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1987–88 NHL transactions

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The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1987–88 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.

Trades between teams

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May

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May 14, 1987 To Montreal Canadiens
Alfie Turcotte
To Edmonton Oilers
cash
May 22, 1987 To New Jersey Devils
Jim Korn
To Buffalo Sabres
Jan Ludvig
May 28, 1987 To St. Louis Blues
Tony McKegney
Rob Whistle
To New York Rangers
Bruce Bell
4th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 72 - Jaan Luik)
future considerations1
(Jim Pavese)
  1. Trade completed on October 23, 1987.

June

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June 1, 1987 To New Jersey Devils
Shayne Doyle
To Vancouver Canucks
12th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 233 - Neil Eisenhut)
June 1, 1987 To Boston Bruins
John Blum
To Washington Capitals
7th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 144 - Brad Schlegel)
June 5, 1987 To St. Louis Blues
Perry Turnbull
To Winnipeg Jets
5th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 96 - Ken Gernander)
June 8, 1987 To Winnipeg Jets
5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 101 - Benoit LeBeau)
3rd-rd pick in 1989 Entry Draft
(STL - # 55 - Denny Felsner)1
To New York Rangers
Brian Mullen
10th-rd pick in 1987 Entry Draft
(# 205 - Brett Barnett)
June 12, 1987 To Quebec Nordiques
9th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 183 - Ladislav Tresl)
To Washington Capitals
12th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 240 - Dan Brettschneider)
10th-rd pick in 1988 Entry Draft
(# 192 - Mark Sorensen)
June 12, 1987 To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 33 - John LeClair)
5th-rd pick in 1988 Entry Draft
(# 93 - Peter Popovic)
To St. Louis Blues
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 59 - Robert Nordmark)
2nd-rd pick in 1988 Entry Draft
(WAS - # 41 - Wade Bartley)2
June 13, 1987 To New Jersey Devils
Tom Kurvers
To Buffalo Sabres
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 53 - Andrew MacVicar)
10th-rd pick in 1989 Entry Draft
(# 194 - Mark Astley)
June 13, 1987 To Detroit Red Wings
2nd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 41 - Bob Wilkie)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Mark Laforest
June 13, 1987 To Minnesota North Stars
1st-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 6 - Dave Archibald)
3rd-rd pick in 1987 Entry Draft
(# 48 - Kevin Kaminski)
To Los Angeles Kings
1st-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 4 - Wayne McBean)
June 13, 1987 To Quebec Nordiques
Gaetan Duchesne
Alan Haworth
1st-rd pick in 1987 Entry Draft
(# 15 - Joe Sakic)
To Washington Capitals
Dale Hunter
Clint Malarchuk
June 13, 1987 To Vancouver Canucks
5th-rd pick in 1987 Entry Draft
(# 87 - Sean Fabian)
To Philadelphia Flyers
5th-rd pick in 1989 Entry Draft
(EDM - # 92 - Peter White)2
June 13, 1987 To Calgary Flames
Ric Nattress
To St. Louis Blues
4th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 82 - Andy Rymsha)
5th-rd pick in 1988 Entry Draft
(# 105 - Dave LaCouture)
June 13, 1987 To New Jersey Devils
David Maley
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 44 - Mathieu Schneider)
  1. Winnipeg's' third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 17, 1989, that sent Greg Paslawski and St. Louis's third-round pick in 1989 Entry Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for Winnipeg's second-round pick in 1991 Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on December 11, 1987, that sent Paul Cavallini to St. Louis in exchange for Washington's option of St. Louis' second-round pick in 1988 Entry Draft or 1989 Entry Draft. Washington selected in the 1988 Entry Draft.
  3. Vancouver's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 1, 1988, that sent Willie Huber to Philadelphia in exchange for Paul Lawless and this pick.
    Vancouver's fifth-round pick then went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 7, 1989, that sent Greg Adams and Doug Smith to Vancouver in exchange for John LeBlanc and this pick.

July

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July 21, 1987 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash
To New York Rangers
Jeff Brubaker

August

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August 26, 1987 To Calgary Flames
Brad McCrimmon
To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 63 - Dominic Roussel)
1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(TOR - # 21 - Steve Bancroft)
August 27, 1987 To Washington Capitals
Peter Sundstrom
To New York Rangers
5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 99 - Martin Bergeron)
August 31, 1987 To Vancouver Canucks
Darren Jensen
Daryl Stanley
To Philadelphia Flyers
Wendell Young
3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft
(# 44 - Kimbi Daniels)
  1. Philadelphia's first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 6, 1989, that sent Ken Wregget to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first-round pick (# 12 overall) in 1989 Entry Draft and this pick.

