1986 NHL Draft
Neil Brady in the 1986 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Neil Brady 3rd overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 89 games put him 56th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1986 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
3rd
of 252 players selected
3rd
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
Neil Brady made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989, 3 years and 106 days after the draft.
89
Games
9
Goals
22
Assists
31
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1986 draft
- 3Neil BradyC89 GP · 31 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Todd CopelandDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 45Janne OjanenC98 GP · 44 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 62Marc LanielDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 66Anders CarlssonC104 GP · 33 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 108Troy CrowderR150 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 129Kevin ToddC383 GP · 203 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 150Ryan PardoskiRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 171Scott McCormackDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 192Frederic ChabotG32 GP · 4 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 213John AndersenLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 236Douglas KirtonRNJDNew Jersey Devils