1988 NHL Draft
Rob Cimetta in the 1988 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Rob Cimetta 18th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 103 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 1988 draft
- 15Reginald SavageC34 GP · 12 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 16Kevin CheveldayoffDNYINew York Islanders
- 17Kory KocurRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 18Rob CimettaL103 GP · 32 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 19Francois LerouxD249 GP · 23 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 20Eric CharronD130 GP · 9 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 21Jason MuzzattiG62 GP · 13 WCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
18th
of 252 players selected
15th
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
Rob Cimetta made his NHL debut on January 21, 1989, 224 days after the draft.
103
Games
16
Goals
16
Assists
32
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1988 draft
- 18Rob CimettaL103 GP · 32 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 60Steve HeinzeR694 GP · 336 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 81Joe JuneauC828 GP · 572 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 102Daniel MurphyDBOSBoston Bruins
- 123Derek GearyRBOSBoston Bruins
- 165Mark KrysDBOSBoston Bruins
- 186Jon RohloffD150 GP · 32 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 228Eric ReismanDBOSBoston Bruins
- 249Douglas JonesDBOSBoston Bruins