# 1988–89 Winnipeg Jets season

The 1988–89 Winnipeg Jets season saw the Jets finish in fifth place in the Smythe Division with a record of 26 wins, 42 losses, and 12 ties for 64 points, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1981.

## Off-season

After two seasons of leading the Jets into the playoffs, the club re-signed head coach Don Maloney to a contract extension through the 1990–91 season on May 16, 1988. At the 1988 NHL Entry Draft held on June 11, 1988, the Jets selected forward Teemu Selänne with their first round draft pick, tenth overall. Selanne spent the 1987–88 playing with Jokerit's junior hockey team, where in 33 games, he recorded 43 goals and 66 points.
On June 13, 1988, the Jets acquired Brent Ashton from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Paul MacLean. Ashton had 26 goals and 53 points in 73 games with the Red Wings in 1987–88. MacLean, who had been with Winnipeg since the 1981–82 season, had 40 goals and 79 points in 77 games. In total, MacLean broke the 40-goal plateau three times as a member with the Jets.
On July 19, 1988, Winnipeg made a trade with the New Jersey Devils, acquiring goaltender Alain Chevrier and the Devils' seventh-round pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft for Steve Rooney and the Jets' third-round pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Chevrier had a record of 18–19–3 with a 3.77 goals against average (GAA) in 45 games with the Devils in 1987–88, while Steve Rooney had 7 goals and 13 points, along with 217 penalty minutes, in 56 games with the Jets in 1987–88.
Late in training camp, on September 29, 1988, the Jets acquired Kent Carlson and the St. Louis Blues' tenth-round pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft and fourth-round pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft for Peter Douris. Carlson would then be traded one week into the 1988–89 season to the Washington Capitals. On October 3, 1988, the Jets picked Dave Hunter from the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL Waiver Draft. Hunter split the 1987–88 season between the Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring 14 goals and 35 points in 80 games.

## Regular season

* January 13, 1989: In a victory over the Vancouver Canucks, Jets goaltender Eldon Reddick became the first goaltender in NHL history to not register a shutout in the first 100 games of his career.
Despite finishing last in goals allowed (355) in the NHL, the Jets had the NHL's fifth-best power-play percentage (22.13%).

### Final standings

Smythe Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Calgary Flames | 80 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 354 | 226 | 117 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 42 | 31 | 7 | 376 | 335 | 91 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 38 | 34 | 8 | 325 | 306 | 84 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 251 | 253 | 74 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 300 | 355 | 64 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents
#### Vs. Campbell Conference

1988–89 NHL records :
| Team | CGY | EDM | LAK | VAN | WIN | Total |
| Calgary | — | 5–2–1 | 6–2 | 5–1–2 | 5–2–1 | 21–8–4 |
| Edmonton | 2–5–1 | — | 4–4 | 3–5 | 4–3–1 | 13–17–2 |
| Los Angeles | 2–6 | 4–4 | — | 4–4 | 2–2–4 | 12–16–4 |
| Vancouver | 1–5–2 | 5–3 | 4–4 | — | 3–4–1 | 13–16–3 |
| Winnipeg | 2–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 2–2–4 | 4–3–1 | — | 11–14–7 |
1988–89 NHL records :
| Team | CHI | DET | MIN | STL | TOR | Total |
| Calgary | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1–2 | 11–1–3 |
| Edmonton | 0–2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–4–3 |
| Los Angeles | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 12–3–0 |
| Vancouver | 2–1 | 0–0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 7–5–3 |
| Winnipeg | 0–3 | 0–2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 3–0 | 5–8–2 |
Vs. Wales Conference
1988–89 NHL records :
| Team | BOS | BUF | HFD | MTL | QUE | Total |
| Calgary | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 8–7–0 |
| Edmonton | 0–3 | 2–0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–6–1 |
| Los Angeles | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 9–6–0 |
| Vancouver | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–8–1 |
| Winnipeg | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–10–0 |
1988–89 NHL records :
| Team | NJD | NYI | NYR | PHI | PIT | WSH | Total |
| Calgary | 3–0 | 2–0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0–1 | 14–2–2 |
| Edmonton | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 9–7–2 |
| Los Angeles | 1–0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1–1 | 9–6–3 |
| Vancouver | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 7–10–1 |
| Winnipeg | 1–0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–10–3 |

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | T | October 6, 1988 | 2–2 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) | 0–0–1 |
| 2 | L | October 9, 1988 | 4–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) | 0–1–1 |
| 3 | L | October 12, 1988 | 1–10 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) | 0–2–1 |
| 4 | W | October 14, 1988 | 4–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) | 1–2–1 |
| 5 | T | October 16, 1988 | 3–3 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) | 1–2–2 |
| 6 | L | October 19, 1988 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1988–89) | 1–3–2 |
| 7 | W | October 23, 1988 | 3–2 | Washington Capitals (1988–89) | 2–3–2 |
| 8 | L | October 28, 1988 | 4–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) | 2–4–2 |
| 9 | W | October 30, 1988 | 8–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) | 3–4–2 |
| 10 | W | November 1, 1988 | 8–1 | @ New York Islanders (1988–89) | 4–4–2 |
| 11 | T | November 3, 1988 | 3–3 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1988–89) | 4–4–3 |
| 12 | L | November 5, 1988 | 2–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) | 4–5–3 |
| 13 | W | November 8, 1988 | 8–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) | 5–5–3 |
| 14 | L | November 11, 1988 | 5–6 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) | 5–6–3 |
| 15 | W | November 13, 1988 | 7–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) | 6–6–3 |
| 16 | W | November 16, 1988 | 2–1 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) | 7–6–3 |
| 17 | W | November 18, 1988 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) | 8–6–3 |
| 18 | W | November 20, 1988 | 7–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) | 9–6–3 |
| 19 | L | November 25, 1988 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) | 9–7–3 |
| 20 | T | November 26, 1988 | 4–4 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1988–89) | 9–7–4 |
| 21 | L | November 29, 1988 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1988–89) | 9–8–4 |
| 22 | W | December 2, 1988 | 6–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) | 10–8–4 |
| 23 | L | December 4, 1988 | 3–6 | Calgary Flames (1988–89) | 10–9–4 |
| 24 | W | December 6, 1988 | 5–4 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) | 11–9–4 |
| 25 | T | December 8, 1988 | 5–5 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) | 11–9–5 |
| 26 | W | December 10, 1988 | 7–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) | 12–9–5 |
| 27 | L | December 11, 1988 | 6–8 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) | 12–10–5 |
| 28 | W | December 14, 1988 | 4–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) | 13–10–5 |
| 29 | L | December 17, 1988 | 3–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1988–89) | 13–11–5 |
| 30 | L | December 18, 1988 | 1–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) | 13–12–5 |
| 31 | T | December 21, 1988 | 5–5 OT | New Jersey Devils (1988–89) | 13–12–6 |
| 32 | L | December 23, 1988 | 4–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) | 13–13–6 |
| 33 | L | December 26, 1988 | 1–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) | 13–14–6 |
| 34 | W | December 28, 1988 | 6–2 | St. Louis Blues (1988–89) | 14–14–6 |
| 35 | T | December 31, 1988 | 4–4 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) | 14–14–7 |
| 36 | W | January 4, 1989 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) | 15–14–7 |
| 37 | T | January 6, 1989 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) | 15–14–8 |
| 38 | T | January 8, 1989 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) | 15–14–9 |
| 39 | L | January 10, 1989 | 1–2 | Hartford Whalers (1988–89) | 15–15–9 |
| 40 | L | January 11, 1989 | 3–8 | @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) | 15–16–9 |
| 41 | W | January 13, 1989 | 3–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) | 16–16–9 |
| 42 | L | January 15, 1989 | 1–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) | 16–17–9 |
| 43 | L | January 18, 1989 | 4–9 | Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) | 16–18–9 |
| 44 | W | January 20, 1989 | 7–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) | 17–18–9 |
| 45 | L | January 21, 1989 | 3–7 | Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) | 17–19–9 |
| 46 | L | January 25, 1989 | 4–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) | 17–20–9 |
| 47 | L | January 26, 1989 | 6–8 | @ New York Islanders (1988–89) | 17–21–9 |
| 48 | W | January 28, 1989 | 4–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1988–89) | 18–21–9 |
| 49 | L | January 31, 1989 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1988–89) | 18–22–9 |
| 50 | L | February 1, 1989 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) | 18–23–9 |
| 51 | L | February 3, 1989 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1988–89) | 18–24–9 |
| 52 | L | February 5, 1989 | 2–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) | 18–25–9 |
| 53 | L | February 9, 1989 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1988–89) | 18–26–9 |
| 54 | L | February 11, 1989 | 3–7 | @ Hartford Whalers (1988–89) | 18–27–9 |
| 55 | T | February 13, 1989 | 2–2 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) | 18–27–10 |
| 56 | L | February 15, 1989 | 1–6 | Calgary Flames (1988–89) | 18–28–10 |
| 57 | W | February 17, 1989 | 3–2 OT | New Jersey Devils (1988–89) | 19–28–10 |
| 58 | W | February 19, 1989 | 7–6 OT | Hartford Whalers (1988–89) | 20–28–10 |
| 59 | L | February 21, 1989 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) | 20–29–10 |
| 60 | L | February 22, 1989 | 3–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) | 20–30–10 |
| 61 | L | February 24, 1989 | 4–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) | 20–31–10 |
| 62 | W | February 26, 1989 | 1–0 | Calgary Flames (1988–89) | 21–31–10 |
| 63 | T | March 1, 1989 | 4–4 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) | 21–31–11 |
| 64 | L | March 3, 1989 | 4–7 | Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) | 21–32–11 |
| 65 | L | March 5, 1989 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1988–89) | 21–33–11 |
| 66 | L | March 7, 1989 | 5–9 | @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) | 21–34–11 |
| 67 | L | March 8, 1989 | 0–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) | 21–35–11 |
| 68 | L | March 10, 1989 | 1–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) | 21–36–11 |
| 69 | W | March 12, 1989 | 9–7 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) | 22–36–11 |
| 70 | L | March 14, 1989 | 3–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1988–89) | 22–37–11 |
| 71 | W | March 15, 1989 | 6–3 | @ New York Rangers (1988–89) | 23–37–11 |
| 72 | W | March 18, 1989 | 10–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) | 24–37–11 |
| 73 | L | March 20, 1989 | 1–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) | 24–38–11 |
| 74 | L | March 23, 1989 | 4–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) | 24–39–11 |
| 75 | W | March 24, 1989 | 4–3 OT | Calgary Flames (1988–89) | 25–39–11 |
| 76 | L | March 26, 1989 | 3–7 | Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) | 25–40–11 |
| 77 | T | March 28, 1989 | 3–3 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) | 25–40–12 |
| 78 | L | March 29, 1989 | 1–2 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) | 25–41–12 |
| 79 | L | March 31, 1989 | 1–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) | 25–42–12 |
| 80 | W | April 2, 1989 | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) | 26–42–12 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Dale Hawerchuk | C | 75 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 28 | -30 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas Steen | C | 80 | 27 | 61 | 88 | 80 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew McBain | RW | 80 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 71 | -35 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| Brent Ashton | LW | 75 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 36 | -5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Fredrik Olausson | D | 75 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Ellett | D | 75 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 62 | -18 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Pat Elynuik | RW | 56 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Iain Duncan | LW | 57 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 74 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | D | 78 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 78 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Laurie Boschman | C | 70 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 163 | -17 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Smail | LW | 47 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Fenton | LW | 59 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 57 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 228 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teppo Numminen | D | 69 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 36 | -11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Taglianetti | D | 66 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 226 | -23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kyte | D | 74 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 190 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Jones | LW | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hannu Jarvenpaa | RW | 53 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 41 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Berry | D | 38 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 45 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Gilhen | C | 64 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 38 | -24 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Neufeld | RW | 31 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 52 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | LW | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 82 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hunter | LW | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 61 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfie Turcotte | C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Chevrier | G | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Kulak | RW | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Markku Kyllonen | RW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Joseph | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Lemay | LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Larose | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pokey Reddick | G | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Berthiaume | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Boutilier | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Boyko | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Draper | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Essensa | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Fletcher | LW/D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Flichel | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Hamel | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hervey | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Marchment | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Pokey Reddick | 2109 | 41 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 144 | 4.10 | 0 | 1132 | 988 | .873 |
| Alain Chevrier | 1092 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 78 | 4.29 | 1 | 554 | 476 | .859 |
| Bob Essensa | 1102 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 68 | 3.70 | 1 | 574 | 506 | .882 |
| Tom Draper | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 66 | 54 | .818 |
| Daniel Berthiaume | 443 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 5.96 | 0 | 255 | 211 | .827 |
| Team: | 4866 | 80 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 346 | 4.27 | 2 | 2581 | 2235 | .866 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 19, 1988 | To New Jersey DevilsSteve Rooney 3rd round pick in 1990 (Brad Bombardir) | To Winnipeg JetsAlain Chevrier 7th round pick in 1989 (Doug Evans) |
| July 29, 1988 | To Quebec NordiquesJoel Baillargeon | To Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations |
| September 29, 1988 | To St. Louis BluesPeter Douris | To Winnipeg JetsKent Carlson 12th round pick in 1989 (Sergei Kharin) 4th round pick in 1990 (Scott Levins) |
| October 12, 1988 | To Washington CapitalsKent Carlson | To Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations |
| November 25, 1988 | To Los Angeles KingsGilles Hamel | To Winnipeg JetsPaul Fenton |
| December 6, 1988 | To Quebec NordiquesMario Marois | To Winnipeg JetsGord Donnelly |
| December 10, 1988 | To Philadelphia FlyersSteven Fletcher | To Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations |
| December 30, 1988 | To Boston BruinsRay Neufeld | To Winnipeg JetsMoe Lemay |
| January 19, 1989 | To Chicago BlackhawksAlain Chevrier | To Winnipeg Jets4th round pick in 1989 (Allain Roy) |
| February 9, 1989 | To Vancouver CanucksJamie Husgen | To Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations |
| June 17, 1989 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRandy Gilhen Andrew McBain Jim Kyte | To Winnipeg JetsRandy Cunneyworth Rick Tabaracci Dave McLlwain |
| June 17, 1989 | To St. Louis Blues3rd round pick in 1989 – Denny Felsner 2nd round pick in 1991 (Steve Staios) | To Winnipeg JetsGreg Paslawski 3rd round pick in 1989 (Kris Draper) |

### Waivers

| October 3, 1988 | From Edmonton OilersDave Hunter |
| January 14, 1989 | To Edmonton OilersDave Hunter |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Steven Fletcher | Montreal Canadiens |
| Matt Hervey | Undrafted Free Agent |

## Draft picks

The Jets selected the following players at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 11, 1988.

### NHL Amateur Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | 10 | Teemu Selänne (RW) | Finland | Jokerit (SM-liiga) |
| 2 | 31 | Russ Romaniuk (LW) | Canada | St. Boniface Saints (MJHL) |
| 3 | 52 | Stéphane Beauregard (G) | Canada | St. Jean Beavers (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 73 | Brian Hunt (C) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 5 | 94 | Tony Joseph (RW) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 5 | 101 | Ben Lebeau (FWD) | United States | Merrimack College (NCAA) |
| 6 | 115 | Ron Jones (RW) | United States | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 7 | 127 | Markus Akerblom (RW) | Sweden | IF Björklöven (SEL) |
| 7 | 136 | Jukka Marttila (D) | Finland | Tappara (SM-liiga) |
| 8 | 157 | Mark Smith (LW) | United States | Trinity High School (Garfield Heights, Ohio) |
| 9 | 178 | Mike Helber (C) | United States | Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| 10 | 199 | Pavel Kostichkin (RW) | Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| 11 | 220 | Kevin Heise (LW) | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 12 | 241 | Kyle Galloway (D) | Canada | University of Manitoba (CIAU) |

### NHL Supplemental Draft

Winnipeg selected one player at the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 2 | 15 | Mike O'Neill (G) | Canada | Yale University (NCAA) |