1987 NHL entry draft

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1987 NHL Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 13, 1987
Location	Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Overview
First selection	Pierre Turgeon (Buffalo Sabres)

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.

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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= Hall of Famers

Pick #	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Pierre Turgeon (C)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
2	Brendan Shanahan (LW)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	London Knights (OHL)
3	Glen Wesley (D)	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Vancouver)1	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4	Wayne McBean (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Minnesota)2	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5	Chris Joseph (D)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6	Dave Archibald (RW)	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles)3	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7	Luke Richardson (D)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8	Jimmy Waite (G)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
9	Bryan Fogarty (D)	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
10	Jayson More (D)	Canada	New York Rangers	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
11	Yves Racine (D)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
12	Keith Osborne (RW)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
13	Dean Chynoweth (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
14	Stephane Quintal (D)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
15	Joe Sakic (C)	Canada	Quebec Nordiques (from Washington)4	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
16	Bryan Marchment (D)	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
17	Andrew Cassels (C)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
18	Jody Hull (RW)	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
19	Bryan Deasley (LW)	Canada	Calgary Flames	University of Michigan (CCHA)
20	Darren Rumble (D)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
21	Peter Soberlak (LW)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
Reference:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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

Pick #	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
22	Brad Miller (D)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Regina Pats (WHL)
23	Ricard Persson (D)	Sweden	New Jersey Devils	Ostersunds IK (Sweden)
24	Rob Murphy (C)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
25	Stephane Matteau (LW)	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Minnesota)1	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
26	Rick Tabaracci (G)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
27	Mark Fitzpatrick (G)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
28	Daniel Marois (RW)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
29	Ryan McGill (D)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
30	Jeff Harding (RW)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Quebec)2	St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)
31	Daniel Lacroix (LW)	Canada	New York Rangers	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
32	Gord Kruppke (D)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
33	John LeClair (RW)	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)3	Bellows Free Academy (USHS–VT)
34	Jeff Hackett (G)	Canada	New York Islanders	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
35	Scott McCrady (D)	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Boston)4	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
36	Jeff Ballantyne (D)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
37	Patrik Erickson (D)	Sweden	Winnipeg Jets	Brynas IF (Sweden)
38	Eric Desjardins (D)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
39	Adam Burt (D)	United States	Hartford Whalers	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
40	Kevin Grant (LW)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
41	Bob Wilkie (D)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings (from Philadelphia)5	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
42	Brad Werenka (D)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Northern Michigan University (WCHA)
Reference:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43	Ross Wilson	Right wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Buffalo)1	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
44	Mathieu Schneider	Defense	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from New Jersey)2	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
45	Steve Veilleux	Defense	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
46	Simon Gagne	Right wing	Canada	New York Rangers (from Minnesota)3	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
47	Jamie Leach	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
48	Kevin Kaminski	Center	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Los Angeles)4	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
49	John McIntyre	Center	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Guelph Platers (OHL)
50	Cam Russell	Defense	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
51	Jim Sprott	Defense	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	London Knights (OHL)
52	Dennis Holland	Center	Canada	Detroit Red Wings (from the Rangers)5	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
53	Andrew MacVicar	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Detroit via New Jersey)6	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
54	Kevin Miehm	Center	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
55	Dean Ewen	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
56	Todd Lalonde	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
57	Steve Maltais	Winger	Canada	Washington Capitals	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
58	Francois Gravel	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg)7	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
59	Robert Nordmark	Defense	Sweden	St. Louis Blues (from Montreal)8	Lulea HF (Sweden)
60	Mike Dagenais	Defense	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks (from Hartford)9	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
61	Scott Mahoney	Right wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
62	Martin Hostak	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Philadelphia Flyers	Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
63	Geoff Smith	Defense	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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 that sent Mel Bridgman to Detroit in exchange for Chris Cichocki and this pick.

