1984 NHL Draft
Kris King in the 1984 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Kris King 80th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 849 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 80
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 17
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 77–83 in the 1984 draft
- 77Paul BrotenR322 GP · 101 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 78Terry PerkinsRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 79David HansonCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 80Kris KingL849 GP · 151 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 81Bob HalkidisD256 GP · 40 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 82Bob JoyceL158 GP · 83 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 83Ari HaanpaaR60 GP · 17 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
80th
of 250 players selected
43rd
of 143 forwards 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
Kris King made his NHL debut on December 27, 1987, 3 years and 201 days after the draft.
849
Games
66
Goals
85
Assists
151
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1984 draft
- 17Kevin HatcherD1157 GP · 677 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Stephen LeachR702 GP · 283 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Michal PivonkaC825 GP · 599 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 80Kris KingL849 GP · 151 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 122Vito CramarossaRWSHWashington Capitals
- 143Timo IljinaCWSHWashington Capitals
- 164Frank JooDWSHWashington Capitals
- 185Jim ThomsonR115 GP · 7 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 206Paul CavalliniD564 GP · 233 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 227Mikhail TatarinovD161 GP · 69 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 248Per SchedrinDWSHWashington Capitals