1984 NHL Draft
Raimo Helminen in the 1984 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Raimo Helminen 35th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 11 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 117 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 1984 draft
- 32Tony HrkacC758 GP · 371 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 33Ken SabourinD74 GP · 10 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 34Stephen LeachR702 GP · 283 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Raimo HelminenC117 GP · 59 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 36Jeff BrownD747 GP · 584 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 37Jeff ChychrunD262 GP · 25 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 38Paul RanheimL1013 GP · 360 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
1st
of 11 Finns selected
18th
of 143 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 35Raimo HelminenC117 GP · 59 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 83Ari HaanpaaR60 GP · 17 PNYINew York Islanders
- 85Arto JavanainenR14 GP · 5 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 90Timo LehkonenGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 96Joel PaunioLCGYCalgary Flames
- 97Kari TakkoG142 GP · 37 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 143Timo IljinaCWSHWashington Capitals
- 147Heikki RiihijarviDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 162Jyrki MakiDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 182Ville KentalaLNYRNew York Rangers
+ 1 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Raimo Helminen made his NHL debut on October 12, 1985, 1 year and 125 days after the draft.
117
Games
13
Goals
46
Assists
59
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1984 draft
- 14Terry CarknerD858 GP · 230 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 35Raimo HelminenC117 GP · 59 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 77Paul BrotenR322 GP · 101 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 98Clark DonatelliL35 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 119Kjell SamuelssonD813 GP · 186 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 140Thomas HusseyLNYRNew York Rangers
- 161Brian NelsonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 182Ville KentalaLNYRNew York Rangers
- 189Heinz EhlersCNYRNew York Rangers
- 203Kevin MillerC620 GP · 335 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 224Tom LorentzCNYRNew York Rangers
- 245Scott BrowerGNYRNew York Rangers