1986 NHL entry draft

Selections by round

The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of a trade on October 11, 1985, that sent Paul Guay and Philadelphia's fourth-round pick in 1986 to Los Angeles for Steve Seguin and this pick. The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick was traded to the Montreal Canadiens on December 17, 1982, for Gaston Gingras. The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers on June 6, 1986, in a deal that sent Dave Richter, Rich Sutter and Philadelphia's third-round pick in 1986 to Vancouver for Jean-Jacques Daigneault, Vancouver's fifth-round pick in 1987 and this pick. The New York Rangers' second-round pick was acquired by the Minnesota North Stars on December 9, 1985, for Roland Melanson, along with the Rangers' fourth-round pick in 1987. The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 18, 1985, for Dominic Campedelli, Montreal's fourth-round pick in 1986 and this pick. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick was traded to the Quebec Nordiques on June 21, 1986, for Quebec's second-round pick in 1987. The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick was re-acquired on June 6, 1986, when they sent Jean-Jacques Daigneault, their second-round pick in 1986 and fifth-round pick in 1987 to Philadelphia for Dave Richter, Rich Sutter and this pick; Philadelphia had previously obtained this pick on March 12, 1985, from Vancouver for Glen Cochrane. The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers on September 5, 1984, for Steve Weeks as future considerations. The Boston Bruins' third-round pick was traded to the Minnesota North Stars on May 16, 1986, for Tom McCarthy, Boston's second-round pick in 1987 and this pick.