1988 NHL Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 11, 1988
Location	Montreal Forum Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
First selection	Mike Modano ( Minnesota North Stars)
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The 1988 NHL Entry Draft was the 26th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Teemu Selanne, who retired after the 2013–14 season.

Selections by round

Below are listed the selections in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Mike Modano	Centre	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Prince Albert Raiders ( WHL)
2	Trevor Linden	Centre/ Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
3	Curtis Leschyshyn	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4	Darrin Shannon	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Windsor Spitfires ( OHL)
5	Daniel Dore	Right wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Drummondville Voltigeurs ( QMJHL)
6	Scott Pearson	Left wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
7	Martin Gelinas	Left wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8	Jeremy Roenick	Centre	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Thayer Academy (USHS–MA)
9	Rod Brind'Amour	Centre/Right Wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Notre Dame Hounds ( SJHL)
10	Teemu Selanne	Right wing	Finland	Winnipeg Jets	Jokerit (Finland)
11	Chris Govedaris	Left wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
12	Corey Foster	Defence	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
13	Joel Savage	Right wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
14	Claude Boivin	Left wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
15	Reggie Savage	Right wing	Canada	Washington Capitals	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
16	Kevin Cheveldayoff	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
17	Kory Kocur	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
18	Robert Cimetta	Left wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
19	Francois Leroux	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
20	Eric Charron	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
21	Jason Muzzatti	Goaltender	Canada	Calgary Flames	Michigan State University ( CCHA)
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Round two

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
22	Troy Mallette	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers (from Minnesota)1	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
23	Jeff Christian	Left wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)2	London Knights (OHL)
24	Stephane Fiset	Goaltender	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
25	Mark Major	Left wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
26	Murray Duval	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
27	Tie Domi	Right wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
28	Paul Holden	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	London Knights (OHL)
29	Wayne Doucet	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders (from Chicago)3	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
30	Adrien Plavsic	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	University of New Hampshire ( Hockey East)
31	Russ Romaniuk	Left wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	St. Boniface Saints ( MJHL)
32	Barry Richter	Defence	United States	Hartford Whalers	Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN)
33	Leif Rohlin	Defence	Sweden	Vancouver Canucks (from New Jersey)4	Vasteras HK (Sweden)
34	Martin St. Amour	Left wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Buffalo)5	Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
35	Pat Murray	Left wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Michigan State University (CCHA)
36	Tim Taylor	Centre	Canada	Washington Capitals	London Knights (OHL)
37	Sean LeBrun	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
38	Serge Anglehart	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
39	Petro Koivunen	Right wing	Finland	Edmonton Oilers (from Boston)6	Kiekko-Espoo (Finland)
40	Link Gaetz	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars (from Edmonton)7	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
41	Wade Bartley	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals (from Montreal via St. Louis)8	Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
42	Todd Harkins	Centre	United States	Calgary Flames	Miami University (CCHA)
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1. Minnesota's second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on November 13, 1986 that sent Bob Brooke and the Rangers fourth-round pick in 1988 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for Curt Giles, Tony McKegney and this pick.
2. Vancouver's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on September 15, 1987 that sent Greg Adams and Kirk McLean to Vancouver in exchange for Patrik Sundstrom, Vancouver's fourth-round pick in the 1988 Entry Draft and New Jersey's option to swap second-round pick in the 1988 Entry Draft. New Jersey exercised the option and swap the 33rd overall pick for this pick.
3. Chicago's second-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on September 9, 1987 that sent Duane Sutter to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
4. New Jersey's second-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on September 15, 1987 that sent Patrik Sundstrom, Vancouver's fourth-round pick in the 1988 Entry Draft and New Jersey's option to swap second-round pick in the 1988 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for Greg Adams and Kirk McLean to Vancouver. New Jersey exercised the option and swap the 23rd overall pick for this pick.
5. Buffalo's second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on November 18, 1986 that sent Tom Kurvers to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
6. Boston's second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 8, 1988 that sent Andy Moog to the Bruins in exchange for Geoff Courtnall, Bill Ranford and this pick.
7. Edmonton's pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 2, 1988 that sent Kent Nilsson to Edmonton in exchange for cash and this pick.
8. 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.

