1987 NHL Draft
Joseph Day in the 1987 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Joseph Day 186th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 9.
It was the eighth 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 72 games put him 59th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 186
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 18
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 183–189 in the 1987 draft
- 183Ladislav TreslCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 184James FernholzRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 185Eric TremblayDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 186Joseph DayL72 GP · 11 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 187Mark OsieckiD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 188Bruce MacDonaldRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 189Gavin ArmstrongGEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
186th
of 252 players selected
101st
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
Joseph Day made his NHL debut on November 9, 1991, 4 years and 149 days after the draft.
72
Games
1
Goals
10
Assists
11
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