1985 NHL Draft
Dave Manson in the 1985 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Dave Manson 11th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1103.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 1985 draft
- 8Brent FedykL470 GP · 209 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 9Craig DuncansonR38 GP · 9 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 10Dan GrattonC7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 11Dave MansonD1103 GP · 390 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 12Jose CharbonneauR71 GP · 22 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Derek KingL830 GP · 612 PNYINew York Islanders
- 14Calle JohanssonD1109 GP · 535 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
11th
of 252 players selected
3rd
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
Dave Manson made his NHL debut on October 9, 1986, 1 year and 116 days after the draft.
1103
Games
102
Goals
288
Assists
390
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1985 draft
- 11Dave MansonD1103 GP · 390 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 53Andy HelmuthGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 74Dan VinceletteL193 GP · 42 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 87Rick HerbertDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 95Brad BellandCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 116Jonas HeedDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 137Victor PosaL2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 158John ReidGNo NHL gamesCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 179Richard LaplanteCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 200Brad HamiltonDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 221Ian PoundDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 242Rick BracciaLCHIChicago Blackhawks