1988 NHL Draft
Corey Foster in the 1988 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Corey Foster 12th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 45 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1988 draft
- 9Rod Brind'AmourC1484 GP · 1184 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 11Christopher GovedarisL45 GP · 10 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 12Corey FosterD45 GP · 11 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 13Joel SavageR3 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Claude BoivinL132 GP · 31 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 15Reginald SavageC34 GP · 12 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
12th
of 252 players selected
2nd
of 84 defensemen 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
Corey Foster made his NHL debut on November 19, 1988, 161 days after the draft.
45
Games
5
Goals
6
Assists
11
Points
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