1985 NHL Draft
Kay Whitmore in the 1985 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Kay Whitmore 26th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 155 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 26
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 5
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 23–29 in the 1985 draft
- 23Lee GiffinR27 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 24Sean BurkeG820 GP · 324 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Troy GambleG72 GP · 22 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 26Kay WhitmoreG155 GP · 60 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 27Joe NieuwendykC1257 GP · 1126 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 28Mike RichterG666 GP · 301 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 29Jeff SharplesD105 GP · 49 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
26th
of 252 players selected
3rd
of 24 goaltenders 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
Kay Whitmore made his NHL debut on March 22, 1989, 3 years and 280 days after the draft.
155
Games
60
Wins
4
Shutouts
.875
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1985 draft
- 5Dana MurzynD838 GP · 204 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 26Kay WhitmoreG155 GP · 60 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 68Gary CallaghanCHFDHartford Whalers
- 110Shane ChurlaR488 GP · 71 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 131Chris BrantLHFDHartford Whalers
- 152Brian PuhalskiLHFDHartford Whalers
- 173Greg DornbachCHFDHartford Whalers
- 194Paul ToryCHFDHartford Whalers
- 215Jerry PawloskiDHFDHartford Whalers
- 236Bruce HillLHFDHartford Whalers