1985 NHL Draft
Jeff Finley in the 1985 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Jeff Finley 55th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 14 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 708 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 13
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 1985 draft
- 52Bill RanfordG647 GP · 240 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Andy HelmuthGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 54Ned DesmondDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 55Jeff FinleyD708 GP · 83 PNYINew York Islanders
- 56Keith GretzkyCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Max MiddendorfR13 GP · 6 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 58Bruce RacineG11 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
55th
of 252 players selected
17th
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
Jeff Finley made his NHL debut on January 17, 1988, 2 years and 216 days after the draft.
708
Games
13
Goals
70
Assists
83
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1985 draft
- 6Brad DalgarnoR321 GP · 120 PNYINew York Islanders
- 13Derek KingL830 GP · 612 PNYINew York Islanders
- 34Brad LauerR323 GP · 111 PNYINew York Islanders
- 55Jeff FinleyD708 GP · 83 PNYINew York Islanders
- 76Kevin HeromLNYINew York Islanders
- 89Tommy HedlundDNYINew York Islanders
- 97Jeff SveenCNYINew York Islanders
- 118Rod DallmanL6 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 139Kurt LacktenRNYINew York Islanders
- 160Hank LammensD27 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 181Rich WiestCNYINew York Islanders
- 202Real ArsenaultLNYINew York Islanders
- 223Mike VolpeGNYINew York Islanders
- 244Tony GrenierCNYINew York Islanders