1986 NHL Draft
Scott Young in the 1986 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Scott Young 11th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 1181, and only 2 have scored more points than his 757.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 1986 draft
- 8Pat ElynuikR506 GP · 342 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Brian LeetchD1205 GP · 1028 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Jocelyn LemieuxR598 GP · 164 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 11Scott YoungR1181 GP · 757 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 12Warren BabeL21 GP · 7 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 13Craig JanneyC760 GP · 751 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 14Everett SanipassL164 GP · 59 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
11th
of 252 players selected
8th
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
Scott Young made his NHL debut on March 2, 1988, 1 year and 255 days after the draft.
1181
Games
342
Goals
415
Assists
757
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