1990 NHL entry draft explained

1990 NHL Entry Draft
Date:	June 16, 1990
Location:	BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
First:	Owen Nolan (Quebec Nordiques)
Prev:	1989
Next:	1991

The 1990 NHL Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 16, 1990. It is remembered as one of the deeper drafts in NHL history, with fourteen of the twenty-one first round picks going on to careers of at least 500 NHL games.^[1]

Nine of the twenty-one players drafted in the first round played 1,000 NHL games in their career.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Jaromir Jagr, who played his last NHL game in the 2017–18 season. As of 2024, Jagr is still an active player with Rytiri Kladno of the ELH.

Venue

The 1990 NHL Entry Draft was originally scheduled to be held at the Pacific Coliseum, the home arena of the host Vancouver Canucks located on the site of the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE).^[2] However, the Canadian Union of Public Employees union representing the PNE employees—CUPE Local 1004—threatened to strike June 15, one day before the draft.^{[2] [3]} Consequently, the NHL and the Canucks decided to move the draft to BC Place in order to avoid the potential strike and issues of public access to the venue.^[4] In addition to BC Place, the University of British Columbia, the Vancouver Convention Centre and the Hyatt Regency Vancouver were also considered as replacement venues.^[4]

The Canucks had estimated that 10,000 spectators would attend the draft, which had free admission.^[4] However, holding the venue in a higher capacity venue allowed for that estimate to nearly double, with 19,127 spectators—a then record for attendance at an NHL Entry Draft—attending the draft.^[5]

Top prospects

Heading into the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Mike Ricci had spent the entire 1989–90 season ranked as the top prospect by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.^[6] Prior to the release of the final rankings of North American skaters and goaltenders, it was speculated Owen Nolan, Keith Primeau and Petr Nedved would surpass Ricci; however, when the final rankings were released, Ricci remained as the top prospect.^{[6] [7]} Jaromir Jagr was also considered to be one of the top prospects, but Central Scouting did not rank European players.^[8] Petr Nedved was an exception to that, as he played in North America after he defected his native Czechoslovakia.

Ranking	Skaters
1	Mike Ricci (C)
2	Owen Nolan (RW)
3	Keith Primeau (C)
4	Jaromir Jagr (C)
5	Scott Scissons (C)
6	Darryl Sydor (D)
7	John Slaney (D)
8	Ryan Hughes (C)
9	Karl Dykhuis (D)
10	Derian Hatcher (D)

Ranking	Goaltenders
1	Trevor Kidd
2	Felix Potvin
3	Martin Brodeur

Selections by round

Round one

	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
1				Cornwall Royals (OHL)
2			Vancouver Canucks	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	Keith Primeau (C)			Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
4	Mike Ricci (C)			Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5	Jaromir Jagr (RW)			Poldi SONP Kladno (Czechoslovakia)
6	Scott Scissons (C)			Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7				Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
8	Derian Hatcher (D)			North Bay Centennials (OHL)
9	John Slaney (D)			Cornwall Royals (OHL)
10	Drake Berehowsky (D)			Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
11			Calgary Flames ^(from New Jersey)	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
12	Turner Stevenson (RW)		Montreal Canadiens ^(from St. Louis)	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
13	Michael Stewart (D)			Michigan State University (CCHA)
14	Brad May (LW)		Buffalo Sabres ^(from Winnipeg)	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
15	Mark Greig (RW)			Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
16	Karl Dykhuis (D)			Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
17	Scott Allison (C)			Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
18	Shawn Antoski (LW)		Vancouver Canucks ^(from Montreal via St. Louis)	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
19	Keith Tkachuk (LW)		Winnipeg Jets ^(from Buffalo)	Malden Catholic High School (USHS–MA)
20	Martin Brodeur (G)		New Jersey Devils ^(from Calgary)	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
21	Bryan Smolinski (C)			Michigan State University (CCHA)

