1987 NHL Draft
Dave Archibald in the 1987 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Dave Archibald 6th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 323 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1987 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
6th
of 252 players selected
3rd
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
Dave Archibald made his NHL debut on October 10, 1987, 119 days after the draft.
323
Games
57
Goals
67
Assists
124
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1987 draft
- 6Dave ArchibaldC323 GP · 124 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 35Scott McCradyDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 48Kevin KaminskiC139 GP · 13 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 73John WeisbrodRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 88Teppo KivelaCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 109Darcy NortonLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 130Timo KulonenDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 151Donald SchmidtDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 172Jarmo MyllysG39 GP · 4 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 193Lawrence OlimbCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 214Mark FelicioGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 235David ShieldsCMNSMinnesota North Stars