1987 NHL Entry Draft

Location:	Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, MI)	Dates:	June 13, 1987
First Overall Pick:	Pierre Turgeon (Buffalo Sabres)	Players with NHL Experience:	90

The 1987 NHL entry draft was the 25th NHL entry draft. It was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, and was the first draft held in the United States. The National Hockey League (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.

Biggest Steals of the 1987 NHL Draft

Theoren Fleury (Calgary Flames – 166th Overall)
- 1,088 points in 1,084 career games
- 8-time 30-goal scorer
- 1989 Stanley Cup winner
- 1-time All-Star
Shawn McEachern (Pittsburgh Penguins – 110th Overall)
- 579 points in 911 career games
- 2-time 30-goal scorer
- 1992 Stanley Cup winner

Biggest Busts of the 1987 NHL Draft

Keith Osborne (St. Louis Blues – 12th Overall)
- 4 points in 16 career games
Bryan Deasley (Calgary Flames – 19th Overall)
- 0 career games
Peter Soberlak (Edmonton Oilers – 21st Overall)
- 0 career games

1987 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		C	Pierre Turgeon	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
2		LW	Brendan Shanahan	London Knights (OHL)
3		D	Glen Wesley	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4		D	Wayne McBean	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5		D	Chris Joseph	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6		C/LW	Dave Archibald	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7		D	Luke Richardson	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8		G	Jimmy Waite	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
9		D	Bryan Fogarty	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
10		D	Jay More	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
11		D	Yves Racine	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
12		RW	Keith Osborne	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
13		D	Dean Chynoweth	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
14		D	Stephane Quintal	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
15		C	Joe Sakic	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
16		D	Bryan Marchment	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
17		C	Andrew Cassels	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
18		RW	Jody Hull	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
19		LW	Bryan Deasley	Michigan (CCHA)
20		D	Darren Rumble	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
21		LW	Peter Soberlak	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

Pierre Turgeon Buffalo Sabres — Pierre Turgeon of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the Montreal Canadiens in the early 1990’s at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Denis Brodeur/NHLI via Getty Images)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
22		D	Brad Miller	Regina Pats (WHL)
23		D	Ricard Persson	Ostersunds IK (Sweden-2)
24		C	Rob Murphy	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
25		LW	Stephane Matteau	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
26		G	Rick Tabaracci	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
27		G	Mark Fitzpatrick	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
28		RW	Daniel Marois	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
29		D	Ryan McGill	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
30		RW	Jeff Harding	St. Michael’s (MetJBHL)
31		LW	Daniel Lacroix	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
32		D	Gord Kruppke	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
33		LW	John LeClair	Bellows Free Academy (High-VT)
34		G	Jeff Hackett	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
35		D	Scott McCrady	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
36		D	Jeff Ballantyne	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
37		C	Patrik Ericksson	Brynas IF (Sweden)
38		D	Eric Desjardins	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
39		D	Adam Burt	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
40		D	Kevin Grant	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
41		D	Bob Wilkie	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
42		D	Brad Werenka	Northern Michigan (WCHA)

John Leclair of the Philadelphia Flyers. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
43		RW	Ross Wilson	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
44		D	Mathieu Schneider	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
45		D	Steve Veilleux	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
46		RW	Simon Gagne	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
47		RW	Jamie Leach	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
48		C	Kevin Kaminski	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
49		C	John McIntyre	Guelph Platers (OHL)
50		D	Cam Russell	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
51		D	Jim Sprott	London Knights (OHL)
52		C	Dennis Holland	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
53		LW	Andrew MacVicar	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
54		C	Kevin Miehm	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
55		LW	Dean Ewen	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
56		LW	Todd Lalonde	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
57		LW	Steve Maltais	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
58		G	Francois Gravel	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
59		D	Robert Nordmark	Lulea HF (Sweden)
60		D	Mike Dagenais	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
61		LW	Scott Mahoney	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
62		C	Martin Hostak	TJ Sparta Praha (Czechoslovakia)
63		D	Geoff Smith	St. Albert (AJHL)

