1985 NHL Draft
Wendel Clark in the 1985 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Wendel Clark first overall in the 1985 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1985, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 793 games put him 17th in the class, but only 5 have scored more points than his 564.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 1985 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1985 class
1st
of 252 players 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
Wendel Clark made his NHL debut on October 10, 1985, 117 days after the draft.
793
Games
330
Goals
234
Assists
564
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1985 draft
- 1Wendel ClarkL793 GP · 564 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 22Ken SpanglerDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 43Dave ThomlinsonL42 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 64Greg VeyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Jeff SerowikD28 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 106Jiri LatalD92 GP · 48 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 127Tim BeanLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 148Andy DonahueCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 169Todd WhittemoreRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 190Bobby ReynoldsL7 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 211Tim ArmstrongC11 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 232Mitch MurphyGTORToronto Maple Leafs