1987–88 NHL transactions

None August 2023 July 2022 The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1987–88 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable. Trades between teams May May 14, 1987 To Montreal CanadiensAlfie Turcotte To Edmonton Oilerscash May 22, 1987 To New Jersey DevilsJim Korn To Buffalo SabresJan Ludvig May 28, 1987 To St. Louis BluesTony McKegneyRob Whistle To New York RangersBruce Bell4th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 72 - Jaan Luik)future considerations1(Jim Pavese) Trade completed on October 23, 1987. June June 1, 1987 To New Jersey DevilsShayne Doyle To Vancouver Canucks12th-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 233 - Neil Eisenhut) June 1, 1987 To Boston BruinsJohn Blum To Washington Capitals7th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 144 - Brad Schlegel) June 5, 1987 To St. Louis BluesPerry Turnbull To Winnipeg Jets5th-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 96 - Ken Gernander) June 8, 1987 To Winnipeg Jets5th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 101 - Benoit LeBeau)3rd-rd pick in 1989 entry draft(STL - # 55 - Denny Felsner)1 To New York RangersBrian Mullen10th-rd pick in 1987 entry draft(# 205 - Brett Barnett) June 12, 1987 To Quebec Nordiques9th-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 183 - Ladislav Tresl) To Washington Capitals12th-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 240 - Dan Brettschneider)10th-rd pick in 1988 entry draft(# 192 - Mark Sorensen) June 12, 1987 To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 33 - John LeClair)5th-rd pick in 1988 entry draft(# 93 - Peter Popovic) To St. Louis Blues3rd-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 59 - Robert Nordmark)2nd-rd pick in 1988 entry draft(WAS - # 41 - Wade Bartley)2 June 13, 1987 To New Jersey DevilsTom Kurvers To Buffalo Sabres3rd-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 53 - Andrew MacVicar)10th-rd pick in 1989 entry draft(# 194 - Mark Astley) June 13, 1987 To Detroit Red Wings2nd-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 41 - Bob Wilkie) To Philadelphia FlyersMark Laforest June 13, 1987 To Minnesota North Stars1st-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 6 - Dave Archibald)3rd-rd pick in 1987 entry draft(# 48 - Kevin Kaminski) To Los Angeles Kings1st-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 4 - Wayne McBean) June 13, 1987 To Quebec NordiquesGaetan DuchesneAlan Haworth1st-rd pick in 1987 entry draft(# 15 - Joe Sakic) To Washington CapitalsDale HunterClint Malarchuk June 13, 1987 To Vancouver Canucks5th-rd pick in 1987 entry draft(# 87 - Sean Fabian) To Philadelphia Flyers5th-rd pick in 1989 entry draft(EDM - # 92 - Peter White)2 June 13, 1987 To Calgary FlamesRic Nattress To St. Louis Blues4th-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 82 - Andy Rymsha)5th-rd pick in 1988 entry draft(# 105 - Dave LaCouture) June 13, 1987 To New Jersey DevilsDavid Maley To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1987 entry draft(# 44 - Mathieu Schneider) Winnipeg's' third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 17, 1989, that sent Greg Paslawski and St. Louis's third-round pick in 1989 entry draft to Winnipeg in exchange for Winnipeg's second-round pick in 1991 entry draft and this pick. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on December 11, 1987, that sent Paul Cavallini to St. Louis in exchange for Washington's option of St. Louis' second-round pick in 1988 entry draft or 1989 entry draft. Washington selected in the 1988 entry draft. Vancouver's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 1, 1988, that sent Willie Huber to Philadelphia in exchange for Paul Lawless and this pick. Vancouver's fifth-round pick then went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 7, 1989, that sent Greg Adams and Doug Smith to Vancouver in exchange for John LeBlanc and this pick. July July 21, 1987 To Philadelphia Flyerscash To New York RangersJeff Brubaker August August 26, 1987 To Calgary FlamesBrad McCrimmon To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 63 - Dominic Roussel)1st-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(TOR - # 21 - Steve Bancroft) August 27, 1987 To Washington CapitalsPeter Sundstrom To New York Rangers5th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 99 - Martin Bergeron) August 31, 1987 To Vancouver CanucksDarren JensenDaryl Stanley To Philadelphia FlyersWendell Young3rd-rd pick - 1990 entry draft(# 44 - Kimbi Daniels) Philadelphia's first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 6, 1989, that sent Ken Wregget to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first-round pick (# 12 overall) in 1989 