1986 NHL Draft
Bob Babcock in the 1986 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Bob Babcock 208th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 10.
It was the eleventh of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 100th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 208
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 19
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 205–211 in the 1986 draft
- 205Doug PickellLCGYCalgary Flames
- 206Kerry ClarkRNYINew York Islanders
- 207Chris LappinDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 208Bob BabcockD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 209Shawn SabolD2 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 210Matt LanzaDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 211Tom BissettL5 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
208th
of 252 players selected
71st
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
Bob Babcock made his NHL debut on October 10, 1990, 4 years and 111 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1986 draft
- 19Jeff GreenlawL57 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 40Steve SeftelL4 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 60Shawn SimpsonGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 61Jim HrivnakG85 GP · 34 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 82Erin GinnellCWSHWashington Capitals
- 103John PurvesR7 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 124Stefan NilssonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Peter ChomaRWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Lee DavidsonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 187Tero ToivolaRWSHWashington Capitals
- 208Bob BabcockD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 229John SchratzDWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Scott McCroryCWSHWashington Capitals