Date(s) June 13, 1987 | Location Detroit, Michigan | |
First selection Pierre Turgeon
Selected by: Buffalo Sabres | ||
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.
Contents
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 seven
Seventh round pick Tod Hartje would become the first North American trained player to play professional hockey in Russia.
References
1987 NHL Entry Draft Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA