1986 NHL Draft
Dan Woodley in the 1986 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Dan Woodley 7th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 5 games put him 90th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1986 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
7th
of 252 players selected
5th
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
Dan Woodley made his NHL debut on October 8, 1987, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
5
Games
2
Goals
0
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1986 draft
- 7Dan WoodleyR5 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 49Don GibsonD14 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 70Ronnie SternR638 GP · 161 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 91Eric MuranoCVANVancouver Canucks
- 112Steve HernimanDVANVancouver Canucks
- 133Jon HelgesonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 154Jeff NobleCVANVancouver Canucks
- 175Matt MertonGVANVancouver Canucks
- 196Marc LyonsDVANVancouver Canucks
- 217Todd HawkinsR10 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 238Vladimir KrutovL61 GP · 34 PVANVancouver Canucks