1986 NHL Draft
Kim Issel in the 1986 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Kim Issel 21st overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 95th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1986 draft
- 18Ken McraeC137 GP · 35 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 19Jeff GreenlawL57 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 20Kerry HuffmanD401 GP · 145 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 21Kim IsselR4 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Adam GravesL1152 GP · 616 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 23Jukka SeppoLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 24Todd CopelandDNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
21st
of 252 players selected
17th
of 145 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Joe MurphyR779 GP · 528 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 2Jimmy CarsonC626 GP · 561 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Neil BradyC89 GP · 31 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 4Zarley ZalapskiD637 GP · 384 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 5Shawn AndersonD255 GP · 62 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6Vincent DamphousseC1378 GP · 1205 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Dan WoodleyR5 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Pat ElynuikR506 GP · 342 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Brian LeetchD1205 GP · 1028 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Jocelyn LemieuxR598 GP · 164 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kim Issel made his NHL debut on December 23, 1988, 2 years and 185 days after the draft.
4
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1986 draft
- 21Kim IsselR4 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Jamie NicollsLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Ron ShudraD10 GP · 5 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Dan CurrieL22 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 105David HaasL7 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 126Jim EnnisD5 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 147Ivan MatulikLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 168Nicolas BeaulieuLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 189Mike GreenlayG2 GP · 0 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 210Matt LanzaDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 231Mojmir BozikDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 252Tony HandCEDMEdmonton Oilers