DRAFT HISTORY
1987 NHL Draft
Pierre Turgeon went first overall to BUF. 252 players selected across 12 rounds.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | Pierre Turgeon | C | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 2 | NJD | Brendan Shanahan | RW | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 3 | BOS | Glen Wesley | D | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 4 | LAK | Wayne McBean | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 5 | PIT | Chris Joseph | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 6 | MNS | Dave Archibald | C | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 7 | TOR | Luke Richardson | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 8 | CHI | Jimmy Waite | G | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 9 | QUE | Bryan Fogarty | D | Kingston Canadians (OHL) | — | — |
| 10 | NYR | Jayson More | D | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | — | — |
| 11 | DET | Yves Racine | D | College Francais (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 12 | STL | Keith Osborne | RW | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | — | — |
| 13 | NYI | Dean Chynoweth | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 14 | BOS | Stephane Quintal | D | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 15 | QUE | Joe Sakic | C | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 16 | WIN | Bryan Marchment | D | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — |
| 17 | MTL | Andrew Cassels | C | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — |
| 18 | HFD | Jody Hull | RW | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 19 | CGY | Bryan Deasley | LW | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 20 | PHI | Darren Rumble | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 21 | EDM | Peter Soberlak | LW | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | BUF | Brad Miller | D | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 23 | NJD | Ricard Persson | D | Ostersund (Sweden) | — | — |
| 24 | VAN | Rob Murphy | C | Laval Titan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 25 | CGY | Stephane Matteau | LW | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 26 | PIT | Rick Tabaracci | G | Cornwall Royals (OHL) | — | — |
| 27 | LAK | Mark Fitzpatrick | G | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 28 | TOR | Daniel Marois | RW | Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 29 | CHI | Ryan McGill | D | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 30 | PHI | Jeff Harding | RW | St. Michael's Jr. B (Toronto) | — | — |
| 31 | NYR | Daniel Lacroix | C | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 32 | DET | Gordon Kruppke | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 33 | MTL | John LeClair | LW | Bellows Free Academy (Vermont) | — | — |
| 34 | NYI | Jeff Hackett | G | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 35 | MNS | Scott McCrady | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 36 | WSH | Jeff Ballantyne | D | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — |
| 37 | WIN | Patrik Eriksson | RW | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | — | — |
| 38 | MTL | Eric Desjardins | D | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 39 | HFD | Adam Burt | D | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | — | — |
| 40 | CGY | Kevin Grant | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 41 | DET | Bob Wilkie | D | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 42 | EDM | Brad Werenka | D | Northern Michigan U. (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | LAK | Ross Wilson | RW | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 44 | MTL | Mathieu Schneider | D | Cornwall Royals (OHL) | — | — |
| 45 | VAN | Steve Veilleux | D | Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 46 | NYR | Simon Gagne | RW | Laval Titan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 47 | PIT | Jamie Leach | RW | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) | — | — |
| 48 | MNS | Kevin Kaminski | C | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 49 | TOR | John McIntyre | C | Guelph Platers (OHL) | — | — |
| 50 | CHI | Cam Russell | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 51 | QUE | James Sprott | D | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 52 | DET | Dennis Holland | C | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 53 | BUF | Andrew MacVicar | LW | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 54 | STL | Kevin Miehm | C | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 55 | NYI | Dean Ewen | LW | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 56 | BOS | Todd Lalonde | LW | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 57 | WSH | Steve Maltais | LW | Cornwall Royals (OHL) | — | — |
| 58 | MTL | Francois Gravel | G | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 59 | STL | Robert Nordmark | D | Lulea HF (SEL) | — | — |
| 60 | CHI | Mike Dagenais | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 61 | CGY | Scott Mahoney | LW | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 62 | PHI | Martin Hostak | C | Sparta Praha (Czech) | — | — |
| 63 | EDM | Geoff Smith | D | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | EDM | Peter Eriksson | LW | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | — | — |
| 65 | NJD | Brian Sullivan | RW | Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) | — | — |
