1988 NHL Draft
Russ Romaniuk in the 1988 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Russ Romaniuk 31st overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 14 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 102 games put him 55th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 10
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 1988 draft
- 28Paul HoldenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 29Wayne DoucetLNYINew York Islanders
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
31st
of 252 players selected
21st
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
Russ Romaniuk made his NHL debut on October 4, 1991, 3 years and 115 days after the draft.
102
Games
13
Goals
14
Assists
27
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1988 draft
- 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 31Russ RomaniukL102 GP · 27 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 52Stephane BeauregardG90 GP · 19 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 73Brian HuntCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 94Anthony JosephR2 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 101Benoit LebeauLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 115Ronald JonesRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 127Markus AkerblomCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 136Jukka MarttilaDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 157Mark SmithLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 178Michael HelberCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 199Pavel KostichkinCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 220Kevin HeiseLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 241Kyle GallowayDWINWinnipeg Jets