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1987 NHL entry draft
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1987 North American ice hockey draft
1987 NHL draft 1987 NHL supplemental draft
August 2023
1987 NHL entry draft 180px June 13, 1987 Joe Louis ArenaDetroit, Michigan, U.S. CAN Pierre Turgeon(Buffalo Sabres) 252 12 3 C Pierre Turgeon LW Brendan Shanahan C Joe Sakic 1986 1988
The 1987 NHL entry draft was the 25th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, and was the first draft held in the United States. The NHL teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1986–87 NHL season and playoff standings.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Mathieu Schneider, who retired after the 2009–10 season.
Selections by round
Below are listed the selections in the 1987 NHL entry draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one
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# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Pierre Turgeon (C) Buffalo Sabres Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 2 Brendan Shanahan (LW) New Jersey Devils London Knights (OHL) 3 Glen Wesley (D) Boston Bruins (from Vancouver)1 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 4 Wayne McBean (D) Los Angeles Kings (from Minnesota)2 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 5 Chris Joseph (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 6 Dave Archibald (RW) Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles)3 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 7 Luke Richardson (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes (OHL) 8 Jimmy Waite (G) Chicago Blackhawks Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 9 Bryan Fogarty (D) Quebec Nordiques Kingston Canadians (OHL) 10 Jayson More (D) New York Rangers New Westminster Bruins (WHL) 11 Yves Racine (D) Detroit Red Wings Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) 12 Keith Osborne (RW) St. Louis Blues North Bay Centennials (OHL) 13 Dean Chynoweth (D) New York Islanders Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 14 Stephane Quintal (D) Boston Bruins Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 15 Joe Sakic (C) Quebec Nordiques (from Washington)4 Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 16 Bryan Marchment (D) Winnipeg Jets Belleville Bulls (OHL) 17 Andrew Cassels (C) Montreal Canadiens Ottawa 67's (OHL) 18 Jody Hull (RW) Hartford Whalers Peterborough Petes (OHL) 19 Bryan Deasley (LW) Calgary Flames University of Michigan (CCHA) 20 Darren Rumble (D) Philadelphia Flyers Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 21 Peter Soberlak (LW) Edmonton Oilers Swift Current Broncos (WHL) Reference:
Vancouver's first-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 6, 1986 that sent Barry Pederson to Vancouver in exchange for Cam Neely and this pick.
Minnesota's first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Los Angeles' first-round (# 6) and third-round picks in the 1987 Entry Draft in exchange for this pick.
Los Angeles' first-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Minnesota's first-round (# 4) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft and this pick.
Washington's first-round pick went to Quebec as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Dale Hunter and Clint Malarchuk to Washington in exchange for Gaetan Duchesne, Alan Haworth and this pick.
Round two
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 22 Brad Miller (D) Buffalo Sabres Regina Pats (WHL) 23 Ricard Persson (D) New Jersey Devils Ostersunds IK (Sweden) 24 Rob Murphy (C) Vancouver Canucks Laval Titan (QMJHL) 25 Stephane Matteau (LW) Calgary Flames (from Minnesota)1 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 26 Rick Tabaracci (G) Pittsburgh Penguins Cornwall Royals (OHL) 27 Mark Fitzpatrick (G) Los Angeles Kings Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 28 Daniel Marois (RW) Toronto Maple Leafs Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) 29 Ryan McGill (D) Chicago Blackhawks Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 30 Jeff Harding (RW) Philadelphia Flyers (from Quebec)2 St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL) 31 Daniel Lacroix (LW) New York Rangers Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 32 Gord Kruppke (D) Detroit Red Wings Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 33 John LeClair (RW) Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)3 Bellows Free Academy (USHS–VT) 34 Jeff Hackett (G) New York Islanders Oshawa Generals (OHL) 35 Scott McCrady (D) Minnesota North Stars (from Boston)4 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 36 Jeff Ballantyne (D) Washington Capitals Ottawa 67's (OHL) 37 Patrik Erickson (D) Winnipeg Jets Brynas IF (Sweden) 38 Eric Desjardins (D) Montreal Canadiens Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 39 Adam Burt (D) Hartford Whalers North Bay Centennials (OHL) 40 Kevin Grant (LW) Calgary Flames Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 41 Bob Wilkie (D) Detroit Red Wings (from Philadelphia)5 Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 42 Brad Werenka (D) Edmonton Oilers Northern Michigan University (WCHA) Reference:
Minnesota's second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 15, 1985 that sent Kent Nilsson and an optional third-round picks in 1986 entry draft or 1987 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Minnesota' second-round pick in 1985 entry draft and this pick.