   St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with Montreal on June 12, 1987 that sent that sent St. Louis' second-round pick in 1987 Entry Draft and fifth-round pick in 1988 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Montreal's third-round pick in 1987 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round three

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43	Shaun Kane	Defence	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Springfield Olympics ( EJHL)
44	Dane Jackson	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Vernon Vipers ( BCJHL)
45	Petri Aaltonen	Centre	Finland	Quebec Nordiques	HIFK (Finland)
46	Neil Carnes	Centre	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from Pittsburgh)1	Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
47	Guy Dupuis	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings (from NY Rangers)2	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
48	Peter Ing	Goaltender	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
49	John Van Kessel	Right wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
50	Trevor Dam	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	London Knights (OHL)
51	Rob Fournier	Goaltender	Canada	St. Louis Blues	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
52	Stephane Beauregard	Goaltender	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
53	Trevor Sim	Right wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers (from Hartford)3	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
54	Zdeno Ciger	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	New Jersey Devils	ZTS Martin (Czechoslovakia)
55	Darcy Loewen	Left wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
56	Craig Fisher	Left wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Oshawa Legionaires ( MetJHL)
57	Duane Derksen	Goaltender	Canada	Washington Capitals	Winkler Flyers (MJHL)
58	Danny Lorenz	Goaltender	Canada	New York Islanders	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
59	Petr Hrbek	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Detroit Red Wings	Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
60	Steve Heinze	Right wing	United States	Boston Bruins	Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA)
61	Collin Bauer	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
62	Daniel Gauthier	Centre	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins (from Montreal)4	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
63	Dominic Roussel	Goaltender	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Calgary)5	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)

1. Pittsburgh's third-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on December 17, 1987 that sent Perry Ganchar and future considerations to Pittsburgh in exchange for future considerations. The considerations became a third-round pick swap. Pittsburgh received the 62nd overall pick for this pick.
2. The Rangers' third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on July 29, 1986 that sent Kelly Kisio, Lane Lambert, Jim Leavins and Detroit's fifth-round pick in the 1988 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Glen Hanlon, the Rangers' third-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft and this pick.
3. Hartford's third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on December 12, 1986 that sent Dave Semenko to the Whalers in exchange for this pick.
4. Montreal's third-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on December 17, 1987 that sent future considerations to Montreal in exchange for Perry Ganchar and future considerations. The considerations became a third-round pick swap. Montreal received the 46th overall pick for this pick.
5. Calgary's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on August 26, 1987 that sent Brad McCrimmon to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's first-round pick in the 1989 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round four

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
64	Jeffrey Stolp	Goaltender	United States	Minnesota North Stars (from Minnesota via the Rangers)1	Greenway High School (USHS–MN)
65	Matt Ruchty	Left wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)2	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
66	Darin Kimble	Right wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
67	Mark Recchi	Right wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
68	Tony Amonte	Right wing	United States	New York Rangers	Thayer Academy (USHS–MA)
69	Ted Crowley	Defence	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA)
70	Rob Blake	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
71	Stefan Elvenes	Right wing	Sweden	Chicago Blackhawks	Rogle BK (Sweden)
72	Jaan Luik	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from NY Rangers)3	Miami University (CCHA)
73	Brian Hunt	Centre	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
74	Dean Dyer	Centre	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
75	Scott Luik	Right wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Miami University (CCHA)
76	Keith Carney	Defence	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS–RI)
77	Scott LaGrand	Goaltender	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT)
78	Rob Krauss	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
79	Andre Brassard	Defence	Canada	New York Islanders	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
80	Sheldon Kennedy	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
81	Joe Juneau	Centre	Canada	Boston Bruins	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( ECAC)
82	Cam Brauer	Defence	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Rennsselaer Polytehcnic Institute (ECAC)
83	Patric Kjellberg	Left wing	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Falu IF (Sweden)
84	Gary Socha	Centre	United States	Calgary Flames	Tabor Academy (USHS–MA)

1. The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a trade on November 13, 1986 that sent Curt Giles, Tony McKegney and Minnesota's second-round pick in 1988 NHL Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Bob Brooke and this pick.

