1986–87 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1986–87 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 16, 1986 To Boston Bruins
Tom McCarthy
To Minnesota North Stars
3rd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 55 - Rob Zettler)
2nd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 35 - Scott McCrady)

June

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June 6, 1986 To Vancouver Canucks
Dave Richter
Rich Sutter
3rd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 49 - Don Gibson)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jean-Jacques Daigneault
2nd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 28 - Kent Hawley)
5th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 87 - Sean Fabian)
June 6, 1986 To Boston Bruins
Cam Neely
1st-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 3 - Glen Wesley)
To Vancouver Canucks
Barry Pederson
June 21, 1986 To Buffalo Sabres
Scott Arniel
To Winnipeg Jets
Gilles Hamel
June 21, 1986 To Quebec Nordiques
2nd-rd pick - 1986 Entry Draft
(# 41 - Stephane Guerard)
To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 30 - Jeff Harding)
June 21, 1986 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Murray
To New York Islanders
5th-rd pick in 1986 Entry Draft
(# 104 - Todd McLellan)
June 25, 1986 To New Jersey Devils
Claude Loiselle
To Detroit Red Wings
Tim Higgins
June 15, 1986 To Montreal Canadiens
future considerations
To Edmonton Oilers
Alfie Turcotte

July

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July 3, 1986 To Edmonton Oilers
Murray Eaves
To Winnipeg Jets
future considerations
July 29, 1986 To Detroit Red Wings
Glen Hanlon
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 47 - Guy Dupuis)
3rd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 52 - Dennis Holland)
To New York Rangers
Kelly Kisio
Lane Lambert
Jim Leavins
5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(WIN - # 101 - Benoit LeBeau)1
  1. The Rangers' fifth-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 8, 1987 that sent Brian Mullen and Winnipeg's tenth-round pick in 1987 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for the Rangers' third-round pick in 1989 Entry Draft and this pick.

August

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August 7, 1986 To St. Louis Blues
Larry Trader
To Detroit Red Wings
Lee Norwood
August 18, 1986 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Allison
To New York Rangers
Walt Poddubny
August 18, 1986 To New Jersey Devils
Steve Richmond
To Detroit Red Wings
Sam St. Laurent
August 19, 1986 To Montreal Canadiens
Brian Hayward
To Winnipeg Jets
Steve Penney
rights to Jan Ingman

September

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September 8, 1986 To Minnesota North Stars
Brian MacLellan
To New York Rangers
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 46 - Simon Gagne)1
  1. The trade was for a conditional pick in 1987 Entry Draft. The condition – the Rangers receives a 3rd-rd pick if MacLellan scores 25 or more goals in the 1986-87 season or a 4th-rd pick if less than 25 goals - was converted on March 3, 1987 scoring his 25th goal of the season.

October

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October 2, 1986 To Buffalo Sabres
Craig Muni
To Edmonton Oilers
cash
October 2, 1986 To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 86 - Len Esau)
To Vancouver Canucks
Brad Maxwell
October 3, 1986 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Terry Johnson
To Calgary Flames
Jim Korn
October 3, 1986 To Buffalo Sabres
Jim Korn
To Calgary Flames
Brian Engblom
October 3, 1986 To Buffalo Sabres
cash
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Craig Muni
October 7, 1986 To Hartford Whalers
Yves Courteau
To Calgary Flames
Mark Paterson
October 3, 1986 To Buffalo Sabres
future considerations
To Detroit Red Wings
Ric Seiling
October 8, 1986 To Washington Capitals
cash
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dwight Schofield
October 9, 1986 To Detroit Red Wings
cash
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Warren Young
October 15, 1986 To Edmonton Oilers
Shawn Evans
To St. Louis Blues
Todd Ewen
October 21, 1986 To Hartford Whalers
Dave Barr
To St. Louis Blues
Tim Bothwell
October 23, 1986 To Edmonton Oilers
Clark Donatelli
Jim Wiemer
rights to Ville Kentala
rights to Reijo Ruotsalainen
To New York Rangers
Don Jackson
Mike Golden
rights to Miloslav Horava
future considerations1
(Stu Kulak)
October 24, 1986 To Minnesota North Stars
rights to Mark Pavelich
To New York Rangers
4th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(MIN - # 64 - Jeffrey Stolp)2
October 30, 1986 To Montreal Canadiens
Andre Villeneuve
To Philadelphia Flyers
Dominic Campedelli
  1. Trade completed on March 10, 1987.
  2. Minnesota's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 13, 1986 that sent Curt Giles, Tony McKegney and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1988 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Bob Brooke and this pick.

