1988 NHL Draft
Barry Richter in the 1988 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Barry Richter 32nd overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 151 games put him 48th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 1988 draft
- 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
- 35Patrick MurrayL25 GP · 4 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
32nd
of 252 players selected
9th
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
Barry Richter made his NHL debut on April 5, 1996, 7 years and 299 days after the draft.
151
Games
11
Goals
34
Assists
45
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1988 draft
- 11Christopher GovedarisL45 GP · 10 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 32Barry RichterD151 GP · 45 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 74Dean DyerCHFDHartford Whalers
- 95Scott MorrowL4 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 116Corey BeaulieuDHFDHartford Whalers
- 137Kerry RussellRHFDHartford Whalers
- 158James BurkeDHFDHartford Whalers
- 179Mark HirthCHFDHartford Whalers
- 200Wayde BucsisRHFDHartford Whalers
- 221Robert WhiteDHFDHartford Whalers
- 242Daniel SlatallaLHFDHartford Whalers