1988 NHL Draft
Jeremy Roenick in the 1988 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Jeremy Roenick 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1363, and only 3 have scored more points than his 1216.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 1988 draft
- 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
- 11Christopher GovedarisL45 GP · 10 PHFDHartford Whalers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
8th
of 252 players selected
7th
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
Jeremy Roenick made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, 117 days after the draft.
1363
Games
513
Goals
703
Assists
1216
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1988 draft
- 8Jeremy RoenickC1363 GP · 1216 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 50Trevor DamRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 71Stefan ElvenasRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 92Joseph ClearyDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 113Justin LafayetteLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 134Craig WoodcroftLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 155Jon PojarLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 176Mathew HentgesDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 197Daniel MauriceCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 218Dirk TenzerDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 239Andreas LupzigCCHIChicago Blackhawks