1987 NHL Draft
Pierre Turgeon in the 1987 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Pierre Turgeon first overall in the 1987 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1294, and only 2 have scored more points than his 1327.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 1987 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
1st
of 252 players selected
1st
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
Pierre Turgeon made his NHL debut on October 8, 1987, 117 days after the draft.
1294
Games
515
Goals
812
Assists
1327
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1987 draft
- 1Pierre TurgeonC1294 GP · 1327 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 22Brad MillerD82 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 53Andrew MacVicarLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 84John BradleyGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 85David PergolaRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Chris MarshallLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 127Paul FlanaganDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 148Sean DooleyDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 153Timothy RobertsLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 169Grant TkachukLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 190Ian HerbersD65 GP · 5 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 211David LittmanG3 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 232Alan MacIsaacCBUFBuffalo Sabres