1988 NHL Draft
Francois Leroux in the 1988 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Francois Leroux 19th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 249 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 19
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 1988 draft
- 16Kevin CheveldayoffDNYINew York Islanders
- 17Kory KocurRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 18Rob CimettaL103 GP · 32 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 19Francois LerouxD249 GP · 23 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 20Eric CharronD130 GP · 9 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 21Jason MuzzattiG62 GP · 13 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 22Troy MalletteL456 GP · 119 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
19th
of 252 players selected
4th
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
Francois Leroux made his NHL debut on January 21, 1989, 224 days after the draft.
249
Games
3
Goals
20
Assists
23
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1988 draft
- 19Francois LerouxD249 GP · 23 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 39Petro KoivunenREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 53Trevor SimR3 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 61Collin BauerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 82Cam BrauerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 103Donald MartinLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 124Len BarrieC184 GP · 64 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 145Michael GloverREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 166Shjon PodeinL699 GP · 206 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 187Thomas ColeGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 208Vladimir ZubkovDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 229Darin MacDonaldLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 250Timothy TisdaleCEDMEdmonton Oilers