Quebec's second-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 21, 1986 that sent Philadelphia's second-round pick in 1986 Entry Draft to Quebec in exchange for this pick.
St. Louis' second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 12, 1987 that sent Montreal's third-round pick in 1987 Entry Draft and second-round pick in 1988 entry draft in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round pick in 1988 Entry Draft and this pick.
Boston's second-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on May 16, 1986 that sent Tom McCarthy to Boston in exchange for Boston's third-round pick in 1986 Entry Draft and this pick.
Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Mark Laforest to Philadelphia in exchange this pick.
Round three
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 43 Ross Wilson (RW) Los Angeles Kings (from Buffalo)1 Peterborough Petes (OHL) 44 Mathieu Schneider (D) Montreal Canadiens (from New Jersey)2 Cornwall Royals (OHL) 45 Steve Veilleux (D) Vancouver Canucks Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 46 Simon Gagne (RW) New York Rangers (from Minnesota)3 Laval Titan (QMJHL) 47 Jamie Leach (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) 48 Kevin Kaminski (C) Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles)4 Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 49 John McIntyre (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Guelph Platers (OHL) 50 Cam Russell (D) Chicago Blackhawks Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 51 Jim Sprott (D) Quebec Nordiques London Knights (OHL) 52 Dennis Holland (C) Detroit Red Wings (from the Rangers)5 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 53 Andrew MacVicar (LW) Buffalo Sabres (from Detroit via New Jersey)6 Peterborough Petes (OHL) 54 Kevin Miehm (C) St. Louis Blues Oshawa Generals (OHL) 55 Dean Ewen (LW) New York Islanders Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 56 Todd Lalonde (LW) Boston Bruins Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 57 Steve Maltais (W) Washington Capitals Cornwall Royals (OHL) 58 Francois Gravel (G) Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)7 Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 59 Robert Nordmark (D) St. Louis Blues (from Montreal)8 Lulea HF (Sweden) 60 Mike Dagenais (D) Chicago Blackhawks (from Hartford)9 Peterborough Petes (OHL) 61 Scott Mahoney (RW) Calgary Flames Oshawa Generals (OHL) 62 Martin Hostak (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia) 63 Geoff Smith (D) Edmonton Oilers St. Albert Saints (AJHL) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
Buffalo's third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on April 22, 1986 that sent Los Angeles' eighth-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft and future considerations to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
New Jersey's third-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent David Maley to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
Minnesota's third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on September 8, 1986 that sent Brian MacLellan to Minnesota in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – the Rangers receives a 3rd-rd pick if MacLellan scores 25 or more goals in the 1986-87 season or a 4th-rd pick if less than 25 goals - was converted on March 3, 1987 scoring his 25th goal of the season.
Los Angeles' third-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Minnesota's first-round to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft and this pick.
The Rangers' third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on July 29, 1986 that sent Kelly Kisio, Lane Lambert, Jim Leavins and Detroit's fifth-round pick in 1988 entry draft to the Rangers in exchange for Glen Hanlon, the Rangers' third-round pick in 1988 entry draft and this pick.
New Jersey's third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Tom Kurvers to New Jersey in exchange for New Jersey's tenth-round pick in 1989 entry draft and this pick.
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with Detroit on March 9, 1987 that sent Mel Bridgman to Detroit in exchange for Chris Cichocki and this pick.
Winnipeg's third-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on January 8, 1987 that sent Steve Rooney to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
Montreal's third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 12, 1987 that sent St. Louis' second-round pick in 1987 Entry Draft and fifth-round pick in 1988 entry draft in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 1988 entry draft and this pick.
The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the Chicago Black Hawks as the result of a trade on February 3, 1986 that sent Bill Gardner to Hartford in exchange for an optional third-round picks in 1986 NHL entry draft or 1987 NHL Entry Draft (this pick).
