1988 NHL Draft

Link Gaetz in the 1988 NHL Draft

Minnesota North Stars selected Link Gaetz 40th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 2.

It was the second 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 65 games put him 61st in the class.

Overall pick: 40
Round and pick: Round 2, pick 19
Drafting team: MNSMinnesota North Stars
Date: June 11, 1988
Age at the draft: 19 years

The picks around it

Picks 37–43 in the 1988 draft

37Sean Le BrunLNYINew York Islanders
38Serge AnglehartDDETDetroit Red Wings
39Petro KoivunenREDMEdmonton Oilers
40Link GaetzD65 GP · 14 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
41Wade BartleyDWSHWashington Capitals
42Todd HarkinsR48 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
43Shaun KaneDMNSMinnesota North Stars

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

40th

of 252 players selected

12th

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

The 1988 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Link Gaetz made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, 117 days after the draft.

Games

Goals

Assists

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 37–43 in the 1988 draft

Where he came in the 1988 class

First off the board

The road to the NHL

Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1988 draft