1985 NHL Draft
Sean Burke in the 1985 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Sean Burke 24th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 820 games put him 16th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 24
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 21–27 in the 1985 draft
- 21Glen SeabrookeC19 GP · 7 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 22Ken SpanglerDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 23Lee GiffinR27 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 24Sean BurkeG820 GP · 324 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Troy GambleG72 GP · 22 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 26Kay WhitmoreG155 GP · 60 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 27Joe NieuwendykC1257 GP · 1126 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
24th
of 252 players selected
1st
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
Sean Burke made his NHL debut on March 2, 1988, 2 years and 261 days after the draft.
820
Games
324
Wins
38
Shutouts
.902
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1985 draft
- 3Craig WolaninD695 GP · 173 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Sean BurkeG820 GP · 324 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 32Eric WeinrichD1157 GP · 388 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 45Myles O'ConnorD43 GP · 7 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 66Greg PolakLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 108Billie McMillanRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 129Kevin SchraderDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 150Ed KrayerCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 171Jamie HuscroftD352 GP · 38 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 192Terry SholdLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 213Jamie McKinleyRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 234David WilliamsD173 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils