
The 1988 NHL Entry Draft was held on Saturday, June 11, 1988 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The expansion Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks made the first two picks with Buffalo winning a "wheel of fortune" spin for the first choice held on June 9, 1970. The remaining draft order was determined by the 1969-70 NHL standings with the teams drafting in reverse order of their finish. The Montreal Canadiens, who had the option to take the first two French-Canadian players in the draft in lieu of their regular picks, chose first and second overall, taking goaltender Michel Plasse of Drumondville (QJHL) and center Roger Belisle of Montreal North (Quebec Int.), respectively.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who finished with 64 points in 1969-70, would draft seventh overall out of 14 teams in each round. Pittsburgh made nine selections - one in each round - in the 13-round draft as they passed on making a selection in the 10th to 13th rounds.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who finished with 64 points in 1969-70, would draft seventh overall out of 14 teams in each round. Pittsburgh made nine selections - one in each round - in the 13-round draft as they passed on making a selection in the 10th to 13th rounds.

1988 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Entry Draft Selections
Choice | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Position | 1987-88 Amateur Club |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Darrin Shannon | LW | Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) |
2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | Mark Major | LW | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
3 | 3 | 20 | 62 | Daniel Gauthier | LW | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
4 | 4 | 4 | 67 | Mark Recchi | RW | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
5 | 5 | 4 | 88 | Greg Andrusak | D | University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA) |
6 | 7 | 4 | 130 | Troy Mick | LW | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
7 | 8 | 4 | 151 | Jeff Blaeser | LW | St. John's Prep (Massachusetts) High School |
8 | 9 | 4 | 172 | Rob Gaudreau | RW | Bishop Hendricken (Rhode Island) High School |
9 | 10 | 4 | 193 | Donald Pancoe | D | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
10 | 11 | 4 | 214 | Cory Laylin | LW | St. Cloud-Apollo (Minnesota) High School |
11 | 12 | 4 | 235 | Darren Stolk | D | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
Darin Shannon |
Mark Major |
Daniel Gauthier |
Mark Recchi |
Greg Andrusak |
Troy Mick |
Jeff Blaeser |
Rob Gaudreau |
Donald Pancoe |
Cory Laylin |
Darren Stolk |