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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

ENTRY DRAFT

1986
LNH ENTRY DRAFT
ROUND #1GPPTS
1
DET
Joe Murphy
W
899605
2
LA
Jimmy Carson
C
681593
3
NJ
Neil Brady
C
8931
4
PIT
Zarley Zalapski
D
685411
5
BUF
Shawn Anderson
D
27464
6
TOR
Vincent Damphousse
C
15181309
7
VAN
Dan Woodley
C
52
8
UTA
Pat Elynuik
W
526357
9
NYR
Brian Leetch
D
13001125
10
STL
Jocelyn Lemieux
W
658179
11
CAR
Scott Young
W
1322844
12
DAL
Warren Babe
W
237
13
BOS
Craig Janney
C
880861
14
CHI
Everett Sanipass
W
16961
15
MON
Mark Pederson
W
17185
16
CGY
George Pelawa
C
--
17
NYI
Tom Fitzgerald
W
1175348
18
COL
Ken McRae
W
14335
19
WAS
Jeff Greenlaw
W
599
20
PHI
Kerry Huffman
D
412145
21
EDM
Kim Issel
W
4-
ROUND #2GPPTS
22
DET
Adam Graves
W
1277681
23
PHI
Jukka-Pekka Seppo
C
--
24
NJ
Todd Copeland
D
--
25
PIT
Dave Capuano
W
11057
26
BUF
Greg Brown
D
10019
27
MON
Benoit Brunet
W
593287
28
PHI
Kent Hawley
C
--
29
UTA
Teppo Numminen
D
1454660
30
DAL
Neil Wilkinson
D
51392
31
STL
Mike Posma
D
--
32
CAR
Marc Laforge
D
14-
33
DAL
Dean Kolstad
D
408
34
BOS
Pekka Tirkkonen
C
--
35
CHI
Mark Kurzawski
D
--
36
TOR
Darryl Shannon
D
573150
37
CGY
Brian Glynn
D
536135
38
NYI
Dennis Vaske
D
25753
39
COL
Jean-Marc Routhier
W
8-
40
WAS
Steve Seftel
W
4-
41
COL
Stéphane Guérard
D
34-
42
EDM
Jamie Nicolls
W
--
ROUND #3GPPTS
43
DET
Derek Mayer
D
174
44
LA
Denis Larocque
D
81
45
NJ
Janne Ojanen
C
10146
46
PIT
Brad Aitken
W
144
47
BUF
Bob Corkum
C
782214
48
TOR
Sean Boland
D
--
49
VAN
Don Gibson
D
143
50
UTA
Esa Palosaari
W
--
51
NYR
Bret Walter
W
--
52
STL
Tony Hejna
W
--
53
NYR
Shaun Clouston
C
--
54
DAL
Rick Bennett
W
152
55
DAL
Rob Zettler
D
58370
56
BUF
Kevin Kerr
W
--
57
MON
Jirky Lumme
D
1090512
58
DAL
Brad Turner
D
3-
59
NYI
Bill Berg
C
653133
60
WAS
Shawn Simpson
G
--
61
WAS
Jim Hrivnak
G
855
62
NJ
Marc Laniel
D
--
63
EDM
Ron Shudra
D
105
ROUND #4GPPTS
64
DET
Tim Cheveldae
G
36519
65
LA
Sylvain Couturier
W
339
66
NJ
Anders Carlsson
C
10734
67
PIT
Rob Brown
W
597464
68
BUF
Dave Baseggio
D
--
69
TOR
Kent Hulst
C
--
70
VAN
Ronnie Stern
W
681175
71
UTA
Hannu Jarvenpaa
W
11437
72
NYR
Mark Janssens
C
738119
73
STL
Glen Featherstone
D
41282
74
CAR
Brian Chapman
D
3-
75
DAL
Kirk Tomlinson
W
1-
76
BOS
Dean Hall
C
--
77
CHI
Frantisek Kucera
D
477120
78
MON
Brent Bobyck
W
--
79
CGY
Tom Quinlan
W
--
80
NYI
Shawn Byram
W
5-
81
COL
Ron Tugnutt
G
5627
82
WAS
Erin Ginnell
C
--
83
PHI
Mark Bar
D
--
84
EDM
Dan Currie
W
223
ROUND #5GPPTS
85
DET
Johan Garpenlov
W
653329
86
LA
Dave Guden
D
--
87
STL
