1987 NHL Draft
Shaun Van Allen in the 1987 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Shaun Van Allen 105th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 13 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 794 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 105
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 21
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 102–108 in the 1987 draft
- 102Marc RousseauDHFDHartford Whalers
- 103Tim CorkeryDCGYCalgary Flames
- 104William GallRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 105Shaun Van AllenC794 GP · 269 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Chris MarshallLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 107Ben HankinsonR43 GP · 6 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 108Garry ValkL777 GP · 256 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
105th
of 252 players selected
54th
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
Shaun Van Allen made his NHL debut on February 18, 1991, 3 years and 250 days after the draft.
794
Games
84
Goals
185
Assists
269
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1987 draft
- 21Peter SoberlakLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Brad WerenkaD320 GP · 80 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Geoff SmithD462 GP · 91 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 64Peter ErikssonL20 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 105Shaun Van AllenC794 GP · 269 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 126Radek ToupalCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 147Tomas SrsenR2 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 168Age EllingsenDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 189Gavin ArmstrongGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 210Michael TinkhamREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 231Jeff PaulettiDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 241Jesper DuusDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 252Igor ViazmikinR4 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers