1985–86 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1985–86 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

Trades between teams

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May 29, 1985 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Don Edwards
To Calgary Flames
future considerations1
(4th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft -
# 70 - Tim Harris)
May 31, 1985 To Los Angeles Kings
Dean Hopkins
To Edmonton Oilers
future considerations
May 31, 1985 To Minnesota North Stars
Paul Houck
To Edmonton Oilers
Gilles Meloche
  1. Trade completed on June 13, 1987. The considerations became an optional third or fourth-round pick (this pick) in 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

June

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June 15, 1985 To Montreal Canadiens
1st-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 12 - Jose Charbonneau)
2nd-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 33 - Todd Richards)
4th-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 75 - Martin Desjardins)
5th-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 96 - Tom Sagissor)
6th-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 117 - Donald Dufresne)
To St. Louis Blues
Mike Dark
Mark Hunter
2nd-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 37 - Herb Raglan)
3rd-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 44 - Nelson Emerson)
5th-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 100 - (Dan Brooks)
6th-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 121 - Rick Burchill)
June 15, 1985 To Minnesota North Stars
Kent Nilsson
3rd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 58 - Brad Turner)1
To Calgary Flames
2nd-rd pick - 1985 Entry Draft
(# 27 - Joe Nieuwendyk)
2nd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 25 - Stephane Matteau)
  1. Minnesota had the option of the third-round pick in 1986 or 1987 Entry Draft. They selected in the 1987 draft.

August

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August 21, 1985 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad Maxwell
To Quebec Nordiques
John Anderson
August 26, 1985 To Montreal Canadiens
Perry Ganchar
To St. Louis Blues
Ron Flockhart
August 29, 1985 To New Jersey Devils
Perry Anderson
To St. Louis Blues
Rick Meagher
12th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 234 - Bill Butler)

September

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September 9,
1985
To New Jersey Devils
cash
To Buffalo Sabres
Don Lever
September 9,
1985
To Minnesota North Stars
Mats Hallin
To New York Islanders
7th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 138 - Will Andersen)
September 9,
1985
To Los Angeles Kings
Glen Currie
To Washington Capitals
Daryl Evans
September 10,
1985
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dave Simpson
To New York Islanders
future considerations
September 10,
1985
To Edmonton Oilers
Tim Hrynewich
Marty McSorley
future considerations1
(Craig Muni)
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Gilles Meloche
September 16,
1985
To Buffalo Sabres
cash
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ted Nolan
September 18,
1985
To Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 36 - Darryl Shannon)
4th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 69 - Kent Hulst)
To Montreal Canadiens
Dominic Campedelli
September 19,
1985
To New Jersey Devils
Mark Johnson
To St. Louis Blues
Shawn Evans
5th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 87 - Mike Wolak)
September 30,
1985
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
To St. Louis Blues
Normand Baron
  1. Trade completed on October 6, 1986.

October

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October 2,
1985
To Quebec Nordiques
Gilbert Delorme
To St. Louis Blues
Bruce Bell
October 4,
1985
To Hartford Whalers
rights to Tim Bothwell
To St. Louis Blues
cash
October 4,
1985
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Randy Cunneyworth
3 team trade with Edmonton Oilers
and Buffalo Sabres
October 4,
1985
To Buffalo Sabres
Pat Hughes
3 team trade with Edmonton Oilers
and Pittsburgh Penguins
October 4,
1985
To Edmonton Oilers
Mike Moller
3 team trade with Buffalo Sabres
and Pittsburgh Penguins
October 7,
1985
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Kotsopoulos
To Hartford Whalers
Stewart Gavin
October 7,
1985
To Montreal Canadiens
cash
To St. Louis Blues
rights to Ric Nattress
October 11,
1985
To Los Angeles Kings
Paul Guay
4th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(PHI - # 83 - Mark Bar)1
To Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Seguin
2nd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 23 - Jukka Seppo)
October 11,
1985
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tom Fergus
To Boston Bruins
Bill Derlago
October 14,
1985
To Quebec Nordiques
7th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 134 - Mark Vermette)
To Winnipeg Jets
Dan Bouchard
October 15,
1985
To Buffalo Sabres
3rd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 56 - Kevin Kerr)
To Chicago Black Hawks
Bob Sauve
October 20,
1985
To Quebec Nordiques
Wayne Babych
To Pittsburgh Penguins
future considerations
October 31,
1985
To Los Angeles Kings
Bryan Erickson
To Washington Capitals
Bruce Shoebottom
  1. Philadelphia's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on December 18, 1985 that sent Joe Paterson to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

