1985 NHL Draft
Steve Gotaas in the 1985 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Steve Gotaas 86th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 49 games put him 68th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 86
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 83–89 in the 1985 draft
- 83Larry ShawDWSHWashington Capitals
- 84Paul MarshallDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
86th
of 252 players selected
46th
of 147 forwards 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
Steve Gotaas made his NHL debut on January 7, 1988, 2 years and 206 days after the draft.
49
Games
6
Goals
9
Assists
15
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1985 draft
- 2Craig SimpsonL634 GP · 497 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Lee GiffinR27 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58Bruce RacineG11 GP · 0 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 86Steve GotaasC49 GP · 15 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 107Kevin ClemensLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 114Stewart MarstonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 128Steve TitusGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 149Paul StantonD295 GP · 63 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Jim PaekD217 GP · 34 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 191Steve ShaunessyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 212Doug GreschukDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 233Gregory ChoulesLPITPittsburgh Penguins