1987 NHL Draft
Adam Burt in the 1987 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Adam Burt 39th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 737 games put him 22nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 39
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 18
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 36–42 in the 1987 draft
- 36Jeff BallantyneDWSHWashington Capitals
- 37Patrik ErikssonRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 38Eric DesjardinsD1143 GP · 575 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 39Adam BurtD737 GP · 152 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 40Kevin GrantDCGYCalgary Flames
- 41Bob WilkieD18 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 42Brad WerenkaD320 GP · 80 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
39th
of 252 players selected
19th
of 93 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Pierre TurgeonC1294 GP · 1327 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Brendan ShanahanL1524 GP · 1354 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Glen WesleyD1457 GP · 537 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 4Wayne McbeanD211 GP · 49 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 5Chris JosephD510 GP · 151 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 6Dave ArchibaldC323 GP · 124 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 7Luke RichardsonD1417 GP · 201 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Jimmy WaiteG106 GP · 28 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Bryan FogartyD156 GP · 74 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 10Jayson MoreD406 GP · 72 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Adam Burt made his NHL debut on October 29, 1988, 1 year and 138 days after the draft.
737
Games
37
Goals
115
Assists
152
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1987 draft
- 18Jody HullR831 GP · 261 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 39Adam BurtD737 GP · 152 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 81Terry YakeC403 GP · 197 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 102Marc RousseauDHFDHartford Whalers
- 123Jeff St. CyrDHFDHartford Whalers
- 144Gregory WolfDHFDHartford Whalers
- 165John MooreCHFDHartford Whalers
- 186Joseph DayL72 GP · 11 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 228Kevin SullivanRHFDHartford Whalers
- 249Steve LaurinGHFDHartford Whalers