1987 NHL Draft
Jeff Harding in the 1987 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Jeff Harding 30th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 75th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 1987 draft
- 27Mark FitzpatrickG329 GP · 113 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 28Daniel MaroisR350 GP · 210 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 29Ryan McGillD151 GP · 19 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Jeff HardingR15 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 31Daniel LacroixC188 GP · 18 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 32Gordon KruppkeD23 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 33John LeClairL967 GP · 819 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
30th
of 252 players selected
13th
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
Jeff Harding made his NHL debut on December 6, 1988, 1 year and 176 days after the draft.
15
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1987 draft
- 20Darren RumbleD193 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 30Jeff HardingR15 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 62Martin HostakC55 GP · 14 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 83Tomaz ErikssonLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 104William GallRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 125Anthony LinkDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 146Mark StraponDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 167Darryl InghamRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 188Bruce MacDonaldRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 209Steven MorrowDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 230Darius RusnakCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 251Dale RoehlGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers