1988 NHL Draft
Tony Amonte in the 1988 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Tony Amonte 68th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 11 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 1174, and only 6 have scored more points than his 900.
- Overall pick
- 68
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 5
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 65–71 in the 1988 draft
- 65Matthew RuchtyLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 66Darin KimbleR311 GP · 43 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 67Mark RecchiR1652 GP · 1533 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 68Tony AmonteR1174 GP · 900 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 69Edward CrowleyD34 GP · 6 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 70Rob BlakeD1270 GP · 777 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 71Stefan ElvenasRCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
68th
of 252 players selected
42nd
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
Tony Amonte made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 11, 1991, 2 years and 304 days after the draft.
1174
Games
416
Goals
484
Assists
900
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1988 draft
- 22Troy MalletteL456 GP · 119 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 26Murray DuvalDNYRNew York Rangers
- 68Tony AmonteR1174 GP · 900 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 99Martin BergeronCNYRNew York Rangers
- 110Dennis VialL242 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 131Michael RosatiG1 GP · 1 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 152Eric CouvretteLNYRNew York Rangers
- 194Paul CainCNYRNew York Rangers
- 202Eric FentonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 215Peter FiorentinoD1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 236Keith SlifstienRNYRNew York Rangers