1985 NHL Draft
Gord Murphy in the 1985 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Gord Murphy 189th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 9.
It was the tenth of the 12 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 862 games put him 12th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 189
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 21
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 186–192 in the 1985 draft
- 186Nevin KardumCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 187Steve HollettLWSHWashington Capitals
- 188Kelly BuchbergerR1182 GP · 309 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 189Gord MurphyD862 GP · 323 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 190Bobby ReynoldsL7 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 191Steve ShaunessyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 192Terry SholdLNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
189th
of 252 players selected
58th
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
Gord Murphy made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, 3 years and 113 days after the draft.
862
Games
85
Goals
238
Assists
323
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1985 draft
- 21Glen SeabrookeC19 GP · 7 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Bruce RendallLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 48Darryl GilmourGNo NHL gamesPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 63Shane WhelanCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 84Paul MarshallDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 105Daril HolmesRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 126Ken AlexanderDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 147Tony HoracekL154 GP · 29 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 168Mike CusackRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 189Gord MurphyD862 GP · 323 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 231Rod WilliamsRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 252Paul MauriceDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers