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 Garry Valk LW Inactive 85 78
65 Team LogoDevils Ben Hankinson RW Inactive 42 1
86 Team LogoDevils Bryan Deasley LW Inactive 67
107 Team LogoDevils Risto Kurkinen LW Inactive 39
128 Team LogoDevils Darrin Amundson C Inactive 28
149 Team LogoDevils James Bodden C Inactive 18
170 Team LogoDevils Charles Wiegand C Inactive 13
191 Team LogoDevils Ladislav Tresl C Inactive 8
212 Team LogoDevils Andrew Cesarski D Inactive 5
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 1’622 190 1’432
Team LogoQUE 1’256 393 863
Team LogoFlames 727 182 545
Team LogoBlues 284 161 123
Team LogoHFD 203 121 82
Team LogoOilers 152 100 52
Team LogoDevils 858 821 37
Team LogoCanucks 84 88 -4
Team LogoCapitals 6 33 -27
Team LogoMaple Leafs 406 471 -65
Team LogoWIN 75 140 -65
Team LogoIslanders 85 167 -82
Team LogoFlyers 4 133 -129
Team LogoPenguins 427 557 -130
Team LogoRed Wings 112 321 -209
Team LogoRangers 51 311 -260
Team LogoBlackhawks 47 368 -321
Team LogoSabres 735 1’080 -345
Team LogoBruins 479 859 -380
Team LogoMNS 44 480 -436
Team LogoKings 9 690 -681