entry draft and this pick. September September 3, 1987 To Toronto Maple LeafsEd OlczykAl Secord To Chicago BlackhawksBob McGillSteve ThomasRick Vaive September 8, 1987 To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Semenko To Hartford WhalersBill Root September 8, 1987 To Minnesota North StarsPat Price To New York RangersWilli Plett September 9, 1987 To Chicago BlackhawksDuane Sutter To New York Islanders2nd-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 29 - Wayne Doucet) September 15, 1987 To New Jersey DevilsPatrik Sundstrom4th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 65 - Matt Ruchty)Devils' option to swap2nd-rd pick - 1988 entry draft1(# 23 - Jeff Christian) To Vancouver CanucksGreg AdamsKirk McLean2nd-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 33 - Leif Rohlin)1 September 17, 1987 To Toronto Maple LeafsDale Degray To Calgary Flames5th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 90 - Scott Matusovich) September 30, 1987 To Winnipeg JetsGeorge McPhee To New York Rangers4th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 67 - Jim Cummings) September 30, 1987 To Quebec NordiquesTerry CarknerJeff Jackson To New York RangersJohn OgrodnickDavid Shaw New Jersey exercised the option and swap the 33rd pick for the 23rd overall pick in 1988. October October 5, 1987 To Hartford WhalersMark Reeds To St. Louis Blues3rd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(HAR - # 52 - Blair Atcheynum)1 October 6, 1987 To Boston BruinsMike Stevens To Vancouver Canuckscash October 7, 1987 To New Jersey DevilsGeorge McPhee To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations October 8, 1987 To Minnesota North StarsJay CaufieldDave Gagner To New York RangersPaul BoutilierJari Gronstrand October 13, 1987 To Buffalo Sabres6th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 106 - David DiVita) To Minnesota North StarsAndy Ristau October 13, 1987 To Montreal CanadiensLarry Trader3rd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 51 - Pierre Sevigny) To St. Louis BluesGaston Gingras3rd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(WIN - # 62 - Kris Draper)2 October 15, 1987 To Hartford WhalersTiger Williams To Los Angeles Kingscash October 19, 1987 To Edmonton OilersDave Donnelly To Chicago Blackhawkscash Hartford's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 8, 1988, that sent Hartford's second-round pick in the 1989 entry draft in exchange for Charlie Bourgeois and this pick. St. Louis' third-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 17, 1989, that sent Winnipeg's third-round pick in 1989 entry draft and second-round pick in 1991 entry draft in exchange for Greg Paslawski and this pick. November November 4, 1987 To Vancouver CanucksWillie HuberLarry Melnyk To New York RangersMichel Petit November 6, 1987 To Calgary FlamesJim Leavins To New York RangersDon Mercier November 20, 1987 To Minnesota North StarsCurt Giles To New York RangersByron Lomowfuture considerations November 21, 1987 To Edmonton OilersDave HannanChris JosephMoe Mantha Jr.Craig Simpson To Pittsburgh PenguinsPaul CoffeyDave HunterWayne Van Dorp December December 4, 1987 To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Stothers To Philadelphia Flyersfuture considerations(5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft - MIN - # 34 - Pat MacLeod)1 December 11, 1987 To St. Louis BluesPaul Cavallini To Washington Capitals2nd-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 41 - Wade Bartley)2 December 14, 1987 To Toronto Maple LeafsSean McKenna To Los Angeles KingsMike Allison December 16, 1987 To Winnipeg JetsPaul Boutilier To New York Rangersfuture considerations(5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft - # 88 - Aaron Miller)3 December 17, 1987 To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations(3rd-rd pick - 1988 entry draft - # 46 - Neil Carnes)4 To Pittsburgh PenguinsPerry Gancharfuture considerations(3rd-rd pick - 1988 entry draft - # 62 - Daniel Gauthier)4 December 17, 1987 To Quebec NordiquesBobby Dollas To Winnipeg JetsStu Kulak December 31, 1987 To Buffalo SabresMike Donnelly5th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 89 - Alexander Mogilny) To New York RangersPaul Cyr10th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft - (# 202 - Eric Fenton) Philadelphia's fifth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on December 8, 1988, that sent Moe Mantha Jr. to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick. The completion date of the original trade between Toronto and Philadelphia is unknown. Washington had the option of the 2nd-rd pick in 1988 or 1989 NHL Entry Draft. They selected in the 1988 draft. Exact completion of the trade unknown. Trade completed