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1990 NHL Draft

Espen Knutsen in the 1990 NHL Draft

Hartford Whalers selected Espen Knutsen 204th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 10.

He was the first of the 3 Norwegians selected that year. It was the ninth of the 11 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 207 games put him 55th in the class.

Overall pick
204
Round and pick
Round 10, pick 15
Drafting team
HFDHartford Whalers
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 201–207 in the 1990 draft

  1. 201Steve WidmeyerRSTL
  2. 202Jon HillebrandtGNYR
  3. 203Mika AlataloL152 GP · 46 PWIN
  4. 204Espen KnutsenC207 GP · 111 PHFD
  5. 205Erik PetersonCCHI
  6. 206Petr KorinekCEDM
  7. 207Mark KettelhutDMTL

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1990 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1990 class

1st
of 3 Norwegians selected
120th
of 147 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Norwegians selected

  1. 204Espen KnutsenC207 GP · 111 PHFD
  2. 218Ole DahlstromCMNS
  3. 225Tommie EriksenDHFD
Every pick from Norway in the 1990 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Espen Knutsen made his NHL debut on October 3, 1997, 7 years and 109 days after the draft.

207
Games
30
Goals
81
Assists
111
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Hartford Whalers picks in the 1990 draft

  1. 15Mark GreigR125 GP · 40 PHFD
  2. 36Geoff SandersonL1104 GP · 700 PHFD
  3. 57Mike LenarduzziG4 GP · 1 WHFD
  4. 78Chris BrightCHFD
  5. 120Cory KeenanDHFD
  6. 141Jergus BacaD10 GP · 2 PHFD
  7. 162Martin D'OrsonnensDHFD
  8. 183Corey OsmakCHFD
  9. 204Espen KnutsenC207 GP · 111 PHFD
  10. 225Tommie EriksenDHFD
  11. 246Denis ChalifouxCHFD