1984 NHL Draft
Craig Billington in the 1984 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Craig Billington 23rd overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 332 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 1984 draft
- 20Duncan MacPhersonDNYINew York Islanders
- 21Selmar OdeleinD18 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Greg SmythD229 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Craig BillingtonG332 GP · 110 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Brian WilksC48 GP · 12 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 25Todd GillD1007 GP · 354 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 26Brian BenningD568 GP · 296 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
23rd
of 250 players selected
1st
of 20 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Mario LemieuxC915 GP · 1723 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Kirk MullerL1349 GP · 959 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Eddie OlczykR1031 GP · 794 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Al IafrateD799 GP · 463 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Craig RedmondD191 GP · 84 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 7Shawn BurrL878 GP · 440 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 8Shayne CorsonL1156 GP · 693 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Doug BodgerD1071 GP · 528 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 10J.J. DaigneaultD899 GP · 250 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 240 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Craig Billington made his NHL debut on October 26, 1985, 1 year and 139 days after the draft.
332
Games
110
Wins
9
Shutouts
.877
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1984 draft
- 2Kirk MullerL1349 GP · 959 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 23Craig BillingtonG332 GP · 110 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 44Neil DaveyDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 74Paul YsebaertL532 GP · 336 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 86Jon MorrisC103 GP · 49 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 107Kirk McLeanG612 GP · 245 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 128Ian FergusonDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 149Vladimir KamesCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 170Mike RothDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 191Mike PelusoL458 GP · 90 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 212Jarkko PiiparinenLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 233Chris KieneDNJDNew Jersey Devils