1991 NHL Draft
Martin Rucinsky in the 1991 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Martin Rucinsky 20th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 8 Czechs selected that year. It was the second of the 11 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 961 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 1991 draft
- 17Brent BilodeauDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Glen MurrayR1009 GP · 651 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 19Niklas SundbladR2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 20Martin RucinskyL961 GP · 612 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 21Trevor HalversonR17 GP · 4 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 22Dean McAmmondC996 GP · 448 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 23Ray WhitneyL1330 GP · 1064 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
1st
of 8 Czechs selected
14th
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 20Martin RucinskyL961 GP · 612 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 31Martin HamrlikDHFDHartford Whalers
- 70Milan HnilickaG121 GP · 29 WNYINew York Islanders
- 73Vladimir VujtekL110 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 133Jaroslav OtevrelC16 GP · 7 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 135Martin ProchazkaR32 GP · 7 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 162Jiri KuntosDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 167Tomas KucharcikCTORToronto Maple Leafs
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Martin Rucinsky made his NHL debut on January 10, 1992, 202 days after the draft.
961
Games
241
Goals
371
Assists
612
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1991 draft
- 12Tyler WrightC613 GP · 149 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 20Martin RucinskyL961 GP · 612 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 34Andrew VernerGNo NHL gamesEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 56George BreenREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 78Mario NobiliLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 93Ryan HaggertyCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 144David OliverR233 GP · 98 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 166Gary KitchingCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 210Vegar BarlieREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 232Yevgeni BelosheikenGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 254Juha RiihijarviREDMEdmonton Oilers