The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the

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during the

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. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or

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(s), if applicable.

Trades between teams

May

June

July

# The Rangers' fifth-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 8, 1987 that sent

Brian Mullen Brian Patrick Mullen (born March 16, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player who spent eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) playing for the Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, San Jose Sha ...

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

September

# 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

# Trade completed on March 10, 1987. # Minnesota's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 13, 1986 that sent

Curt Giles Curtis Jon Giles (born November 30, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Giles had two tenures with the North Stars (1979– 86 and 1987– 91). During ...

Tony McKegney Anthony Syiid McKegney (born February 15, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1978–79 until 1990–91. He is the first Black player in NHL history to score 40 goa ...

and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1988 entry draft to the Rangers in exchange for

Bob Brooke Robert Wesley Brooke (born December 18, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils between 1984 and ...

and this pick.

November

December

January

February

March

* Trading Deadline: March 10, 1987 NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 , Habs Inside/Out
# 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. # The Rangers' third-round pick went to the Minnesota as the result of a trade on October 11, 1988 that sent

Brian Lawton Brian Robert Lawton (born June 29, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player, agent and general manager, who played 483 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the 1983–84 and 1992–93 seasons. Draf ...

, 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

References

Additional sources

hockeydb.com
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