1987 NHL Draft
David Littman in the 1987 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected David Littman 211th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 11.
It was the twelfth of the 13 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 211
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 1
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 208–214 in the 1987 draft
- 208William SedergrenDCGYCalgary Flames
- 209Steven MorrowDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 210Michael TinkhamREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 211David LittmanG3 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 212Alain CharlandCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 213Roger HanssonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 214Mark FelicioGMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
211th
of 252 players selected
19th
of 26 goaltenders 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
David Littman made his NHL debut on January 29, 1991, 3 years and 230 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Wins
0
Shutouts
.794
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1987 draft
- 1Pierre TurgeonC1294 GP · 1327 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 22Brad MillerD82 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 53Andrew MacVicarLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 84John BradleyGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 85David PergolaRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Chris MarshallLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 127Paul FlanaganDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 148Sean DooleyDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 153Timothy RobertsLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 169Grant TkachukLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 190Ian HerbersD65 GP · 5 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 211David LittmanG3 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 232Alan MacIsaacCBUFBuffalo Sabres