1991 NHL Draft
Ray Whitney in the 1991 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Ray Whitney 23rd overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 13 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1330, and none has scored more points than his 1064.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 1991 draft
- 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
- 24Rene CorbetL362 GP · 132 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 25Eric LavigneD1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 26Ziggy PalffyR684 GP · 713 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
23rd
of 264 players selected
17th
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
Ray Whitney made his NHL debut on April 15, 1992, 298 days after the draft.
1330
Games
385
Goals
679
Assists
1064
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1991 draft
- 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 23Ray WhitneyL1330 GP · 1064 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 30Sandis OzolinshD875 GP · 564 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 45Dody WoodC106 GP · 18 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 67Kerry ToporowskiDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 89Dan RyderGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 111Fredrik NilssonCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 133Jaroslav OtevrelC16 GP · 7 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 155Dean GrilloRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 177Corwin SaurdiffGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 199Dale CraigwellC98 GP · 29 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 221Aaron KrissDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 243Mikhail KravetsL2 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks