1988 NHL Draft
Mark Major in the 1988 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Mark Major 25th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 89th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 25
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 4
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 22–28 in the 1988 draft
- 22Troy MalletteL456 GP · 119 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 23Jeffrey ChristianL18 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 24Stephane FisetG390 GP · 164 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 25Mark MajorL2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 26Murray DuvalDNYRNew York Rangers
- 27Tie DomiR1020 GP · 245 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 28Paul HoldenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
25th
of 252 players selected
18th
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
Mark Major made his NHL debut on November 1, 1996, 8 years and 143 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1988 draft
- 4Darrin ShannonL506 GP · 250 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 25Mark MajorL2 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Daniel GauthierL5 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 67Mark RecchiR1652 GP · 1533 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 88Greg AndrusakD28 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 130Troy MickLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 151Jeffrey BlaeserLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 172Rob GaudreauC231 GP · 105 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 193Donald PancoeLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 214Cory LaylinLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 235Darren StolkDPITPittsburgh Penguins