1987 NHL Entry Draft
Pick # Player Position Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
1 Pierre Turgeon Center Canada Buffalo Sabres Granby Bisons ( QMJHL )
2 Brendan Shanahan Left Wing Canada New Jersey Devils London Knights ( OHL )
3 Glen Wesley Defense Canada Boston Bruins ( from Vancouver Canucks ) Portland Winter Hawks ( WHL )
4 Wayne McBean Defense Canada Los Angeles Kings Medicine Hat Tigers ( WHL )
5 Chris Joseph Defense Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Thunderbirds ( WHL )
6 Dave Archibald Right Wing Canada Minnesota North Stars Portland Winter Hawks ( WHL )
7 Luke Richardson Defense Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Peterborough Petes ( OHL )
8 Jimmy Waite Goaltender Canada Chicago Blackhawks Chicoutimi Sagueneens ( QMJHL )
9 Bryan Fogarty Defense Canada Quebec Nordiques Kingston Canadians ( OHL )
10 Jayson More Defense Canada New York Rangers New Westminster Bruins ( WHL )
11 Yves Racine Defense Canada Detroit Red Wings Longueuil Chevaliers ( QMJHL )
12 Keith Osborne Right Wing Canada St. Louis Blues North Bay Centennials ( OHL )
13 Dean Chynoweth Defense Canada New York Islanders Medicine Hat Tigers ( WHL )
14 Stephane Quintal Defense Canada Boston Bruins Granby Bisons ( QMJHL )
15 Joe Sakic Center Canada Quebec Nordiques Swift Current Broncos ( WHL )
16 Bryan Marchment Defense Canada Winnipeg Jets Belleville Bulls ( OHL )
17 Andrew Cassels Center Canada Montreal Canadiens Ottawa 67 's ( OHL )
18 Jody Hull Right Wing Canada Hartford Whalers Peterborough Petes ( OHL )
19 Bryan Deasley Left Wing Canada Calgary Flames University of Michigan ( CCHA )
20 Darren Rumble Defense Canada Philadelphia Flyers Kitchener Rangers ( OHL )
Selections by round -- Round one
= NHL All-Star [ 1 ] · = NHL All-Star [ 1 ] and NHL All-Star Team · = Hall of Famers
The 1987 NHL Entry Draft 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. This is the list of those players selected.