1987 NHL Draft
Cam Russell in the 1987 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Cam Russell 50th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 12 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 396 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 50
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 47–53 in the 1987 draft
- 47Jamie LeachR81 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 48Kevin KaminskiC139 GP · 13 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 49John McIntyreC351 GP · 78 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 50Cam RussellD396 GP · 30 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 51James SprottDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 52Dennis HollandCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 53Andrew MacVicarLBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
50th
of 252 players selected
25th
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
Cam Russell made his NHL debut on November 12, 1989, 2 years and 152 days after the draft.
396
Games
9
Goals
21
Assists
30
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1987 draft
- 8Jimmy WaiteG106 GP · 28 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 29Ryan McGillD151 GP · 19 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 50Cam RussellD396 GP · 30 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 60Mike DagenaisDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 92Ulf SandstromRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 113Michael McCormickLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 134Stephen TepperR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 155John ReillyLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 176Lance WernessRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 197Dale MarquetteLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 218William LacoutureRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 239Michael LappinCCHIChicago Blackhawks