1987 NHL Draft
Joe Sacco in the 1987 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Joe Sacco 71st overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 12 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 738 games put him 21st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 71
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 8
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 68–74 in the 1987 draft
- 68Risto KurkinenLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 69Mike SullivanC709 GP · 136 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 70Tim HarrisRCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Joe SaccoL738 GP · 213 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 72Kip MillerC449 GP · 239 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 73John WeisbrodRMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 74Mark ReimerGDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
71st
of 252 players selected
36th
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
Joe Sacco made his NHL debut on November 10, 1990, 3 years and 150 days after the draft.
738
Games
94
Goals
119
Assists
213
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1987 draft
- 7Luke RichardsonD1417 GP · 201 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 28Daniel MaroisR350 GP · 210 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 49John McIntyreC351 GP · 78 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 71Joe SaccoL738 GP · 213 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 91Mike EastwoodC783 GP · 236 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 112Damian RhodesG309 GP · 99 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 133Trevor JobeRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 154Christopher JensenDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 175Brian BladDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 196Ronald BernacciCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 217Ken AlexanderDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 238Alexander WeinrichDTORToronto Maple Leafs