1992 NHL Draft
Jere Lehtinen in the 1992 NHL Draft
Minnesota North Stars selected Jere Lehtinen 88th overall in the 1992 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 4.
He was the third of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 9 picks Minnesota North Stars made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1992, 125 have played in the NHL regular season. His 875 games put him 12th in the class, but only 5 have scored more points than his 514.
- Overall pick
- 88
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 16
- Drafting team
- MNSMinnesota North Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 85–91 in the 1992 draft
- 85Chris FerraroC74 GP · 16 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 86Lee LeslieLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 87Kevin BrownR64 GP · 16 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 88Jere LehtinenR875 GP · 514 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 89Andy MacIntyreLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 90Vitali TomilinLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 91Todd KlassenDPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1992 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 29Tuomas GronmanD38 GP · 4 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 34Jarkko VarvioR13 GP · 7 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 88Jere LehtinenR875 GP · 514 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 101Janne GronvallDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 102Sami HeleniusD155 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 107Markus KettererGNo NHL gamesBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 178Juha LindL133 GP · 22 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 205Marko TuomainenR79 GP · 18 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 229Teemu NumminenCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 255Jukka TiilikainenLLAKLos Angeles Kings
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jere Lehtinen made his NHL debut on October 7, 1995, 3 years and 109 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota North Stars picks in the 1992 draft
- 34Jarkko VarvioR13 GP · 7 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 58Jeff BesCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 88Jere LehtinenR875 GP · 514 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 130Michael JohnsonDMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 154Kyle PetersonCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 178Juha LindL133 GP · 22 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 202Lars EdstromLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 226Jeff RomfoCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 250Jeffrey MoenGMNSMinnesota North Stars