Round two

	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
22		Centre		Quebec Nordiques	Cornell University (ECAC)
23		Defence		Vancouver Canucks	HC CHZ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
24		Defence		New Jersey Devils ^(from Detroit via Calgary) ^,	University of Michigan (CCHA)
25		Left wing		Philadelphia Flyers	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
26	Nicolas Perreault	Defence		Calgary Flames ^(from Pittsburgh)	Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL)
27		Centre		New York Islanders	London Knights (OHL)
28		Right wing		Los Angeles Kings	Canadian National Team (International)
29	Chris Gotziaman	Right wing		New Jersey Devils ^(from Minnesota via Calgary) ^,	Roseau High School (USHS–MN)
30	Rod Pasma	Defence		Washington Capitals	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
31		Goaltender		Toronto Maple Leafs	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
32		Left wing		Calgary Flames ^(from New Jersey)	SaiPa (Finland)
33		Centre		St. Louis Blues ^(from St. Louis via Vancouver) ^,	Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN)
34		Centre		New York Rangers	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
35		Defence		Winnipeg Jets	Wayzata High School (USHS–MN)
36		Centre		Hartford Whalers	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
37		Defence		Chicago Blackhawks	MHk 32 Liptovsky Mikulas (Czechoslovakia)
38	Alexandre Legault	Right wing		Edmonton Oilers	Boston University (Hockey East)
39		Right wing		Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
40		Left wing		Philadelphia Flyers ^(from Buffalo)	Lulea HF (Sweden)
41	Etienne Belzile	Defence		Calgary Flames	Cornell University (ECAC)
42		Defence		Philadelphia Flyers ^(from Boston)	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
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Round three

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
43		Left wing		Quebec Nordiques	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
44		Centre		Philadelphia Flyers ^(from Vancouver)	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
45		Centre		Detroit Red Wings	Khimik Voskresensk (USSR)
46		Defence		Philadelphia Flyers	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
47		Defence		Philadelphia Flyers ^(from Pittsburgh)	Northwood School (USHS–NY)
48		Right wing		New York Islanders	Edina High School (USHS–MN)
49	Bob Berg	Left wing		Los Angeles Kings	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
50	Laurie Billeck	Defence		Minnesota North Stars	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
51		Right wing		Washington Capitals	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
52	Al Kinisky	Left wing		Philadelphia Flyers ^(from Toronto)	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
53		Goaltender		New Jersey Devils	Canterbury School (USHS–CT)
54		Centre		St. Louis Blues	Champlain College Lennoxville (CEGEP)
55	John Vary	Defence		New York Rangers	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
56		Defence		New Jersey Devils ^(from Winnipeg)	Powell River Kings (BCJHL)
57		Goaltender		Hartford Whalers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
58		Centre		Montreal Canadiens ^(from Chicago)	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
59	Joe Crowley	Left wing		Edmonton Oilers	Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA)
60		Right wing		Montreal Canadiens	Longueuil College Francais (QMJHL)
61		Left wing		Pittsburgh Penguins ^(from Buffalo)	Edison High School (USHS–MN)
62	Glen Mears	Defence		Calgary Flames	Rochester Mustangs (USHL)
63		Centre		Boston Bruins	Elmira Sugar Kings (MWJHL)
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Round four

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
64		Right wing		New Jersey Devils ^(from Quebec)	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
65	Darin Bader	Left wing		Vancouver Canucks	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
66		Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
67	Joel Blain	Left wing		Edmonton Oilers ^(from Philadelphia)	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
68		Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins	University of Michigan (CCHA)
69		Right wing		New York Rangers ^(from New York Islanders via Los Angeles) ^,	Grand Rapids High School (USHS–MN)
70		Centre		Minnesota North Stars ^(from Los Angeles via New York Rangers) ^,	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
71	Frank Kovacs	Left wing		Minnesota North Stars	Regina Pats (WHL)
72		Left wing		Washington Capitals	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
73		Centre		Toronto Maple Leafs	Richfield High School (USHS–MN)
74		Right wing		Winnipeg Jets ^(from New Jersey)	Zetor Brno (Czechoslovakia)
75		Right wing		Winnipeg Jets ^(from St. Louis)	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
76	Rick Willis	Left wing		New York Rangers	Pingree School (USHS–MA)
77		Centre		Winnipeg Jets	Dynamo Moscow (USSR)
78		Centre		Hartford Whalers	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
79	Chris Tucker	Centre		Chicago Blackhawks	Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS–MN)
80		Centre		Toronto Maple Leafs ^(from Edmonton)	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
81		Left wing		Montreal Canadiens	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
82	Brian McCarthy	Centre		Buffalo Sabres	Pingree School (USHS–MA)
83		Left wing		Calgary Flames	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
84	Jerry Buckley	Right wing		Boston Bruins	Northwood School (USHS–NY)
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Round five

