1988 NHL Draft
Trevor Linden in the 1988 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Trevor Linden 2nd overall in the 1988 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1988, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1382, and only 7 have scored more points than his 867.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1988 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1988 class
2nd
of 252 players selected
2nd
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
Trevor Linden made his NHL debut on October 6, 1988, 117 days after the draft.
1382
Games
375
Goals
492
Assists
867
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1988 draft
- 2Trevor LindenC1382 GP · 867 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 33Leif RohlinD96 GP · 32 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 44Dane JacksonR45 GP · 18 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 107Corrie D'alessioG1 GP · 0 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 122Philip Von StefenelliD33 GP · 5 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 128Dixon WardL537 GP · 224 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 149Gregory GeldartCVANVancouver Canucks
- 170Roger AkerstromDVANVancouver Canucks
- 191Paul ConstantinCVANVancouver Canucks
- 212Christopher WolaninDVANVancouver Canucks
- 233Steffan NilssonRVANVancouver Canucks