1985 NHL Draft
Robert Kron in the 1985 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Robert Kron 88th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 5.
He was the first of the 7 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 12 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 771 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 88
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 4
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 85–91 in the 1985 draft
- 85Jeff SerowikD28 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 86Steve GotaasC49 GP · 15 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 87Rick HerbertDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 88Robert KronC771 GP · 338 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 89Tommy HedlundDNYINew York Islanders
- 90Dwight MullinsCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 91Brad StepanLNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
1st
of 7 Czechs selected
47th
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 88Robert KronC771 GP · 338 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 93Petr PrajzlerD46 GP · 13 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 104Thomas KapustaCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Jiri LatalD92 GP · 48 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 109Martin HrstkaLVANVancouver Canucks
- 182Jiri SejbaL11 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 216Ladislav LubinaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Robert Kron made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 5 years and 111 days after the draft.
771
Games
144
Goals
194
Assists
338
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1985 draft
- 4Jim SandlakR549 GP · 229 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 25Troy GambleG72 GP · 22 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 46Shane DoyleDVANVancouver Canucks
- 67Randy SiskaCVANVancouver Canucks
- 88Robert KronC771 GP · 338 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 109Martin HrstkaLVANVancouver Canucks
- 130Brian McFarlaneRVANVancouver Canucks
- 151Hakan AhlundRVANVancouver Canucks
- 172Curtis HuntDVANVancouver Canucks
- 193Carl ValimontDVANVancouver Canucks
- 214Igor LarionovC921 GP · 644 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 235Darren TaylorLVANVancouver Canucks