1988 NHL Draft
Peter Popovic in the 1988 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Peter Popovic 93rd overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 5.
He was the fifth of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 13 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 485 games put him 29th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 93
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 9
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 90–96 in the 1988 draft
- 90Scott MatusovichDCGYCalgary Flames
- 91Jeff RobisonDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 92Joseph ClearyDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 93Peter PopovicD485 GP · 73 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 94Anthony JosephR2 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 95Scott MorrowL4 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 96Christopher NelsonDNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
5th
of 14 Swedes selected
31st
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
Peter Popovic made his NHL debut on October 7, 1993, 5 years and 118 days after the draft.
485
Games
10
Goals
63
Assists
73
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1988 draft
- 20Eric CharronD130 GP · 9 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Martin St. AmourL1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 46Neil CarnesCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 83Patric KjellbergL394 GP · 160 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 93Peter PopovicD485 GP · 73 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 104Jean Claude BergeronG72 GP · 21 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 125Patrik CarnbäckR154 GP · 62 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 146Timothy ChaseLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 167Sean HillD876 GP · 298 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 188Harije VitolinishC8 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 209Juri KrivohijaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 230Kevin DahlD188 GP · 29 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 251David KundaDMTLMontréal Canadiens