Other notable picks include: Brendan Shanahan (#2, NJD), Joe Sakic (#15, Quebec Nordiques), John LeClair, Eric Desjardins, and Mathieu Schneider (#33, 38, 44 respectively, Montreal Canadiens). Theo Fleury went #166, seven picks after Guy Hebert.
The Wings, by the way, picked Yves Racine at #11; Racine played four seasons with the Wings and notched 508 games in the NHL.
Also, all players picked in the first round were from Canada.
1987: Pierre Turgeon, to the Buffalo Sabres.
ReplyDeleteOther notable picks include: Brendan Shanahan (#2, NJD), Joe Sakic (#15, Quebec Nordiques), John LeClair, Eric Desjardins, and Mathieu Schneider (#33, 38, 44 respectively, Montreal Canadiens). Theo Fleury went #166, seven picks after Guy Hebert.
The Wings, by the way, picked Yves Racine at #11; Racine played four seasons with the Wings and notched 508 games in the NHL.
Also, all players picked in the first round were from Canada.