1986 NHL Draft
Frantisek Kucera in the 1986 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Frantisek Kucera 77th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 4.
He was the first of the 4 Czechs selected that year. It was the third of the 11 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 465 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 77
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 14
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 74–80 in the 1986 draft
- 74Brian ChapmanD3 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 75Kirk TomlinsonC1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 76Dean HallCBOSBoston Bruins
- 77Frantisek KuceraD465 GP · 119 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 78Brent BobyckLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 79Tom QuinlanRCGYCalgary Flames
- 80Shawn ByramL5 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 77Frantisek KuceraD465 GP · 119 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 183Antonin RoutaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 246Karel SvobodaRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 247Antonin StavjanaDCGYCalgary Flames
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Frantisek Kucera made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 4 years and 105 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1986 draft
- 14Everett SanipassL164 GP · 59 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 35Mark KurzawskiDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 77Frantisek KuceraD465 GP · 119 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 98Lonnie LoachL56 GP · 23 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 119Mario DoyonD28 GP · 7 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 140Mike HudsonC416 GP · 136 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 161Marty NanneRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 182Geoff BenicLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 203Glenn LowesLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 224Chris ThayerCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 245Sean WilliamsR2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks