1988 NHL Draft
Sheldon Kennedy in the 1988 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Sheldon Kennedy 80th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 11 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 310 games put him 36th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 80
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 17
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 77–83 in the 1988 draft
- 77Scott LagrandGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 78Robert KraussDWSHWashington Capitals
- 79Andre BrassardDNYINew York Islanders
- 80Sheldon KennedyR310 GP · 107 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 81Joe JuneauC828 GP · 572 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 82Cam BrauerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 83Patric KjellbergL394 GP · 160 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
80th
of 252 players selected
47th
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
Sheldon Kennedy made his NHL debut on November 24, 1989, 1 year and 166 days after the draft.
310
Games
49
Goals
58
Assists
107
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1988 draft
- 17Kory KocurRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 38Serge AnglehartDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 47Guy DupuisDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 59Petr HrbekRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 80Sheldon KennedyR310 GP · 107 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 143Kelly HurdRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 164Brian McCormackDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 185Jody PraznikDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 206Glen GoodallCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 227Darren ColbourneRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 248Donald StoneLDETDetroit Red Wings