1987 NHL Draft
Neil Eisenhut in the 1987 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Neil Eisenhut 233rd overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 12.
It was the eleventh of the 12 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 16 games put him 73rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 233
- Round and pick
- Round 12, pick 2
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 230–236 in the 1987 draft
- 230Darius RusnakCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 231Jeff PaulettiDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 232Alan MacIsaacCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 233Neil EisenhutC16 GP · 4 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 234Matthew EvoLVANVancouver Canucks
- 235David ShieldsCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 236Ake LilljebjornGPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
233rd
of 252 players selected
125th
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
Neil Eisenhut made his NHL debut on November 7, 1993, 6 years and 147 days after the draft.
16
Games
1
Goals
3
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1987 draft
- 24Rob MurphyC125 GP · 21 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 45Steve VeilleuxDVANVancouver Canucks
- 66Douglas TorrelLVANVancouver Canucks
- 87Sean FabianDVANVancouver Canucks
- 108Garry ValkL777 GP · 256 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 129Todd FanningGVANVancouver Canucks
- 150Viktor TumineuCVANVancouver Canucks
- 171Craig DalyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 192John FletcherGVANVancouver Canucks
- 213Roger HanssonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 233Neil EisenhutC16 GP · 4 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 234Matthew EvoLVANVancouver Canucks