1984 NHL Draft
Michal Pivonka in the 1984 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Michal Pivonka 59th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 3.
He was the third of the 12 Czechs selected that year. It was the third 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 825 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 59
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 17
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 56–62 in the 1984 draft
- 56Alan PerryGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 57Steven FinnD725 GP · 112 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 58Mike StevensR23 GP · 5 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 59Michal PivonkaC825 GP · 599 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 60Ray SheppardR817 GP · 657 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 61Jeff CorneliusDBOSBoston Bruins
- 62Jeff NortonD799 GP · 384 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
3rd
of 12 Czechs selected
30th
of 143 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 49Milan ChalupaD14 GP · 5 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 59Michal PivonkaC825 GP · 599 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 75Peter RosolRCGYCalgary Flames
- 76Miroslav MalyDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 89Jiri PonerRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 139Vladimir KyhosLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 149Vladimir KamesCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 159Jiri HrdinaC250 GP · 130 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 201Peter RuckaCCGYCalgary Flames
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michal Pivonka made his NHL debut on October 9, 1986, 2 years and 122 days after the draft.
825
Games
181
Goals
418
Assists
599
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