1987 NHL Draft
Bob Wilkie in the 1987 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Bob Wilkie 41st overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 13 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 18 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 41
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 20
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 38–44 in the 1987 draft
- 38Eric DesjardinsD1143 GP · 575 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 39Adam BurtD737 GP · 152 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 40Kevin GrantDCGYCalgary Flames
- 41Bob WilkieD18 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 42Brad WerenkaD320 GP · 80 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 43Ross WilsonRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 44Mathieu SchneiderD1289 GP · 743 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
41st
of 252 players selected
21st
of 93 defensemen 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
Bob Wilkie made his NHL debut on October 6, 1990, 3 years and 115 days after the draft.
18
Games
2
Goals
5
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1987 draft
- 11Yves RacineD508 GP · 231 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 32Gordon KruppkeD23 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 41Bob WilkieD18 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 52Dennis HollandCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 74Mark ReimerGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 95Radomir BrazdaDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 116Sean CliffordDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 137Michael GoberLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 158Kevin ScottCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 179Mikko HaapakoskiDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 200Darin BannisterDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 221Craig QuinlanDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 242Tomas JanssonDDETDetroit Red Wings