	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
85		Defence		New York Rangers ^(from Quebec)	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
86		Left wing		Vancouver Canucks	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
87	Tony Burns	Defence		Detroit Red Wings ^(from Detroit via New York Rangers) ^,	Duluth-Denfeld High School (USHS–MN)
88		Defence		Philadelphia Flyers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
89		Centre		Pittsburgh Penguins	Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)
90		Centre		New York Islanders	Grand Rapids High School (USHS–MN)
91		Goaltender		Los Angeles Kings	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
92		Defence		Minnesota North Stars	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
93		Centre		Washington Capitals	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
94		Centre		Washington Capitals ^(from Toronto)	University of Michigan (CCHA)
95		Defence		New Jersey Devils	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
96		Left wing		St. Louis Blues	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
97		Defence		Buffalo Sabres ^(from New York Rangers)	TJ Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
98		Right wing		Winnipeg Jets	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
99		Centre		New York Rangers ^(from Hartford)	Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
100	Todd Bojcun	Goaltender		Buffalo Sabres ^(from Chicago)	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
101	Greg Louder	Goaltender		Edmonton Oilers ^(from Edmonton via Winnipeg)	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
102		Centre		Montreal Canadiens	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
103		Defence		Buffalo Sabres	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
104		Defence		New Jersey Devils ^(from Calgary)	Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
105		Goaltender		Boston Bruins	Ohio State University (WCHA)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^Reference:

Round six

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
106		Defence		Quebec Nordiques	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
107		Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins ^(from Vancouver)	Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA)
108		Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
109		Centre		Philadelphia Flyers	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
110	Denis Casey	Goaltender		Pittsburgh Penguins	Colorado College (WCHA)
111		Defence		New York Islanders	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
112		Left wing		Los Angeles Kings	Danderyds HC (Sweden)
113		Goaltender		Minnesota North Stars	Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
114		Right wing		Washington Capitals	Dynamo Moscow (USSR)
115		Defence		Toronto Maple Leafs	Sokil Kyiv (USSR)
116		Right wing		New Jersey Devils	Dukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia)
117		Left wing		St. Louis Blues	Rochester Mustangs (USHL)
118	Jason Weinrich	Defence		New York Rangers	Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
119		Defence		Winnipeg Jets	Almtuna IS (Sweden)
120	Cory Keenan	Defence		Hartford Whalers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
121	Brett Stickney	Centre		Chicago Blackhawks	St. Paul's School (USHS–NH)
122		Left wing		Edmonton Oilers	Jokerit (Finland)
123		Centre		Montreal Canadiens	Northwood School (USHS–NY)
124	Derek Edgerly	Centre		Chicago Blackhawks ^(from Buffalo)	Stoneham High School (USHS–MA)
125	Chris Tschupp	Centre		Calgary Flames	Trinity-Pawling School (USHS–NY)
126		Right wing		Boston Bruins	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^Reference:

Round seven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
127		Right wing		Quebec Nordiques	Michigan State University (CCHA)
128	Daryl Filipek	Defence		Vancouver Canucks	Ferris State University (CCHA)
129		Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
130		Centre		Pittsburgh Penguins ^(from Philadelphia)	Tappara (Finland)
131	Ken Plaquin	Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
132	Mike Guilbert	Defence		New York Islanders	Governor Dummer Academy (USHS–MA)
133		Centre		Los Angeles Kings	HC CHZ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
134		Goaltender		Minnesota North Stars	Rochester Mustangs (USHL)
135		Right wing		Washington Capitals	Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia)
136		Left wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	Governor Dummer Academy (USHS–MA)
137		Defence		New Jersey Devils	Roseville Area High School (USHS–MN)
138	Wayne Conlan	Centre		St. Louis Blues	Trinity-Pawling School (USHS–NY)
139	Bryan Lonsinger	Defence		New York Rangers	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS–CT)
140		Centre		Winnipeg Jets	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
141		Defence		Hartford Whalers	VSZ Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
142		Right wing		Buffalo Sabres ^(from Chicago)	Krylya Sovetov (USSR)
143	Mike Power	Goaltender		Edmonton Oilers	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
144	Stephen Rohr	Right wing		Montreal Canadiens	Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN)
145		Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins ^(from Buffalo)	University of Michigan (CCHA)
146		Defence		Calgary Flames	Dynamo Moscow (USSR)
147	Jim Mackey	Defence		Boston Bruins	Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT)
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Round eight