| 66 | VAN | Douglas Torrel | LW | Hibbing H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 67 | BOS | Darwin McPherson | D | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | — | — |
| 68 | PIT | Risto Kurkinen | LW | JyP HT Jyvaskyla (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 69 | NYR | Mike Sullivan | C | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 70 | CGY | Tim Harris | RW | Pickering (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 71 | TOR | Joe Sacco | LW | Medford H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 72 | QUE | Kip Miller | C | Michigan State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 73 | MNS | John Weisbrod | RW | Choate Academy (Conn.) | — | — |
| 74 | DET | Mark Reimer | G | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 75 | STL | Darin Smith | LW | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | — | — |
| 76 | NYI | George Maneluk | G | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 77 | BOS | Matt Delguidice | G | St. Anselm College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 78 | WSH | Tyler Larter | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — |
| 79 | WIN | Donald McLennan | D | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 80 | MTL | Kris Miller | D | Greenway (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 81 | HFD | Terry Yake | C | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 82 | STL | Andrew Rymsha | D | Western Michigan University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 83 | PHI | Tomaz Eriksson | LW | Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL) | — | — |
| 84 | BUF | John Bradley | G | New Hampton Prep (N.H.) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | BUF | David Pergola | RW | Belmont Hill H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 86 | NJD | Kevin Dean | D | Culver Military Academy (Ind.) | — | — |
| 87 | VAN | Sean Fabian | D | Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 88 | MNS | Teppo Kivela | C | HPK Hameenlinna (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 89 | PIT | Jeff Waver | D | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) | — | — |
| 90 | LAK | Michael Vukonich | C | Duluth Denfeld H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 91 | TOR | Mike Eastwood | C | Pembroke (COJHL) | — | — |
| 92 | CHI | Ulf Sandstrom | RW | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | — | — |
| 93 | QUE | Robert Mendel | D | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 94 | NYR | Eric O'Borsky | C | Yale University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 95 | DET | Radomir Brazda | D | Pardubice HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 96 | WIN | Ken Gernander | RW | Greenway (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 97 | NYI | Petr Vlk | LW | Dukla Jihlava (Czech) | — | — |
| 98 | BOS | Ted Donato | LW | Catholic Memorial H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 99 | WSH | Pat Beauchesne | D | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 100 | WIN | Darrin Amundson | C | Duluth East H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 101 | MTL | Steve McCool | D | Hill School H.S. (Penn.) | — | — |
| 102 | HFD | Marc Rousseau | D | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 103 | CGY | Tim Corkery | D | Ferris State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 104 | PHI | William Gall | RW | New Hampton Prep (N.H.) | — | — |
| 105 | EDM | Shaun Van Allen | C | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | BUF | Chris Marshall | LW | Boston College H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 107 | NJD | Ben Hankinson | RW | Edina H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 108 | VAN | Garry Valk | LW | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | — | — |
| 109 | MNS | Darcy Norton | LW | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 110 | PIT | Shawn McEachern | LW | Matignon H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 111 | LAK | Greg Batters | RW | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 112 | TOR | Damian Rhodes | G | Richfield H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 113 | CHI | Michael McCormick | LW | Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) | — | — |
| 114 | QUE | Garth Snow | G | Mount St. Charles H.S. (R.I.) | — | — |
| 115 | NYR | Ludek Cajka | D | Dukla Jihlava (Czech) | — | — |
| 116 | DET | Sean Clifford | D | Ohio State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 117 | STL | Robert Robinson | D | Miami University (Ohio) (NCAA) | — | — |
| 118 | NYI | Rob DiMaio | RW | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 119 | BOS | Matthew Glennon | LW | Archbishop Williams H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 120 | WSH | Richard DeFreitas | D | St. Mark's H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 121 | WIN | Joseph Harwell | D | Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 122 | MTL | Les Kuntar | G | Nichols (HIGH-NY) | — | — |
| 123 | HFD | Jeff St. Cyr | D | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | — | — |
| 124 | CGY | Joe Aloi | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 125 | PHI | Anthony Link | D | Dimond H.S. (Alaska) | — | — |
| 126 | EDM | Radek Toupal | C | Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | BUF | Paul Flanagan | D | New Hampton Prep (N.H.) | — | — |
| 128 | NJD | Thomas Neziol | LW | Miami University (Ohio) (NCAA) | — | — |
| 129 | VAN | Todd Fanning | G | Ohio State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 130 | MNS | Timo Kulonen | D | KalPa Kuopio (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 131 | PIT | James Bodden | C | Chatham (SOJHL) | — | — |
| 132 | LAK | Kyosti Karjalainen | LW | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | — | — |
| 133 | TOR | Trevor Jobe | RW | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 134 | CHI | Stephen Tepper | RW | Westboro H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 135 | QUE | Timothy Hanus | LW | Minnetonka H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 136 | NYR | Clint Thomas | D | Bartlett H.S. (Alaska) | — | — |
| 137 | DET | Michael Gober | LW | Laval Titan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 138 | STL | Todd Crabtree | D | Governor's Academy (Mass.) | — | — |
| 139 | NYI | Knut Walbye | C | Furuset (Norway) | — | — |
| 140 | BOS | Robert Cheevers | C | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 141 | WSH | Devon Oleniuk | D | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 142 | WIN | Tod Hartje | LW | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 143 | MTL | Robert Kelley | LW | Matignon H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 144 | HFD | Gregory Wolf | D | Buffalo Regal Midgets | — | — |
| 145 | CGY | Peter Ciavaglia | C | Nichols (HIGH-NY) | — | — |
| 146 | PHI | Mark Strapon | D | Hayward H.S. (Wisconsin) | — | — |
| 147 | EDM | Tomas Srsen | RW | Brno ZKL (Czech) | — | — |
ROUND 8
Round 8
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | BUF | Sean Dooley | D | Groton H.S. (Conn.) | — | — |
| 149 | NJD | Jim Dowd | C | Brick Township H.S. (N.J.) | — | — |
| 150 | VAN | Viktor Tumineu | C | Moscow Spartak (Russia) | — | — |
| 151 | MNS | Donald Schmidt | D | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 152 | PIT | Jiri Kucera | RW | Dukla Jihlava (Czech) | — | — |
| 153 | BUF | Timothy Roberts | LW | Deerfield Academy (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 154 | TOR | Christopher Jensen | D | Northwood Prep (N.Y.) | — | — |
| 155 | CHI | John Reilly | LW | Phillips Academy (Mass.) | — | — |
| 156 | QUE | Jake Enebak | LW | Northfield H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 157 | NYR | Charles Wiegand | C | Essex Junction H.S. (Vermont) | — | — |
| 158 | DET | Kevin Scott | C | Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) | — | — |
| 159 | STL | Guy Hebert | G | Hamilton College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 160 | NYI | Jeff Saterdalen | C | Bloomington Jefferson H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 161 | BOS | Chris Winnes | RW | Northwood Prep (N.Y.) | — | — |
| 162 | WSH | Thomas Sjogren | D | Vastra Frolunda (Sweden) | — | — |
| 163 | WIN | Markku Kyllonen | RW | Karpat (Fin D1) | — | — |
| 164 | MTL | William Geist | D | St. Paul Academy (Minn.) | — | — |
| 165 | HFD | John Moore | C | Yale University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 166 | CGY | Theo Fleury | RW | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 167 | PHI | Darryl Ingham | RW | U. of Manitoba (CIAU) | — | — |
| 168 | EDM | Age Ellingsen | D | Storhamar (Norway) | — | — |
ROUND 9
Round 9
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | BUF | Grant Tkachuk | LW | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 170 | NJD | John Blessman | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | — | — |
| 171 | VAN | Craig Daly | D | New Hampton Prep (N.H.) | — | — |
| 172 | MNS | Jarmo Myllys | G | Lukko Rauma (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 173 | PIT | Jack MacDougall | RW | New Prep School (Mass.) | — | — |
| 174 | LAK | Jeff Gawlicki | LW | Northern Michigan U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 175 | TOR | Brian Blad | D | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — |
| 176 | CHI | Lance Werness | RW | Burnsville H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 177 | QUE | Jaroslav Sevcik | LW | Brno ZKL (Czech) | — | — |
| 178 | NYR | Eric Burrill | RW | Tartan H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 179 | DET | Mikko Haapakoski | D | Karpat (Fin D1) | — | — |
| 180 | STL | Robert Dumas | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 181 | NYI | Shawn Howard | C | Penticton Knights (BCJHL) | — | — |
| 182 | BOS | Paul Ohman | D | St. John's Prep (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 183 | QUE | Ladislav Tresl | C | Brno ZKL (Czech) | — | — |
| 184 | WIN | James Fernholz | RW | White Bear Lake H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 185 | MTL | Eric Tremblay | D | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 186 | HFD | Joseph Day | LW | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 187 | CGY | Mark Osiecki | D | U. of Wisconsin (NCAA) | — | — |
| 188 | PHI | Bruce MacDonald | RW | Loomis-Chafee H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 189 | EDM | Gavin Armstrong | G | R.P.I. (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 10
Round 10
