1988 NHL Draft
Teemu Selanne in the 1988 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Teemu Selanne 10th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 7 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 14 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 1451, and only one has scored more points than his 1457.
- Overall pick
- 10
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 10
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 7–13 in the 1988 draft
- 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
- 11Christopher GovedarisL45 GP · 10 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 12Corey FosterD45 GP · 11 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 13Joel SavageR3 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
1st
of 7 Finns selected
9th
of 145 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 39Petro KoivunenREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 45Petri AaltonenCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 136Jukka MarttilaDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 150Sakari LindforsGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 154Timo PeltomaaRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 190Ari MatilainenLMNSMinnesota North Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Teemu Selanne made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 4 years and 117 days after the draft.
1451
Games
684
Goals
773
Assists
1457
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1988 draft
- 10Teemu SelanneR1451 GP · 1457 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 31Russ RomaniukL102 GP · 27 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 52Stephane BeauregardG90 GP · 19 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 73Brian HuntCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 94Anthony JosephR2 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 101Benoit LebeauLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 115Ronald JonesRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 127Markus AkerblomCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 136Jukka MarttilaDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 157Mark SmithLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 178Michael HelberCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 199Pavel KostichkinCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 220Kevin HeiseLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 241Kyle GallowayDWINWinnipeg Jets