1991 NHL Draft
Martin Lapointe in the 1991 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Martin Lapointe 10th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 991 games put him 12th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 10
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 10
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 7–13 in the 1991 draft
- 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
- 11Brian RolstonR1256 GP · 761 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 12Tyler WrightC613 GP · 149 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 13Philippe BoucherD748 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
10th
of 264 players selected
6th
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
Martin Lapointe made his NHL debut on October 5, 1991, 105 days after the draft.
991
Games
181
Goals
200
Assists
381
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1991 draft
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 32Jamie PushorD521 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 54Chris OsgoodG744 GP · 401 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 76Mike KnubleR1068 GP · 548 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 98Dimitri MotkovDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 142Igor MalykhinDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 186Jim BerminghamCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 208Jason FirthCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 230Bart TurnerLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 252Andrew MillerRDETDetroit Red Wings