1986 NHL Draft

Rick Bennett in the 1986 NHL Draft

Minnesota North Stars selected Rick Bennett 54th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.

It was the fourth of the 13 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 78th in the class.

Overall pick: 54
Round and pick: Round 3, pick 12
Drafting team: MNSMinnesota North Stars
Date: June 21, 1986
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 51–57 in the 1986 draft

51Bret WalterCNYRNew York Rangers
52Tony HejnaLSTLSt. Louis Blues
53Shaun CloustonLNYRNew York Rangers
54Rick BennettL15 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
55Rob ZettlerD569 GP · 70 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
56Kevin KerrRBUFBuffalo Sabres
57Jyrki LummeD985 GP · 468 PMTLMontréal Canadiens

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

54th

of 252 players selected

34th

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

The 1986 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Rick Bennett made his NHL debut on March 21, 1990, 3 years and 273 days after the draft.

Games

Goals

Assists

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 51–57 in the 1986 draft

Where he came in the 1986 class

First off the board

The road to the NHL

Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1986 draft