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1987 NHL Entry Draft

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This is the list of players selected in the 1987 NHL Entry draft. There were 252 prospects selected across 12 rounds. Also included is each player's career NHL totals. If a player has no totals listed, this means that he has not played in a regular season game in the NHL. You can click on the headings of the tables to sort the information.

Round 1           NHL Totals
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1 1 Buffalo Pierre Turgeon C Granby Bisons [QMJHL] 1294 515 812 1327 452
1 2 New Jersey Brendan Shanahan L London Knights [OHL] 1524 656 698 1354 2489
1 3 Boston Glen Wesley D Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 1457 128 409 537 1045
1 4 Los Angeles Wayne McBean D Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] 211 10 39 49 168
1 5 Pittsburgh Chris Joseph D Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL] 510 39 112 151 567
1 6 Minnesota Dave Archibald R Portland Winter Hawks [WHL] 323 57 67 124 139
1 7 Toronto Luke Richardson D Peterborough Petes [OHL] 1417 35 166 201 2055
1 8 Chicago Jimmy Waite G Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL] 106 0 1 1 10
1 9 Quebec Bryan Fogarty D Kingston Canadians [OHL] 156 22 52 74 119
1 10 NY Rangers Jayson More D New Westminster Bruins [WHL] 406 18 54 72 702
1 11 Detroit Yves Racine D College Francais (QMJHL) 508 37 194 231 439
1 12 St. Louis Keith Osborne R North Bay Centennials [OHL] 16 1 3 4 16
1 13 NY Islanders Dean Chynoweth D Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] 241 4 18 22 667
1 14 Boston Stephane Quintal D Granby Bisons [QMJHL] 1037 63 180 243 1320
1 15 Quebec Joe Sakic C Swift Current Broncos [WHL] 1378 625 1016 1641 614
1 16 Winnipeg Bryan Marchment D Belleville Bulls [OHL] 926 40 142 182 2307
1 17 Montreal Andrew Cassels C Ottawa 67's [OHL] 1015 204 528 732 410
1 18 Hartford Jody Hull R Peterborough Petes [OHL] 831 124 137 261 156
1 19 Calgary Bryan Deasley L U. of Michigan [CCHA]
1 20 Philadelphia Darren Rumble D Kitchener Rangers [OHL] 193 10 26 36 216
1 21 Edmonton Peter Soberlak L Swift Current Broncos [WHL]
                     
Round 2                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
2 22 Buffalo Brad Miller D Regina Pats [WHL] 82 1 5 6 321
2 23 New Jersey Ricard Persson D Ostersund (Sweden) 229 10 44 54 262
2 24 Vancouver Rob Murphy C Laval Titan [QMJHL] 125 9 12 21 152
2 25 Calgary Stephane Matteau L Hull Olympiques [QMJHL] 848 144 172 316 742
2 26 Pittsburgh Rick Tabaracci G Cornwall Royals [OHL] 287 0 8 8 72
2 27 Los Angeles Mark Fitzpatrick G Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] 329 0 12 12 85
2 28 Toronto Daniel Marois R Verdun Junior Canadiens [QMJHL] 350 117 93 210 419
2 29 Chicago Ryan McGill D Swift Current Broncos [WHL] 151 4 15 19 391
2 30 Philadelphia Jeff Harding R St. Michael's Jr. B (Toronto) 15 0 0 0 47
2 31 NY Rangers Daniel Lacroix L Granby Bisons [QMJHL] 188 11 7 18 379
2 32 Detroit Gord Kruppke D Prince Albert Raiders [WHL] 23 0 0 0 32
2 33 Montreal John LeClair L Bellows Free Academy (Vermont) 967 406 413 819 501
2 34 NY Islanders Jeff Hackett G Oshawa Generals [OHL] 500 0 9 9 62
2 35 Minnesota Scott McCrady D Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL]
2 36 Washington Jeff Ballantyne D Ottawa 67's [OHL]
2 37 Winnipeg Patrik Erickson C Brynas IF Gavle [SEL]
2 38 Montreal Eric Desjardins D Granby Bisons [QMJHL] 1143 136 439 575 757
2 39 Hartford Adam Burt D North Bay Centennials [OHL] 737 37 115 152 961
2 40 Calgary Kevin Grant D Kitchener Rangers [OHL]
2 41 Detroit Bob Wilkie D Swift Current Broncos [WHL] 18 2 5 7 10
2 42 Edmonton Brad Werenka D Northern Michigan University [WCHA] 320 19 60 79 299
                     
