1988 NHL Draft
Alexander Mogilny in the 1988 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Alexander Mogilny 89th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 5.
He was the first of the 8 Russians selected that year. It was the fourth of the 12 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 990 games put him 14th in the class, but only 5 have scored more points than his 1032.
- Overall pick
- 89
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 5
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 86–92 in the 1988 draft
- 86Leonard EsauD27 GP · 10 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 87Stephane VenneDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 88Greg AndrusakD28 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 89Alexander MogilnyR990 GP · 1032 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 90Scott MatusovichDCGYCalgary Flames
- 91Jeff RobisonDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 92Joseph ClearyDCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
1st
of 8 Russians selected
52nd
of 145 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 89Alexander MogilnyR990 GP · 1032 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 129Valeri KamenskyL637 GP · 501 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 180Sergei SvetlovLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 199Pavel KostichkinCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 207Alexander SemakC289 GP · 174 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 208Vladimir ZubkovDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 213Alexei GusarovD607 GP · 167 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 252Sergei PriakinL46 GP · 11 PCGYCalgary Flames
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alexander Mogilny made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989, 1 year and 116 days after the draft.
990
Games
473
Goals
559
Assists
1032
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1988 draft
- 13Joel SavageR3 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 55Darcy LoewenL135 GP · 12 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 76Keith CarneyD1018 GP · 228 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 89Alexander MogilnyR990 GP · 1032 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 97Rob RayR900 GP · 91 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106David Di VitaDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 118Michael McLaughlinLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 139Michael GriffithRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 160Daniel RuohoDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 181Wade FlahertyG120 GP · 27 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 223Thomas NiemanCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 244Robert WallworkCBUFBuffalo Sabres