November

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November 14, 1985 To Boston Bruins
Pat Riggin
To Washington Capitals
Pete Peeters
November 15, 1985 To Minnesota North Stars
Ed Lee
To Quebec Nordiques
6th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(#117 - Scott White)
November 21, 1985 To Hartford Whalers
Dave Babych
To Winnipeg Jets
Ray Neufeld
November 27, 1985 To Quebec Nordiques
Robert Picard
To Winnipeg Jets
Mario Marois
November 29, 1985 To Minnesota North Stars
Todd Bergen
Ed Hospodar
To Philadelphia Flyers
Bo Berglund
Dave Richter

December

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December 6,
1985
To Hartford Whalers
Doug Jarvis
To Washington Capitals
Jorgen Pettersson
December 6,
1985
To Los Angeles Kings
Len Hachborn
To Philadelphia Flyers
cash
December 9,
1985
To Minnesota North Stars
2nd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 90 - Neil Wilkinson)
4th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 73 - John Weisbrod)
To New York Rangers
Roland Melanson
December 9,
1985
To Los Angeles Kings
Grant Ledyard
Roland Melanson
To New York Rangers
Brian MacLellan
4th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 69 - Mike Sullivan)
December 18,
1985
To Los Angeles Kings
Joe Paterson
To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 83 - Mark Bar)
December 19,
1985
To Edmonton Oilers
Mike Rogers
To New York Rangers
Larry Melnyk
Todd Strueby
December 20,
1985
To Minnesota North Stars
Don Barber
Marc Habscheid
Emanuel Viveiros
To Edmonton Oilers
Don Biggs
Gord Sherven
December 26,
1985
To Detroit Red Wings
Steve Richmond
To New York Rangers
Mike McEwen
December 28,
1985
To Edmonton Oilers
Bruce Eakin
To Detroit Red Wings
Billy Carroll

January

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January 16, 1986 To Quebec Nordiques
Tony Stiles
To Calgary Flames
Tom Thornbury
January 17, 1986 To Hartford Whalers
Wayne Babych
To Quebec Nordiques
Greg Malone
January 29, 1986 To Buffalo Sabres
Brian Engblom
Doug Smith
To Los Angeles Kings
Ken Baumgartner
Sean McKenna
Larry Playfair
January 31, 1986 To Boston Bruins
Wade Campbell
To Winnipeg Jets
Bill Derlago
January 31, 1986 To Montreal Canadiens
Graham Herring
5th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 94 - Eric Aubertin)
To St. Louis Blues
Kent Carlson

February

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February 1, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Terry Johnson
Joe Mullen
Rik Wilson
To St. Louis Blues
Eddy Beers
Charlie Bourgeois
Gino Cavallini
February 3, 1986 To Hartford Whalers
Bill Gardner
To Chicago Black Hawks
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 60 - Mike Dagenais)1
February 6, 1986 To Quebec Nordiques
Steve Patrick
To New York Rangers
Wilf Paiement
  1. Chicago had the option of the third-round pick in 1986 or 1987 Entry Draft. They selected in the 1987 draft.

March

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  • Trading Deadline: March 11, 1986 [1]
March 8, 1986 To Hartford Whalers
John Anderson
To Quebec Nordiques
Risto Siltanen
March 10, 1986 To Boston Bruins
Reed Larson
To Detroit Red Wings
Mike O'Connell
March 10, 1986 To Detroit Red Wings
Darren Veitch
To Washington Capitals
John Barrett
Greg Smith
March 10, 1986 To Washington Capitals
3rd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 60 - Shawn Simpson)
To Quebec Nordiques
Peter Andersson
March 11, 1986 To Hartford Whalers
Mike McEwen
To New York Rangers
Bob Crawford
March 11, 1986 To New Jersey Devils
12th-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 236 - Doug Kirton)
To Buffalo Sabres
Phil Russell
March 11, 1986 To Boston Bruins
Dwight Foster
To Detroit Red Wings
Dave Donnelly
March 11, 1986 To Detroit Red Wings
Doug Shedden
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Duguay
March 11, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Nick Fotiu
To New York Rangers
future considerations
March 11, 1986 To Calgary Flames
John Tonelli
To New York Islanders
Steve Konroyd
Richard Kromm
March 11, 1986 To New Jersey Devils
3rd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 62 - Marc Laniel)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Glenn Resch
March 11, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Tom McMurchy
To Chicago Black Hawks
Rik Wilson

April

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April 22, 1986 To Buffalo Sabres
8th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 153 - Tim Roberts)
future considerations
To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 43 - Ross Wilson)

References

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Additional sources

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  • hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
  • "NHL trades for 1985-1986". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved July 22, 2021.