1988 NHL Draft
Jonas Bergqvist in the 1988 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Jonas Bergqvist 126th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 6.
He was the eighth of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the sixth of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 22 games put him 77th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 126
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 21
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 25 years
The picks around it
Picks 123–129 in the 1988 draft
- 123Derek GearyRBOSBoston Bruins
- 124Len BarrieC184 GP · 64 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 125Patrik CarnbäckR154 GP · 62 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 126Jonas BergqvistR22 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 127Markus AkerblomCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 128Dixon WardL537 GP · 224 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 129Valeri KamenskyL637 GP · 501 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
8th
of 14 Swedes selected
76th
of 145 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 33Leif RohlinD96 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 71Stefan ElvenasRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 83Patric KjellbergL394 GP · 160 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 85Thomas ForslundR44 GP · 16 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 93Peter PopovicD485 GP · 73 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 112Robert LarssonDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 125Patrik CarnbäckR154 GP · 62 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 126Jonas BergqvistR22 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 127Markus AkerblomCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 147Stefan NilssonRCGYCalgary Flames
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jonas Bergqvist made his NHL debut on October 7, 1989, 1 year and 118 days after the draft.
22
Games
2
Goals
5
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1988 draft
- 21Jason MuzzattiG62 GP · 13 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 42Todd HarkinsR48 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 84Gary SochaLCGYCalgary Flames
- 85Thomas ForslundR44 GP · 16 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 90Scott MatusovichDCGYCalgary Flames
- 126Jonas BergqvistR22 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 147Stefan NilssonRCGYCalgary Flames
- 168Troy KennedyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 189Brett PetersonDCGYCalgary Flames
- 210Guy DarveauDCGYCalgary Flames
- 231David TretowiczDCGYCalgary Flames
- 252Sergei PriakinL46 GP · 11 PCGYCalgary Flames