1986 NHL Draft
Shawn Anderson in the 1986 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Shawn Anderson 5th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 255 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1986 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
5th
of 252 players selected
2nd
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
Shawn Anderson made his NHL debut on October 9, 1986, 110 days after the draft.
255
Games
11
Goals
51
Assists
62
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1986 draft
- 5Shawn AndersonD255 GP · 62 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 26Greg BrownD94 GP · 18 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 47Bob CorkumC720 GP · 200 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56Kevin KerrRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 68David BaseggioDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 89Larry RooneyDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 110Miguel BaldrisDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 131Mike HartmanL397 GP · 78 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 152Francois GuayC1 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 173Shawn WhithamDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Kenton ReinGNo NHL gamesBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 215Troy ArndtDBUFBuffalo Sabres