| 1988 Training Camp Notes |
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| Fifty-Nine players were invited to camp in 1988, made up of 7 goalies, 21 defenseman and 31 forwards. Bill White and Doug Stromback were amateur tryout invitees, but both were released after camp. Several future NHL executives were in camp as players including: Gerard Gallant (NHL head coach Columbus), Paul MacLean (Asst. Coach Detroit), John Chabot (Asst. Coach NYI), Mike O'Connell (GM Boston), Jim Nill (Asst GM Detroit), and Glen Hanlon (NHL Head Coach Washington). |
| # | Pos | Player | HT | WT | D.O.B. | 1987-88 Club | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | 1988-89 Club | Draft Notes |
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| 1 | G | Glen Hanlon | 6' | 185 | 2/20/57 | Detroit (NHL) | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | Detroit (NHL) | NYR 7/29/86 |
| 2 | D | Mike O'Connell | 5'9 | 180 | 11/25/55 | Detroit (NHL) | 48 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | Detroit (NHL) | Bos 3/10/86 |
| 3 | D | Steve Chiasson | 6'1 | 205 | 4/14/67 | Adirondack (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 23
29 | 6
2 | 11
9 | 17
11 | 58
57 | Detroit (NHL) | 1985 draft 3rd rnd, 50th |
| 4 | D | Rick Zombo | 6'1 | 195 | 5/8/63 | Detroit (NHL) | 62 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 96 | Detroit (NHL) | 1981 draft 8th rnd, 149th |
| 5 | D | * Yves Racine | 6' | 185 | 2/7/69 | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | 69 | 10 | 84 | 94 | 150 | 9/21/88 Returned to Jrs | 1987 draft 1st rnd, 11th |
| 7 | D | Doug Halward | 6'1 | 197 | 11/1/55 | Detroit (NHL) | 70 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 130 | Detroit (NHL) | Van 11/21/86 |
| 8 | RW | Jim Nill | 6' | 185 | 4/11/58 | Winnipeg/Detroit (NHL) | 60 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 92 | Detroit (NHL) | Win 1/10/88 |
| 10 | C | Joe Murphy | 6'1 | 190 | 10/16/67 | Detroit (NHL)
Adirondack (AHL) | 6
50 | 5
10 | 6
9 | 11
19 | 4
37 | Detroit (NHL) | 1986 1st rnd, 1st |
| 11 | C | Shawn Burr | 6'1 | 195 | 7/1/66 | Detroit (NHL) | 78 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 97 | Detroit (NHL) | 1984 draft 1st rnd, 7th |
| 12 | C | * Adam Graves | 5'11 | 185 | 4/12/68 | Detroit (NHL) | 9
37 | 0
28 | 1
32 | 1
60 | 8
107 | Detroit (NHL) | 1986 draft 2nd rnd, 22nd |
| 14 | RW | Miroslav Frycer | 6' | 200 | 9/27/59 | Toronto (NHL) | 38 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 41 | Detroit (NHL) | Tor 6/10/88 |
| 15 | RW | Paul MacLean | 6' | 190 | 3/9/58 | Winnipeg (NHL) | 77 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 76 | Detroit (NHL) | Win 6/9/88 |
| 16 | C | John Chabot | 6'2 | 200 | 5/18/62 | Detroit (NHL) | 78 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 10 | Detroit (NHL) | Free agent 1987 |
| 17 | LW | Gerard Gallant | 5'10 | 185 | 9/2/63 | Detroit (NHL) | 73 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 242 | Detroit (NHL) | 1981 draft 6th rnd, 107th |
| 18 | LW | Kris King | 6' | 193 | 2/18/66 | Adirondack (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 78
3 | 21
1 | 32
0 | 53
1 | 337
2 | Detroit (NHL) | Free Agent 1987 |
| 19 | C | Steve Yzerman | 5'11 | 185 | 5/9/65 | Detroit (NHL) | 64 | 50 | 52 | 102 | 44 | Detroit (NHL) | 1983 draft 1st rnd, 4th |
| 20 | RW | Tim Higgins | 6'1 | 185 | 2/7/58 | Detroit (NHL) | 62 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 94 | Detroit (NHL) | NJ 6/25/86 |
| 21 | C | Adam Oates | 5'11 | 190 | 8/27/62 | Detroit (NHL) | 63 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 20 | Detroit (NHL) | Free Agent 1985 |
| 22 | C | Dave Barr | 6'1 | 190 | 11/30/60 | Detroit (NHL) | 51 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 58 | Detroit (NHL) | Hart 1/12/87 |
| 23 | D | Lee Norwood | 6'1 | 198 | 2/2/60 | Detroit (NHL) | 51 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 131 | Detroit (NHL) | StL 8/7/86 |
