1986 NHL Draft
Dean Kolstad in the 1986 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Dean Kolstad 33rd overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 13 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 40 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 33
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 30–36 in the 1986 draft
- 30Neil WilkinsonD460 GP · 83 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 31Mike PosmaDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 32Marc LaforgeD14 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 33Dean KolstadD40 GP · 8 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 34Pekka TirkkonenCBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Mark KurzawskiDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 36Darryl ShannonD544 GP · 139 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
33rd
of 252 players selected
11th
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
Dean Kolstad made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, 2 years and 107 days after the draft.
40
Games
1
Goals
7
Assists
8
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1986 draft
- 12Warren BabeL21 GP · 7 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 30Neil WilkinsonD460 GP · 83 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 33Dean KolstadD40 GP · 8 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 54Rick BennettL15 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 55Rob ZettlerD569 GP · 70 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 58Brad TurnerD3 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 75Kirk TomlinsonC1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 96Jari GronstrandD185 GP · 34 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 159Scott MathiasCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 180Lance PitlickD393 GP · 49 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 201Dan KeczmerD235 GP · 46 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 222Garth JoyDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 243Kurt StahuraLMNSMinnesota North Stars