# 1985–86 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1985–86 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques seventh season in the National Hockey League. The Nordiques, led by their new captain Peter Stastny, captured their first division title since the 1976–77 season but were swept of the first round of the playoffs by the Hartford Whalers.

## Offseason

The Nordiques had a pretty quiet off-season, with the only trade during the summer was acquiring John Anderson from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Brad Maxwell. Anderson was second in Leafs scoring with 32 goals and 63 points in 1984–85. Quebec also made a trade late in the pre-season, as the Nordiques acquired Gilbert Delorme from the St. Louis Blues for Bruce Bell. Delorme, a stay-at-home defenseman, had two goals and 14 points in 74 games with the Blues.
The Nordiques signed free agent Tony Currie from the Edmonton Oilers, while they lost Blake Wesley, who signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

## Regular season

The Nordiques started the season with a seven-game winning streak, however, the club fell into a slump, and had a 3-10-1 record in their next fourteen games to fall to 10–10–1. Quebec returned to their winning ways, going unbeaten in their next eight games, and found themselves battling with the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens for first place in the Adams Division. The Nordiques fell into another slump, losing five of their next six games, however, the team then won seven in a row to improve to 25–15–2, and had a narrow two point lead over the Canadiens for first in the division. The Nordiques and Canadiens would continue to battle for the division title for the remainder of the season, and it was the Nordiques, who finished the year 43–31–6, earning 92 points, who came out of top to win the Adams Division for the first time in team history.
Offensively, Quebec was led by Peter Stastny, who led the club with 122 points, as he scored 41 goals and added 81 assists, to finish sixth in NHL scoring. Stastny also became the Nordiques captain in November, when the club traded away former captain Mario Marois to the Winnipeg Jets. Michel Goulet had his fourth consecutive 50+ goal season, as he finished in fifth in the league with 53 goals. Goulet added 51 assists to earn 104 points, breaking the 100 point barrier for the third time in four seasons. Anton Stastny had a solid season, scoring 31 goals and 74 points, while Dale Hunter earned 28 goals and 70 points, along with a club high 265 penalty minutes.
On defense, the Nordiques were led by Robert Picard, who earned 34 points in 48 games with Quebec after being acquired in the Mario Marois trade. Twenty-one-year-old David Shaw, in his first full NHL season, had seven goals and 26 points.
In goal, Clint Malarchuk emerged as the starter, as he won 26 games, a 3.21 GAA, and four shutouts, all team highs, in his first full NHL season.

### Final standings

Adams Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 330 | 289 | 92 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 330 | 280 | 87 |
| Boston Bruins | 80 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 311 | 288 | 86 |
| Hartford Whalers | 80 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 332 | 302 | 84 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 296 | 291 | 80 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Boston
—3–3–24–3–13–4–11–5–211–15–6
Buffalo
3–3–2—2–63–54–412–18–2
Hartford
3–4–16–2—3–4–14–416–14–2
Montreal
4–3–15–34–3−1—2–615–15–2
Quebec
5–1–24–44–46–2—19–11–2
Vs. Patrick Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Boston
3–00–1–21–21–22–10–2–17–8–3
Buffalo
2–12–13–02–10–2–11–1–110–6–2
Hartford
2–11–22–10–32–10–2–17–10–1
Montreal
2–12–10–2–11–22–0–10–2–17–8–3
Quebec
1–22–12–0–11–1–11–1–10–37–8–3
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Boston
1–22–13–01–22–0–19–5–1
Buffalo
1–21–1–12–12–11–27–7–1
Hartford
1–22–11–21–1–13–08–6–1
Montreal
2–0–13–01–1–11–22–19–4–2
Quebec
2–12–12–11–23–010–5–0
Vs. Smythe Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Boston
2–11–23–01–0–23–010–3–2
Buffalo
1–1–12–11–22–12–18–6–1
Hartford
2–10–32–13–02–19–6–0
Montreal
2–10–32–13–02–19–6–0
Quebec
2–11–22–11–1–11–27–7–1 :

