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1988 NHL Draft

Tony Twist in the 1988 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Tony Twist 177th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 9.

It was the ninth of the 12 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 445 games put him 31st in the class.

Overall pick
177
Round and pick
Round 9, pick 9
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 174–180 in the 1988 draft

  1. 174Michael DelayDTOR
  2. 175James LarkinLLAK
  3. 176Mathew HentgesDCHI
  4. 177Tony TwistL445 GP · 28 PSTL
  5. 178Michael HelberCWIN
  6. 179Mark HirthCHFD
  7. 180Sergei SvetlovLNJD

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

177th
of 252 players selected
106th
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

  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

Tony Twist made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989, 1 year and 116 days after the draft.

445
Games
10
Goals
18
Assists
28
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 1988 draft

  1. 9Rod Brind'AmourC1484 GP · 1184 PSTL
  2. 30Adrian PlavsicD214 GP · 72 PSTL
  3. 51Robert FournierGSTL
  4. 72Jaan LuikDSTL
  5. 105David LacoutureRSTL
  6. 114Daniel FowlerDSTL
  7. 135Matthew HayesDSTL
  8. 156John McCoyLSTL
  9. 177Tony TwistL445 GP · 28 PSTL
  10. 198Bret HedicanD1039 GP · 294 PSTL
  11. 219Heath DeboerDSTL
  12. 240Michael FrancisGSTL