Mathieu Schneider Detroit Red Wings — Mathieu Schneider, Detroit Red Wings (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
64		LW	Peter Eriksson	HV71 (Sweden)
65		RW	Brian Sullivan	Springfield (NEJHL)
66		C	Doug Torrel	Hibbing HS (High-MN)
67		D	Darwin McPherson	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
68		LW	Risto Kurkinen	JyP HT (Finland)
69		C	Mike Sullivan	Boston University (H-East)
70		RW	Tim Harris	Pickering (MetJBHL)
71		RW	Joe Sacco	Medford HS (High-MA)
72		C	Kip Miller	Michigan State (CCHA)
73		C	John Weisbrod	Choate-Rosemary Hall (High-CT)
74		G	Mark Reimer	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
75		LW	Darren Smith	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
76		G	George Maneluk	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
77		G	Matt DelGuidice	St. Anselm (ECAC)
78		C	Tyler Larter	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
79		D	Don McLennan	Denver (WCHA)
80		D	Kris Miller	Greenway HS (High-MN)
81		C	Terry Yake	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
82		D	Andy Rymsha	Western Michigan (CCHA)
83		LW	Tomaz Eriksson	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
84		G	John Bradley	New Hampton School (High-NH)

Mike Sullivan Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach — Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
85		RW	David Pergola	Belmont Hill School (High-MA)
86		D	Kevin Dean	Culver Military Academy (High-IN)
87		D	Sean Fabian	Hill-Murray HS (High-MN)
88		C	Teppo Kivela	HPK (Finland-2)
89		D	Jeff Waver	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
90		C	Mike Vukonich	Duluth Denfield HS (High-MN)
91		C	Mike Eastwood	Pembroke (CJHL)
92		RW	Ulf Sandstrom	Modo AIK (Sweden)
93		D	Rob Mendel	Wisconsin (WCHA)
94		C	Eric O’Borsky	Yale (ECAC)
95		D	Radomir Brazda	TJ Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
96		RW	Ken Gernander	Greenway HS (High-MN)
97		LW	Petr Vlk	ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
98		LW	Ted Donato	Catholic Memorial School (High-MA)
99		D	Pat Beauchesne	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
100		C	Darrin Amundson	Duluth East HS (High-MN)
101		D	Steve McCool	Hill School (High-PA)
102		D	Mark Rousseau	Denver (WCHA)
103		D	Tim Corkery	Ferris State (CCHA)
104		RW	Bill Gall	New Hampton School (High-NH)
105		C	Shaun Van Allen	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
106		LW	Chris Marshall	Boston College HS (High-MA)
107		RW	Ben Hankinson	Edina HS (High-MN)
108		RW	Garry Valk	Sherwood Park (AJHL)
109		LW	D’arcy Norton	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
110		RW	Shawn McEachern	Matignon HS (High-MA)
111		RW	Greg Batters	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
112		G	Damian Rhodes	Richfield HS (High-MN)
113		D	Mike McCormick	Richmond (BCJHL)
114		G	Garth Snow	Mount St. Charles Academy (High-RI)
115		D	Ludek Cajka	ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
116		D	Sean Clifford	Ohio State (CCHA)
117		D	Rob Robinson	Miami (Ohio) (CCHA)
118		RW	Rob DiMaio	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
119		LW	Matt Glennon	Archbishop Williams HS (High-MA)
120		D	Rich Defreitas	St. Mark’s School (High-MA)
121		D	Joe Harwell	Hill-Murray HS (High-MN)
122		G	Les Kuntar	Nichols School (High-NY)
123		D	Jeff St. Cyr	Michigan Tech (WCHA)
124		D	Joe Aloi	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
125		D	Tony Link	Dimond HS (High-AK)
126		RW	Radek Toupal	TJ Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)

