1988 NHL Draft
Leonard Esau in the 1988 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Leonard Esau 86th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 11 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 27 games put him 75th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 86
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 2
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 83–89 in the 1988 draft
- 83Patric KjellbergL394 GP · 160 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 84Gary SochaLCGYCalgary Flames
- 85Thomas ForslundR44 GP · 16 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 86Leonard EsauD27 GP · 10 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 87Stephane VenneDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 88Greg AndrusakD28 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 89Alexander MogilnyR990 GP · 1032 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
86th
of 252 players selected
25th
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
Leonard Esau made his NHL debut on November 17, 1991, 3 years and 159 days after the draft.
27
Games
0
Goals
10
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1988 draft
- 6Scott PearsonL292 GP · 98 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 27Tie DomiR1020 GP · 245 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 48Peter IngG74 GP · 20 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 69Edward CrowleyD34 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 86Leonard EsauD27 GP · 10 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 132Matthew MallgraveCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 153Roger ElvenasCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 174Michael DelayDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 195David SaccoL35 GP · 18 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 216Michael GregorioGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 237Peter DeboerCTORToronto Maple Leafs