September

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September 3, 1987 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ed Olczyk
Al Secord
To Chicago Blackhawks
Bob McGill
Steve Thomas
Rick Vaive
September 8, 1987 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Semenko
To Hartford Whalers
Bill Root
September 8, 1987 To Minnesota North Stars
Pat Price
To New York Rangers
Willi Plett
September 9, 1987 To Chicago Blackhawks
Duane Sutter
To New York Islanders
2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 29 - Wayne Doucet)
September 15, 1987 To New Jersey Devils
Patrik Sundstrom
4th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 65 - Matt Ruchty)
Devils' option to swap
2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft1
(# 23 - Jeff Christian)
To Vancouver Canucks
Greg Adams
Kirk McLean
2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 33 - Leif Rohlin)1
September 17, 1987 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dale Degray
To Calgary Flames
5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 90 - Scott Matusovich)
September 30, 1987 To Winnipeg Jets
George McPhee
To New York Rangers
4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 67 - Jim Cummings)
September 30, 1987 To Quebec Nordiques
Terry Carkner
Jeff Jackson
To New York Rangers
John Ogrodnick
David Shaw
  1. New Jersey exercised the option and swap the 33rd pick for the 23rd overall pick in 1988.

October

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October 5, 1987 To Hartford Whalers
Mark Reeds
To St. Louis Blues
3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(HAR - # 52 - Blair Atcheynum)1
October 6, 1987 To Boston Bruins
Mike Stevens
To Vancouver Canucks
cash
October 7, 1987 To New Jersey Devils
George McPhee
To Winnipeg Jets
future considerations
October 8, 1987 To Minnesota North Stars
Jay Caufield
Dave Gagner
To New York Rangers
Paul Boutilier
Jari Gronstrand
October 13, 1987 To Buffalo Sabres
6th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 106 - David DiVita)
To Minnesota North Stars
Andy Ristau
October 13, 1987 To Montreal Canadiens
Larry Trader
3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 51 - Pierre Sevigny)
To St. Louis Blues
Gaston Gingras
3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(WIN - # 62 - Kris Draper)2
October 15, 1987 To Hartford Whalers
Tiger Williams
To Los Angeles Kings
cash
October 19, 1987 To Edmonton Oilers
Dave Donnelly
To Chicago Blackhawks
cash
  1. Hartford's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 8, 1988, that sent Hartford's second-round pick in the 1989 Entry Draft in exchange for Charlie Bourgeois and this pick.
  2. St. Louis' third-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 17, 1989, that sent Winnipeg's third-round pick in 1989 Entry Draft and second-round pick in 1991 Entry Draft in exchange for Greg Paslawski and this pick.

November

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November 4, 1987 To Vancouver Canucks
Willie Huber
Larry Melnyk
To New York Rangers
Michel Petit
November 6, 1987 To Calgary Flames
Jim Leavins
To New York Rangers
Don Mercier
November 20, 1987 To Minnesota North Stars
Curt Giles
To New York Rangers
Byron Lomow
future considerations
November 21, 1987 To Edmonton Oilers
Dave Hannan
Chris Joseph
Moe Mantha Jr.
Craig Simpson
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Paul Coffey
Dave Hunter
Wayne Van Dorp

December

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December 4, 1987 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Stothers
To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations
(5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft -
MIN - # 34 - Pat MacLeod)1
December 11, 1987 To St. Louis Blues
Paul Cavallini
To Washington Capitals
2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 41 - Wade Bartley)2
December 14, 1987 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sean McKenna
To Los Angeles Kings
Mike Allison
December 16, 1987 To Winnipeg Jets
Paul Boutilier
To New York Rangers
future considerations
(5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft -
# 88 - Aaron Miller)3
December 17, 1987 To Montreal Canadiens
future considerations
(3rd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft -
# 46 - Neil Carnes)4
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Perry Ganchar
future considerations
(3rd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft -
# 62 - Daniel Gauthier)4
December 17, 1987 To Quebec Nordiques
Bobby Dollas
To Winnipeg Jets
Stu Kulak
December 31, 1987 To Buffalo Sabres
Mike Donnelly
5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 89 - Alexander Mogilny)
To New York Rangers
Paul Cyr
10th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft -
(# 202 - Eric Fenton)
  1. Philadelphia's fifth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on December 8, 1988, that sent Moe Mantha Jr. to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick. The completion date of the original trade between Toronto and Philadelphia is unknown.
  2. Washington had the option of the 2nd-rd pick in 1988 or 1989 NHL Entry Draft. They selected in the 1988 draft.
  3. Exact completion of the trade unknown.
  4. Trade completed on June 11, 1988.