Round 3                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
3 43 Los Angeles Ross Wilson R Peterborough Petes [OHL]
3 44 Montreal Mathieu Schneider D Cornwall Royals [OHL] 1289 223 520 743 1245
3 45 Vancouver Steve Veilleux D Trois Rivieres Draveurs [QMJHL]
3 46 NY Rangers Simon Gagne R Laval Titan [QMJHL]
3 47 Pittsburgh Jamie Leach R Hamilton Steelhawks [OHL] 81 11 9 20 12
3 48 Minnesota Kevin Kaminski C Saskatoon Blades [WHL] 139 3 10 13 528
3 49 Toronto John McIntyre C Guelph Platers [OHL] 351 24 54 78 516
3 50 Chicago Cam Russell D Hull Olympiques [QMJHL] 396 9 21 30 872
3 51 Quebec Jim Sprott D London Knights [OHL]
3 52 Detroit Dennis Holland C Portland Winter Hawks [WHL]
3 53 Buffalo Andrew MacVicar L Peterborough Petes [OHL]
3 54 St. Louis Kevin Miehm C Oshawa Generals [OHL] 22 1 4 5 8
3 55 NY Islanders Dean Ewen L Spokane Chiefs [WHL]
3 56 Boston Todd Lalonde L Sudbury Wolves [OHL]
3 57 Washington Steve Maltais W Cornwall Royals [OHL] 120 9 18 27 53
3 58 Montreal Francois Gravel G Shawinigan Cataractes [QMJHL]
3 59 St. Louis Robert Nordmark D Lulea HF [SEL] 236 13 70 83 254
3 60 Chicago Mike Dagenais D Peterborough Petes [OHL]
3 61 Calgary Scott Mahoney R Oshawa Generals [OHL]
3 62 Philadelphia Martin Hostak R Sparta Praha [Czech] 55 3 11 14 24
3 63 Edmonton Geoff Smith D St. Albert Saints [AJHL] 462 18 73 91 282
                     
Round 4                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
4 64 Edmonton Peter Eriksson L HV71 Jonkoping [SEL] 20 3 3 6 24
4 65 New Jersey Brian Sullivan R Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) 2 0 1 1 0
4 66 Vancouver Doug Torrel R Hibbing H.S. (Minn.)
4 67 Boston Darwin McPherson D New Westminster Bruins [WHL]
4 68 Pittsburgh Risto Kurkinen L JyP HT Jyvaskyla [SM-liiga]
4 69 NY Rangers Mike Sullivan C Boston University [H-East] 709 54 82 136 203
4 70 Calgary Tim Harris R Pickering (OPJHL)
4 71 Toronto Joe Sacco R Medford H.S. (Mass.) 738 94 119 213 421
4 72 Quebec Kip Miller C Michigan State University [CCHA] 449 74 165 239 105
4 73 Minnesota John Weisbrod C Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.)
4 74 Detroit Mark Reimer G Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
4 75 St. Louis Darin Smith L North Bay Centennials [OHL]
4 76 NY Islanders George Maneluk G Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 4 0 0 0 2
4 77 Boston Matt DelGuidice G St. Anselm College [ECAC-E] 11 0 0 0 2
4 78 Washington Tyler Larter C Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] 1 0 0 0 0
4 79 Winnipeg Don McLennan D U. of Denver [WCHA]
4 80 Montreal Kris Miller D Greenway [Minn H.S.]
4 81 Hartford Terry Yake C Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 403 77 120 197 220
4 82 St. Louis Andy Rymsha R Western Michigan University [CCHA] 6 0 0 0 23
4 83 Philadelphia Tomaz Eriksson F Djurgardens IF Stockholm [SEL]
4 84 Buffalo John Bradley G New Hampton Prep (N.H.)
                     
Round 5                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
5 85 Buffalo Dave Pergola R Belmont Hill H.S. (Mass.)
5 86 New Jersey Kevin Dean D Culver Military Academy (Ind.) 331 7 48 55 138
5 87 Vancouver Sean Fabian D Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
5 88 Minnesota Teppo Kivela F HPK Hameenlinna [SM-liiga]
5 89 Pittsburgh Jeff Waver D Hamilton Steelhawks [OHL]
5 90 Los Angeles Mike Vukonich C Duluth Denfeld H.S. (Minn.)
5 91 Toronto Mike Eastwood C Pembroke (COJHL) 783 87 149 236 354
5 92 Chicago Ulf Sandstrom D Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik [SEL]
5 93 Quebec Rob Mendel D U. of Wisconsin [WCHA]
5 94 NY Rangers Erik O'Borsky C Yale University [ECAC]
5 95 Detroit Radomir Brazda D Pardubice HC [Czech]
5 96 Winnipeg Ken Gernander R Greenway [Minn H.S.] 12 2 3 5 6
5 97 NY Islanders Petr Vlk L Dukla Jihlava [Czech]
5 98 Boston Ted Donato L Catholic Memorial H.S. (Mass.) 796 150 197 347 396
5 99 Washington Pat Beauchesne D Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]
5 100 Winnipeg Darrin Amundson F Duluth East H.S. (Minn.)
5 101 Montreal Steve McCool D Hill School H.S. (Penn.)
5 102 Hartford Mark Rousseau D U. of Denver [WCHA]
5 103 Calgary Tim Corkery D Ferris State University [CCHA]
5 104 Philadelphia Bill Gall D New Hampton Prep (N.H.)
5 105 Edmonton Shaun Van Allen C Saskatoon Blades [WHL] 794 84 185 269 481
                     
