1984 NHL Draft
Mikael Andersson in the 1984 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Mikael Andersson 18th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 13 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 761 games put him 29th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 1984 draft
- 15Trevor StienburgR71 GP · 12 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 16Roger Belanger Jr.C44 GP · 8 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 17Kevin HatcherD1157 GP · 677 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 18Mikael AnderssonR761 GP · 264 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 19Dave PasinR76 GP · 37 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 20Duncan MacPhersonDNYINew York Islanders
- 21Selmar OdeleinD18 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
1st
of 13 Swedes selected
9th
of 143 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 18Mikael AnderssonR761 GP · 264 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 66Tommy ErikssonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 91Mats LundstromLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 119Kjell SamuelssonD813 GP · 186 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 133Stefan LarssonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 141Henrik CedergrenRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 152Lars KarlssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 154Urban NordinCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 165Orwar StambertDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 195Joakim PerssonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 3 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mikael Andersson made his NHL debut on October 19, 1985, 1 year and 132 days after the draft.
761
Games
95
Goals
169
Assists
264
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1984 draft
- 18Mikael AnderssonR761 GP · 264 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 39Doug TrappL2 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 60Ray SheppardR817 GP · 657 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 81Bob HalkidisD256 GP · 40 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 102Joe RamptonLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 123James GasseauDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 144Darcy WakalukG191 GP · 67 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 165Orwar StambertDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 186Invalid pickBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 207Brian McKinnonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 228Grant DelcourtRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 249Sean BakerLBUFBuffalo Sabres