1988 NHL Draft
Dennis Vial in the 1988 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Dennis Vial 110th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 6.
It was the fifth of the 11 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 242 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 110
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 5
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 107–113 in the 1988 draft
- 107Corrie D'alessioG1 GP · 0 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 108Ed WardR278 GP · 49 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 109Micah AivazoffC92 GP · 10 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 110Dennis VialL242 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 111Pavel GrossLNYINew York Islanders
- 112Robert LarssonDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 113Justin LafayetteLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
110th
of 252 players selected
64th
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
Dennis Vial made his NHL debut on October 13, 1990, 2 years and 124 days after the draft.
242
Games
4
Goals
15
Assists
19
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1988 draft
- 22Troy MalletteL456 GP · 119 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 26Murray DuvalDNYRNew York Rangers
- 68Tony AmonteR1174 GP · 900 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 99Martin BergeronCNYRNew York Rangers
- 110Dennis VialL242 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 131Michael RosatiG1 GP · 1 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 152Eric CouvretteLNYRNew York Rangers
- 194Paul CainCNYRNew York Rangers
- 202Eric FentonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 215Peter FiorentinoD1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 236Keith SlifstienRNYRNew York Rangers