1988 NHL Draft
Craig Fisher in the 1988 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Craig Fisher 56th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 13 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 56
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 53–59 in the 1988 draft
- 53Trevor SimR3 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 54Zdeno CigerL352 GP · 228 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 55Darcy LoewenL135 GP · 12 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56Craig FisherC12 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 57Duane DerksenGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Daniel LorenzG8 GP · 1 WNYINew York Islanders
- 59Petr HrbekRDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
56th
of 252 players selected
35th
of 145 forwards 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
Craig Fisher made his NHL debut on March 24, 1990, 1 year and 286 days after the draft.
12
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1988 draft
- 14Claude BoivinL132 GP · 31 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 35Patrick MurrayL25 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 56Craig FisherC12 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 63Dominic RousselG205 GP · 77 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 77Scott LagrandGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 98Edward O'BrienLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 119Gordon FranttiCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 140James CookeRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 161Johan SalleDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 182Brian ArthurDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 203Jeffrey DandretaRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 224Scott BilleyRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 245Drahomir KadlecDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers