1985 NHL Draft
Bill Houlder in the 1985 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Bill Houlder 82nd overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 846 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 82
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 19
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 79–85 in the 1985 draft
- 79Brent GilchristL792 GP · 305 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 80Roger JohanssonD161 GP · 43 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 81Fredrik OlaussonD1022 GP · 581 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 82Bill HoulderD846 GP · 250 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 83Larry ShawDWSHWashington Capitals
- 84Paul MarshallDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 85Jeff SerowikD28 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
82nd
of 252 players selected
25th
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
Bill Houlder made his NHL debut on December 1, 1987, 2 years and 169 days after the draft.
846
Games
59
Goals
191
Assists
250
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1985 draft
- 19Yvon CorriveauL280 GP · 88 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 40John DruceR531 GP · 239 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 61Rob MurrayC107 GP · 19 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 82Bill HoulderD846 GP · 250 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 83Larry ShawDWSHWashington Capitals
- 103Claude DumasCWSHWashington Capitals
- 124Doug StrombackRWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Jamie NadjiwanLWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Mark HaarmannDWSHWashington Capitals
- 187Steve HollettLWSHWashington Capitals
- 208Dallas EakinsD120 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 229Steve HrynewichCWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Frank DimuzioCWSHWashington Capitals