1984 NHL Draft
Stephane Richer in the 1984 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Stephane Richer 29th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 14 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1984, 102 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1054 games put him 13th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 819.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 8
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 1984 draft
- 26Brian BenningD568 GP · 296 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 27Scott MellanbyR1431 GP · 840 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 28Doug HoudaD561 GP · 82 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 29Stephane RicherR1054 GP · 819 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 30Peter DourisR321 GP · 121 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 31Jeff RohlicekL9 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 32Tony HrkacC758 GP · 371 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1984 class
29th
of 250 players selected
13th
of 143 forwards 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
Stephane Richer made his NHL debut on January 15, 1985, 220 days after the draft.
1054
Games
421
Goals
398
Assists
819
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1984 draft
- 5Petr SvobodaD1028 GP · 399 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Shayne CorsonL1156 GP · 693 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 29Stephane RicherR1054 GP · 819 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 51Patrick RoyG1029 GP · 551 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 54Graeme BonarRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 65Lee BrodeurRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 95Gerald JohannsonDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 116Jim NesichCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 137Scott MacTavishDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 158Brad McCaugheyRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 179Eric DemersLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 200Ron AnnearDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 221Dave TannerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 242Troy CrosbyGMTLMontréal Canadiens