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
148		Right wing		Quebec Nordiques	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
149	Paul O'Hagan	Defence		Vancouver Canucks	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
150		Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Michigan State University (CCHA)
151		Left wing		Philadelphia Flyers	AIK IF (Sweden)
152	Petteri Koskimaki	Centre		Pittsburgh Penguins	Boston University (Hockey East)
153		Left wing		New York Islanders	Longueuil College Francais (QMJHL)
154	Dean Hulett	Right wing		Los Angeles Kings	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
155		Right wing		Minnesota North Stars	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
156		Centre		Washington Capitals	VSŽ Košice (Czechoslovakia)
157	Dan Stiver	Right wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	University of Michigan (CCHA)
158		Defence		Quebec Nordiques ^(from New Jersey)	Dynamo Moscow (USSR)
159	Steve Martell	Right wing		Washington Capitals ^(from St. Louis)	London Knights (OHL)
160	Todd Hedlund	Right wing		New York Rangers	Roseau High School (USHS–MN)
161		Defence		Winnipeg Jets	VIK Vasteras HK (Sweden)
162	Martin D'Orsonnens	Defence		Hartford Whalers	Clarkson University (ECAC)
163		Left wing		Chicago Blackhawks	Clarkson University (ECAC)
164		Left wing		Edmonton Oilers	Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
165	Brent Fleetwood	Left wing		Montreal Canadiens	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
166		Defence		Buffalo Sabres	Zetor Brno (Czechoslovakia)
167	Shawn Murray	Goaltender		Calgary Flames	Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN)
168		Defence		Boston Bruins	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^Reference:

Round nine

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
169		Goaltender		Quebec Nordiques	Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)
170	Mark Cipriano	Right wing		Vancouver Canucks	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
171	Tony Gruba	Right wing		Detroit Red Wings	Hill-Murray School (USHS–MN)
172		Defence		Philadelphia Flyers	Lukko (Finland)
173		Left wing		Pittsburgh Penguins	Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
174	John Joyce	Centre		New York Islanders	Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)
175	Denis LeBlanc	Centre		Los Angeles Kings	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
176	Joe Biondi	Centre		Minnesota North Stars	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
177		Defence		Washington Capitals	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
178		Goaltender		Toronto Maple Leafs	Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
179		Defence		New Jersey Devils	Motor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
180		Goaltender		St. Louis Blues	Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
181	Andrew Silverman	Defence		New York Rangers	Beverly High School (USHS–MA)
182		Centre		Winnipeg Jets	Assat (Finland)
183	Corey Osmak	Centre		Hartford Whalers	Nipawin Hawks (SJHL)
184	Owen Lessard	Left wing		Chicago Blackhawks	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
185		Left wing		Edmonton Oilers	Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
186		Defence		Montreal Canadiens	Delbarton School (USHS–NJ)
187	Jason Winch	Left wing		Buffalo Sabres	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
188	Michael Murray	Right wing		Calgary Flames	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
189	Darren Wetherill	Defence		Boston Bruins	Minot Americans (SJHL)
align=center colspan="6" bgcolor="#efefef"	^Reference:

Round ten

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
190	Scott Davis	Defence		Quebec Nordiques	University of Manitoba (CIAU)
191		Defence		Vancouver Canucks	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
192	Travis Tucker	Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)
193	Greg Hanson	Defence		Philadelphia Flyers	Bloomington Kennedy High School (USHS–MN)
194	Tim Fingerhut	Left wing		Pittsburgh Penguins	Canterbury High School (USHS–CT)
195	R. J. Enga	Right wing		New York Islanders	Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN)
196		Right wing		Los Angeles Kings	HV71 (Sweden)
197	Troy Binnie	Left wing		Minnesota North Stars	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
198		Centre		Washington Capitals	Providence College (Hockey East)
199	Bob Chebator	Left wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	Arlington Catholic High School (USHS–MA)
200		Goaltender		New Jersey Devils	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
201	Steve Widmeyer	Right wing		St. Louis Blues	University of Maine (Hockey East)
202	Jon Hillebrandt	Goaltender		New York Rangers	Monona Grove High School (USHS–WI)
203		Left wing		Winnipeg Jets	Kouvolan Edustuskiekko (Finland)
204		Centre		Hartford Whalers	Valerenga (Norway)
205	Erik Peterson	Centre		Chicago Blackhawks	Brockton High School (USHS-MA)
206		Centre		Edmonton Oilers	Skoda Plzen (Czechoslovakia)
207	Mark Kettelhut	Defence		Montreal Canadiens	East High School (USHS–MN)
208	Sylvain Naud	Right wing		Buffalo Sabres	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
209	Rob Sumner	Defence		Calgary Flames	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
210	Dean Capuano	Defence		Boston Bruins	Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS–RI)
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Round eleven

