1985 NHL Draft
Mario Brunetta in the 1985 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Mario Brunetta 162nd overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 8.
It was the ninth of the 13 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 40 games put him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 162
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 15
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 159–165 in the 1985 draft
- 159Scott BrickeyRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 160Hank LammensD27 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 161Trent KaeseR1 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 162Mario BrunettaG40 GP · 12 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 163Mike ClaringbullDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 164Nate SmithDCGYCalgary Flames
- 165Tom DraperG53 GP · 19 WWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
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
Mario Brunetta made his NHL debut on October 31, 1987, 2 years and 138 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1985 draft
- 15David LattaL36 GP · 12 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 36Jason LafreniereC146 GP · 87 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 57Max MiddendorfR13 GP · 6 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 65Peter MasseyLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 78David EspeDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 99Bruce MajorL4 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 120Andy AkervikCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 141Mike OliverioCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 162Mario BrunettaG40 GP · 12 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 183Brit PeerRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 204Tom SassoCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 225Gary MurphyDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 246Jean BoisLQUEQuebec Nordiques