1987 NHL Draft
Mark Fitzpatrick in the 1987 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Mark Fitzpatrick 27th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 329 games put him 38th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 6
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 1987 draft
- 24Rob MurphyC125 GP · 21 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 25Stephane MatteauL848 GP · 316 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 26Rick TabaracciG286 GP · 93 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 27Mark FitzpatrickG329 GP · 113 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 28Daniel MaroisR350 GP · 210 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 29Ryan McGillD151 GP · 19 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Jeff HardingR15 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
27th
of 252 players selected
3rd
of 26 goaltenders 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
Mark Fitzpatrick made his NHL debut on November 6, 1988, 1 year and 146 days after the draft.
329
Games
113
Wins
8
Shutouts
.896
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1987 draft
- 4Wayne McbeanD211 GP · 49 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 27Mark FitzpatrickG329 GP · 113 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 43Ross WilsonRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 90Michael VukonichCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 111Greg BattersRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 132Kyösti KarjalainenL28 GP · 9 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 174Jeff GawlickiLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 195John PrestonCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 216Rostislav VlachRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 237Mikael LindholmC18 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings