1984 NHL Draft
Doug Bodger in the 1984 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Doug Bodger 9th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 10 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1071 games put him 12th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 1984 draft
- 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
- 11Sylvain CoteD1171 GP · 435 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 12Gary RobertsL1224 GP · 910 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
9th
of 250 players selected
4th
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
- 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
Doug Bodger made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 124 days after the draft.
1071
Games
106
Goals
422
Assists
528
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1984 draft
- 1Mario LemieuxC915 GP · 1723 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Doug BodgerD1071 GP · 528 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 16Roger Belanger Jr.C44 GP · 8 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 64Mark TeevensRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 85Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 127Tom RyanDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 169John Del ColLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 190Steve HurtRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 211Jim SteenCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 232Mark ZiliottoLPITPittsburgh Penguins