1988 NHL Draft
Sean Hill in the 1988 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Sean Hill 167th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 8.
It was the ninth of the 13 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 876 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 167
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 20
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 164–170 in the 1988 draft
- 164Brian McCormackDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 165Mark KrysDBOSBoston Bruins
- 166Shjon PodeinL699 GP · 206 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 167Sean HillD876 GP · 298 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 168Troy KennedyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 169Travis RichardsD3 GP · 0 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 170Roger AkerstromDVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
167th
of 252 players selected
49th
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
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sean Hill made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 17, 1991, 2 years and 310 days after the draft.
876
Games
62
Goals
236
Assists
298
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1988 draft
- 20Eric CharronD130 GP · 9 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 34Martin St. AmourL1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 46Neil CarnesCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 83Patric KjellbergL394 GP · 160 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 93Peter PopovicD485 GP · 73 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 104Jean Claude BergeronG72 GP · 21 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 125Patrik CarnbäckR154 GP · 62 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 146Timothy ChaseLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 167Sean HillD876 GP · 298 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 188Harije VitolinishC8 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 209Juri KrivohijaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 230Kevin DahlD188 GP · 29 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 251David KundaDMTLMontréal Canadiens