Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Quebec ya yi ciniki mai yawa a lokacin
1987 NHL Entry Draft, kamar yadda Nordiques suka yi musayar Dale Hunter da Clint Malarchuk zuwa Washington Capitals don Gaetan Duchesne, Alan Haworth, da kuma zaɓin zagaye na farko na Capitals a cikin 1987 NHL Entry Draft, wanda Nordiques ya zaɓi Joe Sakic. Haworth yana da raunin da ya faru a kakar wasa ta 1986/87, ya bayyana a wasanni 50 kawai, duk da haka, ya zira kwallaye 25 da maki 41. A cikin 1985-86, Haworth yana da manyan kwarewar 34 da maki 73 don Capitals. Duchesne yana da matsayi mafi girma na maki 52 tare da Washington a 1986-87, yayin da ya zira kwallaye 17 kuma yana da taimako 35. Joe Sakic shi ne na biyu na Nordiques a cikin 1987 NHL Entry Draft, yayin da ya zira kwallaye 60 da maki 133 a wasanni 72 tare da Swift Current Broncos na Yammacin Hockey League (WHL), kamar yadda Quebec ya zaɓi Bryan Fogarty tare da zaɓin su na farko. Fogarty yana da maki 70 a wasanni 56 tare da Kingston Canadians na Ontario Hockey League (OHL).