7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
64	Peter Eriksson	Left wing	Sweden	Edmonton Oilers (from Buffalo)1	HV71 (Sweden)
65	Brian Sullivan	Right wing	United States	New Jersey Devils	Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
66	Doug Torrel	Right wing	United States	Vancouver Canucks	Hibbing High School (USHS–MN)
67	Darwin McPherson	Defense	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Minnesota)2	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
68	Risto Kurkinen	Left wing	Finland	Pittsburgh Penguins	JYP (Finland)
69	Mike Sullivan	Center	United States	New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)3	Boston University (Hockey East)
70	Tim Harris	Right wing	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Toronto)4	Pickering Panthers (OPJHL)
71	Joe Sacco	Right wing	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Medford High School (USHS–MA)
72	Kip Miller	Center	United States	Quebec Nordiques	Michigan State University (CCHA)
73	John Weisbrod	Center	United States	Minnesota North Stars (from the Rangers)5	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)
74	Mark Reimer	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
75	Darin Smith	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
76	George Maneluk	Goaltender	Canada	New York Islanders	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
77	Matt DelGuidice	Goaltender	United States	Boston Bruins	Saint Anselm College (ECAC East)
78	Tyler Larter	Center	Canada	Washington Capitals	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
79	Don McLennan	Defense	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	University of Denver (WCHA)
80	Kris Miller	Defense	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Greenway High School (USHS–MN)
81	Terry Yake	Center	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
82	Andy Rymsha	Right wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from Calgary)6	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
83	Tomaz Eriksson	Left wing	Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
84	John Bradley	Goaltender	United States	Buffalo Sabres (from Edmonton)7	New Hampton School (USHS–NH)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
85	Dave Pergola	Right wing	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA)
86	Kevin Dean	Defense	United States	New Jersey Devils	Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN)
87	Sean Fabian	Defense	United States	Vancouver Canucks (from Vancouver via Philadelphia)1	Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN)
88	Teppo Kivela	Center	Finland	Minnesota North Stars	HPK (Finland)
89	Jeff Waver	Defense	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
90	Mike Vukonich	Center	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Denfeld High School (USHS–MN)
91	Mike Eastwood	Center	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL)
92	Ulf Sandstrom	Right wing	Sweden	Chicago Blackhawks	Modo Hockey (Sweden)
93	Rob Mendel	Defense	United States	Quebec Nordiques	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
94	Eric O'Borsky	Center	United States	New York Rangers	Yale University (ECAC)
95	Radomir Brazda	Defense	Czechoslovakia	Detroit Red Wings	LTC Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
96	Ken Gernander	Right wing	United States	Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis)2	Greenway High School (USHS–MN)
97	Petr Vlk	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	New York Islanders	Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
98	Ted Donato	Left wing	United States	Boston Bruins	Catholic Memorial School (USHS–MA)
99	Pat Beauchesne	Defense	Canada	Washington Capitals	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
100	Darrin Amundson	Center	United States	Winnipeg Jets	East High School (USHS–MN)
101	Steve McCool	Defense	United States	Montreal Canadiens	The Hill School (USHS–PA)
102	Mark Rousseau	Defense	Canada	Hartford Whalers	University of Denver (WCHA)
103	Tim Corkery	Defense	Canada	Calgary Flames	Ferris University (CCHA)
104	Bill Gall	Defense	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	New Hampton School (USHS–NH)
105	Shaun Van Allen	Center	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

1. 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.

