# 1987–88 NHL transactions

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
### May

| May 14, 1987 | To Montreal CanadiensAlfie Turcotte | To Edmonton Oilerscash |
| May 22, 1987 | To New Jersey DevilsJim Korn | To Buffalo SabresJan Ludvig |
| May 28, 1987 | To St. Louis BluesTony McKegney Rob Whistle | To New York RangersBruce Bell 4th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 72 - Jaan Luik) future considerations$^1$ (Jim Pavese) |
* Trade completed on October 23, 1987.

### June

| June 1, 1987 | To New Jersey DevilsShayne Doyle | To Vancouver Canucks12th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 233 - Neil Eisenhut) |
| June 1, 1987 | To Boston BruinsJohn Blum | To Washington Capitals7th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 144 - Brad Schlegel) |
| June 5, 1987 | To St. Louis BluesPerry Turnbull | To Winnipeg Jets5th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 96 - Ken Gernander) |
| June 8, 1987 | To Winnipeg Jets5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 101 - Benoit LeBeau) 3rd-rd pick in 1989 Entry Draft (STL - # 55 - Denny Felsner)$^1$ | To New York RangersBrian Mullen 10th-rd pick in 1987 Entry Draft (# 205 - Brett Barnett) |
| June 12, 1987 | To Quebec Nordiques9th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 183 - Ladislav Tresl) | To Washington Capitals12th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 240 - Dan Brettschneider) 10th-rd pick in 1988 Entry Draft (# 192 - Mark Sorensen) |
| June 12, 1987 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 33 - John LeClair) 5th-rd pick in 1988 Entry Draft (# 93 - Peter Popovic) | To St. Louis Blues3rd-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 DevilsTom Kurvers | To Buffalo Sabres3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 53 - Andrew MacVicar) 10th-rd pick in 1989 Entry Draft (# 194 - Mark Astley) |
| June 13, 1987 | To Detroit Red Wings2nd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 41 - Bob Wilkie) | To Philadelphia FlyersMark Laforest |
| June 13, 1987 | To Minnesota North Stars1st-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 6 - Dave Archibald) 3rd-rd pick in 1987 Entry Draft (# 48 - Kevin Kaminski) | To Los Angeles Kings1st-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 4 - Wayne McBean) |
| June 13, 1987 | To Quebec NordiquesGaetan Duchesne Alan Haworth 1st-rd pick in 1987 Entry Draft (# 15 - Joe Sakic) | To Washington CapitalsDale Hunter Clint Malarchuk |
| June 13, 1987 | To Vancouver Canucks5th-rd pick in 1987 Entry Draft (# 87 - Sean Fabian) | To Philadelphia Flyers5th-rd pick in 1989 Entry Draft (EDM - # 92 - Peter White)$^2$ |
| June 13, 1987 | To Calgary FlamesRic Nattress | To St. Louis Blues4th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 82 - Andy Rymsha) 5th-rd pick in 1988 Entry Draft (# 105 - Dave LaCouture) |
| June 13, 1987 | To New Jersey DevilsDavid Maley | To Montreal Canadiens3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft (# 44 - Mathieu Schneider) |
* 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.
* 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.
* 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

| July 21, 1987 | To Philadelphia Flyerscash | To New York RangersJeff Brubaker |

### August

| August 26, 1987 | To Calgary FlamesBrad McCrimmon | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 63 - Dominic Roussel) 1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (TOR - # 21 - Steve Bancroft) |
| August 27, 1987 | To Washington CapitalsPeter Sundstrom | To New York Rangers5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 99 - Martin Bergeron) |
| August 31, 1987 | To Vancouver CanucksDarren Jensen Daryl Stanley | To Philadelphia FlyersWendell Young 3rd-rd pick - 1990 Entry Draft (# 44 - Kimbi Daniels) |
* 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

| September 3, 1987 | To Toronto Maple LeafsEd Olczyk Al Secord | To Chicago BlackhawksBob McGill Steve Thomas Rick Vaive |
| September 8, 1987 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Semenko | To Hartford WhalersBill Root |
| September 8, 1987 | To Minnesota North StarsPat Price | To New York RangersWilli Plett |
| September 9, 1987 | To Chicago BlackhawksDuane Sutter | To New York Islanders2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 29 - Wayne Doucet) |
| September 15, 1987 | To New Jersey DevilsPatrik Sundstrom 4th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 65 - Matt Ruchty) Devils' option to swap 2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft$^1$ (# 23 - Jeff Christian) | To Vancouver CanucksGreg Adams Kirk McLean 2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 33 - Leif Rohlin)$^1$ |
| September 17, 1987 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDale Degray | To Calgary Flames5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 90 - Scott Matusovich) |
| September 30, 1987 | To Winnipeg JetsGeorge McPhee | To New York Rangers4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 67 - Jim Cummings) |
| September 30, 1987 | To Quebec NordiquesTerry Carkner Jeff Jackson | To New York RangersJohn Ogrodnick David Shaw |
* New Jersey exercised the option and swap the 33rd pick for the 23rd overall pick in 1988.

### October

| October 5, 1987 | To Hartford WhalersMark Reeds | To St. Louis Blues3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (HAR - # 52 - Blair Atcheynum)$^1$ |
| October 6, 1987 | To Boston BruinsMike Stevens | To Vancouver Canuckscash |
| October 7, 1987 | To New Jersey DevilsGeorge McPhee | To Winnipeg Jetsfuture considerations |
| October 8, 1987 | To Minnesota North StarsJay Caufield Dave Gagner | To New York RangersPaul Boutilier Jari Gronstrand |
| October 13, 1987 | To Buffalo Sabres6th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 106 - David DiVita) | To Minnesota North StarsAndy Ristau |
| October 13, 1987 | To Montreal CanadiensLarry Trader 3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 51 - Pierre Sevigny) | To St. Louis BluesGaston Gingras 3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (WIN - # 62 - Kris Draper)$^2$ |
| October 15, 1987 | To Hartford WhalersTiger Williams | To Los Angeles Kingscash |
| October 19, 1987 | To Edmonton OilersDave Donnelly | To Chicago Blackhawkscash |
* 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.
* 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

| November 4, 1987 | To Vancouver CanucksWillie Huber Larry Melnyk | To New York RangersMichel Petit |
| November 6, 1987 | To Calgary FlamesJim Leavins | To New York RangersDon Mercier |
| November 20, 1987 | To Minnesota North StarsCurt Giles | To New York RangersByron Lomow future considerations |
| November 21, 1987 | To Edmonton OilersDave Hannan Chris Joseph Moe Mantha Jr. Craig Simpson | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPaul Coffey Dave Hunter Wayne Van Dorp |

### December

| December 4, 1987 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Stothers | To Philadelphia Flyersfuture considerations (5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft - MIN - # 34 - Pat MacLeod)$^1$ |
| December 11, 1987 | To St. Louis BluesPaul Cavallini | To Washington Capitals2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 41 - Wade Bartley)$^2$ |
| December 14, 1987 | To Toronto Maple LeafsSean McKenna | To Los Angeles KingsMike Allison |
| December 16, 1987 | To Winnipeg JetsPaul Boutilier | To New York Rangersfuture considerations (5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft - # 88 - Aaron Miller)$^3$ |
| December 17, 1987 | To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations (3rd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft - # 46 - Neil Carnes)$^4$ | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPerry Ganchar future considerations (3rd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft - # 62 - Daniel Gauthier)$^4$ |
| December 17, 1987 | To Quebec NordiquesBobby Dollas | To Winnipeg JetsStu Kulak |
| December 31, 1987 | To Buffalo SabresMike Donnelly 5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 89 - Alexander Mogilny) | To New York RangersPaul Cyr 10th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft - (# 202 - Eric Fenton) |
* 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.
* Washington had the option of the 2nd-rd pick in 1988 or 1989 NHL Entry Draft. They selected in the 1988 draft.
* Exact completion of the trade unknown.
* Trade completed on June 11, 1988.

### January

| January 3, 1988 | To Minnesota North StarsCurt Fraser | To Chicago BlackhawksDirk Graham |
| January 3, 1988 | To Hartford WhalersNeil Sheehy Carey Wilson rights to Lane MacDonald | To Calgary FlamesShane Churla Dana Murzyn |
| January 10, 1988 | To Detroit Red WingsJim Nill | To Winnipeg JetsMark Kumpel |
| January 14, 1988 | To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations | To Winnipeg JetsAlfie Turcotte |
| January 21, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsMike Siltala Gord Walker | To New York RangersJoe Paterson |
| January 21, 1988 | To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations | To St. Louis BluesScott Harlow |
| January 22, 1988 | To Hartford WhalersLindsay Carson | To Philadelphia FlyersPaul Lawless |
| January 22, 1988 | To Minnesota North StarsMoe Mantha Jr. | To Edmonton OilersKeith Acton |
| January 27, 1988 | To Montreal CanadiensCanadiens option to swap 1st-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 13 - Lindsay Vallis)$^1$ | To New York RangersChris Nilan |
* Montreal exercised the option and swap the 20th pick for the 13rd overall pick in 1989.

### February

| February 2, 1988 | To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations | To St. Louis BluesErnie Vargas |
| February 4, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsChris Kontos 6th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 109 - Micah Aivazoff) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsBryan Erickson |
| February 9, 1988 | To Minnesota North Stars4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 75 - J. F. Quintin) | To Philadelphia FlyersGordie Roberts |
| February 9, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsGrant Ledyard | To Washington CapitalsCraig Laughlin |
| February 11, 1988 | To Buffalo SabresScott Metcalfe 9th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 183 - Donald Audette) | To Edmonton OilersSteve Dykstra 7th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 140 - Davis Payne) |
| February 19, 1988 | To Montreal CanadiensMartin Nicoletti | To Calgary FlamesRick Hayward |
| February 22, 1988 | To Minnesota North StarsJohn Barrett | To Washington Capitalsfuture considerations |
| February 23, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsRon Duguay | To New York RangersMark Hardy |

### March

* Trading Deadline: March 8, 1988
| March 1, 1988 | To Vancouver CanucksPaul Lawless 5th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (EDM - # 92 - Peter White)$^1$ | To Philadelphia FlyersWillie Huber |
| March 6, 1988 | To Vancouver CanucksPeter Bakovic Brian Bradley Kevan Guy | To Calgary FlamesCraig Coxe |
| March 7, 1988 | To Minnesota North Starsrights to John Blue | To Winnipeg Jets7th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 127 - Markus Akerblom) |
| March 7, 1988 | To Calgary FlamesRob Ramage Rick Wamsley | To St. Louis BluesSteve Bozek Brett Hull |
| March 8, 1988 | To Boston BruinsMoe Lemay | To Edmonton OilersAlan May |
| March 8, 1988 | To Minnesota North StarsGord Dineen | To New York IslandersChris Pryor 7th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 133 - Brett Harkins) |
| March 8, 1988 | To Hartford WhalersCharlie Bourgeois 3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 52 - Blair Atcheynum) | To St. Louis Blues2nd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 31 - Rick Corriveau) |
| March 8, 1988 | To Hartford WhalersRichard Brodeur | To Vancouver CanucksSteve Weeks |
| March 8, 1988 | To Detroit Red WingsJim Pavese | To New York Rangersfuture considerations (5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft - (DET - # 87 - Tony Burns)$^2$ |
| March 8, 1988 | To Boston BruinsAndy Moog | To Edmonton OilersGeoff Courtnall Bill Ranford 2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 39 - Petro Koivunen) |
| March 8, 1988 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrian Curran | To New York Islanders6th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 111 - Pavel Gross) |
| March 8, 1988 | To St. Louis BluesGordie Roberts | To Philadelphia Flyers4th-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft (# 72 - Reid Simpson) |
| March 8, 1988 | To New Jersey Devils10th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft (# 207 - Alexander Semak) | To Boston BruinsSteve Tsujiura |
* 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.
* 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.