Round 6                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
6 106 Buffalo Chris Marshall L Boston College High (Mass.)
6 107 New Jersey Ben Hankinson R Edina H.S. (Minn.) 43 3 3 6 45
6 108 Vancouver Garry Valk L Sherwood Park Crusaders [AJHL] 777 100 156 256 747
6 109 Minnesota Darcy Norton L Kamloops Blazers [WHL]
6 110 Pittsburgh Shawn McEachern L Matignon H.S. (Mass.) 911 256 323 579 506
6 111 Los Angeles Greg Batters R Victoria Cougars [WHL]
6 112 Toronto Damian Rhodes G Richfield H.S. (Minn.) 309 1 6 7 34
6 113 Chicago Mike McCormick R Richmond Sockeyes [BCJHL]
6 114 Quebec Garth Snow G Mount St. Charles H.S. (R.I.) 368 0 5 5 190
6 115 NY Rangers Ludek Cajka D Dukla Jihlava [Czech]
6 116 Detroit Sean Clifford D Ohio State University [CCHA]
6 117 St. Louis Rob Robinson D Miami University (Ohio) [CCHA] 22 0 1 1 8
6 118 NY Islanders Rob DiMaio R Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] 894 106 171 277 840
6 119 Boston Matt Glennon L Archbishop Williams H.S. (Mass.) 3 0 0 0 2
6 120 Washington Rich DeFreitas D St. Mark's H.S. (Mass.)
6 121 Winnipeg Joe Harwell D Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
6 122 Montreal Les Kuntar G Nichols [N.Y. H.S.] 6 0 0 0 2
6 123 Hartford Jeff St. Cyr D Michigan Tech [WCHA]
6 124 Calgary Joe Aloi D Hull Olympiques [QMJHL]
6 125 Philadelphia Tony Link D Dimond H.S. (Alaska)
6 126 Edmonton Radek Toupal F Ceske Budejovice HC [Czech]
                     
Round 7                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
7 127 Buffalo Paul Flanagan D New Hampton Prep (N.H.)
7 128 New Jersey Tom Neziol L Miami University (Ohio) [CCHA]
7 129 Vancouver Todd Fanning G Ohio State University [CCHA]
7 130 Minnesota Timo Kulonen D KalPa Kuopio [SM-liiga]
7 131 Pittsburgh Jim Bodden C Chatham (SOJHL)
7 132 Los Angeles Kyosti Karjalainen F Brynas IF Gavle [SEL] 28 1 8 9 12
7 133 Toronto Trevor Jobe C Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]
7 134 Chicago Stephen Tepper R Westboro H.S. (Mass.) 1 0 0 0 0
7 135 Quebec Tim Hanus F Minnetonka H.S. (Minn.)
7 136 NY Rangers Clint Thomas D Bartlett H.S. (Alaska)
7 137 Detroit Mike Gober L Laval Titan [QMJHL]
7 138 St. Louis Todd Crabtree D Governor Dummer Academy (Mass.)
7 139 NY Islanders Knut Walbye C Furuset [Norway]
7 140 Boston Rob Cheevers C Boston College [H-East]
7 141 Washington Devon Oleniuk D Kamloops Blazers [WHL]
7 142 Winnipeg Tod Hartje C Harvard University [ECAC]
7 143 Montreal Robert Kelley L Matignon H.S. (Mass.)
7 144 Hartford Gregg Wolf D Buffalo Regal Midgets
7 145 Calgary Peter Ciavaglia C Nichols [N.Y. H.S.] 5 0 0 0 0
7 146 Philadelphia Marc Strapon F Hayward H.S. (Wisc.)
7 147 Edmonton Tomas Srsen L Brno ZKL [Czech.] 2 0 0 0 0
                     
