1987 NHL Draft
Robert Robinson in the 1987 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Robert Robinson 117th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth 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 22 games put him 68th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 117
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 12
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 114–120 in the 1987 draft
- 114Garth SnowG368 GP · 135 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 115Ludek CajkaDNYRNew York Rangers
- 116Sean CliffordDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 117Robert RobinsonD22 GP · 1 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 118Rob DiMaioR894 GP · 277 PNYINew York Islanders
- 119Matthew GlennonL3 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 120Richard DefreitasDWSHWashington Capitals
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 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
Robert Robinson made his NHL debut on October 5, 1991, 4 years and 114 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