2. 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

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
106	Chris Marshall	Left wing	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Boston College High School (USHS–MA)
107	Ben Hankinson	Right wing	United States	New Jersey Devils	Edina High School (USHS–MN)
108	Garry Valk	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)
109	Darcy Norton	Left wing	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
110	Shawn McEachern	Left wing	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matignon High School (USHS–MA)
111	Greg Batters	Right wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
112	Damian Rhodes	Goaltender	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Richfield High School (USHS–MN)
113	Mike McCormick	Right wing	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL)
114	Garth Snow	Goaltender	United States	Quebec Nordiques	Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS–RI)
115	Ludek Cajka	Defense	Czechoslovakia	New York Rangers	Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
116	Sean Clifford	Defense	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Ohio State University (CCHA)
117	Rob Robinson	Defense	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Miami University (CCHA)
118	Rob DiMaio	Right wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
119	Matt Glennon	Left wing	United States	Boston Bruins	Archbishop Williams High School (USHS–MA)
120	Rich DeFreitas	Defense	United States	Washington Capitals	St. Mark's School (USHS–MA)
121	Joe Harwell	Defense	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN)
122	Les Kuntar	Goaltender	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Nichols School (USHS–NY)
123	Jeff St. Cyr	Defense	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
124	Joe Aloi	Defense	United States	Calgary Flames	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
125	Tony Link	Defense	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Dimond High School (USHS–AK)
126	Radek Toupal	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Edmonton Oilers	Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

Round seven

Seventh round pick Tod Hartje would become the first North American trained player to play professional hockey in the Soviet Union.

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
127	Paul Flanagan	Defense	United States	Buffalo Sabres	New Hampton School (USHS–NH)
128	Tom Neziol	Left wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Miami University (CCHA)
129	Todd Fanning	Goaltender	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Ohio State University (CCHA)
130	Timo Kulonen	Defense	Finland	Minnesota North Stars	KalPa (Finland)
131	Jim Bodden	Center	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chatham Maroons (SOJHL)
132	Kyosti Karjalainen	Right wing	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings	Brynas IF (Sweden)
133	Trevor Jobe	Center	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
134	Stephen Tepper	Right wing	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Westborough High School (USHS–MA)
135	Tim Hanus	Left wing	United States	Quebec Nordiques	Minnetonka High School (USHS–MN)
136	Clint Thomas	Defense	United States	New York Rangers	Bartlett High School (USHS–AK)
137	Mike Gober	Left wing	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
138	Todd Crabtree	Defense	United States	St. Louis Blues	Governor Dummer Academy (USHS–MA)
139	Knut Walbye	Center	Norway	New York Islanders	Furuset (Norway)
140	Rob Cheevers	Center	United States	Boston Bruins	Boston College (Hockey East)
141	Devon Oleniuk	Defense	Canada	Washington Capitals	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
142	Tod Hartje	Center	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Harvard University (ECAC)
143	Robert Kelley	Left wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Matignon High School (USHS–MA)
144	Gregg Wolf	Defense	United States	Hartford Whalers	Buffalo Regals (EEMHL)
145	Peter Ciavaglia	Center	United States	Calgary Flames	Nichols School (USHS–NY)
146	Marc Strapon	Defense	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Hayward High School (USHS–WI)
147	Tomas Srsen	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	Edmonton Oilers	Zetor Brno (Czechoslovakia)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

Round eight

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
148	Sean Dooley	Defense	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Groton School (USHS–CT)
149	Jim Dowd	Center	United States	New Jersey Devils	Brick Township High School (USHS–NJ)
150	Viktor Tyumenev	Center	Soviet Union	Vancouver Canucks	Spartak Moscow (USSR)
151	Don Schmidt	Defense	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
152	Jiri Kucera	Center	Czechoslovakia	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
153	Tim Roberts	Defense	United States	Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)1	Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA)
154	Chris Jensen	Defense	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Northwood School (USHS–NY)
155	John Reilly	Left wing	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Phillips Andover Academy (USHS–MA)
156	Jake Enebak	Left wing	United States	Quebec Nordiques	Northfield High School (USHS–MA)
157	Chuck Wiegand	Right wing	United States	New York Rangers	Essex Junction High School (USHS–VT)
158	Kevin Scott	Left wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
159	Guy Hebert	Goaltender	United States	St. Louis Blues	Hamilton College (NESCAC)
160	Jeff Saterdalen	Right wing	United States	New York Islanders	Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS–MN)
161	Chris Winnes	Right wing	United States	Boston Bruins	Northwood School (USHS–NY)
162	Thomas Sjogren	Right wing	Sweden	Washington Capitals	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
163	Markku Kyllonen	Left wing	Finland	Winnipeg Jets	Karpat (Finland)
164	Will Geist	Defense	United States	Montreal Canadiens	St. Paul Academy and Summit School (USHS–MN)
165	John Moore	Center	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Yale University (ECAC)
166	Theoren Fleury	Right wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
167	Darryl Ingham	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	University of Manitoba (CIAU)
168	Age Ellingsen	Defense	Norway	Edmonton Oilers	Storhamar Dragons (Norway)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