   The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with the Minnesota North Stars on October 24, 1986 that sent that sent Mark Pavelich to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

2. Vancouver's fourth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on September 15, 1987 that sent Greg Adams and Kirk McLean to Vancouver in exchange for Patrik Sundstrom, New Jersey's option to swap second-round pick in the 1988 Entry Draft and this pick.
3. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on May 28, 1987 that sent Tony McKegney and Rob Whistle to the Blues in exchange for Bruce Bell and future considerations. Jim Pavese and this pick completed the trade on October 23, 1987.

Round five

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
85	Tomas Forslund	Right wing	Sweden	Calgary Flames (from Minnesota)1	Leksands IF (Sweden)
86	Len Esau	Defence	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Vancouver)2	Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)
87	Stephene Venne	Defence	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	University of Vermont (Hockey East)
88	Greg Andrusak	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	University of Minnesota Duluth ( WCHA)
89	Alexander Mogilny	Right wing	Soviet Union	Buffalo Sabres (from NY Rangers)3	CSKA Moscow ( USSR)
90	Scott Matusovich	Defence	United States	Calgary Flames (from Toronto)4	Canterbury School (USHS–CT)
91	Jeff Robison	Defence	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS–RI)
92	Joe Cleary	Defence	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Stratford Cullitons (MetJHL)
93	Peter Popovic	Defence	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)5	Vasteras HK (Sweden)
94	Tony Joseph	Right wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
95	Scott Morrow	Left wing	United States	Hartford Whalers	Northwood School ( USHS–NY)
96	Chris Nelson	Defence	United States	New Jersey Devils	Rochester Mustangs ( USHL)
97	Rob Ray	Right wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
98	Ed O'Brien	Left wing	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
99	Martin Bergeron	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers (from Washington)6	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
100	Paul Rutherford	Centre	Canada	New York Islanders	Ohio State University (CCHA)
101	Benoit LeBeau	Left wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (from Detroit via NY Rangers)7	Merrimack College (NCAA Independent)
102	Daniel Murphy	Defence	United States	Boston Bruins	The Gunnery (USHS–CT)
103	Don Martin	Left wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	London Knights (OHL)
104	Jean-Claude Bergeron	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
105	Dave LaCouture	Right wing	United States	St. Louis Blues (from Calgary)8	Natick High School (USHS–MA)

1. Minnesota's fifth-round pick went to Calgary as a result of a trade on May 20, 1988 that sent the rights to Igor Liba to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
2. Vancouver's fifth-round pick went to Toronto as a result of a trade on October 2, 1986 that sent Brad Maxwell to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
3. The Rangers pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on December 31, 1987 that sent Paul Cyr and tenth-round pick in 1988 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Mike Donnelly and this pick.
4. Toronto's fifth-round pick went to Calgary as a result of a trade on September 17, 1987 that sent Dale Degray to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
5. St. Louis' fifth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 12, 1987 that sent Montreal's third-round pick in 1987 Entry Draft and second-round pick in 1988 Entry Draft in exchange for St. Louis' second-round pick in 1987 Entry Draft and this pick.
6. Washington's fifth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on August 27, 1987 that sent Peter Sundstrom to Washington in exchange for this pick.
7. The Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets 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.

   The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on July 29, 1986 that sent that sent Glen Hanlon, the Rangers' third-round picks in 1987 Entry Draft and in 1988 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for Kelly Kisio, Lane Lambert, Jim Leavins and this pick.

8. Calgary's fifth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 13, 1987 that sent Ric Nattress to Calgary in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round six

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
106	David DiVita	Defence	United States	Buffalo Sabres (from Minnesota)1	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
107	Corrie D'Alessio	Goaltender	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Cornell University (ECAC)
108	Ed Ward	Right wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	University of Michigan (CCHA)
109	Micah Aivazoff	Right wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Pittsburgh)2	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
110	Dennis Vial	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
111	Pavel Gross	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	New York Islanders (from Toronto)3	Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
112	Robert Larsson	Defence	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
113	Justin Lafayette	Centre	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Ferris State University (CCHA)
114	Dan Fowler	Defence	Canada	St. Louis Blues	University of Maine (Hockey East)
115	Ronald Jones	Right wing	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
116	Corey Beaulieu	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
117	Chad Johnson	Centre	United States	New Jersey Devils	Rochester Mustangs (USHL)
118	Mike McLaughlin	Left wing	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)
119	Gordie Frantti	Defence	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Calumet High School (USHS–MI)
120	Dmitri Khristich	Right wing/Centre	Soviet Union	Washington Capitals	Sokil Kyiv (USSR)
121	Jason Rathbone	Right wing	United States	New York Islanders	Brookline High School (USHS–MA)
122	Phil von Stefenelli	Defence	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from Detroit)4	Boston University (Hockey East)
123	Derek Geary	Right wing	United States	Boston Bruins	Gloucester High School (USHS–MA)
124	Len Barrie	Centre	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
125	Patrik Carnback	Right wing	Sweden	Montreal Canadiens	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
126	Jonas Bergqvist	Right wing	Sweden	Calgary Fames	Leksands IF (Sweden)

1. Minnesota's sixth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on October 13, 1987 that sent Andy Ristau to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
2. Pittsburgh's sixth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on February 4, 1988 that sent Bryan Erickson to Pittsburgh in exchange for Chris Kontos and future considerations that became this pick.
3. Toronto's sixth-round pick went to the Islanders the as the result of a trade on March 8, 1988 that sent Brian Curran to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
4. Detroit's sixth-round pick went to Vancouver the as the result of a trade on November 21, 1986 that sent Doug Halward to Detroit in exchange for this pick.

Round seven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
127	Markus Akerblom	Right wing	Sweden	Winnipeg Jets (from Minnesota)1	IF Bjorkloven (Sweden)
128	Dixon Ward	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL)
129	Valeri Kamensky	Left wing	Soviet Union	Quebec Nordiques	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
130	Troy Mick	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
131	Mike Rosati	Goaltender	Canada	New York Rangers	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
132	Matt Mallgrave	Centre	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	St. Paul's School (USHS–NH)
133	Jeff Kruesel	Right wing	United States	Los Angeles Kings	John Marshall High School (USHS–MN)
134	Craig Woodcroft	Centre	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Colgate University (ECAC)
135	Matt Hayes	Defence	United States	St. Louis Blues	New Hampton School (USHS–NH)
136	Jukka Marttila	Defence	Finland	Winnipeg Jets	Tappara (Finland)
137	Kerry Russell	Centre	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Michigan State University (CCHA)
138	Chad Erickson	Goaltender	United States	New Jersey Devils	Warroad High School (USHS–MN)
139	Mike Griffith	Right wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
140	Jamie Cooke	Right wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Bramalea Blues (MetJHL)
141	Keith Jones	Right wing	Canada	Washington Capitals	Niagara Falls Canucks (NDJBHL)
142	Yves Gaucher	Left wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
143	Kelly Hurd	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
144	Brad Schlegel	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals (from Boston)2	London Knights (WHL)
145	Mike Glover	Right wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
146	Tim Chase	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Tabor Academy (USHS–MA)
147	Stefan Nilsson	Centre	Sweden	Calgary Flames	HV71 (Sweden)

Notes

1. Minnesota's seventh-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on March 7, 1988 that sent the rights to John Blue to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
2. Boston's seventh-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 1, 1987 that sent John Blum to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round eight

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
148	Ken MacArthur	Defence	Canada	Minnesota North Stars	University of Denver (WCHA)
149	Greg Geldart	Centre	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
150	Sakari Lindfors	Goaltender	Finland	Quebec Nordiques	HIFK (Finland)
151	Jeff Blaeser	Left wing	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	St. John's Preparatory School (USHS–MA)
152	Eric Couvrette	Left wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
153	Roger Elvenes	Centre	Sweden	Toronto Maple Leafs	Rogle BK (Sweden)
154	Timo Peltomaa	Right wing	Finland	Los Angeles Kings	Ilves (Finland)
155	Jon Pojar	Left wing	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Roseville High School (USHS–MN)
156	John McCoy	Left wing	United States	St. Louis Blues	Edina High School (USHS–MN)
157	Mark Smith	Left wing	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Trinity High School (USHS–OH)
158	Jim Burke	Defence	United States	Hartford Whalers	University of Maine (Hockey East)
159	Brian LaFort	Goaltender	United States	New Jersey Devils	Waltham High School (USHS–MA)
160	Dan Ruoho	Left wing	United States	Buffalo Sabres	James Madison Memorial High School ( USHS–WI)
161	Johann Salle	Defence	Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers	Malmo IF (Sweden)
162	Todd Hilditch	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
163	Marty McInnis	Left wing	United States	New York Islanders	Milton Academy (USHS–MA)
164	Brian McCormack	Defence	United States	Detroit Red Wings	St. Paul's School (USHS–NH)
165	Mark Krys	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Boston University (Hockey East)
166	Shjon Podein	Left wing	United States	Edmonton Oilers	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
167	Sean Hill	Defence	United States	Montreal Canadiens	East High School (USHS–MN)
168	Troy Kennedy	Left wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Round nine