January

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January 3, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
Curt Fraser
To Chicago Blackhawks
Dirk Graham
January 3, 1988 To Hartford Whalers
Neil Sheehy
Carey Wilson
rights to Lane MacDonald
To Calgary Flames
Shane Churla
Dana Murzyn
January 10, 1988 To Detroit Red Wings
Jim Nill
To Winnipeg Jets
Mark Kumpel
January 14, 1988 To Montreal Canadiens
future considerations
To Winnipeg Jets
Alfie Turcotte
January 21, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Mike Siltala
Gord Walker
To New York Rangers
Joe Paterson
January 21, 1988 To Montreal Canadiens
future considerations
To St. Louis Blues
Scott Harlow
January 22, 1988 To Hartford Whalers
Lindsay Carson
To Philadelphia Flyers
Paul Lawless
January 22, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
Moe Mantha Jr.
To Edmonton Oilers
Keith Acton
January 27, 1988 To Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens option to swap
1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 13 - Lindsay Vallis)1
To New York Rangers
Chris Nilan
  1. Montreal exercised the option and swap the 20th pick for the 13rd overall pick in 1989.

February

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February 2, 1988 To Montreal Canadiens
future considerations
To St. Louis Blues
Ernie Vargas
February 4, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Chris Kontos
6th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 109 - Micah Aivazoff)
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Erickson
February 9, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 75 - J. F. Quintin)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Gordie Roberts
February 9, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Grant Ledyard
To Washington Capitals
Craig Laughlin
February 11, 1988 To Buffalo Sabres
Scott Metcalfe
9th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 183 - Donald Audette)
To Edmonton Oilers
Steve Dykstra
7th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 140 - Davis Payne)
February 19, 1988 To Montreal Canadiens
Martin Nicoletti
To Calgary Flames
Rick Hayward
February 22, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
John Barrett
To Washington Capitals
future considerations
February 23, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Ron Duguay
To New York Rangers
Mark Hardy

March

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  • Trading Deadline: March 8, 1988 [1]
March 1, 1988 To Vancouver Canucks
Paul Lawless
5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(EDM - # 92 - Peter White)1
To Philadelphia Flyers
Willie Huber
March 6, 1988 To Vancouver Canucks
Peter Bakovic
Brian Bradley
Kevan Guy
To Calgary Flames
Craig Coxe
March 7, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
rights to John Blue
To Winnipeg Jets
7th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 127 - Markus Akerblom)
March 7, 1988 To Calgary Flames
Rob Ramage
Rick Wamsley
To St. Louis Blues
Steve Bozek
Brett Hull
March 8, 1988 To Boston Bruins
Moe Lemay
To Edmonton Oilers
Alan May
March 8, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars
Gord Dineen
To New York Islanders
Chris Pryor
7th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 133 - Brett Harkins)
March 8, 1988 To Hartford Whalers
Charlie Bourgeois
3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 52 - Blair Atcheynum)
To St. Louis Blues
2nd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 31 - Rick Corriveau)
March 8, 1988 To Hartford Whalers
Richard Brodeur
To Vancouver Canucks
Steve Weeks
March 8, 1988 To Detroit Red Wings
Jim Pavese
To New York Rangers
future considerations
(5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft -
(DET - # 87 - Tony Burns)2
March 8, 1988 To Boston Bruins
Andy Moog
To Edmonton Oilers
Geoff Courtnall
Bill Ranford
2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 39 - Petro Koivunen)
March 8, 1988 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Curran
To New York Islanders
6th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 111 - Pavel Gross)
March 8, 1988 To St. Louis Blues
Gordie Roberts
To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 72 - Reid Simpson)
March 8, 1988 To New Jersey Devils
10th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 207 - Alexander Semak)
To Boston Bruins
Steve Tsujiura
  1. Vancouver's fifth-round pick then went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 7, 1989, that sent Greg Adams and Doug Smith to Vancouver in exchange for John LeBlanc and this pick.
  2. Detroit's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on September 9, 1989, that sent Kris King to the Rangers in exchange for Chris McRae and this pick.

References

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Additional sources

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  • hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
  • "NHL trades for 1987-1988". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved July 22, 2021.