOSBoston Bruins
- 157Randy BurridgeL706 GP · 450 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 178Gord CruickshankCBOSBoston Bruins
- 199John BudaRBOSBoston Bruins
- 210Bob BeersD258 GP · 107 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 220John ByceR21 GP · 5 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 241Mark WestCBOSBoston Bruins