1988 NHL Draft
Reginald Savage in the 1988 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Reginald Savage 15th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 34 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 1988 draft
- 12Corey FosterD45 GP · 11 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 13Joel SavageR3 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Claude BoivinL132 GP · 31 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 15Reginald SavageC34 GP · 12 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 16Kevin CheveldayoffDNYINew York Islanders
- 17Kory KocurRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 18Rob CimettaL103 GP · 32 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
15th
of 252 players selected
13th
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
Reginald Savage made his NHL debut on February 5, 1991, 2 years and 239 days after the draft.
34
Games
5
Goals
7
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1988 draft
- 15Reginald SavageC34 GP · 12 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 36Tim TaylorC746 GP · 167 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 41Wade BartleyDWSHWashington Capitals
- 57Duane DerksenGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 78Robert KraussDWSHWashington Capitals
- 120Dmitri KhristichR811 GP · 596 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 141Keith JonesR491 GP · 258 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 144Brad SchlegelD48 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 162Todd HilditchDWSHWashington Capitals
- 183Petr PavlasDWSHWashington Capitals
- 192Mark SorensenDWSHWashington Capitals
- 204Claudio ScreminD17 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 225Christopher VenkusRWSHWashington Capitals
- 246Ronald PascucciDWSHWashington Capitals