1986 NHL Draft
Neil Wilkinson in the 1986 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Neil Wilkinson 30th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 13 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 460 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 1986 draft
- 27Benoit BrunetL539 GP · 262 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 28Kent HawleyCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 29Teppo NumminenD1372 GP · 637 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 30Neil WilkinsonD460 GP · 83 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 31Mike PosmaDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 32Marc LaforgeD14 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 33Dean KolstadD40 GP · 8 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
30th
of 252 players selected
8th
of 89 defensemen 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 Wilkinson made his NHL debut on October 8, 1989, 3 years and 109 days after the draft.
460
Games
16
Goals
67
Assists
83
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1986 draft
- 12Warren BabeL21 GP · 7 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 30Neil WilkinsonD460 GP · 83 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 33Dean KolstadD40 GP · 8 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 54Rick BennettL15 GP · 2 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 55Rob ZettlerD569 GP · 70 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 58Brad TurnerD3 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 75Kirk TomlinsonC1 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 96Jari GronstrandD185 GP · 34 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 159Scott MathiasCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 180Lance PitlickD393 GP · 49 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 201Dan KeczmerD235 GP · 46 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 222Garth JoyDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 243Kurt StahuraLMNSMinnesota North Stars