1986 NHL Draft
Lonnie Loach in the 1986 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Lonnie Loach 98th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth 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 56 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 98
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 14
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 95–101 in the 1986 draft
- 95William HornGHFDHartford Whalers
- 96Jari GronstrandD185 GP · 34 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 97Matthew PesklewisLBOSBoston Bruins
- 98Lonnie LoachL56 GP · 23 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 99Mario MilaniRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 100Scott BloomLCGYCalgary Flames
- 101Dean SexsmithCNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
98th
of 252 players selected
59th
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
Lonnie Loach made his NHL debut on October 12, 1992, 6 years and 113 days after the draft.
56
Games
10
Goals
13
Assists
23
Points
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