1985 NHL Draft
Martin Desjardins in the 1985 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Martin Desjardins 75th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 15 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 92nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 75
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 12
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 72–78 in the 1985 draft
- 72Perry FlorioDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 73Jamie KellyRBOSBoston Bruins
- 74Dan VinceletteL193 GP · 42 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 75Martin DesjardinsC8 GP · 2 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 76Kevin HeromLNYINew York Islanders
- 77Dave MoylanDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 78David EspeDQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
75th
of 252 players selected
43rd
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
Martin Desjardins made his NHL debut on October 11, 1989, 4 years and 118 days after the draft.
8
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1985 draft
- 12Jose CharbonneauR71 GP · 22 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16Tom ChorskeR596 GP · 237 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33Todd RichardsD8 GP · 4 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 47Rocky DundasR5 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 75Martin DesjardinsC8 GP · 2 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 79Brent GilchristL792 GP · 305 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 96Tom SagissorRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 117Donald DufresneD268 GP · 42 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 142Ed CristofoliR9 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 163Mike ClaringbullDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 184Roger BeedonGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Maurice MansiCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 205Chad ArthurLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 226Michael BishopDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 247John FergusonLMTLMontréal Canadiens