| 24 | LW | Bob Probert | 6'3 | 215 | 6/5/65 | Detroit (NHL) | 74 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 398 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL)
Suspended by Detroit (NHL) | 1983 draft 3rd rnd, 46th |
| 25 | D | Jim Pavese | 6'2 | 215 | 5/8/62 | Colorado (IHL)
New Haven (AHL)
St Louis/NYR/Detroit (NHL) | 1
1
25 | 0
0
0 | 0
1
5 | 0
1
5 | 2
0
77 | Detroit (NHL) | NYR 3/88 |
| 26 | RW | Joey Kocur | 6' | 195 | 12/21/64 | Detroit (NHL) | 63 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 263 | Detroit (NHL) | 1983 draft 5th rnd, 91st |
| 27 | D | Doug Houda | 6'2 | 200 | 6/3/66 | Adirondack (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 71
11 | 10
1 | 32
1 | 42
2 | 169
10 | Injured in preseason (fractured cheekbone) | 1984 draft 2nd rnd, 28th |
| 28 | LW | Miroslav Ihnacak | 5'11 | 175 | 11/19/62 | Newmarket (AHL) | 51 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Camp Tryout 1988 |
| 29 | D | Gilbert Delorme | 6'1 | 205 | 11/25/62 | Detroit (NHL) | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 81 | Detroit (NHL) | Que 1/17/87 |
| 30 | G | Greg Stefan | 5'11 | 180 | 2/11/61 | Detroit (NHL) | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | Detroit (NHL) | 1981 draft 7th rnd, 128th |
| 31 | G | * Tim Cheveldae | 5'10 | 175 | 2/15/68 | Saskatoon (WHL) | 66 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1986 draft 4th rnd, 64th |
| 32 | RW | Brent Fedyk | 6' | 195 | 3/3/67 | Adirondack (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 34
2 | 9
0 | 11
1 | 20
1 | 22
2 | 9/27/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1985 draft 1st rnd, 8th |
| 33 | D | John Blum | 6'3 | 205 | 10/8/59 | Maine (AHL)
Boston (NHL) | 43
19 | 5
0 | 18
1 | 23
1 | 136
70 | 9/21/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1988 |
| 34 | D | Jeff Sharples | 6'1 | 195 | 7/28/67 | Adirondack (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 4
56 | 2
10 | 1
25 | 3
35 | 4
42 | Detroit (NHL) | 1985 draft 2nd rnd, 29th |
| 35 | G | Sam St Laurent | 5'10 | 190 | 2/16/59 | Adirondack (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 32
6 | 0
0 | 1
0 | 1
0 | 8
2 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | NJ 8/18/86 |
| 37 | D | John Mokosak | 5'11 | 200 | 9/7/63 | Springfield (AHL) | 77 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 178 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1988 |
| 38 | LW | Jeff Brubaker | 6'2 | 210 | 2/25/58 | New York Rangers (NHL)
Colorado (IHL) | 31
30 | 2
12 | 0
10 | 2
22 | 78
53 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Signed as Free Agent 8/22/88 |
| 39 | LW | Dale Krentz | 5'11 | 190 | 12/19/61 | Adirondack (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 67
6 | 39
2 | 43
0 | 82
2 | 65
5 | 9/30/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1985 |
| 43 | C | Murray Eaves | 5'10 | 185 | 5/10/60 | Adirondack (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 65
7 | 39
0 | 54
1 | 93
1 | 65
2 | 9/27/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1987 |
| 44 | C | Glenn Merkosky | 5'10 | 175 | 4/8/60 | Rosenheim (1.Gbun)
Adirondack (AHL) | 16
66 | 2
34 | 3
42 | 5
76 | 17
34 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1985 |
| 48 | D | * Serge Anglehart | 6'2 | 189 | 4/18/70 | Drummondville (QMJHL) | 44 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 122 | Injured - Shoulder Surgery | 1988 draft 2nd rnd, 38th |
| 85 | LW | Petr Klima | 6' | 190 | 12/23/64 | Detroit (NHL) | 78 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 46 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL)
Suspended by Detroit (NHL) | 1983 draft 5th rnd, 88th |
| | LW | Louis Crawford | 6' | 185 | 11/5/62 | Nova Scotia (AHL) | 54 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 170 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1988 |
