1987 NHL Draft
Robert Nordmark in the 1987 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Robert Nordmark 59th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 3.
He was the third of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 13 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 236 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 59
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 17
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 24 years
Detroit Red Wings had already picked him in 1981, 191st overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 56–62 in the 1987 draft
- 56Todd LalondeLBOSBoston Bruins
- 57Steve MaltaisL120 GP · 27 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Francois GravelGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 59Robert NordmarkD236 GP · 83 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 60Mike DagenaisDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 61Scott MahoneyLCGYCalgary Flames
- 62Martin HostakC55 GP · 14 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 23Ricard PerssonD229 GP · 54 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 37Patrik ErikssonRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 59Robert NordmarkD236 GP · 83 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 64Peter ErikssonL20 GP · 6 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 83Tomaz ErikssonLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 92Ulf SandstromRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Kyösti KarjalainenL28 GP · 9 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 162Thomas SjogrenDWSHWashington Capitals
- 213Roger HanssonLVANVancouver Canucks
- 229Peter HasselbladDCGYCalgary Flames
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Robert Nordmark made his NHL debut on October 8, 1987, 117 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 1987 draft
- 12Keith OsborneR16 GP · 4 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 54Kevin MiehmC22 GP · 5 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 59Robert NordmarkD236 GP · 83 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 75Darin SmithLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 82Andrew RymshaD6 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 117Robert RobinsonD22 GP · 1 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 138Todd CrabtreeDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 159Guy HebertG491 GP · 191 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 180Robert DumasDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 201David MarvinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 207Andrew CesarskiDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 222Daniel RolfeDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 243Raymond SavardCSTLSt. Louis Blues