1. 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

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
169	Grant Tkachuk	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
170	John Blessman	Defense	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
171	Craig Daly	Defense	United States	Vancouver Canucks	New Hampton School (USHS–NH)
172	Jarmo Myllys	Goaltender	Finland	Minnesota North Stars	Lukko (Finland)
173	John MacDougall	Right wing	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	New Preparatory School (USHS–MA)
174	Jeff Gawlicki	Left wing	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Northern Michigan University (WCHA)
175	Brian Blad	Defense	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
176	Lance Werness	Right wing	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Burnsville High School (USHS–MN)
177	Jaroslav Sevcik	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	Quebec Nordiques	Zetor Brno (Czechoslovakia)
178	Eric Burrill	Right wing	United States	New York Rangers	Tartan Senior High School (USHS–MN)
179	Mikko Haapakoski	Defense	Finland	Detroit Red Wings	Karpat (Finland)
180	Rob Dumas	Defense	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
181	Shawn Howard	Defense	Canada	New York Islanders	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
182	Paul Ohman	Defense	United States	Boston Bruins	St. John's School (USHS–MA)
183	Ladislav Tresl	Center	Czechoslovakia	Quebec Nordiques (from Washington)1	Zetor Brno (Czechoslovakia)
184	Jim Fernholz	Right wing	United States	Winnipeg Jets	White Bear Lake Area High School (USHS–MN)
185	Eric Tremblay	Defense	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
186	Joe Day	Center	United States	Hartford Whalers	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
187	Mark Osiecki	Defense	United States	Calgary Flames	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
188	Bruce MacDonald	Right wing	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Loomis Chaffee School (USHS–MA)
189	Gavin Armstrong	Goaltender	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

1. 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

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
190	Ian Herbers	Defense	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
191	Peter Fry	Goaltender	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
192	John Fletcher	Goaltender	United States	Vancouver Canucks	Clarkson University (ECAC)
193	Larry Olimb	Center	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Warroad High School (USHS–MN)
194	Daryn McBride	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	University of Denver (WCHA)
195	John Preston	Center	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Boston University (Hockey East)
196	Ron Bernacci	Center	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
197	Dale Marquette	Left wing	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
198	Darren Nauss	Right wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	North Battleford North Stars (SJHL)
199	Dave Porter	Left wing	United States	New York Rangers	Northern Michigan University (WCHA)
200	Darin Banister	Defense	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	University of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA)
201	David Marvin	Defense	United States	St. Louis Blues	Warroad High School (USHS–MN)
202	John Herlihy	Right wing	United States	New York Islanders	Babson College (ECAC East)
203	Casey Jones	Center	United States	Boston Bruins	Cornell University (ECAC)
204	Chris Clarke	Defense	Canada	Washington Capitals	Pembroke Lumber Kings (COJHL)
205	Brett Barnett	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers (from Winnipeg)1	Wexford Raiders (OPJHL)
206	Barry McKinlay	Defense	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	University of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA)
207	Andy Cesarski	Defense	United States	St. Louis Blues (from Hartford)2	Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN)
208	Bill Sedergren	Defense	United States	Calgary Flames	Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
209	Steve Morrow	Defense	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Westminster School (USHS–CT)
210	Mike Tinkham	Center	United States	Edmonton Oilers	Newburyport High School (USHS–MA)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

1. 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.
2. 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