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
211		Defence		Quebec Nordiques	Jokerit (Finland)
212	Tyler Ertel	Centre		Vancouver Canucks	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
213		Defence		Detroit Red Wings	Duluth Denfeld High School (USHS–MN)
214		Goaltender		Philadelphia Flyers	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
215	Michael Thompson	Forward		Pittsburgh Penguins	Michigan State University (CCHA)
216	Martin Lacroix	Right wing		New York Islanders	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
217	Kevin White	Centre		Los Angeles Kings	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
218		Centre		Minnesota North Stars	Furuset (Norway)
219	Alan Brown	Defence		Washington Capitals	Colgate University (ECAC)
220		Defence		Toronto Maple Leafs	Northfield Mount Hermon School (USHS–MA)
221		Left wing		New Jersey Devils	Khimik Voskresensk (USSR)
222	Joe Hawley	Centre		St. Louis Blues	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
223		Centre		New York Rangers	Wayzata High School (USHS–MN)
224		Defence		Winnipeg Jets	Khimik Voskresensk (USSR)
225	Tommie Eriksen	Defence		Hartford Whalers	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
226		Centre		Chicago Blackhawks	Clarkson University (ECAC)
228	John Uniac	Defence		Montreal Canadiens	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
229	Ken Martin	Left wing		Buffalo Sabres	Belmont Hill High School (USHS–MA)
231		Left wing		Boston Bruins	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
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Round twelve

Pick #	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
232	Wade Klippenstein	Left wing		Quebec Nordiques	University of Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA Independent)
233		Defence		Vancouver Canucks	Ilves (Finland)
234	John Hendry	Left wing		Detroit Red Wings	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
235	Billy Lund	Centre		Philadelphia Flyers	Roseau High School (USHS–MN)
236	Brian Bruininks	Defence		Pittsburgh Penguins	Colorado College (WCHA)
237	Andrew Shier	Right wing		New York Islanders	Detroit Junior Red Wings (USHL)
238	Troy Mohns	Defence		Los Angeles Kings	Colgate University (ECAC)
239		Goaltender		Minnesota North Stars	Madison West High School (USHS–WI)
240		Left wing		Washington Capitals	London Knights (OHL)
241		Left wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	Governor Dummer Academy (USHS–MA)
242		Defence		New Jersey Devils	Tabor Academy (USHS–MA)
243		Defence		St. Louis Blues	Xaverian High School (USHS–MA)
244		Centre		New York Rangers	Krylya Sovetov (USSR)
245	Keith Morris	Left wing		Winnipeg Jets	University of Alaska Anchorage (NCAA Independent)
246		Centre		Hartford Whalers	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
247	Dino Grossi	Forward		Chicago Blackhawks	Northeastern University (Hockey East)
248		Defence		Edmonton Oilers	Kiekko-Espoo (Finland)
249		Right wing		Montreal Canadiens	Torpedo Yaroslavl (USSR)
250		Centre		Buffalo Sabres	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
251		Defence		Calgary Flames	Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
252	Ted Miskolczi	Right wing		Boston Bruins	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
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Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Amount
	North America	195
1		123
2		72
	Europe	57
3		22
4		14
5		11
6		7
7		3