Round 8                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
8 148 Buffalo Sean Dooley D Groton H.S. (Conn.)
8 149 New Jersey Jim Dowd C Brick Township H.S. (N.J.) 728 71 168 239 390
8 150 Vancouver Viktor Tumeneu C Moscow Spartak [Russia]
8 151 Minnesota Don Schmidt D Kamloops Blazers [WHL]
8 152 Pittsburgh Jiri Kucera C Dukla Jihlava [Czech]
8 153 Buffalo Tim Roberts D Deerfield Academy [Mass H.S.]
8 154 Toronto Chris Jensen D Northwood Prep (N.Y.)
8 155 Chicago John Reilly L Phillips Academy (Mass.)
8 156 Quebec Jake Enebak F Northfield H.S. (Minn.)
8 157 NY Rangers Chuck Wiegand R Essex Junction H.S. (Vermont)
8 158 Detroit Kevin Scott L Vernon Lakers [BCJHL]
8 159 St. Louis Guy Hebert G Hamilton College [ECAC-W] 491 0 6 6 22
8 160 NY Islanders Jeff Saterdalen R Bloomington Jefferson H.S. (Minn.)
8 161 Boston Chris Winnes R Northwood Prep (N.Y.) 33 1 6 7 6
8 162 Washington Thomas Sjogren R Vastra Frolunda [Sweden]
8 163 Winnipeg Markku Kyllonen L Karpat Oulu [FinD1] 9 0 2 2 2
8 164 Montreal Will Geist D St. Paul Academy (Minn.)
8 165 Hartford John Moore C Yale University [ECAC]
8 166 Calgary Theoren Fleury R Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL] 1084 455 633 1088 1840
8 167 Philadelphia Darryl Ingham R U. of Manitoba [CWUAA]
8 168 Edmonton Age Ellingsen D Storhamar (Norway)
                     
Round 9                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
9 169 Buffalo Grant Tkachuk L Saskatoon Blades [WHL]
9 170 New Jersey John Blessman D Toronto Marlboros [OHL]
9 171 Vancouver Craig Daly D New Hampton Prep (N.H.)
9 172 Minnesota Jarmo Myllys G Lukko Rauma [SM-liiga] 39 0 1 1 4
9 173 Pittsburgh John MacDougall F New Prep School (Mass.)
9 174 Los Angeles Jeff Gawlicki L Northern Michigan University [WCHA]
9 175 Toronto Brian Blad D Belleville Bulls [OHL]
9 176 Chicago Lance Werness R Burnsville H.S. (Minn.)
9 177 Quebec Jaroslav Sevcik L Brno ZKL [Czech.] 13 0 2 2 2
9 178 NY Rangers Eric Burrill F Tartan H.S. (Mass.)
9 179 Detroit Mikko Haapakoski D Karpat Oulu [FinD1]
9 180 St. Louis Rob Dumas D Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]
9 181 NY Islanders Shawn Howard F Penticton Knights [BCJHL]
9 182 Boston Paul Ohman D St. John's Prep [Mass H.S.]
9 183 Quebec Ladislav Tresl C Brno ZKL [Czech.]
9 184 Winnipeg Jim Fernholz R White Bear Lake H.S. (Minn.)
9 185 Montreal Eric Tremblay D Drummondville Voltigeurs [QMJHL]
9 186 Hartford Joe Day C St. Lawrence University [ECAC] 72 1 10 11 87
9 187 Calgary Mark Osiecki D U. of Wisconsin [WCHA] 93 3 11 14 43
9 188 Philadelphia Bruce MacDonald R Loomis-Chafee H.S. (Mass.)
9 189 Edmonton Gavin Armstrong G R.P.I. [ECAC]
                     
Round 10                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
10 190 Buffalo Ian Herbers D Swift Current Broncos [WHL] 65 0 5 5 79
10 191 New Jersey Pete Fry G Victoria Cougars [WHL]
10 192 Vancouver John Fletcher G Clarkson University [ECAC]
10 193 Minnesota Larry Olimb C Warroad H.S. (Minn.)
10 194 Pittsburgh Daryn McBride R U. of Denver [WCHA]
10 195 Los Angeles John Preston C Boston University [H-East]
10 196 Toronto Ron Bernacci C Hamilton Steelhawks [OHL]
10 197 Chicago Dale Marquette L Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
10 198 Quebec Darren Nauss W North Battleford North Stars [SJHL]
10 199 NY Rangers Dave Porter F Northern Michigan University [WCHA]
10 200 Detroit Darin Banister D U. of Illinois-Chicago [CCHA]
10 201 St. Louis David Marvin D Warroad H.S. (Minn.)
10 202 NY Islanders John Herlihy F Babson College [ECAC-E]
10 203 Boston Casey Jones C Cornell University [ECAC]
10 204 Washington Chris Clarke D Pembroke (COJHL)
10 205 NY Rangers Brett Barnett L Wexford (OPJHL)
10 206 Montreal Barry McKinlay D U. of Illinois-Chicago [CCHA]
10 207 St. Louis Andy Cesarski D Culver Military Academy (Ind.)
10 208 Calgary Bill Sedergren D Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
10 209 Philadelphia Steve Morrow D Westminster H.S. (Conn.)
10 210 Edmonton Mike Tinkham C Newburyport H.S. (Mass.)
                     
