1986 NHL Draft
Benoit Brunet in the 1986 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Benoit Brunet 27th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 13 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 539 games put him 25th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 6
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 1986 draft
- 24Todd CopelandDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Dave CapuanoL104 GP · 55 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 26Greg BrownD94 GP · 18 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 27Benoit BrunetL539 GP · 262 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 28Kent HawleyCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 29Teppo NumminenD1372 GP · 637 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 30Neil WilkinsonD460 GP · 83 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
27th
of 252 players selected
21st
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
Benoit Brunet made his NHL debut on February 2, 1989, 2 years and 226 days after the draft.
539
Games
101
Goals
161
Assists
262
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1986 draft
- 15Mark PedersonL169 GP · 85 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 27Benoit BrunetL539 GP · 262 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 57Jyrki LummeD985 GP · 468 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 78Brent BobyckLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 94Eric AubertinLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 99Mario MilaniRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 120Steve BissonDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 141Lyle OdeleinD1056 GP · 252 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 162Rick HaywardD4 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 183Antonin RoutaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 204Eric BohemierGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 225Charlie MooreLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 246Karel SvobodaRMTLMontréal Canadiens