## Schedule and results

1985–86 regular season :
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
1WOctober 10, 19856–2Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)1–0–014,635
2WOctober 12, 19854–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)2–0–015,270
3WOctober 13, 19855–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)3–0–014,374
4WOctober 15, 19854–1Hartford Whalers (1985–86)4–0–012,666
5WOctober 17, 19852–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)5–0–017,126
6WOctober 19, 19854–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)6–0–014,050
7WOctober 21, 19853–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)7–0–016,855
8LOctober 24, 19855–6@ New York Islanders (1985–86)7–1–015,211
9TOctober 26, 19854–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)7–1–111,748
10WOctober 29, 19856–4Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)8–1–115,370
11LOctober 30, 19854–6@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)8–2–111,014 :
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
12LNovember 2, 19853–5Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)8–3–114,678
13WNovember 5, 19857–5Boston Bruins (1985–86)9–3–114,835
14LNovember 9, 19853–4Hartford Whalers (1985–86)9–4–114,552
15LNovember 13, 19854–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)9–5–116,797
16LNovember 14, 19853–5@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)9–6–110,161
17WNovember 16, 19853–1Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)10–6–114,286
18LNovember 19, 19854–5Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)10–7–115,357
19LNovember 22, 19855–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)10–8–116,433
20LNovember 23, 19850–3@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)10–9–116,740
21LNovember 26, 19851–3Calgary Flames (1985–86)10–10–115,015
22WNovember 28, 19853–0@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)11–10–114,451
23WNovember 30, 19852–0Boston Bruins (1985–86)12–10–115,352 :
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
24WDecember 4, 19855–4Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)13–10–113,644
25WDecember 6, 19857–3New York Islanders (1985–86)14–10–113,939
26WDecember 7, 19854–1@ New York Islanders (1985–86)15–10–115,960
27WDecember 10, 19857–3Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)16–10–113,792
28TDecember 12, 19851–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)16–10–211,673
29WDecember 14, 19859–3New Jersey Devils (1985–86)17–10–213,738
30LDecember 15, 19852–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)17–11–212,186
31LDecember 18, 19852–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)17–12–218,050
32WDecember 19, 19855–4 OTMontreal Canadiens (1985–86)18–12–215,341
33LDecember 22, 19855–7Washington Capitals (1985–86)18–13–215,044
34LDecember 26, 19853–4@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)18–14–215,245
35LDecember 28, 19854–5Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)18–15–214,232
36WDecember 31, 19855–1Hartford Whalers (1985–86)19–15–213,644 :
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
37WJanuary 2, 19863–2@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)20–15–211,664
38WJanuary 4, 19867–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)21–15–217,849
39WJanuary 5, 19865–4@ New York Rangers (1985–86)22–15–217,416
40WJanuary 7, 19867–4St. Louis Blues (1985–86)23–15–214,039
41WJanuary 10, 19865–3Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)24–15–215,358
42WJanuary 11, 19865–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)25–15–216,382
43LJanuary 14, 19864–5Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)25–16–213,848
44LJanuary 17, 19866–11@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)25–17–212,486
45LJanuary 18, 19862–5Hartford Whalers (1985–86)25–18–215,012
46WJanuary 20, 19863–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1985–86)26–18–215,346
47WJanuary 23, 19864–0@ New York Rangers (1985–86)27–18–217,412
48WJanuary 25, 19864–3Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)28–18–215,351
49TJanuary 27, 19866–6 OTNew York Rangers (1985–86)28–18–314,308
50LJanuary 29, 19863–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)28–19–317,983 :
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
51TFebruary 1, 19862–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1985–86)28–19–415,362
52LFebruary 2, 19863–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)28–20–416,433
53WFebruary 5, 19863–2Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)29–20–415,373
54WFebruary 8, 19868–5Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)30–20–415,351
55WFebruary 9, 19864–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)31–20–413,178
56WFebruary 12, 19865–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)32–20–48,811
57LFebruary 14, 19862–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)32–21–417,498
58WFebruary 16, 19866–3@ Calgary Flames (1985–86)33–21–416,764
59LFebruary 18, 19864–5Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)33–22–415,352
60LFebruary 20, 19863–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)33–23–49,406
61LFebruary 21, 19862–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)33–24–412,171
62LFebruary 23, 19862–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)33–25–414,354
63LFebruary 25, 19864–7Boston Bruins (1985–86)33–26–415,358
64WFebruary 28, 19866–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)34–26–416,433 :
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
65LMarch 1, 19864–8Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)34–27–415,371
66LMarch 4, 19863–6St. Louis Blues (1985–86)34–28–415,064
67WMarch 6, 19865–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)35–28–413,045
68WMarch 8, 19866–3@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)36–28–413,616
69TMarch 11, 19861–1 OTVancouver Canucks (1985–86)36–28–515,065
70WMarch 14, 19866–2Calgary Flames (1985–86)37–28–515,142
71WMarch 15, 19863–2Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)38–28–515,357
72WMarch 17, 19868–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)39–28–518,092
73WMarch 19, 19865–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)40–28–515,139
74LMarch 22, 19864–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)40–29–515,368
75WMarch 24, 19861–0@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)41–29–515,953
76LMarch 26, 19866–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)41–30–58,458
77WMarch 29, 19865–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)42–30–510,984 :
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
78WApril 1, 19864–0Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)43–30–515,133
79LApril 2, 19865–6@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)43–31–57,813
80TApril 5, 19862–2 OTBoston Bruins (1985–86)43–31–615,399 :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Nordiques opened the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Hartford Whalers. Despite finishing the season with a 40-36-4 record, earning 84 points, the Whalers finished in fourth place in the Adams Division. The series opened with two games at Le Colisée, however, the Whalers stunned the Nordiques with a 3–2 overtime victory to win the first game. Hartford then took a 2–0 series lead, as they easily defeated the favoured Nordiques 4–1 in the second game. The series moved to the Hartford Civic Center for the third game. The Whalers continued to dominate in the third game, destroying Quebec 9–4, to sweep the first place Nordiques out of the post-season.
1986 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers – Whalers win 3–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeSeriesAttendance
1April 9Hartford Whalers3–2Quebec Nordiques0-114,504
2April 10Hartford Whalers4–1Quebec Nordiques0-214,562
3April 12Quebec Nordiques4–9Hartford Whalers0-315,126 :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Peter Stastny | C | 76 | 41 | 81 | 122 | 60 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 75 | 53 | 51 | 104 | 64 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| Anton Stastny | LW | 74 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 80 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 265 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Brent Ashton | LW | 77 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 75 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 20 | -13 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| John Anderson | RW | 65 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 26 | -1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 80 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 203 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alain Cote | LW | 78 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 29 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | D | 48 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Shaw | D | 73 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 78 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Eagles | C/LW | 73 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Moller | D | 69 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 141 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Kumpel | RW | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 64 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 51 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | RW | 27 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 54 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | D | 20 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 42 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Babych | RW | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Normand Rochefort | D | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Andersson | D | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | C | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Risto Siltanen | D | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Poudrier | D | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Gosselin | G | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mann | RW | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 148 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Marc Gaulin | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Stienburg | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Julien | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Latta | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Lemieux | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Clint Malarchuk | 2657 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 142 | 3.21 | 4 | 1358 | 1216 | .895 |
| Mario Gosselin | 1726 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 111 | 3.86 | 2 | 796 | 685 | .861 |
| Richard Sevigny | 468 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 4.23 | 0 | 242 | 209 | .864 |
| Team: | 4851 | 80 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 286 | 3.54 | 6 | 2396 | 2110 | .881 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brent Ashton | LW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Lemieux | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Stastny | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Cote | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kumpel | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Andersson | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Risto Siltanen | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Stastny | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Eagles | C/LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Gosselin | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mann | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Moller | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Stienburg | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Mario Gosselin | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.50 | 0 | 22 | 17 | .773 |
| Clint Malarchuk | 143 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4.62 | 0 | 81 | 70 | .864 |
| Team: | 183 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5.25 | 0 | 103 | 87 | .845 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and records

