1987 NHL Draft
John LeClair in the 1987 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected John LeClair 33rd overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 14 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 967, and only 4 have scored more points than his 819.
- Overall pick
- 33
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 30–36 in the 1987 draft
- 30Jeff HardingR15 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 31Daniel LacroixC188 GP · 18 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 32Gordon KruppkeD23 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 33John LeClairL967 GP · 819 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Jeff HackettG500 GP · 166 WNYINew York Islanders
- 35Scott McCradyDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 36Jeff BallantyneDWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
33rd
of 252 players selected
15th
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
John LeClair made his NHL debut on March 9, 1991, 3 years and 269 days after the draft.
967
Games
406
Goals
413
Assists
819
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1987 draft
- 17Andrew CasselsC1015 GP · 732 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 33John LeClairL967 GP · 819 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Eric DesjardinsD1143 GP · 575 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 44Mathieu SchneiderD1289 GP · 743 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 58Francois GravelGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 80Kris MillerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 101Steve McCoolDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 122Les KuntarG6 GP · 2 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 143Robert KelleyLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 164William GeistDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 185Eric TremblayDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 206Barry McKinlayDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 227Ed RonanR182 GP · 36 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 248Bryan HerringCMTLMontréal Canadiens