1986 NHL Draft
Ken Mcrae in the 1986 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Ken Mcrae 18th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 137 games put him 48th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 1986 draft
- 15Mark PedersonL169 GP · 85 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 16George PelawaRCGYCalgary Flames
- 17Tom FitzgeraldR1097 GP · 329 PNYINew York Islanders
- 18Ken McraeC137 GP · 35 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 19Jeff GreenlawL57 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 20Kerry HuffmanD401 GP · 145 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 21Kim IsselR4 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
18th
of 252 players selected
15th
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
Ken Mcrae made his NHL debut on February 29, 1988, 1 year and 253 days after the draft.
137
Games
14
Goals
21
Assists
35
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1986 draft
- 18Ken McraeC137 GP · 35 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 39Jean-Marc RouthierR8 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 41Stephane GuerardD34 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 81Ron TugnuttG537 GP · 186 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 102Gerald BzdelDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 117Scott WhiteDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 123Morgan SamuelssonLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 134Mark VermetteR67 GP · 18 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 144Jean-Francois NaultCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 165Keith MillerLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 186Pierre MillierDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 207Chris LappinDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 228Martin LatreilleDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 249Sean BoudreaultDQUEQuebec Nordiques