Round four
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 64 Peter Eriksson (LW) Edmonton Oilers (from Buffalo)1 HV71 (Sweden) 65 Brian Sullivan (RW) New Jersey Devils Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) 66 Doug Torrel (RW) Vancouver Canucks Hibbing High School (USHS–MN) 67 Darwin McPherson (D) Boston Bruins (from Minnesota)2 New Westminster Bruins (WHL) 68 Risto Kurkinen (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins JYP (Finland) 69 Mike Sullivan (C) New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)3 Boston University (Hockey East) 70 Tim Harris (RW) Calgary Flames (from Toronto)4 Pickering Panthers (OPJHL) 71 Joe Sacco (RW) Toronto Maple Leafs Medford High School (USHS–MA) 72 Kip Miller (C) Quebec Nordiques Michigan State University (CCHA) 73 John Weisbrod (C) Minnesota North Stars (from the Rangers)5 Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT) 74 Mark Reimer (G) Detroit Red Wings Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 75 Darin Smith (LW) St. Louis Blues North Bay Centennials (OHL) 76 George Maneluk (G) New York Islanders Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 77 Matt DelGuidice (G) Boston Bruins Saint Anselm College (ECAC East) 78 Tyler Larter (C) Washington Capitals Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 79 Don McLennan (D) Winnipeg Jets University of Denver (WCHA) 80 Kris Miller (D) Montreal Canadiens Greenway High School (USHS–MN) 81 Terry Yake (C) Hartford Whalers Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 82 Andy Rymsha (RW) St. Louis Blues (from Calgary)6 Western Michigan University (CCHA) 83 Tomaz Eriksson (LW) Philadelphia Flyers Djurgardens IF (Sweden) 84 John Bradley (G) Buffalo Sabres (from Edmonton)7 New Hampton School (USHS–NH) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
Buffalo's fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 6, 1987 that sent Lee Fogolin Jr., Mark Napier and Edmonton's fourth-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Normand Lacombe, Wayne Van Dorp and this pick.
Minnesota's fourth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on March 10, 1987 that sent Paul Boutilier to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
Los Angeles' fourth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on December 9, 1985 that sent Grant Ledyard and Roland Melanson to Los Angeles in exchange for Brian MacLellan and this pick.
Toronto's fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on May 29, 1985 that sent Don Edwards to Toronto in exchange for future considerations. These considerations became an optional third-round or fourth-round pick (this pick) in the 1987 Entry Draft.
The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on December 9, 1985 that sent Roland Melanson to the Rangers in exchange for the Ranger's second-round pick in 1986 entry draft and this pick.
Calgary's fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Ric Nattress to Calgary in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 1988 entry draft and this pick.
Edmonton's fourth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 6, 1987 that sent Normand Lacombe, Wayne Van Dorp and Buffalo's fourth-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for Lee Fogolin Jr., Mark Napier and this pick.
Round five
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 85 Dave Pergola (RW) Buffalo Sabres Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA) 86 Kevin Dean (D) New Jersey Devils Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN) 87 Sean Fabian (D) Vancouver Canucks (from Vancouver via Philadelphia)1 Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN) 88 Teppo Kivela (C) Minnesota North Stars HPK (Finland) 89 Jeff Waver (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) 90 Mike Vukonich (C) Los Angeles Kings Denfeld High School (USHS–MN) 91 Mike Eastwood (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) 92 Ulf Sandstrom (RW) Chicago Blackhawks Modo Hockey (Sweden) 93 Rob Mendel (D) Quebec Nordiques University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 94 Eric O'Borsky (C) New York Rangers Yale University (ECAC) 95 Radomir Brazda (D) Detroit Red Wings LTC Pardubice (Czechoslovakia) 96 Ken Gernander (RW) Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis)2 Greenway High School (USHS–MN) 97 Petr Vlk (LW) New York Islanders Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) 98 Ted Donato (LW) Boston Bruins Catholic Memorial School (USHS–MA) 99 Pat Beauchesne (D) Washington Capitals Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 100 Darrin Amundson (C) Winnipeg Jets East High School (USHS–MN) 101 Steve McCool (D) Montreal Canadiens The Hill School (USHS–PA) 102 Mark Rousseau (D) Hartford Whalers University of Denver (WCHA) 103 Tim Corkery (D) Calgary Flames Ferris University (CCHA) 104 Bill Gall (D) Philadelphia Flyers New Hampton School (USHS–NH) 105 Shaun Van Allen (C) Edmonton Oilers Saskatoon Blades (WHL) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
Vancouver's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Vancouver's fifth round pick in 1989 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 6, 1986 that sent Dave Richter, Rich Sutter and Philadelphia's third-round pick in 1989 entry draft to Vancouver in exchange for Jean-Jacques Daigneault, Vancouver's second-round pick in 1989 entry draft and this pick.
St. Louis' fifth-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 1, 1987 that sent Perry Turnbull to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
Round six
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 106 Chris Marshall (LW) Buffalo Sabres Boston College High School (USHS–MA) 107 Ben Hankinson (RW) New Jersey Devils Edina High School (USHS–MN) 108 Garry Valk (LW) Vancouver Canucks Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL) 109 Darcy Norton (LW) Minnesota North Stars Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 110 Shawn McEachern (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins Matignon High School (USHS–MA) 111 Greg Batters (RW) Los Angeles Kings Victoria Cougars (WHL) 112 Damian Rhodes (G) Toronto Maple Leafs Richfield High School (USHS–MN) 113 Mike McCormick (RW) Chicago Blackhawks Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) 114 Garth Snow (G) Quebec Nordiques Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS–RI) 115 Ludek Cajka (D) New York Rangers Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) 116 Sean Clifford (D) Detroit Red Wings Ohio State University (CCHA) 117 Rob Robinson (D) St. Louis Blues Miami University (CCHA) 118 Rob DiMaio (RW) New York Islanders Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 119 Matt Glennon (LW) Boston Bruins Archbishop Williams High School (USHS–MA) 120 Rich DeFreitas (D) Washington Capitals St. Mark's School (USHS–MA) 121 Joe Harwell (D) Winnipeg Jets Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN) 122 Les Kuntar (G) Montreal Canadiens Nichols School (USHS–NY) 123 Jeff St. Cyr (D) Hartford Whalers Michigan Technological University (WCHA) 124 Joe Aloi (D) Calgary Flames Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 125 Tony Link (D) Philadelphia Flyers Dimond High School (USHS–AK) 126 Radek Toupal (RW) Edmonton Oilers Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
Round seven
Seventh round pick Tod Hartje would become the first North American trained player to play professional hockey in the Soviet Union.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.33, James Duplacey, JG Press, 978-1-57215-037-9
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 127 Paul Flanagan (D) Buffalo Sabres New Hampton School (USHS–NH) 128 Tom Neziol (LW) New Jersey Devils Miami University (CCHA) 129 Todd Fanning (G) Vancouver Canucks Ohio State University (CCHA) 130 Timo Kulonen (D) Minnesota North Stars KalPa (Finland) 131 Jim Bodden (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Chatham Maroons (SOJHL) 132 Kyosti Karjalainen (RW) Los Angeles Kings Brynas IF (Sweden) 133 Trevor Jobe (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 134 Stephen Tepper (RW) Chicago Blackhawks Westborough High School (USHS–MA) 135 Tim Hanus (LW) Quebec Nordiques Minnetonka High School (USHS–MN) 136 Clint Thomas (D) New York Rangers Bartlett High School (USHS–AK) 137 Mike Gober (LW) Detroit Red Wings Laval Titan (QMJHL) 138 Todd Crabtree (D) St. Louis Blues Governor Dummer Academy (USHS–MA) 139 Knut Walbye (C) New York Islanders Furuset (Norway) 140 Rob Cheevers (C) Boston Bruins Boston College (Hockey East) 141 Devon Oleniuk (D) Washington Capitals Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 142 Tod Hartje (C) Winnipeg Jets Harvard University (ECAC) 143 Robert Kelley (LW) Montreal Canadiens Matignon High School (USHS–MA) 144 Gregg Wolf (D) Hartford Whalers Buffalo Regals (EEMHL) 145 Peter Ciavaglia (C) Calgary Flames Nichols School (USHS–NY) 146 Marc Strapon (D) Philadelphia Flyers Hayward High School (USHS–WI) 147 Tomas Srsen (LW) Edmonton Oilers Zetor Brno (Czechoslovakia) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
Round eight
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 148 Sean Dooley (D) Buffalo Sabres Groton School (USHS–CT) 149 Jim Dowd (C) New Jersey Devils Brick Township High School (USHS–NJ) 150 Viktor Tyumenev (C) Vancouver Canucks Spartak Moscow (USSR) 151 Don Schmidt (D) Minnesota North Stars Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 152 Jiri Kucera (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) 153 Tim Roberts (D) Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)1 Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA) 154 Chris Jensen (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Northwood School (USHS–NY) 155 John Reilly (LW) Chicago Blackhawks Phillips Andover Academy (USHS–MA) 156 Jake Enebak (LW) Quebec Nordiques Northfield High School (USHS–MA) 157 Chuck Wiegand (RW) New York Rangers Essex Junction High School (USHS–VT) 158 Kevin Scott (LW) Detroit Red Wings Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) 159 Guy Hebert (G) St. Louis Blues Hamilton College (NESCAC) 160 Jeff Saterdalen (RW) New York Islanders Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS–MN) 161 Chris Winnes (RW) Boston Bruins Northwood School (USHS–NY) 162 Thomas Sjogren (RW) Washington Capitals Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden) 163 Markku Kyllonen (LW) Winnipeg Jets Karpat (Finland) 164 Will Geist (D) Montreal Canadiens St. Paul Academy and Summit School (USHS–MN) 165 John Moore (C) Hartford Whalers Yale University (ECAC) 166 Theoren Fleury (RW) Calgary Flames Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 167 Darryl Ingham (RW) Philadelphia Flyers University of Manitoba (CIAU) 168 Age Ellingsen (D) Edmonton Oilers Storhamar Dragons (Norway) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
The Los Angeles Kings' eighth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on April 22, 1986 that sent Buffalo's third-round pick in 1987 NHL Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
Round nine
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 169 Grant Tkachuk (LW) Buffalo Sabres Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 170 John Blessman (D) New Jersey Devils Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 171 Craig Daly (D) Vancouver Canucks New Hampton School (USHS–NH) 172 Jarmo Myllys (G) Minnesota North Stars Lukko (Finland) 173 John MacDougall (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins New Preparatory School (USHS–MA) 174 Jeff Gawlicki (LW) Los Angeles Kings Northern Michigan University (WCHA) 175 Brian Blad (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Belleville Bulls (OHL) 176 Lance Werness (RW) Chicago Blackhawks Burnsville High School (USHS–MN) 177 Jaroslav Sevcik (LW) Quebec Nordiques Zetor Brno (Czechoslovakia) 178 Eric Burrill (RW) New York Rangers Tartan Senior High School (USHS–MN) 179 Mikko Haapakoski (D) Detroit Red Wings Karpat (Finland) 180 Rob Dumas (D) St. Louis Blues Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 181 Shawn Howard (D) New York Islanders Penticton Knights (BCJHL) 182 Paul Ohman (D) Boston Bruins St. John's School (USHS–MA) 183 Ladislav Tresl (C) Quebec Nordiques (from Washington)1 Zetor Brno (Czechoslovakia) 184 Jim Fernholz (RW) Winnipeg Jets White Bear Lake Area High School (USHS–MN) 185 Eric Tremblay (D) Montreal Canadiens Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 186 Joe Day (C) Hartford Whalers St. Lawrence University (ECAC) 187 Mark Osiecki (D) Calgary Flames University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 188 Bruce MacDonald (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Loomis Chaffee School (USHS–MA) 189 Gavin Armstrong (G) Edmonton Oilers Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
Washington's' ninth-round pick went to Quebec as the result of a trade on June 12, 1987 that sent Quebec's twelfth-round pick in 1987 Entry Draft and tenth-round pick in 1988 entry draft to Washington in exchange for Winnipeg's this pick.
Round ten
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 190 Ian Herbers (D) Buffalo Sabres Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 191 Peter Fry (G) New Jersey Devils Victoria Cougars (WHL) 192 John Fletcher (G) Vancouver Canucks Clarkson University (ECAC) 193 Larry Olimb (C) Minnesota North Stars Warroad High School (USHS–MN) 194 Daryn McBride (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins University of Denver (WCHA) 195 John Preston (C) Los Angeles Kings Boston University (Hockey East) 196 Ron Bernacci (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) 197 Dale Marquette (LW) Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 198 Darren Nauss (RW) Quebec Nordiques North Battleford North Stars (SJHL) 199 Dave Porter (LW) New York Rangers Northern Michigan University (WCHA) 200 Darin Banister (D) Detroit Red Wings University of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA) 201 David Marvin (D) St. Louis Blues Warroad High School (USHS–MN) 202 John Herlihy (RW) New York Islanders Babson College (ECAC East) 203 Casey Jones (C) Boston Bruins Cornell University (ECAC) 204 Chris Clarke (D) Washington Capitals Pembroke Lumber Kings (COJHL) 205 Brett Barnett (LW) New York Rangers (from Winnipeg)1 Wexford Raiders (OPJHL) 206 Barry McKinlay (D) Montreal Canadiens University of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA) 207 Andy Cesarski (D) St. Louis Blues (from Hartford)2 Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN) 208 Bill Sedergren (D) Calgary Flames Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) 209 Steve Morrow (D) Philadelphia Flyers Westminster School (USHS–CT) 210 Mike Tinkham (C) Edmonton Oilers Newburyport High School (USHS–MA) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
Winnipeg's tenth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 8, 1987 that sent the Ranger's fifth-round pick in the 1988 entry draft and third-round pick in the 1989 entry draft to Winnipeg in exchange for Brian Mullen and this pick.
