1988 NHL Draft
Leif Rohlin in the 1988 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Leif Rohlin 33rd overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 11 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 96 games put him 56th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 33
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 30–36 in the 1988 draft
- 30Adrian PlavsicD214 GP · 72 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 31Russ RomaniukL102 GP · 27 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 32Barry RichterD151 GP · 45 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 33Leif RohlinD96 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 34Martin St. AmourL1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 35Patrick MurrayL25 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 36Tim TaylorC746 GP · 167 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
1st
of 14 Swedes selected
10th
of 84 defensemen 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
Leif Rohlin made his NHL debut on October 9, 1995, 7 years and 120 days after the draft.
96
Games
8
Goals
24
Assists
32
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1988 draft
- 2Trevor LindenC1382 GP · 867 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 33Leif RohlinD96 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 44Dane JacksonR45 GP · 18 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 107Corrie D'alessioG1 GP · 0 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 122Philip Von StefenelliD33 GP · 5 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 128Dixon WardL537 GP · 224 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 149Gregory GeldartCVANVancouver Canucks
- 170Roger AkerstromDVANVancouver Canucks
- 191Paul ConstantinCVANVancouver Canucks
- 212Christopher WolaninDVANVancouver Canucks
- 233Steffan NilssonRVANVancouver Canucks