1986 NHL Draft
Pat Elynuik in the 1986 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Pat Elynuik 8th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 506 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 1986 draft
- 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
- 11Scott YoungR1181 GP · 757 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
8th
of 252 players selected
6th
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
Pat Elynuik made his NHL debut on October 10, 1987, 1 year and 111 days after the draft.
506
Games
154
Goals
188
Assists
342
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1986 draft
- 8Pat ElynuikR506 GP · 342 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 29Teppo NumminenD1372 GP · 637 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 50Esa PalosaariRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 71Hannu JarvenpaaR114 GP · 37 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 92Craig EndeanL2 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 113John BatemanDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 155Frank FurlanGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 176Mark GreenLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 197John BlueG46 GP · 16 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 218Matt CoteDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 239Arto BlomstenD25 GP · 4 PWINWinnipeg Jets