1987 NHL Draft
Rob Murphy in the 1987 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Rob Murphy 24th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 12 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 125 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 24
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 21–27 in the 1987 draft
- 21Peter SoberlakLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Brad MillerD82 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 23Ricard PerssonD229 GP · 54 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Rob MurphyC125 GP · 21 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 25Stephane MatteauL848 GP · 316 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 26Rick TabaracciG286 GP · 93 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 27Mark FitzpatrickG329 GP · 113 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
24th
of 252 players selected
10th
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
Rob Murphy made his NHL debut on January 29, 1988, 230 days after the draft.
125
Games
9
Goals
12
Assists
21
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1987 draft
- 24Rob MurphyC125 GP · 21 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 45Steve VeilleuxDVANVancouver Canucks
- 66Douglas TorrelLVANVancouver Canucks
- 87Sean FabianDVANVancouver Canucks
- 108Garry ValkL777 GP · 256 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 129Todd FanningGVANVancouver Canucks
- 150Viktor TumineuCVANVancouver Canucks
- 171Craig DalyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 192John FletcherGVANVancouver Canucks
- 213Roger HanssonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 233Neil EisenhutC16 GP · 4 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 234Matthew EvoLVANVancouver Canucks