1988 NHL Draft
Daniel Gauthier in the 1988 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Daniel Gauthier 62nd overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 11 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 5 games put him 84th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 62
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 20
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 59–65 in the 1988 draft
- 59Petr HrbekRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 60Steve HeinzeR694 GP · 336 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 61Collin BauerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 62Daniel GauthierL5 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Dominic RousselG205 GP · 77 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 64Jeffrey StolpGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 65Matthew RuchtyLNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
62nd
of 252 players selected
38th
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
Daniel Gauthier made his NHL debut on March 3, 1995, 6 years and 265 days after the draft.
5
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1988 draft
- 4Darrin ShannonL506 GP · 250 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 25Mark MajorL2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Daniel GauthierL5 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 67Mark RecchiR1652 GP · 1533 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 88Greg AndrusakD28 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 130Troy MickLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 151Jeffrey BlaeserLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 172Rob GaudreauC231 GP · 105 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 193Donald PancoeLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 214Cory LaylinLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 235Darren StolkDPITPittsburgh Penguins