1987 NHL Draft
Mikael Lindholm in the 1987 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Mikael Lindholm 237th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 12.
He was the twelfth of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the tenth and last 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 18 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 237
- Round and pick
- Round 12, pick 6
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 22 years
The picks around it
Picks 234–240 in the 1987 draft
- 234Matthew EvoLVANVancouver Canucks
- 235David ShieldsCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 236Ake LilljebjornGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 237Mikael LindholmC18 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 238Alexander WeinrichDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 239Michael LappinCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 240Daniel BrettschneiderRWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
12th
of 15 Swedes selected
128th
of 133 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 23Ricard PerssonD229 GP · 54 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 37Patrik ErikssonRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 59Robert NordmarkD236 GP · 83 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 64Peter ErikssonL20 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 83Tomaz ErikssonLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 92Ulf SandstromRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Kyösti KarjalainenL28 GP · 9 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 162Thomas SjogrenDWSHWashington Capitals
- 213Roger HanssonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 229Peter HasselbladDCGYCalgary Flames
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mikael Lindholm made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989, 2 years and 114 days after the draft.
18
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
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