Mike Wolak
C
--
88
PIT
Sandy Smith
W
--
89
BUF
Larry Rooney
D
--
90
TOR
Scott Taylor
D
--
91
VAN
Eric Murano
C
--
92
UTA
Craig Endean
W
21
93
NYR
Jeff Bloemberg
D
5012
94
MON
Éric Aubertin
W
--
95
CAR
Bill Horn
G
--
96
DAL
Jari Gronstrand
D
18834
97
BOS
Matt Pesklewis
W
--
98
CHI
Lonnie Loach
W
5723
99
MON
Mario Milani
W
--
100
CGY
Scott Bloom
W
--
101
NYI
Dean Sexsmith
C
--
102
COL
Gerald Bzdel
D
--
103
WAS
John Purves
W
71
104
NYI
Todd McLellan
C
52
105
EDM
David Haas
W
73
ROUND #6GPPTS
106
DET
Jay Stark
D
--
107
LA
Robb Stauber
G
662
108
NJ
Troy Crowder
W
15416
109
PIT
Jeff Daniels
W
46651
110
BUF
Miguel Baldris
D
--
111
TOR
Stéphane Giguère
W
--
112
VAN
Steve Herniman
D
--
113
UTA
Rob Bateman
D
--
114
NYR
Darren Turcotte
C
670425
115
STL
Mike O'Toole
C
--
116
CAR
Joe Quinn
W
--
117
COL
Scott White
D
--
118
BOS
Garth Premak
D
--
119
CHI
Mario Doyon
D
287
120
MON
Steve Bisson
D
--
121
CGY
John Parker
C
--
122
NYI
Tony Schmalzbauer
W
--
123
COL
Morgen Samuelsson
C
--
124
WAS
Stefan Nilsson
C
--
125
PHI
Steve Scheifele
W
--
126
EDM
Jim Ennis
D
51
ROUND #7GPPTS
127
DET
Par Djoos
D
8233
128
LA
Sean Krakiwsky
W
--
129
NJ
Kevin Todd
C
395208
130
PIT
Doug Hobson
D
--
131
BUF
Mike Hartman
W
41878
132
TOR
Dan Hie
C
--
133
VAN
Jon Helgeson
W
--
134
COL
Mark Vermette
W
6718
135
NYR
Rob Graham
W
--
136
STL
Andy May
W
--
137
CAR
Steve Torrel
W
--
138
NYI
Will Andersen
D
--
139
BOS
Paul Beraldo
C
10-
140
CHI
Mike Hudson
C
465150
141
MON
Lyle Odelein
D
1142270
142
CGY
Rick Lessard
D
154
143
NYI
Rich Pilon
D
64677
144
COL
Jean-Francois Nault
W
--
145
WAS
Peter Choma
W
--
146
PHI
Sami Wahlsten
W
--
147
EDM
Ivan Matulik
W
--
ROUND #8GPPTS
148
DET
Dean Morton
D
11
149
LA
Rene Chapdelaine
D
322
150
NJ
Ryan Pardoski
W
--
151
PIT
Steve Rohlik
W
--
152
BUF
François Guay
C
1-
153
TOR
Steve Brennan
W
--
154
VAN
Jeff Noble
C
--
155
UTA
Frank Furlan
G
--
156
NYR
Barry Chyzowski
C
--
157
STL
Randy Skarda
D
265
158
CAR
Ron Hoover
W
264
159
DAL
Scott Mathias
W
--
160
BOS
Brian Ferreira
C
--
160
BOS
Rick Ferreira
W
--
161
CHI
Marty Nanne
W
--
162
MON
Rick Hayward
D
4-
163
CGY
Mark Olsen
D
--
164
NYI
Peter Harris
G
--
165
COL
Keith Miller
W
--
166
WAS
Lee Davidson
C
--
167
PHI
Murray Baron
D
1061139
168
EDM
Nicolas Beaulieu
W
--
ROUND #9GPPTS
169
DET
Marc Potvin
W
1349
170
LA
Trevor Pochipinski
D
--
171
NJ
Scott McCormack
D
--
172
PIT
Dave McLlwain
C
564220
173
BUF
Sean Whitham
D
--
174
TOR
Brian Bellefeuille
W
--
175
VAN
Matt Merten
G
--
176
UTA
Mark Green
W
--
177
NYR
Pat Scanlon
W
--
178
STL
Martyn Ball
W
--
179
CAR
