1988 NHL Draft
Travis Richards in the 1988 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Travis Richards 169th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 9.
It was the sixth of the 9 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 86th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 169
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 1
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 166–172 in the 1988 draft
- 166Shjon PodeinL699 GP · 206 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 167Sean HillD876 GP · 298 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 168Troy KennedyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 169Travis RichardsD3 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 170Roger AkerstromDVANVancouver Canucks
- 171Daniel WiebeLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 172Rob GaudreauC231 GP · 105 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
169th
of 252 players selected
50th
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
- 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
Travis Richards made his NHL debut on February 15, 1995, 6 years and 249 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1988 draft
- 1Mike ModanoC1499 GP · 1374 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 40Link GaetzD65 GP · 14 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 43Shaun KaneDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 64Jeffrey StolpGMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 148Kenneth MacArthurDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 169Travis RichardsD3 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 190Ari MatilainenLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 211Grant BischoffLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 232Trent AndisonLMNSMinnesota North Stars