1987 NHL Draft
Stephane Matteau in the 1987 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Stephane Matteau 25th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 13 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1987, 90 have played in the NHL regular season. His 848 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 25
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 4
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 22–28 in the 1987 draft
- 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
- 28Daniel MaroisR350 GP · 210 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1987 class
25th
of 252 players selected
11th
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
Stephane Matteau made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 3 years and 113 days after the draft.
848
Games
144
Goals
172
Assists
316
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1987 draft
- 19Bryan DeasleyLCGYCalgary Flames
- 25Stephane MatteauL848 GP · 316 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 40Kevin GrantDCGYCalgary Flames
- 61Scott MahoneyLCGYCalgary Flames
- 70Tim HarrisRCGYCalgary Flames
- 103Tim CorkeryDCGYCalgary Flames
- 124Joe AloiDCGYCalgary Flames
- 145Peter CiavagliaC5 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 166Theo FleuryR1084 GP · 1088 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 187Mark OsieckiD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 208William SedergrenDCGYCalgary Flames
- 229Peter HasselbladDCGYCalgary Flames
- 250Magnus SvenssonD46 GP · 18 PCGYCalgary Flames