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1986 NHL Draft

Anders Carlsson in the 1986 NHL Draft

New Jersey Devils selected Anders Carlsson 66th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 4.

He was the first of the 9 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 104 games put him 52nd in the class.

Overall pick
66
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 3
Drafting team
NJDNew Jersey Devils
Date
Age at the draft
25 years

The picks around it

Picks 63–69 in the 1986 draft

  1. 63Ron ShudraD10 GP · 5 PEDM
  2. 64Tim CheveldaeG340 GP · 149 WDET
  3. 65Sylvain CouturierC33 GP · 9 PLAK
  4. 66Anders CarlssonC104 GP · 33 PNJD
  5. 67Rob BrownR543 GP · 438 PPIT
  6. 68David BaseggioDBUF
  7. 69Kent HulstCTOR

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

1st
of 9 Swedes selected
38th
of 145 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

  1. 66Anders CarlssonC104 GP · 33 PNJD
  2. 85Johan GarpenlövL609 GP · 311 PDET
  3. 123Morgan SamuelssonLQUE
  4. 124Stefan NilssonCWSH
  5. 127Pär DjoosD82 GP · 33 PDET
  6. 223Steffan MalmquistLBOS
  7. 226Anders LindstromCCGY
  8. 232Peter EkrothDDET
  9. 239Arto BlomstenD25 GP · 4 PWIN
Every Swede in the 1986 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Anders Carlsson made his NHL debut on October 9, 1986, 110 days after the draft.

104
Games
7
Goals
26
Assists
33
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New Jersey Devils picks in the 1986 draft

  1. 3Neil BradyC89 GP · 31 PNJD
  2. 24Todd CopelandDNJD
  3. 45Janne OjanenC98 GP · 44 PNJD
  4. 62Marc LanielDNJD
  5. 66Anders CarlssonC104 GP · 33 PNJD
  6. 108Troy CrowderR150 GP · 16 PNJD
  7. 129Kevin ToddC383 GP · 203 PNJD
  8. 150Ryan PardoskiRNJD
  9. 171Scott McCormackDNJD
  10. 192Frederic ChabotG32 GP · 4 WNJD
  11. 213John AndersenLNJD
  12. 236Douglas KirtonRNJD