1985 NHL Draft
Lee Giffin in the 1985 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Lee Giffin 23rd overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 27 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 1985 draft
- 20Scott MetcalfeL19 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 21Glen SeabrookeC19 GP · 7 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 22Ken SpanglerDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
23rd
of 252 players selected
16th
of 147 forwards 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
Lee Giffin made his NHL debut on January 21, 1987, 1 year and 220 days after the draft.
27
Games
1
Goals
3
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1985 draft
- 2Craig SimpsonL634 GP · 497 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Lee GiffinR27 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58Bruce RacineG11 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 86Steve GotaasC49 GP · 15 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 107Kevin ClemensLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 114Stewart MarstonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 128Steve TitusGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 149Paul StantonD295 GP · 63 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Jim PaekD217 GP · 34 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 191Steve ShaunessyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 212Doug GreschukDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 233Gregory ChoulesLPITPittsburgh Penguins