1986 NHL Draft
Dennis Vaske in the 1986 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Dennis Vaske 38th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 14 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 235 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 38
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 35–41 in the 1986 draft
- 35Mark KurzawskiDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 36Darryl ShannonD544 GP · 139 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 37Brian GlynnD431 GP · 104 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 38Dennis VaskeD235 GP · 46 PNYINew York Islanders
- 39Jean-Marc RouthierR8 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 40Steve SeftelL4 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 41Stephane GuerardD34 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
38th
of 252 players selected
15th
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
Dennis Vaske made his NHL debut on March 23, 1991, 4 years and 275 days after the draft.
235
Games
5
Goals
41
Assists
46
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1986 draft
- 17Tom FitzgeraldR1097 GP · 329 PNYINew York Islanders
- 38Dennis VaskeD235 GP · 46 PNYINew York Islanders
- 59Bill BergL546 GP · 122 PNYINew York Islanders
- 80Shawn ByramL5 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 101Dean SexsmithCNYINew York Islanders
- 104Todd McLellanC5 GP · 2 PNYINew York Islanders
- 122Anthony SchmalzbauerDNYINew York Islanders
- 138Will AndersenDNYINew York Islanders
- 143Rich PilonD631 GP · 77 PNYINew York Islanders
- 164Peter HarrisGNYINew York Islanders
- 185Jeff JablonskiLNYINew York Islanders
- 206Kerry ClarkRNYINew York Islanders
- 227Dan BeaudetteCNYINew York Islanders
- 248Paul ThompsonDNYINew York Islanders