1987 NHL Draft
Rob DiMaio in the 1987 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Rob DiMaio 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth of the 12 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 894 games put him 14th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 118
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 13
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 115–121 in the 1987 draft
- 115Ludek CajkaDNYRNew York Rangers
- 116Sean CliffordDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 117Robert RobinsonD22 GP · 1 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 118Rob DiMaioR894 GP · 277 PNYINew York Islanders
- 119Matthew GlennonL3 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 120Richard DefreitasDWSHWashington Capitals
- 121Joseph HarwellDWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
118th
of 252 players selected
62nd
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
Rob DiMaio made his NHL debut on January 8, 1989, 1 year and 209 days after the draft.
894
Games
106
Goals
171
Assists
277
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1987 draft
- 13Dean ChynowethD241 GP · 22 PNYINew York Islanders
- 34Jeff HackettG500 GP · 166 WNYINew York Islanders
- 55Dean EwenLNYINew York Islanders
- 76George ManelukG4 GP · 1 WNYINew York Islanders
- 97Petr VlkLNYINew York Islanders
- 118Rob DiMaioR894 GP · 277 PNYINew York Islanders
- 139Knut WalbyeCNYINew York Islanders
- 160Jeff SaterdalenCNYINew York Islanders
- 181Shawn HowardCNYINew York Islanders
- 202John HerlihyRNYINew York Islanders
- 223Michael EricksonDNYINew York Islanders
- 244William AverillDNYINew York Islanders