Draft
Actual 1987 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
2 Team LogoDevils Brendan Shanahan LW Inactive 742
23 Team LogoDevils Ricard Persson D Inactive 25
65 Team LogoDevils Brian Sullivan RW Inactive 0
86 Team LogoDevils Kevin Dean D Inactive 22
107 Team LogoDevils Ben Hankinson RW Inactive 1
128 Team LogoDevils Thomas Neziol LW Inactive
149 Team LogoDevils Jim Dowd C Inactive 68
170 Team LogoDevils John Blessman D Inactive
191 Team LogoDevils Peter Fry G Inactive
212 Team LogoDevils Alain Charland C Inactive
252 players drafted
1987 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1987 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
2 Team LogoDevils Brendan Shanahan LW Inactive 742
23 Team LogoDevils Rob DiMaio RW Inactive 95 82
65 Team LogoDevils Peter Eriksson LW Inactive 1 1
86 Team LogoDevils Markku Kyllonen RW Inactive 77 0
107 Team LogoDevils Scott Mahoney LW Inactive 46
128 Team LogoDevils Petr Vlk LW Inactive 31
149 Team LogoDevils Todd Fanning G Inactive 20
170 Team LogoDevils John Reilly LW Inactive 15
191 Team LogoDevils Paul Ohman D Inactive 9
212 Team LogoDevils Barry McKinlay D Inactive 6
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1987 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoCanadiens 1’622 207 1’415
Team LogoQUE 1’256 405 851
Team LogoFlames 727 216 511
Team LogoIslanders 299 207 92
Team LogoHFD 203 136 67
Team LogoBlues 284 220 64
Team LogoOilers 152 108 44
Team LogoDevils 858 825 33
Team LogoCanucks 84 91 -7
Team LogoCapitals 6 44 -38
Team LogoMaple Leafs 406 475 -69
Team LogoWIN 75 146 -71
Team LogoPenguins 427 567 -140
Team LogoFlyers 4 165 -161
Team LogoRed Wings 112 331 -219
Team LogoRangers 51 328 -277
Team LogoBlackhawks 47 373 -326
Team LogoSabres 735 1’087 -352
Team LogoBruins 479 862 -383
Team LogoMNS 46 492 -446
Team LogoKings 115 703 -588