Garry Valk Toronto Maple Leafs — Garry Valk, Toronto Maple Leafs (Mandatory Credit: Dave Sandford/Getty Images/NHLI)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
127		D	Paul Flanagan	New Hampton School (High-NH)
128		LW	Tom Neziol	Miami (Ohio) (CCHA)
129		G	Todd Fanning	Ohio State (CCHA)
130		D	Timo Kulonen	KalPa (Finland)
131		C	Jim Bodden	Chatham (WOHL)
132		RW	Kyosti Karjalainen	Brynas IF (Sweden)
133		LW	Trevor Jobe	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
134		RW	Stephen Tepper	Westboro HS (High-MA)
135		LW	Tim Hanus	Minnetonka HS (High-MN)
136		D	Clint Thomas	Bartlett HS (High-AK)
137		LW	Mike Gober	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
138		D	Todd Crabtree	Governor’s Academy (High-MA)
139		C	Knut Walbye	Furuset (Norway)
140		C	Rob Cheevers	Boston College (H-East)
141		D	Devon Oleniuk	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
142		C	Tod Hartje	Harvard (ECAC)
143		LW	Rob Kelley	Matignon HS (High-MA)
144		D	Gregg Wolf	Buffalo Regals 18U AAA (18U AAA)
145		C	Peter Ciavaglia	Nichols School (High-NY)
146		D	Mark Strapon	Hayward HS (High-WI)
147		RW	Tomas Srsen	TJ Brno (Czechoslovakia)

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
148		D	Sean Dooley	Groton School (High-MA)
149		C	Jim Dowd	Brick Township HS (High-NJ)
150		C	Viktor Tyumenev	Spartak Moskva (Soviet)
151		D	Don Schmidt	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
152		C	Jiri Kucera	ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
153		C	Tim Roberts	Deerfield Academy (High-MA)
154		RW	Chris Jensen	Northwood School (High-NY)
155		LW	John Reilly	Phillips Andover Academy (High-MA)
156		LW	Jake Enebak	Northfield HS (High-MN)
157		C	Charles Wiegand	Essex Junction (High-VT)
158		C	Kevin Scott	Vernon (BCJHL)
159		G	Guy Hebert	Hamilton (NESCAC)
160		RW	Jeff Saterdalen	Bloomington Jefferson HS (High-MN)
161		RW	Chris Winnes	Northwood School (High-NY)
162		RW	Thomas Sjogren	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden-2)
163		RW	Markku Kyllonen	Karpat (Finland)
164		D	Will Geist	St. Paul Academy (High-MN)
165		C	John Moore	Yale (ECAC)
166		RW	Theoren Fleury	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
167		RW	Darryl Ingham	Manitoba (CIAU)
168		D	Age Ellingsen	Storhammer (Norway)

Theo Fleury celebrates a goal. Photo: Perry Mah / Postmedia Network

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
169		LW	Grant Tkachuk	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
170		D	John Blessman	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
171		D	Greg Daly	New Hampton School (High-NH)
172		G	Jarmo Myllys	Lukko (Finland)
173		RW	John MacDougall	New Prep School (High-MA)
174		LW	Jeff Gawlicki	Northern Michigan (WCHA)
175		D	Brian Blad	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
176		RW	Lance Werness	Burnsville HS (High-MN)
177		LW	Jaroslav Sevcik	TJ Brno (Czechoslovakia)
178		RW	Eric Burrill	Tartan HS (High-MN)
179		D	Mikko Haapakoski	Karpat (Finland)
180		D	Robert Dumas	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
181		D	Shawn Howard	Penticton (BCJHL)
182		D	Paul Ohman	St. John’s Prep (High-MA)
183		C	Ladislav Tresl	TJ Brno (Czechoslovakia)
184		RW	Jim Fernholz	White Bear Lake HS (High-MN)
185		D	Eric Tremblay	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
186		C	Joe Day	St. Lawrence (ECAC)
187		D	Mark Osiecki	Madison Capitols (USHL)
188		RW	Bruce McDonald	Loomis-Chaffee (High-CT)
189		G	Gavin Armstrong	RPI (ECAC)