| | LW | * Mike Gober | 6' | 192 | 4/10/67 | Trois Rivieres (QMJHL) | 19 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1987 draft 7th rnd, 137th |
| | LW | Mats Lundstrom | 5'10 | 185 | 4/23/66 | Skelleftea HC (SEL) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9/21/88 Returned to Sweden | 1984 draft 5th rnd, 91st |
| | RW | * Daniel Shank | 5'10 | 190 | 5/12/67 | Hull (QMJHL) | 52 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 343 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1988 |
| | RW | Randy McKay | 6'1 | 185 | 1/25/67 | Michigan Tech (NCAA)
Adirondack (AHL) | 41
10 | 17
0 | 24
3 | 41
3 | 70
12 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1985 draft 6th rnd, 113th |
| | RW | * Doug Stromback | 6' | 175 | 3/2/67 | Belleville (OHL) | 60 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 19 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Camp Tryout 1988 |
| | RW | * Darren Colbourne | 5'11 | 187 | 1/5/68 | Cornwall (OHL) | 61 | 47 | 51 | 98 | 66 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1988 draft 11th rnd, 227th |
| | RW | * Kory Kocur | 5'11 | 188 | 3/6/69 | Saskatoon (WHL) | 69 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 95 | 9/22/88 Returned to Jrs | 1988 draft 1st rnd, 17th |
| | RW | * Sheldon Kennedy | 5'10 | 170 | 6/15/69 | Swift Current (WHL) | 59 | 53 | 64 | 117 | 45 | 9/21/88 Returned to Jrs | 1988 draft 5th rnd, 80th |
| | C | * Dennis Holland | 5'10 | 165 | 1/30/69 | Portland (WHL) | 67 | 58 | 86 | 144 | 115 | 9/22/88 Returned to Jrs | 1987 draft 3rd rnd, 52nd |
| | C | * Glen Goodall | 5'8 | 168 | 1/22/70 | Seattle (WHL) | 70 | 53 | 64 | 117 | 88 | 9/20/88 Returned to Jrs | 1988 draft 10th rnd, 206th |
| | C | * Tom Kolioupoulos | 5'11 | 188 | 2/10/64 | Did not Play | | | | | | Knee Injury did not participate | Camp Tryout 1988 |
| | D | * Dean Morton | 6'1 | 196 | 2/27/68 | Oshawa (OHL) | 57 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 187 | 9/27/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1986 draft 8th rnd, 148th |
| | D | Dennis Smith | 5'11 | 192 | 5/27/64 | Adirondack (AHL) | 75 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 213 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1986 |
| | D | Peter Dineen | 5'11 | 190 | 11/19/60 | Adirondack (AHL) | 76 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 137 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | Free Agent 1987 |
| | D | Rob Doyle | 5'11 | 185 | 2/10/64 | Flint (IHL)
Adirondack (AHL) | 37
40 | 22
11 | 22
28 | 44
39 | 85
48 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1986 Supplemental draft |
| | D | Dave Korol | 6'1 | 175 | 3/1/65 | Adirondack (AHL) | 53 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 61 | 9/20/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1983 draft 4th rnd, 70th |
| | D | * Bob Wilkie | 6'2 | 200 | 2/11/69 | Swift Current (WHL) | 67 | 12 | 68 | 80 | 124 | 9/22/88 Returned to Jrs | 1987 draft 2nd rnd, 41st |
| | D | * Gord Kruppke | 6'1 | 200 | 4/2/69 | Prince Albert (WHL) | 54 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 113 | 9/22/88 Returned to Jrs | 1987 draft 2nd rnd, 32nd |
| | D | * Guy Dupuis | 6'2 | 199 | 5/10/70 | Hull (QMJHL) | 69 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 72 | 9/20/88 Returned to Jrs | 1988 draft 3rd rnd, 47th |
| | G | Mark Reimer | 5'11 | 170 | 3/23/67 | Portland (WHL)
Flint (IHL)
Adirondack (AHL) | 38
5
8 | 0
0
0 | 4
0
1 | 4
0
1 | 13
0
0 | 9/23/88 Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) | 1987 draft 4th rnd, 74th |
| ** | G | Randy Hansch | 5'10 | 165 | 2/8/66 | Did not Play -Injured | | | | | | Did Not Attend - In Camp with Canadian Natl Team | 1984 draft 6th rnd, 112th |
| | G | * Bill White | 6'2 | 190 | 3/11/68 | Windsor (OHL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Released from Tryout | Camp Tryout 1988 |
* - Amateur Player.