Round 11                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
11 211 Buffalo David Littman G Boston College [H-East] 3 0 0 0 0
11 212 New Jersey Alain Charland C Drummondville Voltigeurs [QMJHL]
11 213 Vancouver Roger Hansson F Rogle (Sweden)
11 214 Minnesota Marc Felicio G Northwood Prep (N.Y.)
11 215 Pittsburgh Mark Carlson L Philadelphia Jrs.
11 216 Los Angeles Rotislav Vlach F Gottwaldov (Czech.)
11 217 Toronto Ken Alexander D Hamilton Steelhawks [OHL]
11 218 Chicago Bill LaCouture R Natick H.S. (Mass.)
11 219 Quebec Mike Williams G Ferris State University [CCHA]
11 220 NY Rangers Lance Marciano D Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.)
11 221 Detroit Craig Quinlan D Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
11 222 St. Louis Daniel Rolfe D Brockville Braves [CJHL]
11 223 NY Islanders Mike Erickson D St. John's Hill H.S. (Mass.)
11 224 Boston Eric LeMarque C Northern Michigan University [WCHA]
11 225 Washington Milos Vanik F Freiburg EHC [Ger.1]
11 226 Winnipeg Roger Rougelot G Madison Capitols [USHL]
11 227 Montreal Ed Ronan R Phillips Academy (Mass.) 182 13 23 36 101
11 228 Hartford Kevin Sullivan R Princeton University [ECAC]
11 229 Calgary Peter Hasselblad D Orebro IK [Sweden]
11 230 Philadelphia Darius Rusnak C Bratislava (Slovakia)
11 231 Edmonton Jeff Pauletti C U. of Minnesota [WCHA]
                     
Round 12                    
Round Num. Drafted By Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
12 232 Buffalo Al MacIsaac D Guelph Platers [OHL]
12 233 Vancouver Neil Eisenhut C Langley Eagles [BCJHL] 16 1 3 4 21
12 234 Vancouver Matt Evo L Country Day H.S. (Mass.)
12 235 Minnesota Dave Shields C U. of Denver [WCHA]
12 236 Pittsburgh Ake Lilljebjorn G Brynas IF Gavle [SEL]
12 237 Los Angeles Mikael Lindholm L Brynas IF Gavle [SEL] 18 2 2 4 2
12 238 Toronto Alex Weinrich D North Yarmouth Academy (Maine)
12 239 Chicago Mike Lappin C Northwood Prep (N.Y.)
12 240 Washington Dan Brettschneider C Burnsville H.S. (Minn.)
12 241 Edmonton Jesper Duus D Rodovre [Denmark]
12 242 Detroit Tomas Jansson D Talje (Sweden)
12 243 St. Louis Ray Savard R Regina Pats [WHL]
12 244 NY Islanders Will Averill D Belmont Hill H.S. (Mass.)
12 245 Boston Sean Gorman D Matignon H.S. (Mass.)
12 246 Washington Ryan Kummu D R.P.I. [ECAC]
12 247 Winnipeg Hans-Goran Elo G Djurgardens IF Stockholm [SEL]
12 248 Montreal Bryan Herring C Dubuque Fighting Saints [USHL]
12 249 Hartford Steve Laurin G Dartmouth College [ECAC]
12 250 Calgary Magnus Svensson D Leksands IF [SEL] 46 4 14 18 31
12 251 Philadelphia Dale Roehl G Minnetonka H.S. (Minn.)
12 252 Edmonton Igor Vyazmikin L CSKA Moscow [Russia] 4 1 0 1 0

Draft Stats

Total drafted players to play in NHL: 90

Percent of players to play in NHL: 35.7

Average NHL Career Games: 382

Average NHL Career Goals: 61

Average NHL Career Points: 166

Average NHL Career PIM: 340