1993 NHL Draft
David Ling in the 1993 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected David Ling 179th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 23rd pick of round 7.
It was the ninth of the 13 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 93 games put him 74th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 179
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 23
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 176–182 in the 1993 draft
- 176Jevgeni BabarikoCVANVancouver Canucks
- 177David RuhlyLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 178Yuri YereskoDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 179David LingR93 GP · 8 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 180Tom WhiteCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 181Ryan GoldenCBOSBoston Bruins
- 182Sean SelmserL1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
179th
of 286 players selected
101st
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
David Ling made his NHL debut on January 11, 1997, 3 years and 199 days after the draft.
93
Games
4
Goals
4
Assists
8
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1993 draft
- 10Jocelyn ThibaultG586 GP · 238 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 14Adam DeadmarshR567 GP · 373 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 49Ashley BuckbergerRQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 75William PierceCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 101Ryan TocherDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 127Anders MyrvoldD33 GP · 5 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 137Nicholas CheccoCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 153Christian MatteR25 GP · 5 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 179David LingR93 GP · 8 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 205Petr FranekGNo NHL gamesQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 231Vincent AugerCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 257Mark PivetzDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 283John HillmanCQUEQuebec Nordiques