1984 NHL Draft
Selmar Odelein in the 1984 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Selmar Odelein 21st overall in the 1984 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 18 games put him 86th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1984 draft
- 18Mikael AnderssonR761 GP · 264 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 19Dave PasinR76 GP · 37 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 20Duncan MacPhersonDNYINew York Islanders
- 21Selmar OdeleinD18 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Greg SmythD229 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Craig BillingtonG332 GP · 110 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Brian WilksC48 GP · 12 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
21st
of 250 players selected
11th
of 87 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Mario LemieuxC915 GP · 1723 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Kirk MullerL1349 GP · 959 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Eddie OlczykR1031 GP · 794 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Al IafrateD799 GP · 463 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Craig RedmondD191 GP · 84 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 7Shawn BurrL878 GP · 440 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 8Shayne CorsonL1156 GP · 693 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Doug BodgerD1071 GP · 528 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 10J.J. DaigneaultD899 GP · 250 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 240 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Selmar Odelein made his NHL debut on February 14, 1986, 1 year and 250 days after the draft.
18
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1984 draft
- 21Selmar OdeleinD18 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Daryl ReaughG27 GP · 8 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Todd NormanCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Richard NovakREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 105Richard LambertLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Emanuel ViveirosD29 GP · 12 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 126Ivan DornicLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 147Heikki RiihijarviDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 168Todd EwenR518 GP · 76 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 210Joel CurtisLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 231Simon WheeldonC15 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 252Darren GaniDEDMEdmonton Oilers