See also

• 1990 NHL Supplemental Draft
• 1990–91 NHL season
• List of NHL players

Notes

• Although born in Northern Ireland, Owen Nolan has Canadian citizenship and represented Canada internationally.^[9]
• Although born in Czechoslovakia, Petr Nedved would obtain Canadian citizenship in 1993 and represented Canada internationally as a professional; he had represented Czechoslovakia in junior hockey in 1989.
• The Calgary Flames traded their first round selection in 1990, Detroit's second round selection in 1990 (previously acquired), and Minnesota's second round selection in 1990 (previously acquired) to the New Jersey Devils for the Devils' first and second round selections in 1990.^[10]
• The Montreal Canadiens traded Mike Lalor and their first round selection in 1990 to the St. Louis Blues for the Blues' first round selection in 1990 and the Blues' third round selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft (later re-acquired by St. Louis — Nathan LaFayette).^[11]
• The Buffalo Sabres traded Scott Arniel, Phil Housley, Jeff Parker, and their first round selection in 1990 to the Winnipeg Jets for Dale Hawerchuk and the Jets' first round selection in 1990.^{[10] [12]}
• The St. Louis Blues traded Adrien Plavsic and Montreal's first round selection in 1990 (previously acquired) to the Vancouver Canucks for Harold Snepsts, Rich Sutter, and St. Louis' second round selection in 1990 (previously acquired).^[11]
• The Calgary Flames traded Brad McCrimmon to the Detroit Red Wings for the Wings' second round selection in 1990.^[13]
• The Calgary Flames traded Joe Mullen to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Penguins' second round selection in 1990.^[10]
• The Calgary Flames traded Peter Lappin to the Minnesota North Stars for the North Stars' second round selection in 1990.^[13]
• The St. Louis Blues traded Robert Nordmark and their second round selection in 1990 to the Vancouver Canucks for Dave Richter.^[11]
• The Buffalo Sabres traded Kevin Maguire and their second round selection in 1990 to the Philadelphia Flyers for Jay Wells and the Flyers' fourth round selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft (Peter Ambroziak).^[12]
• The Boston Bruins traded their second round selection in 1990 to the Philadelphia Flyers for Brian Propp.^[14]
• The Philadelphia Flyers traded Darren Jensen and Daryl Stanley to the Vancouver Canucks for Wendell Young and the Canucks' third round selection in 1990.^[15]
• The Philadelphia Flyers traded Wendell Young and their seventh round selection in 1990 to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Penguins' third round selection in 1990.^[16]
• The Philadelphia Flyers traded Kevin Maguire and their eighth round selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft (Dmitri Mironov) to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Leafs' third round selection in 1990.^[17]
• New Jersey Devils traded Alain Chevrier and their seventh round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (Doug Evans) to the Winnipeg Jets for Steve Rooney and the Jets' third round selection in 1990.
• The Chicago Blackhawks traded their third round selection in 1990 to the Montreal Canadiens for Jocelyn Lemieux.
• The Buffalo Sabres traded Tom Barrasso and their third round selection in 1990 to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Doug Bodger and Darrin Shannon.^[12]
• The New Jersey Devils traded Joe Cirella, Claude Loiselle, and their eighth round selection in 1990 to the Quebec Nordiques for Walt Poddubny and the Nordiques' fourth round selection in 1990.^[18]
• The Edmonton Oilers traded Normand Lacombe to the Philadelphia Flyers for the Flyers' fourth round selection in 1990.
• The Los Angeles Kings received the New York Islanders' fourth round selection in 1990 as compensation for the Islanders signing Glenn Healy.
• The Los Angeles Kings traded the New York Islanders' fourth round selection in 1990 (previously acquired) to the New York Rangers for Barry Beck.
• The Los Angeles Kings traded their fourth round selection in 1990 to the New York Rangers for Dean Kennedy.^[19]
• The Minnesota North Stars traded Mike Gartner to the New York Rangers for Ulf Dahlen and Los Angeles' fourth round selection in 1990 (previously acquired).
• The New Jersey Devils traded their fourth round selection in 1990 to the Winnipeg Jets for George McPhee.
• The St. Louis Blues traded Kent Carlson, their twelfth round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (Sergei Kharin), and their fourth round selection in 1990 to the Winnipeg Jets for Peter Douris.^[11]
• The Edmonton Oilers traded their fourth round selection in 1990 to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Vladimir Ruzicka.
• The New York Rangers received the Quebec Nordiques' fifth round selection in 1990 as compensation for the Nordiques signing Guy Lafleur.
• The Detroit Red Wings traded their fifth round selection in 1990 to the New York Rangers for Jim Pavese.
• The Detroit Red Wings traded Kris King to the New York Rangers for Chris McRae and Detroit's fifth round selection in 1990 (previously acquired).
• The Toronto Maple Leafs traded their fifth round selection in 1990 to the Washington Capitals for Lou Franceschetti.
• The Buffalo Sabres traded Lindy Ruff to the New York Rangers for the Rangers' fifth round selection in 1990.^[12]
• The Hartford Whalers traded Carey Wilson and their fifth round selection in 1990 to the New York Rangers for Brian Lawton, Don Maloney, and Norm Maciver.
• The Buffalo Sabres traded Jacques Cloutier and their sixth round selection in 1990 to the Chicago Blackhawks for Steve Ludzik and the Blackhawks' fifth round selection in 1990.^[12]
• The Calgary Flames traded their fifth round selection in 1990 to the New Jersey Devils for Jim Korn.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Rod Buskas to the Vancouver Canucks for the Canucks' sixth round selection in 1990.
• The Buffalo Sabres traded Wayne Van Dorp to the Chicago Blackhawks for the Blackhawks' seventh round selection in 1990.^[12]
• The Buffalo Sabres traded their seventh round selection in 1990 to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Wayne Van Dorp.^[12]
• The St. Louis Blues traded Rob Whistle and their eighth round selection in 1990 to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals' sixth round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (Derek Frenette).^[11]

