1985 NHL Draft
Mike Richter in the 1985 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Mike Richter 28th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 666 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 1985 draft
- 25Troy GambleG72 GP · 22 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 26Kay WhitmoreG155 GP · 60 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 27Joe NieuwendykC1257 GP · 1126 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 28Mike RichterG666 GP · 301 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 29Jeff SharplesD105 GP · 49 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 30Par EdlundLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 31Alain CoteD119 GP · 20 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
28th
of 252 players selected
4th
of 24 goaltenders 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
Mike Richter made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 9, 1989, 3 years and 298 days after the draft.
666
Games
301
Wins
24
Shutouts
.904
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1985 draft
- 7Ulf DahlénR966 GP · 655 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 28Mike RichterG666 GP · 301 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Sam LindstahlGNYRNew York Rangers
- 70Pat JanostinDNYRNew York Rangers
- 91Brad StepanLNYRNew York Rangers
- 112Brian McReynoldsC30 GP · 6 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 133Neil PilonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 154Larry BernardLNYRNew York Rangers
- 175Stephane BrochuD1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 196Steve NemethC12 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 217Robert BurakowskyR23 GP · 5 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 238Rudy PoeschekD364 GP · 31 PNYRNew York Rangers