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1988 NHL Draft

Rob Blake in the 1988 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected Rob Blake 70th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 4.

It was the fourth of the 13 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1270, and only 8 have scored more points than his 777.

Overall pick
70
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 7
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 67–73 in the 1988 draft

  1. 67Mark RecchiR1652 GP · 1533 PPIT
  2. 68Tony AmonteR1174 GP · 900 PNYR
  3. 69Edward CrowleyD34 GP · 6 PTOR
  4. 70Rob BlakeD1270 GP · 777 PLAK
  5. 71Stefan ElvenasRCHI
  6. 72Jaan LuikDSTL
  7. 73Brian HuntCWIN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1988 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1988 class

70th
of 252 players selected
19th
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

  1. 1Mike ModanoC1499 GP · 1374 PMNS
  2. 2Trevor LindenC1382 GP · 867 PVAN
  3. 3Curtis LeschyshynD1033 GP · 212 PQUE
  4. 4Darrin ShannonL506 GP · 250 PPIT
  5. 5Daniel DoreR17 GP · 5 PQUE
  6. 6Scott PearsonL292 GP · 98 PTOR
  7. 7Martin GelinasL1273 GP · 660 PLAK
  8. 8Jeremy RoenickC1363 GP · 1216 PCHI
  9. 9Rod Brind'AmourC1484 GP · 1184 PSTL
  10. 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWIN

+ 242 more

The 1988 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Rob Blake made his NHL debut on March 27, 1990, 1 year and 289 days after the draft.

1270
Games
240
Goals
537
Assists
777
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1988 draft

  1. 7Martin GelinasL1273 GP · 660 PLAK
  2. 28Paul HoldenDLAK
  3. 49John Van KesselDLAK
  4. 70Rob BlakeD1270 GP · 777 PLAK
  5. 91Jeff RobisonDLAK
  6. 109Micah AivazoffC92 GP · 10 PLAK
  7. 112Robert LarssonDLAK
  8. 133Jeffrey KrueselGLAK
  9. 154Timo PeltomaaRLAK
  10. 175James LarkinLLAK
  11. 196Brad HyattDLAK
  12. 217Douglas LapradeRLAK
  13. 238Joseph FlanaganCLAK