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1988 NHL Draft

Martin Gelinas in the 1988 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected Martin Gelinas 7th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 13 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 1273, and only 9 have scored more points than his 660.

Overall pick
7
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 7
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 4–10 in the 1988 draft

  1. 4Darrin ShannonL506 GP · 250 PPIT
  2. 5Daniel DoreR17 GP · 5 PQUE
  3. 6Scott PearsonL292 GP · 98 PTOR
  4. 7Martin GelinasL1273 GP · 660 PLAK
  5. 8Jeremy RoenickC1363 GP · 1216 PCHI
  6. 9Rod Brind'AmourC1484 GP · 1184 PSTL
  7. 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWIN

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

7th
of 252 players selected
6th
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

  1. 1Mike ModanoC1499 GP · 1374 PMNS
  2. 2Trevor LindenC1382 GP · 867 PVAN
  3. 3Curtis LeschyshynD1033 GP · 212 PQUE
  4. 4Darrin ShannonL506 GP · 250 PPIT
  5. 5Daniel DoreR17 GP · 5 PQUE
  6. 6Scott PearsonL292 GP · 98 PTOR
  7. 7Martin GelinasL1273 GP · 660 PLAK
  8. 8Jeremy RoenickC1363 GP · 1216 PCHI
  9. 9Rod Brind'AmourC1484 GP · 1184 PSTL
  10. 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWIN

+ 242 more

The 1988 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Martin Gelinas made his NHL debut on October 7, 1988, 118 days after the draft.

1273
Games
309
Goals
351
Assists
660
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1988 draft

  1. 7Martin GelinasL1273 GP · 660 PLAK
  2. 28Paul HoldenDLAK
  3. 49John Van KesselDLAK
  4. 70Rob BlakeD1270 GP · 777 PLAK
  5. 91Jeff RobisonDLAK
  6. 109Micah AivazoffC92 GP · 10 PLAK
  7. 112Robert LarssonDLAK
  8. 133Jeffrey KrueselGLAK
  9. 154Timo PeltomaaRLAK
  10. 175James LarkinLLAK
  11. 196Brad HyattDLAK
  12. 217Douglas LapradeRLAK
  13. 238Joseph FlanaganCLAK