1988 NHL Draft
Ed Ward in the 1988 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Ed Ward 108th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 6.
It was the seventh of the 12 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 278 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 108
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 3
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 105–111 in the 1988 draft
- 105David LacoutureRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 106David Di VitaDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 107Corrie D'alessioG1 GP · 0 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 108Ed WardR278 GP · 49 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 109Micah AivazoffC92 GP · 10 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 110Dennis VialL242 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 111Pavel GrossLNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
108th
of 252 players selected
62nd
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
Ed Ward made his NHL debut on November 2, 1993, 5 years and 144 days after the draft.
278
Games
23
Goals
26
Assists
49
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1988 draft
- 3Curtis LeschyshynD1033 GP · 212 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 5Daniel DoreR17 GP · 5 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 24Stephane FisetG390 GP · 164 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 45Petri AaltonenCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 66Darin KimbleR311 GP · 43 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 87Stephane VenneDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 108Ed WardR278 GP · 49 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 129Valeri KamenskyL637 GP · 501 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 150Sakari LindforsGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 171Daniel WiebeLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 213Alexei GusarovD607 GP · 167 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 234Claude LapointeC879 GP · 305 PQUEQuebec Nordiques