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
169	Travis Richards	Defence	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Robbinsdale Armstrong High School (USHS–MN)
170	Roger Akerstrom	Defence	Sweden	Vancouver Canucks	Lulea HF (Sweden)
171	Dan Wiebe	Left wing	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	University of Alberta ( CIAU)
172	Rob Gaudreau	Right wing	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bishop Hendricken High School (USHS–RI)
173	Patrick Forrest	Defence	United States	New York Islanders	St. Cloud State University (NCAA Independent)
174	Mike DeLay	Defence	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Canterbury School (USHS–CT)
175	Jim Larkin	Left wing	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Mount Saint Joseph Academy (USHS–VT)
176	Matt Hentges	Defence	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Edina High School (USHS–MN)
177	Tony Twist	Left wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
178	Mike Helber	Centre	United States	Winnipeg Jets	Ann Arbor High School (USHS–MI)
179	Mark Hirth	Centre	United States	Hartford Whalers	Michigan State University (CCHA)
180	Sergei Svetlov	Right wing	Soviet Union	New Jersey Devils	Dynamo Moscow (USSR)
181	Wade Flaherty	Goaltender	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
182	Brian Arthur	Defence	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Etobicoke Capitals (CJBHL)
183	Petr Pavlas	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Washington Capitals	Dukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia)
184	Jeff Blumer	Right wing	United States	New York Islanders	St. Thomas College ( MIAC)
185	Jody Praznik	Defence	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Colorado College (WCHA)
186	Jon Rohloff	Defence	United States	Boston Bruins	Grand Rapids High School (USHS–MN)
187	Tom Cole	Goaltender	United States	Edmonton Oilers	Woburn Memorial High School (USHS–MA)
188	Harijs Vitolinsh	Centre	Soviet Union	Montreal Canadiens	Dinamo Riga (USSR)
189	Brett Peterson	Defence	United States	Calgary Flames	St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)

Round ten

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
190	Ari Matilainen	Right wing	Finland	Minnesota North Stars	Assat (Finland)
191	Paul Constantin	Left wing	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Burlington Cougars (CJBHL)
192	Mark Sorensen	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals (from Quebec)1	University of Michigan (CCHA)
193	Donald Pancoe	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
194	Paul Cain	Centre	Canada	New York Rangers	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
195	David Sacco	Centre	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Medford High School (USHS–MA)
196	Brad Hyatt	Defence	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
197	Daniel Maurice	Centre	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
198	Bret Hedican	Defence	United States	St. Louis Blues	North High School (USHS–MN)
199	Pavel Kostichkin	Right wing	Soviet Union	Winnipeg Jets	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
200	Wayde Bucsis	Left wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
201	Bob Woods	Defence	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
202	Eric Fenton	Right wing	United States	New York Rangers (from Buffalo)2	North Yarmouth Academy (USHS–ME)
203	Jeff Dandreta	Right wing	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
204	Claudio Scremin	Defence	Canada	Washington Capitals	University of Maine (Hockey East)
205	Jeffery Kampersal	Defence	United States	New York Islanders	St. John's Preparatory School (USHS–MA)
206	Glen Goodall	Centre	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
207	Alexander Semak	Centre	Soviet Union	New Jersey Devils (from Boston)3	Dynamo Moscow (USSR)
208	Vladimir Zubkov	Defence	Soviet Union	Edmonton Oilers	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
209	Yuri Krivokhizha	Defence	Soviet Union	Montreal Canadiens	Dinamo Minsk (USSR)
210	Guy Darveau	Defence	Canada	Calgary Flames	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

