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1986 NHL Draft

Janne Ojanen in the 1986 NHL Draft

New Jersey Devils selected Janne Ojanen 45th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 3.

He was the fourth of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 98 games put him 54th in the class.

Overall pick
45
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 3
Drafting team
NJDNew Jersey Devils
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 42–48 in the 1986 draft

  1. 42Jamie NicollsLEDM
  2. 43Derek MayerD17 GP · 4 PDET
  3. 44Denis LarocqueD8 GP · 1 PLAK
  4. 45Janne OjanenC98 GP · 44 PNJD
  5. 46Brad AitkenL14 GP · 4 PPIT
  6. 47Bob CorkumC720 GP · 200 PBUF
  7. 48Sean BolandDTOR

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1986 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1986 class

4th
of 10 Finns selected
27th
of 145 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

  1. 23Jukka SeppoLPHI
  2. 29Teppo NumminenD1372 GP · 637 PWIN
  3. 34Pekka TirkkonenCBOS
  4. 45Janne OjanenC98 GP · 44 PNJD
  5. 50Esa PalosaariRWIN
  6. 57Jyrki LummeD985 GP · 468 PMTL
  7. 71Hannu JarvenpaaR114 GP · 37 PWIN
  8. 96Jari GronstrandD185 GP · 34 PMNS
  9. 146Sami WahlstenLPHI
  10. 187Tero ToivolaRWSH
Every pick from Finland in the 1986 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Janne Ojanen made his NHL debut on December 27, 1988, 2 years and 189 days after the draft.

98
Games
21
Goals
23
Assists
44
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New Jersey Devils picks in the 1986 draft

  1. 3Neil BradyC89 GP · 31 PNJD
  2. 24Todd CopelandDNJD
  3. 45Janne OjanenC98 GP · 44 PNJD
  4. 62Marc LanielDNJD
  5. 66Anders CarlssonC104 GP · 33 PNJD
  6. 108Troy CrowderR150 GP · 16 PNJD
  7. 129Kevin ToddC383 GP · 203 PNJD
  8. 150Ryan PardoskiRNJD
  9. 171Scott McCormackDNJD
  10. 192Frederic ChabotG32 GP · 4 WNJD
  11. 213John AndersenLNJD
  12. 236Douglas KirtonRNJD