Round 10

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
190		D	Ian Herbers	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
191		G	Peter Fry	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
192		G	John Fletcher	Clarkson (ECAC)
193		D	Larry Olimb	Warroad HS (High-MN)
194		C	Daryn McBride	Denver (WCHA)
195		C	John Preston	Boston University (H-East)
196		C	Ron Bernacci	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
197		LW	Dale Marquette	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
198		RW	Darren Nauss	North Battleford (SJHL)
199		LW	David Porter	Northern Michigan (WCHA)
200		D	Darin Bannister	Illinois-Chicago (CCHA)
201		D	David Marvin	Warroad HS (High-MN)
202		RW	John Herlihy	Babson (ECAC III)
203		C	Casey Jones	Cornell (ECAC)
204		D	Chris Clarke	Pembroke (CJHL)
205		RW	Brett Barnett	Wexford (MetJBHL)
206		D	Barry McKinlay	Illinois-Chicago (CCHA)
207		D	Andy Cesarski	Culver Military Academy (High-IN)
208		D	William Sedergren	Springfield (NEJHL)
209		D	Steve Morrow	Westminster School (High-CT)
210		RW	Mike Tinkham	Newburyport HS (High-MA)

Round 11

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
211		G	David Littman	Boston College (H-East)
212		C	Alain Charland	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
213		LW	Roger Hansson	Rogle BK (Sweden-2)
214		G	Marc Felicio	Northwood School (High-NY)
215		LW	Mark Carlson	Philadelphia Junior Flyers ()
216		RW	Rostislav Vlach	TJ Gottwaldov (Czechoslovakia)
217		D	Ken Alexander	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
218		RW	Bill Lacouture	Natick HS (High-MA)
219		G	Mike Williams	Ferris State (CCHA)
220		D	Lance Marciano	Choate-Rosemary Hall (High-CT)
221		D	Craig Quinlan	Hill-Murray HS (High-MN)
222		D	Dan Rolfe	Brockville (CJHL)
223		D	Michael Erickson	St. John’s Hill HS (High-MA)
224		RW	Eric Lemarque	Northern Michigan (WCHA)
225		C	Milos Vanik	EHC Freiburg (Germany-2)
226		G	Roger Rougelot	Madison Capitols (USHL)
227		RW	Ed Ronan	Phillips Andover Academy (High-MA)
228		RW	Kevin Sullivan	Princeton (ECAC)
229		D	Peter Hasselblad	Orebro IK (Sweden-2)
230		C	Darius Rusnak	HC Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
231		D	Jeff Pauletti	Minnesota (WCHA)

Round 12

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
232		LW	Allan MacIsaac	Guelph Platers (OHL)
233		C	Neil Eisenhut	Langley (BCJHL)
234		LW	Matt Evo	Detroit Country Day School (High-MI)
235		C	Dave Shields	Denver (WCHA)
236		G	Ake Lilljebjorn	Brynas IF (Sweden)
237		C	Mikael Lindholm	Brynas IF (Sweden)
238		C	Alex Weinrich	North Yarmouth (High-ME)
239		C	Mike Lappin	Northwood School (High-NY)
240		RW	Dan Brettschneider	Burnsville HS (High-MN)
241		D	Jesper Duus	Rodoure SIK (Denmark)
242		D	Tomas Jansson	IK Talje (Sweden)
243		C	Ray Savard	Regina Pats (WHL)
244		D	Will Averill	Belmont Hill School (High-MA)
245		D	Sean Gorman	Matignon HS (High-MA)
246		D	Ryan Kummo	RPI (ECAC)
247		G	Hans Goran Elo	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
248		C	Bryan Herring	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
249		G	Steve Laurin	Dartmouth (ECAC)
250		D	Magnus Svensson	Leksands IF (Sweden)
251		G	Dale Roehl	Minnetonka HS (High-MN)
252		W	Igor Vyazmikin	CSKA Moskva (Soviet)