1987 NHL Draft
Theo Fleury in the 1987 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Theo Fleury 166th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 8.
It was the ninth of the 13 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1084, and only 3 have scored more points than his 1088.
- Overall pick
- 166
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 19
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 163–169 in the 1987 draft
- 163Markku KyllonenR9 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 164William GeistDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 165John MooreCHFDHartford Whalers
- 166Theo FleuryR1084 GP · 1088 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 167Darryl InghamRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 168Age EllingsenDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 169Grant TkachukLBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
166th
of 252 players selected
90th
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
Theo Fleury made his NHL debut on January 3, 1989, 1 year and 204 days after the draft.
1084
Games
455
Goals
633
Assists
1088
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1987 draft
- 19Bryan DeasleyLCGYCalgary Flames
- 25Stephane MatteauL848 GP · 316 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 40Kevin GrantDCGYCalgary Flames
- 61Scott MahoneyLCGYCalgary Flames
- 70Tim HarrisRCGYCalgary Flames
- 103Tim CorkeryDCGYCalgary Flames
- 124Joe AloiDCGYCalgary Flames
- 145Peter CiavagliaC5 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 166Theo FleuryR1084 GP · 1088 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 187Mark OsieckiD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 208William SedergrenDCGYCalgary Flames
- 229Peter HasselbladDCGYCalgary Flames
- 250Magnus SvenssonD46 GP · 18 PCGYCalgary Flames