1987 NHL Draft
Geoff Smith in the 1987 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Geoff Smith 63rd overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 13 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 462 games put him 29th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 21
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 1987 draft
- 60Mike DagenaisDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 61Scott MahoneyLCGYCalgary Flames
- 62Martin HostakC55 GP · 14 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 63Geoff SmithD462 GP · 91 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 64Peter ErikssonL20 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 65Brian SullivanR2 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 66Douglas TorrelLVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
63rd
of 252 players selected
29th
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
Geoff Smith made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989, 2 years and 114 days after the draft.
462
Games
18
Goals
73
Assists
91
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1987 draft
- 21Peter SoberlakLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Brad WerenkaD320 GP · 80 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Geoff SmithD462 GP · 91 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 64Peter ErikssonL20 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 105Shaun Van AllenC794 GP · 269 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 126Radek ToupalCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 147Tomas SrsenR2 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 168Age EllingsenDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 189Gavin ArmstrongGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 210Michael TinkhamREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 231Jeff PaulettiDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 241Jesper DuusDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 252Igor ViazmikinR4 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers