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Maple leafs 1985 Draft Review

We continue our reviews of prior Leafs drafts with the 1985 draft held in Toronto on June 15, 1985.

Legend: GP=Games Played, G= Goals, A= Assists, PTS= Points,
W= Wins, L= Losses, T= Ties, GAA=Goals Against Average, SO= Shutouts


1st Overall Pick- Wendel Clark (Defensemen)

Leafs Regular Season Stats: GP- 608 G- 260 A- 181 PTS- 441
Leafs Playoff Stats: GP- 79 G- 34 A- 27 PTS- 61

NHL Regular Season Stats: GP- 793 G- 330 A- 234 PTS- 564
NHL Playoff Stats: GP- 95 G- 37 A- 32 PTS- 69

Review- Clark was the heart and soul of the franchise and the Leafs did not go wrong with this pick the former Leaf captain did all that was asked of him. He played as if he was 10 feet tall which lead to numerous trips to the IR. Clark sits 15th in Leafs all time scoring and is the top scoring left winger in Leafs playoff history. Clark had five 30 goal seasons and a memorable 46 goal season in which he played in only 64 games. O what a career it was and what could it have been for the Leaf legend who had his number honored this season at the ACC.

Notable Players Drafted after: Ulf Dahlen, Craig Simpson, Joe Nieuwendyk

Draft Rating- A

43rd Overall Pick- Dave Thomlinson (Forward)

Leafs Regular Season Stats: None
Leafs Playoff Stats: None

NHL Regular Season Stats: GP- 42 G- 1 A- 3 PTS- 4
NHL Playoff Stats: GP- 9 G- 3 A- 1 PTS- 4

Review- Never played a game with the Leafs and not much with anyone else, in what would be a second round pick today didn't amount to much.

Notable Players Drafted after: Nelson Emerson, Steve Chiasson, Bill Ranford

Draft Review: D-

85th Overall Pick- Jeff Serowik (Defensemen)

Leafs Regular Season Stats: GP- 1 G- 0 A- 0 PTS- 0
Leafs Playoff Stats: None

NHL Regular Season Stats: GP- 28 G- 0 A- 6 PTS- 6
NHL Playoff Stats: None

Review- Serowik may be the first Leaf player ever taken from New Hampshire.

Notable Players Drafted after: Robert Kron

Draft Review: D-

106th Overall Pick- Jiri Latal (Defensemen)

Leafs Regular Season Stats: None
Leafs Playoff Stats: None

NHL Regular Season Stats: GP- 92 G- 12 A- 36 PTS- 48
NHL Playoff Stats: None

Review- Latal played just over a season in NHL games none with the Leafs and mostly as a fill in player for injuries.

Notable Players Drafted after: Randy Mckay, Joe Reekie

Draft Review: D

190th Overall Pick- Bobby Reynolds (Forward)

Leafs Regular Season Stats: GP- 7 G- 1 A- 1 PTS- 2
Leafs Playoff Stats: None

NHL Regular Season Stats: GP- 7 G- 1 A- 1 PTS- 2
NHL Playoff Stats: None

Review- Another high school pick noted for his speed that didn't work out but did get over 116 points in a season for Flint in the UHL.

Notable Players Drafted after: Bob Beers

Draft Review: D-

211th Overall Pick- Tim Armstrong (Forward)

Leafs Regular Season Stats: GP- 11 G- 1 A- 0 PTS- 1
Leafs Playoff Stats: None

NHL Regular Season Stats: GP- 11 G- 1 A- 0 PTS- 1
NHL Playoff Stats: None

Review- This former Toronto Marlboro got into a few games with the team scoring a goal, highlight of his career.

Notable Players Drafted after: Igor Larionov

Draft Review: D-

The Leafs also drafted Ken Spangler, Greg Vey, Tim Bean, Andy Donahue, Todd Whittemore and Mitch Murphy in the 1985 draft none of the players played an NHL game so all get a rating of an E.

The 1985 draft gave the franchise an all time Leaf great in Wendel Clark and not much else. The 1985 draft was a weak one for the team as all players drafted besides Clark played a total of 170 games, around 2 seasons for a total of 11 players.

The teams manager once again for the 1985 draft was Gerry McNamara and for those of you wondering the best player in the draft was Joe Nieuwendyk.

Complete Draft Rating- C-

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