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1986 NHL Draft

Brian Leetch in the 1986 NHL Draft

New York Rangers selected Brian Leetch 9th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1205, and only one has scored more points than his 1028.

Overall pick
9
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 9
Drafting team
NYRNew York Rangers
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 6–12 in the 1986 draft

  1. 6Vincent DamphousseC1378 GP · 1205 PTOR
  2. 7Dan WoodleyR5 GP · 2 PVAN
  3. 8Pat ElynuikR506 GP · 342 PWIN
  4. 9Brian LeetchD1205 GP · 1028 PNYR
  5. 10Jocelyn LemieuxR598 GP · 164 PSTL
  6. 11Scott YoungR1181 GP · 757 PHFD
  7. 12Warren BabeL21 GP · 7 PMNS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1986 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1986 class

9th
of 252 players selected
3rd
of 89 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Joe MurphyR779 GP · 528 PDET
  2. 2Jimmy CarsonC626 GP · 561 PLAK
  3. 3Neil BradyC89 GP · 31 PNJD
  4. 4Zarley ZalapskiD637 GP · 384 PPIT
  5. 5Shawn AndersonD255 GP · 62 PBUF
  6. 6Vincent DamphousseC1378 GP · 1205 PTOR
  7. 7Dan WoodleyR5 GP · 2 PVAN
  8. 8Pat ElynuikR506 GP · 342 PWIN
  9. 9Brian LeetchD1205 GP · 1028 PNYR
  10. 10Jocelyn LemieuxR598 GP · 164 PSTL

+ 242 more

The 1986 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Brian Leetch made his NHL debut on February 29, 1988, 1 year and 253 days after the draft.

1205
Games
247
Goals
781
Assists
1028
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Rangers picks in the 1986 draft

  1. 9Brian LeetchD1205 GP · 1028 PNYR
  2. 51Bret WalterCNYR
  3. 53Shaun CloustonLNYR
  4. 72Mark JanssensC711 GP · 113 PNYR
  5. 93Jeff BloembergD43 GP · 9 PNYR
  6. 114Darren TurcotteC635 GP · 411 PNYR
  7. 135Robb GrahamRNYR
  8. 156Barry ChyzowskiCNYR
  9. 177Pat ScanlonLNYR
  10. 198Joe RangerDNYR
  11. 219Russell ParentDNYR
  12. 240Soren TrueLNYR