1986 NHL Draft
Tom Fitzgerald in the 1986 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Tom Fitzgerald 17th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1097.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 1986 draft
- 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
- 19Jeff GreenlawL57 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 20Kerry HuffmanD401 GP · 145 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
17th
of 252 players selected
14th
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
Tom Fitzgerald made his NHL debut on January 8, 1989, 2 years and 201 days after the draft.
1097
Games
139
Goals
190
Assists
329
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1986 draft
- 17Tom FitzgeraldR1097 GP · 329 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Dennis VaskeD235 GP · 46 PNYINew York Islanders
- 59Bill BergL546 GP · 122 PNYINew York Islanders
- 80Shawn ByramL5 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 101Dean SexsmithCNYINew York Islanders
- 104Todd McLellanC5 GP · 2 PNYINew York Islanders
- 122Anthony SchmalzbauerDNYINew York Islanders
- 138Will AndersenDNYINew York Islanders
- 143Rich PilonD631 GP · 77 PNYINew York Islanders
- 164Peter HarrisGNYINew York Islanders
- 185Jeff JablonskiLNYINew York Islanders
- 206Kerry ClarkRNYINew York Islanders
- 227Dan BeaudetteCNYINew York Islanders
- 248Paul ThompsonDNYINew York Islanders