1988 NHL Draft
Thomas Forslund in the 1988 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Thomas Forslund 85th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
He was the fourth of the 14 Swedes selected that year. It was the fourth of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 44 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 85
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 82–88 in the 1988 draft
- 82Cam BrauerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 83Patric KjellbergL394 GP · 160 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 84Gary SochaLCGYCalgary Flames
- 85Thomas ForslundR44 GP · 16 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 86Leonard EsauD27 GP · 10 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 87Stephane VenneDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 88Greg AndrusakD28 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
4th
of 14 Swedes selected
51st
of 145 forwards 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
Thomas Forslund made his NHL debut on October 4, 1991, 3 years and 115 days after the draft.
44
Games
5
Goals
11
Assists
16
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1988 draft
- 21Jason MuzzattiG62 GP · 13 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 42Todd HarkinsR48 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 84Gary SochaLCGYCalgary Flames
- 85Thomas ForslundR44 GP · 16 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 90Scott MatusovichDCGYCalgary Flames
- 126Jonas BergqvistR22 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 147Stefan NilssonRCGYCalgary Flames
- 168Troy KennedyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 189Brett PetersonDCGYCalgary Flames
- 210Guy DarveauDCGYCalgary Flames
- 231David TretowiczDCGYCalgary Flames
- 252Sergei PriakinL46 GP · 11 PCGYCalgary Flames