1987 NHL Draft
Andrew Cassels in the 1987 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Andrew Cassels 17th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 1015, and only 6 have scored more points than his 732.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 1987 draft
- 14Stephane QuintalD1037 GP · 243 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 15Joe SakicC1378 GP · 1641 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 16Bryan MarchmentD926 GP · 182 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 17Andrew CasselsC1015 GP · 732 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Jody HullR831 GP · 261 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 19Bryan DeasleyLCGYCalgary Flames
- 20Darren RumbleD193 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
17th
of 252 players selected
6th
of 133 forwards 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
Andrew Cassels made his NHL debut on November 20, 1989, 2 years and 160 days after the draft.
1015
Games
204
Goals
528
Assists
732
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1987 draft
- 17Andrew CasselsC1015 GP · 732 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33John LeClairL967 GP · 819 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Eric DesjardinsD1143 GP · 575 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 44Mathieu SchneiderD1289 GP · 743 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 58Francois GravelGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 80Kris MillerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 101Steve McCoolDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 122Les KuntarG6 GP · 2 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 143Robert KelleyLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 164William GeistDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 185Eric TremblayDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 206Barry McKinlayDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 227Ed RonanR182 GP · 36 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 248Bryan HerringCMTLMontréal Canadiens