Rob Glasgow
W
--
180
DAL
Lance Pitlick
D
41751
181
BOS
Jeff Flaherty
W
--
182
CHI
Geoff Benic
W
--
183
MON
Antonin Routa
D
--
184
CGY
Warren Sharples
G
1-
185
NYI
Jeff Jablonski
W
--
186
COL
Pierre Millier
W
--
187
WAS
Tero Toivola
W
--
188
PHI
Blaine Rude
C
--
189
EDM
Mike Greenlay
G
21
ROUND #10GPPTS
190
DET
Scott King
G
2-
191
LA
Paul Kelly
W
--
192
NJ
Frederic Chabot
G
32-
193
PIT
Kelly Cain
C
--
194
BUF
Kenton Rein
G
--
195
TOR
Sean Davidson
W
--
196
VAN
Marc Lyons
D
--
197
UTA
John Blue
G
482
198
NYR
Joe Ranger
D
--
199
STL
Rod Thacker
D
--
200
CAR
Sean Evoy
G
--
201
DAL
Dan Keczmer
D
24747
202
BOS
Greg Hawgood
D
516234
203
CHI
Glenn Lowes
W
--
204
MON
Éric Bohémier
G
--
205
CGY
Doug Pickell
W
--
206
NYI
Kerry Clark
W
--
207
COL
Chris Lappin
W
--
208
WAS
Bob Babcock
D
2-
209
PHI
Shaun Sabol
D
2-
210
EDM
Mat Lanza
W
--
ROUND #11GPPTS
211
DET
Tom Bissett
W
5-
212
LA
Rus Mann
W
--
213
NJ
John Andersen
C
--
214
PIT
Stan Drulia
W
12642
215
BUF
Troy Arndt
D
--
216
TOR
Mark Holick
W
--
217
VAN
Todd Hawkins
W
10-
218
UTA
Matthew Cote
D
--
219
NYR
Russ Parent
D
--
220
STL
Terry MacLean
C
--
221
CAR
Cal Brown
W
--
222
DAL
Garth Joy
D
--
223
BOS
Steffa Malmquist
W
--
224
CHI
Chris Thayer
C
--
225
MON
Charlie Moore
W
--
226
CGY
Ander Lindstrom
C
--
227
NYI
Dan Beaudette
W
--
228
COL
Martin Latreille
D
--
229
WAS
John Schratz
D
--
230
PHI
Bret Lawrence
W
--
231
EDM
Mojmir Bozik
D
--
ROUND #12GPPTS
232
DET
Peter Ekroth
D
--
233
LA
Brian Hayton
D
--
234
STL
Bil Butler
W
--
235
PIT
Rob Wilson
D
--
236
NJ
Doug Kirton
W
--
237
TOR
Brian Hoard
D
--
238
VAN
Vladimir Krutov
C
6134
239
UTA
Arto Blomsten
D
254
240
NYR
Soren True
W
--
241
STL
David O'Brien
W
--
242
CAR
Brian Verbeek
C
--
243
DAL
Kurt Stahura
W
--
244
BOS
Joel Gardner
C
--
245
CHI
Sean Williams
C
2-
246
MON
Karel Svoboda
C
--
247
CGY
Antonin Stavjana
D
--
248
NYI
Paul Thompson
D
--
249
COL
Sean Boudreault
D
--
250
WAS
Scott McCrory
C
--
251
PHI
Dan Stephano
G
--
252
EDM
Tony Hand
C
--
BY POSITION
1986 LNH ENTRY DRAFT
POSITIONQTY%
Centers15159,7
Defensemen8433,2
Goalies187,1
TOTAL253
ORIGIN
1986 LNH ENTRY DRAFT
COUNTRIESQTY
Canada155
 Ontario71 
 Quebec27 
 Alberta20 
 Saskatchewan15 
 British Columbia10 
 Manitoba10 
 New-Brunswick1 
United States63
 Minnesota18 
 Massachusetts10 
 New York5 
 Michigan3 
 Ohio3 
 California2 
 Connecticut2 
 Illinois2 
 New Jersey2 
 Rhode Island2 
 Texas2 
 Washington2 
 Maine1 
 Maryland1 
 New Hampshire1 
 Oklahoma1 
Finland11
Sweden7
Czech Republic4
Slovakia2
Brazil1
Denmark 1
England1
Germany1
Russia1
Scotland1