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
211	David Littman	Goaltender	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Boston College (Hockey East)
212	Alain Charland	Center	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
213	Roger Hansson	Right wing	Sweden	Vancouver Canucks	Rogle BK (Sweden)
214	Marc Felicio	Goaltender	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Northwood School (USHS–NY)
215	Mark Carlson	Left wing	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Philadelphia Junior Flyers (ACJHL)
216	Rostislav Vlach	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Los Angeles Kings	TJ Gottwaldov (Czechoslovakia)
217	Ken Alexander	Defense	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
218	Bill LaCouture	Right wing	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Natick High School (USHS–MA)
219	Mike Williams	Goaltender	United States	Quebec Nordiques	Ferris State University (CCHA)
220	Lance Marciano	Defense	United States	New York Rangers	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT
221	Craig Quinlan	Defense	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN)
222	Daniel Rolfe	Defense	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Brockville Braves (OPJHL)
223	Mike Erickson	Defense	United States	New York Islanders	St. John's Hill School (USHS–MA)
224	Eric LeMarque	Center	United States	Boston Bruins	Northern Michigan University (WCHA)
225	Milos Vanik	Center	West Germany	Washington Capitals	EHC Freiburg (West Germany)
226	Roger Rougelot	Goaltender	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Madison Capitols (USHL)
227	Ed Ronan	Right wing	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Phillips Andover Academy (USHS–MA)
228	Kevin Sullivan	Right wing	United States	Hartford Whalers	Princeton University (ECAC)
229	Peter Hasselblad	Defense	Sweden	Calgary Flames	Orebro IK (Sweden)
230	Darius Rusnak	Center	Czechoslovakia	Philadelphia Flyers	Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
231	Jeff Pauletti	Defense	United States	Edmonton Oilers	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

Round twelve

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
232	Al MacIsaac	Defense	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Guelph Platers (OHL)
233	Neil Eisenhut	Center	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from New Jersey)1	Langley Eagles (BCJHL)
234	Matt Evo	Left wing	United States	Vancouver Canucks	Country Day School (USHS–MA)
235	Dave Shields	Center	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	University of Denver (WCHA)
236	Ake Lilljebjorn	Goaltender	Sweden	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brynas IF (Sweden)
237	Mikael Lindholm	Left wing	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings	Brynas IF (Sweden)
238	Alex Weinrich	Defense	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	North Yarmouth Academy (USHS–ME)
239	Mike Lappin	Center	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Northwood School (USHS–NY)
240	Dan Brettschneider	Center	United States	Washington Capitals (from Quebec)2	Burnsville High School (USHS–MN)
241	Jesper Duus	Defense	Denmark	Edmonton Oilers	Rodovre (Denmark)
242	Tomas Jansson	Defense	Sweden	Detroit Red Wings	Sodertalje SK (Sweden)
243	Ray Savard	Right wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Regina Pats (WHL)
244	Will Averill	Defense	United States	New York Islanders	Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA)
245	Sean Gorman	Defense	United States	Boston Bruins	Matignon High School (USHS–MA)
246	Ryan Kummu	Defense	Canada	Washington Capitals	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
247	Hans-Goran Elo	Goaltender	Sweden	Winnipeg Jets	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
248	Bryan Herring	Center	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
249	Steve Laurin	Goaltender	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Dartmouth College (ECAC)
250	Magnus Svensson	Defense	Sweden	Calgary Flames	Leksands IF (Sweden)
251	Dale Roehl	Goaltender	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Minnetonka High School (USHS–MN)
252	Igor Vyazmikin	Left wing	Soviet Union	Edmonton Oilers	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
Reference: "1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

1. 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.
2. 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	Canada	116
2	United States	99
	Europe	37
3	Sweden	15
4	Czechoslovakia	10
5	Finland	6
6	Norway	2
6	Soviet Union	2
8	West Germany	1
8	Denmark	1

See also

• 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft
• 1987–88 NHL season
• List of NHL players

External links

• 1987 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database