Draft
Actual 1987 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
13 Team LogoIslanders Dean Chynoweth D Inactive 3
34 Team LogoIslanders Jeff Hackett G Inactive 214
55 Team LogoIslanders Dean Ewen LW Inactive
76 Team LogoIslanders George Maneluk G Inactive 0
97 Team LogoIslanders Petr Vlk LW Inactive
118 Team LogoIslanders Rob DiMaio RW Inactive 82
139 Team LogoIslanders Knut Walbye C Inactive
160 Team LogoIslanders Jeff Saterdalen C Inactive
181 Team LogoIslanders Shawn Howard C Inactive
202 Team LogoIslanders John Herlihy RW Inactive
223 Team LogoIslanders Michael Erickson D Inactive
244 Team LogoIslanders William Averill D 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
13 Team LogoIslanders Garth Snow G Inactive 101 157
34 Team LogoIslanders Adam Burt D Inactive 5 47
55 Team LogoIslanders Dean Chynoweth D Inactive 42 3
76 Team LogoIslanders Gordon Kruppke D Inactive 44 0
97 Team LogoIslanders Ross Wilson RW Inactive 54
118 Team LogoIslanders John Bradley G Inactive 34
139 Team LogoIslanders Ludek Cajka D Inactive 24
160 Team LogoIslanders Tod Hartje LW Inactive 18
181 Team LogoIslanders John Blessman D Inactive 11
202 Team LogoIslanders Ronald Bernacci C Inactive 6
223 Team LogoIslanders William Lacouture RW Inactive 5
244 Team LogoIslanders Tomas Jansson D Inactive 2
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