1987 NHL Draft
Joe Sakic in the 1987 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Joe Sakic 15th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 12 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 1378, and none has scored more points than his 1641.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 1987 draft
- 12Keith OsborneR16 GP · 4 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 13Dean ChynowethD241 GP · 22 PNYINew York Islanders
- 14Stephane QuintalD1037 GP · 243 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 15Joe SakicC1378 GP · 1641 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 16Bryan MarchmentD926 GP · 182 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 17Andrew CasselsC1015 GP · 732 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Jody HullR831 GP · 261 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
15th
of 252 players selected
5th
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 Sakic made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, 1 year and 115 days after the draft.
1378
Games
625
Goals
1016
Assists
1641
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1987 draft
- 9Bryan FogartyD156 GP · 74 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 15Joe SakicC1378 GP · 1641 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 51James SprottDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 72Kip MillerC449 GP · 239 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 93Robert MendelDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 114Garth SnowG368 GP · 135 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 135Timothy HanusLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 156Jake EnebakLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 177Jaroslav SevcikL13 GP · 2 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 183Ladislav TreslCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 198Darren NaussLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 219Michael WilliamsGQUEQuebec Nordiques