1. Quebec's tenth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 12, 1987 that sent Washington's ninth-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft in exchange for Quebec's twelfth-round pick in the 1987 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Buffalo's tenth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on December 31, 1987 that sent Mike Donnelly and the 89th overall pick to the Sabres in exchange for Paul Cyr and this pick.
3. Boston's tenth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on March 8, 1988 that sent Steve Tsujiura to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round eleven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
211	Grant Bischoff	Left wing	United States	Minnesota North Stars	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
212	Chris Wolanin	Defence	United States	Vancouver Canucks	University of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA)
213	Alexei Gusarov	Defence	Soviet Union	Quebec Nordiques	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
214	Cory Laylin	Defence	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Apollo High School (USHS–MN)
215	Peter Fiorentino	Defence	Canada	New York Rangers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
216	Mike Gregorio	Goaltender	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
217	Doug Laprade	Right wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Lake Superior State University (NCAA)
218	Dirk Tenzer	Defence	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	St. Paul's School (USHS–NH)
219	Heath DeBoer	Defence	United States	St. Louis Blues	Spring Lake Park High School (USHS–MN)
220	Kevin Heise	Left wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
221	Rob White	Defence	Canada	Hartford Whalers	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
222	Chuck Hughes	Goaltender	United States	New Jersey Devils	Catholic Memorial High School (USHS–MA)
223	Tom Nieman	Centre	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)
224	Scott Billey	Right wing	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Madison Capitols (USHL)
225	Chris Venkus	Right wing	United States	Washington Capitals	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
226	Phil Neururer	Defence	United States	New York Islanders	Osseo Senior High School (USHS–MN)
227	Darren Colbourne	Right wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
228	Eric Reisman	Defence	United States	Boston Bruins	Ohio State University (CCHA)
229	Darin MacDonald	Left wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Boston University (Hockey East)
230	Kevin Dahl	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
231	Dave Tretowicz	Defence	United States	Calgary Flames	Clarkson University (ECAC)

Round twelve

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
232	Trent Andison	Left wing	United States	Minnesota North Stars	Cornell University (ECAC)
233	Stefan Nilsson	Centre	Sweden	Vancouver Canucks	Troja (Sweden)
234	Claude Lapointe	Centre	Canada	Quebec Nordiques	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
235	Darren Stolk	Defence	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
236	Keith Slifstein	Defence	United States	New York Rangers	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)
237	Peter DeBoer	Right wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
238	Joe Flanagan	Centre	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Canterbury School (USHS–CT)
239	Andreas Lupzig	Centre	West Germany	Chicago Blackhawks	EV Landshut ( West Germany)
240	Mike Francis	Goaltender	United States	St. Louis Blues	Harvard University (ECAC)
241	Kyle Galloway	Defence	Canada	Winnipeg Jets	University of Manitoba (CIAU)
242	Dan Slatalla	Centre	United States	Hartford Whalers	Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA)
243	Michael Pohl	Centre	West Germany	New Jersey Devils	Starbulls Rosenheim (West Germany)
244	Bobby Wallwork	Left wing	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Miami University (CCHA)
245	Drahomir Kadlec	Defence	Czechoslovakia	Philadelphia Flyers	Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
246	Ron Pascucci	Defence	United States	Washington Capitals	Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA)
247	Joe Capprini	Goaltender	United States	New York Islanders	Babson College ( NEWMAC)
248	Don Stone	Centre	United States	Detroit Red Wings	University of Michigan (CCHA)
249	Doug Jones	Defence	Canada	Boston Bruins	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
250	Tim Tisdale	Centre	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
251	Dave Kunda	Defence	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	University of Guelph (CIAU)
252	Sergei Pryakhin	Right wing	Soviet Union	Calgary Flames	Krylya Sovetov (USSR)

Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Amount
	North America	213
1	Canada	129
2	United States	84
	Europe	39
3	Sweden	14
4	Soviet Union	11
5	Finland	7
6	Czechoslovakia	5
7	West Germany	2

See also

• 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft
• 1988–89 NHL season
• List of NHL players

References

External links

• 1988 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database