1986 NHL Draft
Zarley Zalapski in the 1986 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Zarley Zalapski 4th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 637 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1986 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
4th
of 252 players selected
1st
of 89 defensemen 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
Zarley Zalapski made his NHL debut on March 5, 1988, 1 year and 258 days after the draft.
637
Games
99
Goals
285
Assists
384
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1986 draft
- 4Zarley ZalapskiD637 GP · 384 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 25Dave CapuanoL104 GP · 55 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 46Brad AitkenL14 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 67Rob BrownR543 GP · 438 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 88Sandy SmithRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 109Jeff DanielsL425 GP · 43 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 130Doug HobsonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 151Steve RohlikLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 172Dave McllwainC501 GP · 207 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 193Kelly CainCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 214Stan DruliaR126 GP · 42 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 235Robert WilsonDPITPittsburgh Penguins