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | BUF | Ian Herbers | D | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 191 | NJD | Peter Fry | G | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 192 | VAN | John Fletcher | G | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 193 | MNS | Lawrence Olimb | C | Warroad H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 194 | PIT | Daryn McBride | C | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 195 | LAK | John Preston | C | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 196 | TOR | Ronald Bernacci | C | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) | — | — |
| 197 | CHI | Dale Marquette | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 198 | QUE | Darren Nauss | LW | North Battleford North Stars (SJHL) | — | — |
| 199 | NYR | David Porter | LW | Northern Michigan U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 200 | DET | Darin Bannister | D | U. of Illinois-Chicago (NCAA) | — | — |
| 201 | STL | David Marvin | D | Warroad H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 202 | NYI | John Herlihy | RW | Babson College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 203 | BOS | Casey Jones | C | Cornell U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 204 | WSH | Christopher Clarke | D | Pembroke (COJHL) | — | — |
| 205 | NYR | Brett Barnett | LW | Wexford (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 206 | MTL | Barry McKinlay | D | U. of Illinois-Chicago (NCAA) | — | — |
| 207 | STL | Andrew Cesarski | D | Culver Military Academy (Ind.) | — | — |
| 208 | CGY | William Sedergren | D | Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) | — | — |
| 209 | PHI | Steven Morrow | D | Westminster H.S. (Conn.) | — | — |
| 210 | EDM | Michael Tinkham | RW | Newburyport H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
ROUND 11
Round 11
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | BUF | David Littman | G | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 212 | NJD | Alain Charland | C | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 213 | VAN | Roger Hansson | LW | Rogle (Sweden) | — | — |
| 214 | MNS | Mark Felicio | G | Northwood Prep (N.Y.) | — | — |
| 215 | PIT | Mark Carlson | LW | — | — | — |
| 216 | LAK | Rostislav Vlach | RW | Gottwaldov (Czech.) | — | — |
| 217 | TOR | Ken Alexander | D | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) | — | — |
| 218 | CHI | William Lacouture | RW | Natick H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 219 | QUE | Michael Williams | G | Ferris State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 220 | NYR | Lance Marciano | D | Choate Academy (Conn.) | — | — |
| 221 | DET | Craig Quinlan | D | Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 222 | STL | Daniel Rolfe | D | Brockville (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 223 | NYI | Michael Erickson | D | St. John's Hill H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 224 | BOS | Eric LeMarque | C | Northern Michigan U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 225 | WSH | Milos Vanik | C | Freiburg EHC (GerHPL) | — | — |
| 226 | WIN | Roger Rougelot | G | Madison Capitols (USHL) | — | — |
| 227 | MTL | Ed Ronan | RW | Phillips Academy (Mass.) | — | — |
| 228 | HFD | Kevin Sullivan | RW | Princeton University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 229 | CGY | Peter Hasselblad | D | Orebro IK (Sweden) | — | — |
| 230 | PHI | Darius Rusnak | C | Bratislava (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 231 | EDM | Jeff Pauletti | D | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 12
Round 12
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | BUF | Alan Macisaac | C | Guelph Platers (OHL) | — | — |
| 233 | VAN | Neil Eisenhut | C | Langley Eagles (BCJHL) | — | — |
| 234 | VAN | Matthew Evo | LW | Country Day H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 235 | MNS | David Shields | C | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 236 | PIT | Ake Lilljebjorn | G | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | — | — |
| 237 | LAK | Mikael Lindholm | C | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | — | — |
| 238 | TOR | Alexander Weinrich | D | North Yarmouth Academy (Maine) | — | — |
| 239 | CHI | Michael Lappin | C | Northwood Prep (N.Y.) | — | — |
| 240 | WSH | Daniel Brettschneider | RW | Burnsville H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 241 | EDM | Jesper Duus | D | Rodovre (Denmark) | — | — |
| 242 | DET | Tomas Jansson | D | Talje (Sweden) | — | — |
| 243 | STL | Raymond Savard | C | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 244 | NYI | William Averill | D | Belmont Hill H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 245 | BOS | Sean Gorman | D | Matignon H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 246 | WSH | Ryan Kummu | D | R.P.I. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 247 | WIN | Hans Goran Elo | G | Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL) | — | — |
| 248 | MTL | Bryan Herring | C | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — | — |
| 249 | HFD | Steve Laurin | G | Dartmouth College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 250 | CGY | Magnus Svensson | D | Leksands IF (SEL) | — | — |
| 251 | PHI | Dale Roehl | G | Minnetonka H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 252 | EDM | Igor Viazmikin | RW | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
1987 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 1987 NHL draft?
- Pierre Turgeon was selected first overall by BUF, out of Granby Bisons (QMJHL).
- How many players were drafted in 1987?
- 252 players were selected across 12 rounds of the 1987 NHL draft.