1986 NHL Draft
Ron Hoover in the 1986 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Ron Hoover 158th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 8.
It was the seventh of the 11 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 18 games put him 76th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 158
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 11
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 155–161 in the 1986 draft
- 155Frank FurlanGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 156Barry ChyzowskiCNYRNew York Rangers
- 157Randy SkardaD26 GP · 5 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 158Ron HooverL18 GP · 4 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 159Scott MathiasCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 160Brian FerreiraCBOSBoston Bruins
- 161Marty NanneRCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
158th
of 252 players selected
97th
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
Ron Hoover made his NHL debut on November 4, 1989, 3 years and 136 days after the draft.
18
Games
4
Goals
0
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1986 draft
- 11Scott YoungR1181 GP · 757 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 32Marc LaforgeD14 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 74Brian ChapmanD3 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 95William HornGHFDHartford Whalers
- 116Joseph QuinnRHFDHartford Whalers
- 137Steve TorrelCHFDHartford Whalers
- 158Ron HooverL18 GP · 4 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 179Robert GlasgowRHFDHartford Whalers
- 200Sean EvoyGHFDHartford Whalers
- 221Cal BrownDHFDHartford Whalers
- 242Brian VerbeekCHFDHartford Whalers