1987 NHL Draft
Chris Joseph in the 1987 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Chris Joseph 5th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 510 games put him 25th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1987 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
5th
of 252 players selected
3rd
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
Chris Joseph made his NHL debut on October 8, 1987, 117 days after the draft.
510
Games
39
Goals
112
Assists
151
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1987 draft
- 5Chris JosephD510 GP · 151 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 26Rick TabaracciG286 GP · 93 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 47Jamie LeachR81 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 68Risto KurkinenLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 89Jeff WaverDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 110Shawn McEachernL911 GP · 579 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 131James BoddenCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 152Jiri KuceraRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 173Jack MacDougallRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 194Daryn McBrideCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 215Mark CarlsonLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 236Ake LilljebjornGPITPittsburgh Penguins