1988 NHL Draft
Joel Savage in the 1988 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Joel Savage 13th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Buffalo Sabres 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
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 1988 draft
- 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 11Christopher GovedarisL45 GP · 10 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 12Corey FosterD45 GP · 11 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 13Joel SavageR3 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Claude BoivinL132 GP · 31 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 15Reginald SavageC34 GP · 12 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 16Kevin CheveldayoffDNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
13th
of 252 players selected
11th
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
Joel Savage made his NHL debut on November 4, 1990, 2 years and 146 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1988 draft
- 13Joel SavageR3 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 55Darcy LoewenL135 GP · 12 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 76Keith CarneyD1018 GP · 228 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 89Alexander MogilnyR990 GP · 1032 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 97Rob RayR900 GP · 91 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106David Di VitaDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 118Michael McLaughlinLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 139Michael GriffithRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 160Daniel RuohoDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 181Wade FlahertyG120 GP · 27 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 223Thomas NiemanCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 244Robert WallworkCBUFBuffalo Sabres