1987 NHL Draft
Steve Maltais in the 1987 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Steve Maltais 57th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 11 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 120 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 15
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1987 draft
- 54Kevin MiehmC22 GP · 5 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 55Dean EwenLNYINew York Islanders
- 56Todd LalondeLBOSBoston Bruins
- 57Steve MaltaisL120 GP · 27 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Francois GravelGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 59Robert NordmarkD236 GP · 83 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 60Mike DagenaisDCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
57th
of 252 players selected
27th
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
Steve Maltais made his NHL debut on March 6, 1990, 2 years and 266 days after the draft.
120
Games
9
Goals
18
Assists
27
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1987 draft
- 36Jeff BallantyneDWSHWashington Capitals
- 57Steve MaltaisL120 GP · 27 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 78Tyler LarterC1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 99Pat BeauchesneDWSHWashington Capitals
- 120Richard DefreitasDWSHWashington Capitals
- 141Devon OleniukDWSHWashington Capitals
- 162Thomas SjogrenDWSHWashington Capitals
- 204Christopher ClarkeDWSHWashington Capitals
- 225Milos VanikCWSHWashington Capitals
- 240Daniel BrettschneiderRWSHWashington Capitals
- 246Ryan KummuDWSHWashington Capitals