1986 NHL Draft
Steve Seftel in the 1986 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Steve Seftel 40th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 4 games put him 95th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 40
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 19
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 37–43 in the 1986 draft
- 37Brian GlynnD431 GP · 104 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 38Dennis VaskeD235 GP · 46 PNYINew York Islanders
- 39Jean-Marc RouthierR8 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 40Steve SeftelL4 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 41Stephane GuerardD34 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 42Jamie NicollsLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 43Derek MayerD17 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1986 class
40th
of 252 players selected
25th
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
Steve Seftel made his NHL debut on January 22, 1991, 4 years and 215 days after the draft.
4
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1986 draft
- 19Jeff GreenlawL57 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 40Steve SeftelL4 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 60Shawn SimpsonGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 61Jim HrivnakG85 GP · 34 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 82Erin GinnellCWSHWashington Capitals
- 103John PurvesR7 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 124Stefan NilssonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Peter ChomaRWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Lee DavidsonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 187Tero ToivolaRWSHWashington Capitals
- 208Bob BabcockD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 229John SchratzDWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Scott McCroryCWSHWashington Capitals