Hartford's tenth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 10, 1987 that sent Pat Hughes to Hartford in exchange for this pick.
Round eleven
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 211 David Littman (G) Buffalo Sabres Boston College (Hockey East) 212 Alain Charland (C) New Jersey Devils Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 213 Roger Hansson (RW) Vancouver Canucks Rogle BK (Sweden) 214 Marc Felicio (G) Minnesota North Stars Northwood School (USHS–NY) 215 Mark Carlson (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia Junior Flyers (ACJHL) 216 Rostislav Vlach (RW) Los Angeles Kings TJ Gottwaldov (Czechoslovakia) 217 Ken Alexander (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) 218 Bill LaCouture (RW) Chicago Blackhawks Natick High School (USHS–MA) 219 Mike Williams (G) Quebec Nordiques Ferris State University (CCHA) 220 Lance Marciano (D) New York Rangers Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT 221 Craig Quinlan (D) Detroit Red Wings Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN) 222 Daniel Rolfe (D) St. Louis Blues Brockville Braves (OPJHL) 223 Mike Erickson (D) New York Islanders St. John's Hill School (USHS–MA) 224 Eric LeMarque (C) Boston Bruins Northern Michigan University (WCHA) 225 Milos Vanik (C) Washington Capitals EHC Freiburg (West Germany) 226 Roger Rougelot (G) Winnipeg Jets Madison Capitols (USHL) 227 Ed Ronan (RW) Montreal Canadiens Phillips Andover Academy (USHS–MA) 228 Kevin Sullivan (RW) Hartford Whalers Princeton University (ECAC) 229 Peter Hasselblad (D) Calgary Flames Orebro IK (Sweden) 230 Darius Rusnak (C) Philadelphia Flyers Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia) 231 Jeff Pauletti (D) Edmonton Oilers University of Minnesota (WCHA) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
Round twelve
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 232 Al MacIsaac (D) Buffalo Sabres Guelph Platers (OHL) 233 Neil Eisenhut (C) Vancouver Canucks (from New Jersey)1 Langley Eagles (BCJHL) 234 Matt Evo (LW) Vancouver Canucks Country Day School (USHS–MA) 235 Dave Shields (C) Minnesota North Stars University of Denver (WCHA) 236 Ake Lilljebjorn (G) Pittsburgh Penguins Brynas IF (Sweden) 237 Mikael Lindholm (LW) Los Angeles Kings Brynas IF (Sweden) 238 Alex Weinrich (D) Toronto Maple Leafs North Yarmouth Academy (USHS–ME) 239 Mike Lappin (C) Chicago Blackhawks Northwood School (USHS–NY) 240 Dan Brettschneider (C) Washington Capitals (from Quebec)2 Burnsville High School (USHS–MN) 241 Jesper Duus (D) Edmonton Oilers Rodovre (Denmark) 242 Tomas Jansson (D) Detroit Red Wings Sodertalje SK (Sweden) 243 Ray Savard (RW) St. Louis Blues Regina Pats (WHL) 244 Will Averill (D) New York Islanders Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA) 245 Sean Gorman (D) Boston Bruins Matignon High School (USHS–MA) 246 Ryan Kummu (D) Washington Capitals Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) 247 Hans-Goran Elo (G) Winnipeg Jets Djurgardens IF (Sweden) 248 Bryan Herring (C) Montreal Canadiens Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 249 Steve Laurin (G) Hartford Whalers Dartmouth College (ECAC) 250 Magnus Svensson (D) Calgary Flames Leksands IF (Sweden) 251 Dale Roehl (G) Philadelphia Flyers Minnetonka High School (USHS–MN) 252 Igor Vyazmikin (LW) Edmonton Oilers CSKA Moscow (USSR) Reference: 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307215128/http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 7 March 2009 live
New Jersey's twelfth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on June 1, 1987 that sent Shayne Doyle to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
Quebec's twelfth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 12, 1987 that sent Washington's ninth-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft in exchange for Quebec's tenth-round pick in the 1988 entry draft and this pick.
Draftees based on nationality
Rank Country Amount North America 215 1 1162 99 Europe 37 3 15 4 10 5 6 6 2 6 2 8 1 8 1
See also
1987 NHL supplemental draft
1987–88 NHL season
List of NHL players
Notes
References
External links
1987 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database
Draft
Category:NHL entry draft
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