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1984 NHL Draft

Brian Benning in the 1984 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Brian Benning 26th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 2.

It was the first of the 15 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 568 games put him 38th in the class.

Overall pick
26
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 5
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 23–29 in the 1984 draft

  1. 23Craig BillingtonG332 GP · 110 WNJD
  2. 24Brian WilksC48 GP · 12 PLAK
  3. 25Todd GillD1007 GP · 354 PTOR
  4. 26Brian BenningD568 GP · 296 PSTL
  5. 27Scott MellanbyR1431 GP · 840 PPHI
  6. 28Doug HoudaD561 GP · 82 PDET
  7. 29Stephane RicherR1054 GP · 819 PMTL

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1984 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1984 class

26th
of 250 players selected
14th
of 87 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Mario LemieuxC915 GP · 1723 PPIT
  2. 2Kirk MullerL1349 GP · 959 PNJD
  3. 3Eddie OlczykR1031 GP · 794 PCHI
  4. 4Al IafrateD799 GP · 463 PTOR
  5. 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTL
  6. 6Craig RedmondD191 GP · 84 PLAK
  7. 7Shawn BurrL878 GP · 440 PDET
  8. 8Shayne CorsonL1156 GP · 693 PMTL
  9. 9Doug BodgerD1071 GP · 528 PPIT
  10. 10J.J. DaigneaultD899 GP · 250 PVAN

+ 240 more

The 1984 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Brian Benning made his NHL debut on October 14, 1984, 127 days after the draft.

568
Games
63
Goals
233
Assists
296
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 1984 draft

  1. 26Brian BenningD568 GP · 296 PSTL
  2. 32Tony HrkacC758 GP · 371 PSTL
  3. 50Toby DucolonRSTL
  4. 53Robert DirkD402 GP · 42 PSTL
  5. 56Alan PerryGSTL
  6. 71Graham HerringDSTL
  7. 92Scott PaluchDSTL
  8. 113Steve TuttleR144 GP · 56 PSTL
  9. 134Cliff RonningC1137 GP · 869 PSTL
  10. 148Don PorterLSTL
  11. 155Jim VeseyR15 GP · 3 PSTL
  12. 176Daniel JompheLSTL
  13. 197Tom TilleyD174 GP · 42 PSTL
  14. 218Mark CupoloLSTL
  15. 239Mark LaniganDSTL