1984 NHL Entry Draft

The 1984 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 9, 1984, at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Trivia

The 1984 Entry Draft was noted for the unusually high number of future Hall of Famers picked, particularly in lower rounds. In addition to Mario Lemieux being taken first overall, Patrick Roy was chosen in the third round, Brett Hull in the sixth, and both Luc Robitaille and Gary Suter were chosen in the ninth round. In addition, Lemieux, Suter and Robitaille would all go on to win the Calder Trophy, making this a rare draft in which multiple Rookie of the Year winners were produced.

Also of note is that Tom Glavine, who later became a star Major League Baseball pitcher, was chosen in the fourth round (69th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings, ahead of notable players such as future Hall of Famer Hull (117th overall), and Robitaille (171st overall).

The surprise at the time of the draft was Montreal's selection of Petr Svoboda at fifth overall. Very few people expected him to be available for selection. The shock was compounded when, after his name was announced, it was revealed that he was even attending the draft.

A controversy surrounding this draft was the apparent throwing of games by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the prior season in order to secure Lemieux as a draft pick. Although this has never been proven it has been widely speculated that this was the case.

Draft listing

Round 2

Round 5

Round 8

Round 11

Round 12

Invalid claims

* The Buffalo Sabres called the name of Eric Weinrich with the 186th pick. Weinrich, however, was born later than the cutoff date of September 15, 1966, and was therefore ineligible for the 1984 draft.
* The Philadelphia Flyers called Petr Rucka with the 225th pick. Rucka had already been chosen by Calgary with the 200th pick, rendering the Flyers' claim invalid.

ee also

*1984–85 NHL season
*List of NHL players

NHL Drafts
preceded=1983 NHL Entry Draft
succeeded=1985 NHL Entry Draft