* First NHL All-Star team: Michel Goulet

## Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.

### Trades

| August 21, 1985 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrad Maxwell | To Quebec NordiquesJohn Anderson |
| October 2, 1985 | To St. Louis BluesBruce Bell | To Quebec NordiquesGilbert Delorme |
| October 14, 1985 | To Winnipeg JetsDan Bouchard | To Quebec Nordiques7th round pick in 1986 – Mark Vermette Cash |
| October 20, 1985 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsFuture Considerations | To Quebec NordiquesWayne Babych |
| November 15, 1985 | To Minnesota North StarsEd Lee | To Quebec Nordiques6th round pick in 1986 – Scott White |
| November 27, 1985 | To Winnipeg JetsMario Marois | To Quebec NordiquesRobert Picard |
| January 16, 1986 | To Calgary FlamesTom Thornbury | To Quebec NordiquesTony Stiles |
| January 17, 1986 | To Hartford WhalersWayne Babych | To Quebec NordiquesGreg Malone |
| February 6, 1986 | To New York RangersWilf Paiement | To Quebec NordiquesSteve Patrick |
| March 8, 1986 | To Hartford WhalersJohn Anderson | To Quebec NordiquesRisto Siltanen |
| March 10, 1986 | To Washington CapitalsPeter Andersson | To Quebec Nordiques3rd round pick in 1986 – Shawn Simpson |
| June 21, 1986 | To Philadelphia Flyers2nd round pick in 1987 – Jeff Harding | To Quebec Nordiques2nd round pick in 1986 – Stephane Guerard |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Tony Currie | Edmonton Oilers |
| Player | New Team |
| Blake Wesley | Toronto Maple Leafs |

## Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1985 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 15 | David Latta | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 2 | 36 | Jason Lafreniere | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
| 3 | 57 | Max Middendorf | United States | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 4 | 65 | Peter Massey | United States | New Hampton School (USHS) |
| 4 | 78 | David Espe | United States | White Bear Lake High School (USHS) |
| 5 | 99 | Bruce Major | Canada | Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) |
| 6 | 120 | Andy Akervik | United States | Eau Claire Memorial High School (USHS) |
| 7 | 141 | Mike Oliverio | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 8 | 162 | Mario Brunetta | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 183 | Brit Peer | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 10 | 204 | Tom Sasso | United States | Babson College (NCAA) |
| 11 | 225 | Gary Murphy | United States | Arlington Catholic High School (USHS) |
| 12 | 246 | Jean Bois | Canada | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |

## Farm teams

* Fredericton Express (American Hockey League)