1991 NHL Draft
Eric Lindros in the 1991 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Eric Lindros first overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 14 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 760 games put him 25th in the class, but only 4 have scored more points than his 865.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 1991 draft
- 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
1st
of 264 players selected
1st
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 254 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Eric Lindros made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 1 year and 106 days after the draft.
760
Games
372
Goals
493
Assists
865
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1991 draft
- 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 24Rene CorbetL362 GP · 132 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 46Rich BrennanD50 GP · 8 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 68Dave KarpaD557 GP · 98 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 90Patrick LabrecqueG2 GP · 0 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 103Bill LindsayL777 GP · 224 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 134Mikael JohanssonCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 156Janne LaukkanenD407 GP · 121 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 157Aaron AspCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 178Adam BartellDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 188Brent BrekkeDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 200Paul KochDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 222Doug FriedmanL18 GP · 1 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 244Eric MelocheRQUEQuebec Nordiques