1987 NHL Draft
Ted Donato in the 1987 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Ted Donato 98th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.
It was the sixth of the 13 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 796 games put him 17th in the class, but only 10 have scored more points than his 347.
- Overall pick
- 98
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 95–101 in the 1987 draft
- 95Radomir BrazdaDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 96Ken GernanderR12 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 97Petr VlkLNYINew York Islanders
- 98Ted DonatoL796 GP · 347 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 99Pat BeauchesneDWSHWashington Capitals
- 100Darrin AmundsonCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 101Steve McCoolDMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
98th
of 252 players selected
51st
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
Ted Donato made his NHL debut on March 8, 1992, 4 years and 269 days after the draft.
796
Games
150
Goals
197
Assists
347
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1987 draft
- 3Glen WesleyD1457 GP · 537 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 14Stephane QuintalD1037 GP · 243 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 56Todd LalondeLBOSBoston Bruins
- 67Darwin McPhersonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 77Matt DelguidiceG11 GP · 2 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 98Ted DonatoL796 GP · 347 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 119Matthew GlennonL3 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 140Robert CheeversCBOSBoston Bruins
- 161Chris WinnesR33 GP · 7 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 182Paul OhmanDBOSBoston Bruins
- 203Casey JonesCBOSBoston Bruins
- 224Eric LemarqueCBOSBoston Bruins
- 245Sean GormanDBOSBoston Bruins