1991 NHL Draft
Francois Groleau in the 1991 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Francois Groleau 41st overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 14 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 94th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 41
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 19
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 38–44 in the 1991 draft
- 38Rusty FitzgeraldC25 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 39Michael PomichterCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 40Jozef StumpelL957 GP · 677 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 41Francois GroleauD8 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 42Guy LevequeC17 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 43Craig DarbyC196 GP · 56 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 44Jamie MatthewsCCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
41st
of 264 players selected
14th
of 89 defensemen 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
Francois Groleau made his NHL debut on April 3, 1996, 4 years and 286 days after the draft.
8
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1991 draft
- 19Niklas SundbladR2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 41Francois GroleauD8 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 52Sandy McCarthyR736 GP · 148 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 63Brian CarusoLCGYCalgary Flames
- 85Steven MagnussonCCGYCalgary Flames
- 107Jerome ButlerGCGYCalgary Flames
- 129Bobby MarshallDCGYCalgary Flames
- 140Matt HoffmanLCGYCalgary Flames
- 151Kelly HarperCCGYCalgary Flames
- 173David St. PierreCCGYCalgary Flames
- 195David StruchC4 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 217Sergei ZolotovRCGYCalgary Flames
- 239Marko JantunenC3 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 261Andrei TrefilovG54 GP · 12 WCGYCalgary Flames