1984 NHL Draft
Doug Houda in the 1984 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Doug Houda 28th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 561 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 7
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 1984 draft
- 25Todd GillD1007 GP · 354 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 26Brian BenningD568 GP · 296 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 27Scott MellanbyR1431 GP · 840 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 28Doug HoudaD561 GP · 82 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 29Stephane RicherR1054 GP · 819 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 30Peter DourisR321 GP · 121 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 31Jeff RohlicekL9 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
28th
of 250 players selected
15th
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 Houda made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 1 year and 123 days after the draft.
561
Games
19
Goals
63
Assists
82
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1984 draft
- 7Shawn BurrL878 GP · 440 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 28Doug HoudaD561 GP · 82 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 49Milan ChalupaD14 GP · 5 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 91Mats LundstromLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 112Randy HanschGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 133Stefan LarssonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 152Lars KarlssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 154Urban NordinCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 175Bill ShibickyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 196Jay RoseDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 217Tim KaiserRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 238Tom NickolauDDETDetroit Red Wings