1987 NHL Draft
Terry Yake in the 1987 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Terry Yake 81st overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 10 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 403 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 81
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 18
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 78–84 in the 1987 draft
- 78Tyler LarterC1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 79Donald McLennanDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 80Kris MillerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 81Terry YakeC403 GP · 197 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 82Andrew RymshaD6 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 83Tomaz ErikssonLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 84John BradleyGBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
81st
of 252 players selected
41st
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
Terry Yake made his NHL debut on January 31, 1989, 1 year and 232 days after the draft.
403
Games
77
Goals
120
Assists
197
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1987 draft
- 18Jody HullR831 GP · 261 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 39Adam BurtD737 GP · 152 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 81Terry YakeC403 GP · 197 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 102Marc RousseauDHFDHartford Whalers
- 123Jeff St. CyrDHFDHartford Whalers
- 144Gregory WolfDHFDHartford Whalers
- 165John MooreCHFDHartford Whalers
- 186Joseph DayL72 GP · 11 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 228Kevin SullivanRHFDHartford Whalers
- 249Steve LaurinGHFDHartford Whalers