1985 NHL Draft
Tommy Sjödin in the 1985 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Tommy Sjödin 237th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 12.
He was the 15th of the 16 Swedes selected that year. It was the tenth and last of the 10 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 106 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 237
- Round and pick
- Round 12, pick 6
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 234–240 in the 1985 draft
- 234David WilliamsD173 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 235Darren TaylorLVANVancouver Canucks
- 236Bruce HillLHFDHartford Whalers
- 237Tommy SjödinD106 GP · 48 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 238Rudy PoeschekD364 GP · 31 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 239Mikael LindmanDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 240Marion HorwathLLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
15th
of 16 Swedes selected
75th
of 80 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 7Ulf DahlénR966 GP · 655 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 14Calle JohanssonD1109 GP · 535 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 30Par EdlundLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 39Roger OhmanDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 49Sam LindstahlGNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Roger JohanssonD161 GP · 43 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 81Fredrik OlaussonD1022 GP · 581 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 89Tommy HedlundDNYINew York Islanders
- 116Jonas HeedDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 134Thomas BjuhrRDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tommy Sjödin made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 7 years and 113 days after the draft.
106
Games
8
Goals
40
Assists
48
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1985 draft
- 51Stephane RoyC12 GP · 1 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 69Mike BergerD30 GP · 4 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 90Dwight MullinsCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 111Michael MullowneyDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 132Michael KelferRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 153Ross JohnsonCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 174Tim HelmerRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 195Gordon ErnstCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 216Ladislav LubinaLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 237Tommy SjödinD106 GP · 48 PMNSMinnesota North Stars