1987 NHL Draft
Shawn McEachern in the 1987 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Shawn McEachern 110th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 911 games put him 13th in the class, but only 7 have scored more points than his 579.
- Overall pick
- 110
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 5
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 107–113 in the 1987 draft
- 107Ben HankinsonR43 GP · 6 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 108Garry ValkL777 GP · 256 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 109Darcy NortonLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 110Shawn McEachernL911 GP · 579 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 111Greg BattersRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 112Damian RhodesG309 GP · 99 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 113Michael McCormickLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
110th
of 252 players selected
59th
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
Shawn McEachern made his NHL debut on March 3, 1992, 4 years and 264 days after the draft.
911
Games
256
Goals
323
Assists
579
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1987 draft
- 5Chris JosephD510 GP · 151 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 26Rick TabaracciG286 GP · 93 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 47Jamie LeachR81 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 68Risto KurkinenLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 89Jeff WaverDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 110Shawn McEachernL911 GP · 579 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 131James BoddenCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 152Jiri KuceraRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 173Jack MacDougallRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 194Daryn McBrideCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 215Mark CarlsonLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 236Ake LilljebjornGPITPittsburgh Penguins