1988 NHL Draft
Curtis Leschyshyn in the 1988 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Curtis Leschyshyn 3rd overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 1033.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1988 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
3rd
of 252 players selected
1st
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
Curtis Leschyshyn made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, 117 days after the draft.
1033
Games
47
Goals
165
Assists
212
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1988 draft
- 3Curtis LeschyshynD1033 GP · 212 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 5Daniel DoreR17 GP · 5 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 24Stephane FisetG390 GP · 164 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 45Petri AaltonenCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 66Darin KimbleR311 GP · 43 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 87Stephane VenneDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 108Ed WardR278 GP · 49 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 129Valeri KamenskyL637 GP · 501 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 150Sakari LindforsGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 171Daniel WiebeLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 213Alexei GusarovD607 GP · 167 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 234Claude LapointeC879 GP · 305 PQUEQuebec Nordiques