Finnish players in the 1986 NHL Draft

Ten Finnish players were picked in the 1986 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Jukka Seppo went first, at number 23 to the Philadelphia Flyers. That was the third most of the 12 countries with a player picked. Five of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 2

3 picks

Jukka Seppo (L)Left wing

PHI

Teppo Numminen (D)DefensemanNHL 1988–2008 · INACTIVE

WIN

Pekka Tirkkonen (C)Center

BOS

Round 3

3 picks

Janne Ojanen (C)CenterNHL 1988–1992 · INACTIVE

NJD

Esa Palosaari (R)Right wing

WIN

Jyrki Lumme (D)DefensemanNHL 1988–2002 · INACTIVE

MTL

Round 4

1 pick

Hannu Jarvenpaa (R)Right wingNHL 1986–1988 · INACTIVE

WIN

Round 5

1 pick

Jari Gronstrand (D)DefensemanNHL 1986–1990 · INACTIVE

MNS

Round 7

1 pick

146

Sami Wahlsten (L)Left wing

PHI

Round 9

1 pick

187

Tero Toivola (R)Right wing

WSH

The teams that drafted them

WINWinnipeg Jets3 picks, first at 29

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 picks, first at 23

BOSBoston BruinsNo. 34

NJDNew Jersey DevilsNo. 45

MTLMontréal CanadiensNo. 57

MNSMinnesota North StarsNo. 96

WSHWashington CapitalsNo. 187

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.