1988 NHL Draft
Jeffrey Christian in the 1988 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Jeffrey Christian 23rd overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 14 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 18 games put him 78th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 1988 draft
- 20Eric CharronD130 GP · 9 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 21Jason MuzzattiG62 GP · 13 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 22Troy MalletteL456 GP · 119 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 23Jeffrey ChristianL18 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Stephane FisetG390 GP · 164 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 25Mark MajorL2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 26Murray DuvalDNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
23rd
of 252 players selected
17th
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
Jeffrey Christian made his NHL debut on January 25, 1992, 3 years and 228 days after the draft.
18
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1988 draft
- 12Corey FosterD45 GP · 11 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 23Jeffrey ChristianL18 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 54Zdeno CigerL352 GP · 228 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 65Matthew RuchtyLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 75Scott LuikRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 96Christopher NelsonDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 117Chad JohnsonLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 138Chad EricksonG2 GP · 1 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 159Bryan LafortGNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 180Sergei SvetlovLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 201Robert WoodsDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 207Alexander SemakC289 GP · 174 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 222Charles HughesGNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 243Michael PohlLNJDNew Jersey Devils