The 1986 NHL entry draft was the 24th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 21, 1986, at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. The NHL teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1985–86 NHL season and playoff standings.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Teppo Numminen, who retired after the 2008–09 season.
Selections by round Below are listed the selections in the 1986 NHL entry draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Joe Murphy (RW) Detroit Red Wings Michigan State University (CCHA) 2 Jimmy Carson (C) Los Angeles Kings Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) 3 Neil Brady (C) New Jersey Devils Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 4 Zarley Zalapski (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Canadian National Development Team 5 Shawn Anderson (D) Buffalo Sabres Canadian National Development Team 6 Vincent Damphousse (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Laval Titan (QMJHL) 7 Dan Woodley (RW) Vancouver Canucks Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 8 Pat Elynuik (RW) Winnipeg Jets Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 9 Brian Leetch (D) New York Rangers Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) 10 Jocelyn Lemieux (RW) St. Louis Blues Laval Voisins (QMJHL) 11 Scott Young (RW) Hartford Whalers Boston University (Hockey East) 12 Warren Babe (LW) Minnesota North Stars Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 13 Craig Janney (C) Boston Bruins Boston College (Hockey East) 14 Everett Sanipass (LW) Chicago Blackhawks Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) 15 Mark Pederson (LW) Montreal Canadiens Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 16 George Pelawa (RW) Calgary Flames Bemidji High School (USHS–MN) 17 Tom Fitzgerald (RW) New York Islanders Austin Preparatory School (MIAA) 18 Ken McRae (RW) Quebec Nordiques Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 19 Jeff Greenlaw (LW) Washington Capitals Canadian National Development Team 20 Kerry Huffman (D) Philadelphia Flyers Guelph Platers (OHL) 21 Kim Issel (RW) Edmonton Oilers Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) Reference:
Round two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 22 Adam Graves (LW) Detroit Red Wings Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) 23 Jukka Seppo (C) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles)1 Sport (Finland) 24 Todd Copeland (D) New Jersey Devils Belmont Hill School (ISL) 25 Dave Capuano (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins Mount Saint Charles Academy (RIIL) 26 Greg Brown (D) Buffalo Sabres St. Mark's School (ISL) 27 Benoit Brunet (LW) Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto)2 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 28 Kent Hawley (C) Philadelphia Flyers (from Vancouver)3 Ottawa 67's (OHL) 29 Teppo Numminen (D) Winnipeg Jets Tappara (Finland) 30 Neil Wilkinson (D) Minnesota North Stars (from the Rangers)4 Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) 31 Mike Posma (D) St. Louis Blues Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OPJHL) 32 Marc Laforge (D) Hartford Whalers Kingston Canadians (OHL) 33 Dean Kolstad (D) Minnesota North Stars Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 34 Pekka Tirkkonen (C) Boston Bruins SaPKo (Finland) 35 Mark Kurzawski (D) Chicago Blackhawks Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) 36 Darryl Shannon (D) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Montreal)5 Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) 37 Brian Glynn (D) Calgary Flames Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 38 Dennis Vaske (D) New York Islanders Plymouth Armstrong High School (USHS–MN) 39 Jean-Marc Routhier (RW) Quebec Nordiques Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 40 Steve Seftel (LW) Washington Capitals Kingston Canadians (OHL) 41 Stephane Guerard (D) Quebec Nordiques (from Philadelphia)6 Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 42 Jamie Nicolls (RW) Edmonton Oilers Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) Reference: The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on October 11, 1985 that sent Paul Guay and Philadelphia's fourth-round pick in 1986 NHL Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Steve Seguin and this pick. The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on December 17, 1982 that sent Gaston Gingras to Toronto in exchange for this pick. The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 6, 1986 that sent Dave Richter, Rich Sutter and Philadelphia's third-round pick in 1986 NHL Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Jean-Jacques Daigneault, Vancouver's fifth-round pick in 1987 NHL entry draft and this pick. The New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on December 9, 1985 that sent Roland Melanson to the Rangers in exchange for the Ranger's fourth-round pick in 1987 NHL entry draft and this pick. The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on September 18, 1985 that sent Dominic Campedelli to Montreal in exchange for Montreal's fourth-round pick in 1986 NHL Entry Draft and this pick. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on June 21, 1986 that sent Quebec's second-round pick in 1987 NHL entry draft to Quebec in exchange for this pick.
Round three # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 43 Derek Mayer (D) Detroit Red Wings University of Denver (WCHA) 44 Denis Larocque (D) Los Angeles Kings Guelph Platers (OHL) 45 Janne Ojanen (C) New Jersey Devils Tappara (Finland) 46 Brad Aitken (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 47 Bob Corkum (C) Buffalo Sabres University of Maine (Hockey East) 48 Sean Boland (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 49 Don Gibson (D) Vancouver Canucks (from Vancouver via Philadelphia)1 Winkler Flyers (MJHL) 50 Esa Palosaari (RW) Winnipeg Jets Karpat (Finland) 51 Bret Walter (C) New York Rangers University of Alberta (CWUAA) 52 Tony Hejna (LW) St. Louis Blues Nichols School (USHS–NY) 53 Shaun Clouston (C) New York Rangers (from Hartford)2 University of Alberta (CWUAA) 54 Rick Bennett (LW) Minnesota North Stars Wilbraham & Monson Academy (ISL) 55 Rob Zettler (D) Minnesota North Stars (from Boston)3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 56 Kevin Kerr (RW) Buffalo Sabres (from Chicago)4 Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) 57 Jyrki Lumme (D) Montreal Canadiens Ilves (Finland) 58 Brad Turner (D) Minnesota North Stars (from Calgary)5 Calgary Canucks (AJHL) 59 Bill Berg (D) New York Islanders Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 60 Shawn Simpson (G) Washington Capitals (from Quebec)6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 61 Jim Hrivnak (G) Washington Capitals Merrimack College (Hockey East) 62 Marc Laniel (D) New Jersey Devils (from Philadelphia)7 Oshawa Generals (OHL) 63 Ron Shudra (D) Edmonton Oilers Kamloops Blazers (WHL) Reference: The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 6, 1986 that sent Jean-Jacques Daigneault, Vancouver's second-round pick in 1986 NHL Entry Draft and fifth-round pick in 1987 NHL entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Dave Richter, Rich Sutter and this pick. Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 12, 1985 that sent Glen Cochrane to Vancouver in exchange for this pick. The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on September 5, 1984 that sent Steve Weeks to Hartford in exchange for future considerations (this pick). The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on May 16, 1986 that sent Tom McCarthy to Boston in exchange for Boston's second-round pick in 1987 NHL entry draft and this pick. The Chicago Black Hawks' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on October 15, 1982 that sent Bob Sauve to Chicago in exchange for this pick. The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on June 15, 1985 that sent Minnesota's second-round pick in 1985 NHL entry draft and second-round pick in 1987 NHL entry draft to Calgary in exchange for Kent Nilsson and an optional third-round picks in 1986 NHL Entry Draft (this pick) or 1987 NHL entry draft. The Quebec Nordiques' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on March 10, 1986 that sent Peter Andersson to Quebec in exchange for this pick. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on March 11, 1986 that sent Glenn Resch to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
Round four # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 64 Tim Cheveldae (G) Detroit Red Wings Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 65 Sylvain Couturier (LW) Los Angeles Kings Laval Titan (QMJHL) 66 Anders Carlsson (C) New Jersey Devils Sodertalje SK (Sweden) 67 Rob Brown (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 68 David Baseggio (D) Buffalo Sabres Yale University (ECAC) 69 Kent Hulst (C) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Toronto via Montreal)1 Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) 70 Ronnie Stern (RW) Vancouver Canucks Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) 71 Hannu Jarvenpaa (RW) Winnipeg Jets Karpat (Finland) 72 Mark Janssens (C) New York Rangers Regina Pats (WHL) 73 Glen Featherstone (D) St. Louis Blues Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) 74 Brian Chapman (D) Hartford Whalers Belleville Bulls (OHL) 75 Kirk Tomlinson (LW) Minnesota North Stars Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) 76 Dean Hall (F) Boston Bruins St. James Canadians (MJHL) 77 Frantisek Kucera (D) Chicago Blackhawks Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) 78 Brent Bobyck (LW) Montreal Canadiens Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) 79 Tom Quinlan (RW) Calgary Flames Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN) 80 Shawn Byram (LW) New York Islanders Regina Pats (WHL) 81 Ron Tugnutt (G) Quebec Nordiques Peterborough Petes (OHL) 82 Erin Ginnell (C) Washington Capitals Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 83 Mark Bar (D) Philadelphia Flyers (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles)2 Peterborough Petes (OHL) 84 Dan Currie (LW) Edmonton Oilers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) Reference: The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on September 18, 1985 that sent Dominic Campedelli to Montreal in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 1986 NHL Entry Draft and this pick. Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 17, 1984 that sent Bill Root to Toronto in exchange for this pick. The Philadelphia Flyers' 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. Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 11, 1985 that sent Steve Seguin and Los Angeles' second-round pick in 1986 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Paul Guay and this pick.
Round five