1986 NHL Draft
Mark Pederson in the 1986 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Mark Pederson 15th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 169 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 1986 draft
- 12Warren BabeL21 GP · 7 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 13Craig JanneyC760 GP · 751 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 14Everett SanipassL164 GP · 59 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 15Mark PedersonL169 GP · 85 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16George PelawaRCGYCalgary Flames
- 17Tom FitzgeraldR1097 GP · 329 PNYINew York Islanders
- 18Ken McraeC137 GP · 35 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
15th
of 252 players selected
12th
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
Mark Pederson made his NHL debut on October 21, 1989, 3 years and 122 days after the draft.
169
Games
35
Goals
50
Assists
85
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1986 draft
- 15Mark PedersonL169 GP · 85 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 27Benoit BrunetL539 GP · 262 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 57Jyrki LummeD985 GP · 468 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 78Brent BobyckLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 94Eric AubertinLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 99Mario MilaniRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 120Steve BissonDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 141Lyle OdeleinD1056 GP · 252 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 162Rick HaywardD4 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 183Antonin RoutaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 204Eric BohemierGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 225Charlie MooreLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 246Karel SvobodaRMTLMontréal Canadiens