1986 NHL Draft
Rick Lessard in the 1986 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Rick Lessard 142nd overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 7.
It was the sixth of the 11 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 142
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 139–145 in the 1986 draft
- 139Paul BeraldoC10 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 140Mike HudsonC416 GP · 136 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 141Lyle OdeleinD1056 GP · 252 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 142Rick LessardD15 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 143Rich PilonD631 GP · 77 PNYINew York Islanders
- 144Jean-Francois NaultCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 145Peter ChomaRWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
142nd
of 252 players selected
50th
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
Rick Lessard made his NHL debut on January 28, 1989, 2 years and 221 days after the draft.
15
Games
0
Goals
4
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1986 draft
- 16George PelawaRCGYCalgary Flames
- 37Brian GlynnD431 GP · 104 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 79Tom QuinlanRCGYCalgary Flames
- 100Scott BloomLCGYCalgary Flames
- 121John ParkerCCGYCalgary Flames
- 142Rick LessardD15 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 163Mark OlsenDCGYCalgary Flames
- 184Warren SharplesG1 GP · 0 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 205Doug PickellLCGYCalgary Flames
- 226Anders LindstromCCGYCalgary Flames
- 247Antonin StavjanaDCGYCalgary Flames