References

General

• Web site: 1990 NHL Entry Draft pick transactions. Professional Sports Transactions Archive. 2008-07-14. https://archive.today/20130201140922/http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/1990.htm. 2013-02-01. dead.
• Book: The National Hockey League official guide and record book 1990–91. 1991. 161–162. National Hockey League. New York City. 0-920445-12-8. registration.

Specific

External links

• 1990 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Notes and References

1. News: 1990: An N.H.L. Draft Class to Remember. Shpigel. Ben. The New York Times. April 7, 2016. June 16, 2024.
2. News: Banks. David. Problem perused by NHL. The Province. 1990-06-08. 64.
3. News: Bell. Stewart. NHL draft at PNE faces strike threat; Hockey draft under the gun. The Vancouver Sun. 1990-06-07. B2.
4. News: Beamish. Mike. NHL moving draft to B.C. Place Stadium. The Vancouver Sun. 1990-06-09. F2.
5. News: Kerr. Grant. Nordiques gamble on tough guy Nolan. The Gazette. 1990-06-17. C4.
6. News: Zurkowski. Herb. Titans leading 3-0 have Tigres by tail. The Gazette. 1990-04-27. D5.
7. News: Cream of the crop. The Gazette. 1990-04-28. C1.
8. News: NHL DRAFT; Fab Five make this dream year. Ottawa Citizen. 1990-06-15. F1.
9. News: Maple Leafs swing trade for Nolan. CBC. 2003-03-06. 2008-06-23.
10. News: Trades steal show in N.H.L. Draft. The New York Times. 1990-06-17. 2008-07-13.
11. Web site: All-time transactions. St. Louis Blues. 2008-07-13. https://archive.today/20110520030621/http://blues.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_all_transactions. 2011-05-20. dead.
12. Book: Buffalo Sabres. Michael Gilbert. 2008–09 Buffalo Sabres media guide. 2008. 247. Buffalo Sabres. 2009-01-25. 2008-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20081010042732/http://downloads.sabres.nhl.com/other/200809MediaGuide/0809-MediaGuide-FullGuide.pdf. dead.
13. News: Duhatschek. Eric. Flames should score despite long wait. Calgary Herald. 1990-06-16. F6.
14. News: B's acquire Flyer winger for 2nd pick. Telegram & Gazette. 1990-03-03. 13.
15. News: Canucks and Flyers swap backup goalies. Toronto Star. 1987-09-01. H2.
16. News: Gretzky agrees to new contract. Toronto Star. 1988-09-02. B5.
17. News: Cox. Damien. Berehowsky a Leaf; Nolan No. 1 in draft. Toronto Star. 1990-06-17. G1.
18. Web site: 2008 Draft watch: Devils' deals from the past. New Jersey Devils. 2008-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20080713122706/http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366354. 13 July 2008 . dead.
19. Web site: Kings all-time trades. Los Angeles Kings. 2010-06-20.