1988 NHL Draft
Chad Erickson in the 1988 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Chad Erickson 138th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 7.
It was the eighth of the 14 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 89th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 138
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 12
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 135–141 in the 1988 draft
- 135Matthew HayesDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 136Jukka MarttilaDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 137Kerry RussellRHFDHartford Whalers
- 138Chad EricksonG2 GP · 1 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 139Michael GriffithRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 140James CookeRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 141Keith JonesR491 GP · 258 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
138th
of 252 players selected
15th
of 23 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Mike ModanoC1499 GP · 1374 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Trevor LindenC1382 GP · 867 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 3Curtis LeschyshynD1033 GP · 212 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 4Darrin ShannonL506 GP · 250 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 5Daniel DoreR17 GP · 5 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 6Scott PearsonL292 GP · 98 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Martin GelinasL1273 GP · 660 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 8Jeremy RoenickC1363 GP · 1216 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Rod Brind'AmourC1484 GP · 1184 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWINWinnipeg Jets
+ 242 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Chad Erickson made his NHL debut on March 22, 1992, 3 years and 285 days after the draft.
2
Games
1
Wins
0
Shutouts
.836
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1988 draft
- 12Corey FosterD45 GP · 11 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 23Jeffrey ChristianL18 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 54Zdeno CigerL352 GP · 228 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 65Matthew RuchtyLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 75Scott LuikRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 96Christopher NelsonDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 117Chad JohnsonLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 138Chad EricksonG2 GP · 1 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 159Bryan LafortGNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 180Sergei SvetlovLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 201Robert WoodsDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 207Alexander SemakC289 GP · 174 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 222Charles HughesGNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 243Michael PohlLNJDNew Jersey Devils