on June 11, 1988. January January 3, 1988 To Minnesota North StarsCurt Fraser To Chicago BlackhawksDirk Graham January 3, 1988 To Hartford WhalersNeil SheehyCarey Wilsonrights to Lane MacDonald To Calgary FlamesShane ChurlaDana Murzyn January 10, 1988 To Detroit Red WingsJim Nill To Winnipeg JetsMark Kumpel January 14, 1988 To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations To Winnipeg JetsAlfie Turcotte January 21, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsMike SiltalaGord Walker To New York RangersJoe Paterson January 21, 1988 To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations To St. Louis BluesScott Harlow January 22, 1988 To Hartford WhalersLindsay Carson To Philadelphia FlyersPaul Lawless January 22, 1988 To Minnesota North StarsMoe Mantha Jr. To Edmonton OilersKeith Acton January 27, 1988 To Montreal CanadiensCanadiens option to swap1st-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 13 - Lindsay Vallis)1 To New York RangersChris Nilan Montreal exercised the option and swap the 20th pick for the 13rd overall pick in 1989. February February 2, 1988 To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations To St. Louis BluesErnie Vargas February 4, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsChris Kontos6th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 109 - Micah Aivazoff) To Pittsburgh PenguinsBryan Erickson February 9, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars4th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 75 - J. F. Quintin) To Philadelphia FlyersGordie Roberts February 9, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsGrant Ledyard To Washington CapitalsCraig Laughlin February 11, 1988 To Buffalo SabresScott Metcalfe9th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 183 - Donald Audette) To Edmonton OilersSteve Dykstra7th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 140 - Davis Payne) February 19, 1988 To Montreal CanadiensMartin Nicoletti To Calgary FlamesRick Hayward February 22, 1988 To Minnesota North StarsJohn Barrett To Washington Capitalsfuture considerations February 23, 1988 To Los Angeles KingsRon Duguay To New York RangersMark Hardy March Trading Deadline: March 8, 1988 NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out https://web.archive.org/web/20090216033716/http://habsinsideout.com/main/3969 2009-02-16 March 1, 1988 To Vancouver CanucksPaul Lawless5th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(EDM - # 92 - Peter White)1 To Philadelphia FlyersWillie Huber March 6, 1988 To Vancouver CanucksPeter BakovicBrian BradleyKevan Guy To Calgary FlamesCraig Coxe March 7, 1988 To Minnesota North Starsrights to John Blue To Winnipeg Jets7th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 127 - Markus Akerblom) March 7, 1988 To Calgary FlamesRob RamageRick Wamsley To St. Louis BluesSteve BozekBrett Hull March 8, 1988 To Boston BruinsMoe Lemay To Edmonton OilersAlan May March 8, 1988 To Minnesota North StarsGord Dineen To New York IslandersChris Pryor7th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 133 - Brett Harkins) March 8, 1988 To Hartford WhalersCharlie Bourgeois3rd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 52 - Blair Atcheynum) To St. Louis Blues2nd-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 31 - Rick Corriveau) March 8, 1988 To Hartford WhalersRichard Brodeur To Vancouver CanucksSteve Weeks March 8, 1988 To Detroit Red WingsJim Pavese To New York Rangersfuture considerations(5th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft -(DET - # 87 - Tony Burns)2 March 8, 1988 To Boston BruinsAndy Moog To Edmonton OilersGeoff CourtnallBill Ranford2nd-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 39 - Petro Koivunen) March 8, 1988 To Toronto Maple LeafsBrian Curran To New York Islanders6th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 111 - Pavel Gross) March 8, 1988 To St. Louis BluesGordie Roberts To Philadelphia Flyers4th-rd pick - 1989 entry draft(# 72 - Reid Simpson) March 8, 1988 To New Jersey Devils10th-rd pick - 1988 entry draft(# 207 - Alexander Semak) To Boston BruinsSteve Tsujiura Vancouver's fifth-round pick then went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 7, 1989, that sent Greg Adams and Doug Smith to Vancouver in exchange for John LeBlanc and this pick. Detroit's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on September 9, 1989, that sent Kris King to the Rangers in exchange for Chris McRae and this pick. References Additional sources hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades" NHL trades for 1987-1988 https://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1987-88/1 2021-07-22 NHL Trade Tracker Category:NHL transactions Category:1987–88 NHL season