1985 NHL Draft
Craig Simpson in the 1985 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Craig Simpson 2nd overall in the 1985 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 634 games put him 29th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 497.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1985 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
2nd
of 252 players selected
1st
of 147 forwards 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
Craig Simpson made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 117 days after the draft.
634
Games
247
Goals
250
Assists
497
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1985 draft
- 2Craig SimpsonL634 GP · 497 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Lee GiffinR27 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58Bruce RacineG11 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 86Steve GotaasC49 GP · 15 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 107Kevin ClemensLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 114Stewart MarstonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 128Steve TitusGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 149Paul StantonD295 GP · 63 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Jim PaekD217 GP · 34 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 191Steve ShaunessyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 212Doug GreschukDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 233Gregory ChoulesLPITPittsburgh Penguins