1993 NHL Draft
Chris Gratton in the 1993 NHL Draft
Tampa Bay Lightning selected Chris Gratton 3rd overall in the 1993 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Tampa Bay Lightning made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1092 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- TBLTampa Bay Lightning
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1993 draft
- 1Alexandre DaigleR616 GP · 327 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Chris ProngerD1167 GP · 698 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Chris GrattonC1092 GP · 568 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Paul KariyaL989 GP · 989 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Rob NiedermayerC1153 GP · 469 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
3rd
of 286 players selected
2nd
of 157 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alexandre DaigleR616 GP · 327 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Chris ProngerD1167 GP · 698 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Chris GrattonC1092 GP · 568 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Paul KariyaL989 GP · 989 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Rob NiedermayerC1153 GP · 469 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 7Jason ArnottC1244 GP · 938 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 8Niklas SundströmR750 GP · 349 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 9Todd HarveyR671 GP · 223 PDALDallas Stars
- 10Jocelyn ThibaultG586 GP · 238 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
+ 276 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Chris Gratton made his NHL debut on October 6, 1993, 102 days after the draft.
1092
Games
214
Goals
354
Assists
568
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Tampa Bay Lightning picks in the 1993 draft
- 3Chris GrattonC1092 GP · 568 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 29Tyler MossG30 GP · 6 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 55Allan EgelandC17 GP · 0 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 81Marian KacirRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 107Ryan BrownDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 133Kiley HillLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 159Mathieu RabyDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 185Ryan NaussLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 211Alexandre LaporteDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 237Brett DuncanDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 263Mark SzokeLTBLTampa Bay Lightning