1987 NHL Draft
Ken Gernander in the 1987 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Ken Gernander 96th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 77th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 96
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 12
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 93–99 in the 1987 draft
- 93Robert MendelDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 94Eric O'BorskyCNYRNew York Rangers
- 95Radomir BrazdaDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 96Ken GernanderR12 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 97Petr VlkLNYINew York Islanders
- 98Ted DonatoL796 GP · 347 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 99Pat BeauchesneDWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
96th
of 252 players selected
49th
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
Ken Gernander made his NHL debut on March 9, 1996, 8 years and 270 days after the draft.
12
Games
2
Goals
3
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1987 draft
- 16Bryan MarchmentD926 GP · 182 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 37Patrik ErikssonRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 79Donald McLennanDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 96Ken GernanderR12 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 100Darrin AmundsonCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 121Joseph HarwellDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 142Tod HartjeLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 163Markku KyllonenR9 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 184James FernholzRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 226Roger RougelotGWINWinnipeg Jets
- 247Hans Goran EloGWINWinnipeg Jets