November

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November 12, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Mike Bullard
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dan Quinn
November 13, 1986 To Minnesota North Stars
Bob Brooke
4th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 64 - Jeffrey Stolp)
To New York Rangers
Curt Giles
Tony McKegney
2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 22 - Troy Mallette)
November 18, 1986 To Buffalo Sabres
Tom Kurvers
To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 34 - Martin St. Amour)
November 21, 1986 To Vancouver Canucks
6th-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 122 - Phil von Stefenelli)
To Detroit Red Wings
Doug Halward

December

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December 2, 1986 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rick Lanz
To Vancouver Canucks
Jim Benning
Dan Hodgson
December 12, 1986 To Hartford Whalers
Dave Semenko
To Edmonton Oilers
3rd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 53 - Trevor Sim)
December 18, 1986 To Philadelphia Flyers
Kjell Samuelsson
2nd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 34 - Patrik Juhlin)
To New York Rangers
Bob Froese

January

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January 1, 1987 To Washington Capitals
Bob Crawford
Kelly Miller
Mike Ridley
To New York Rangers
Bobby Carpenter
2nd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 40 - Jason Prosofsky)
January 5, 1987 To Quebec Nordiques
Bill Derlago
To Winnipeg Jets
4th-rd pick in 1989 Entry Draft
(# 64 - Mark Brownschidle)
January 8, 1987 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 58 - Francois Gravel)
To Winnipeg Jets
Steve Rooney
January 12, 1987 To Hartford Whalers
Randy Ladouceur
To Detroit Red Wings
Dave Barr
January 17, 1987 To Quebec Nordiques
Basil McRae
John Ogrodnick
Doug Shedden
To Detroit Red Wings
Brent Ashton
Gilbert Delorme
Mark Kumpel
January 21, 1987 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Kontos
To New York Rangers
Ron Duguay

February

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February 6, 1987 To Boston Bruins
Roberto Romano
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Pat Riggin
February 14, 1987 To Los Angeles Kings
Al Jensen
To Washington Capitals
Gary Galley
February 21, 1987 To Minnesota North Stars
Brad Maxwell
To New York Rangers
future considerations

March

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  • Trading Deadline: March 10, 1987 [1]
March 2, 1987 To Minnesota North Stars
2nd-rd pick - 1988 Entry Draft
(# 40 - Link Gaetz)
cash
To Edmonton Oilers
Kent Nilsson
March 5, 1987 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Osborne
To New York Rangers
Jeff Jackson
3rd-rd pick - 1989 Entry Draft
(# 45 - Rob Zamuner)
March 5, 1987 To Quebec Nordiques
Lane Lambert
To New York Rangers
Pat Price
March 6, 1987 To Buffalo Sabres
Lee Fogolin Jr.
Mark Napier
4th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 84 - John Bradley)
To Edmonton Oilers
Normand Lacombe
Wayne Van Dorp
4th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 64 - Peter Eriksson)
March 9, 1987 To New Jersey Devils
Chris Cichocki
3rd-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(BUF - # 58 - Andrew MacVicar)1
To Detroit Red Wings
Mel Bridgman
March 9, 1987 To Edmonton Oilers
Dominic Campedelli
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jeff Brubaker
March 10, 1987 To Hartford Whalers
Pat Hughes
To St. Louis Blues
10th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 207 - Andy Cesarski)
March 10, 1987 To Los Angeles Kings
Bobby Carpenter
Tom Laidlaw
To New York Rangers
Jeff Crossman
Marcel Dionne
3rd-rd pick in 1988 Entry Draft
(MIN - # 60 - Murray Garbutt)2
March 10, 1987 To Minnesota North Stars
Raimo Helminen
To New York Rangers
future considerations
March 10, 1987 To Vancouver Canucks
Raimo Summanen
To Edmonton Oilers
Moe Lemay
March 10, 1987 To Boston Bruins
4th-rd pick - 1987 Entry Draft
(# 67 - Darwin McPherson)
To Minnesota North Stars
Paul Boutilier
  1. New Jersey's third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Tom Kurvers to New Jersey in exchange for New Jersey's tenth-round pick in 1989 Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. The Rangers' third-round pick went to the Minnesota as the result of a trade on October 11, 1988 that sent Brian Lawton, Igor Liba and the rights to Rick Bennett to the Rangers in exchange for Paul Jerrard, Mark Tinordi, the rights to Mike Sullivan, the rights to Bret Barnett and this pick.

April

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April 22, 1987 To Calgary Flames
cash
To Chicago Blackhawks
Mark Paterson

References

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Additional sources

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  • hockeydb.com - search for player and select "show trades"
  • "NHL trades for 1985-1986". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved July 22, 2021.