1987 NHL Draft
Luke Richardson in the 1987 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Luke Richardson 7th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1417.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1987 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
7th
of 252 players selected
4th
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
Luke Richardson made his NHL debut on October 8, 1987, 117 days after the draft.
1417
Games
35
Goals
166
Assists
201
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