1990 NHL Draft
Richard Smehlik in the 1990 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Richard Smehlik 97th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 5.
He was the fifth of the 16 Czechs selected that year. It was the third of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 644 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 97
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 13
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 94–100 in the 1990 draft
- 94Mark OuimetCWSHWashington Capitals
- 95Dean MalkocD116 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 96Jason RuffL14 GP · 6 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 97Richard SmehlikD644 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 98Craig MartinR21 GP · 1 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 99Lubos RobCNYRNew York Rangers
- 100Todd BojcunGBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
5th
of 16 Czechs selected
28th
of 82 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Jaromir JagrR1733 GP · 1921 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 74Roman MeluzinRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 97Richard SmehlikD644 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 99Lubos RobCNYRNew York Rangers
- 104Peter KuchynaDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 113Roman TurekG328 GP · 159 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 133Robert LangC989 GP · 703 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 164Roman MejzlikLEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Richard Smehlik made his NHL debut on October 8, 1992, 2 years and 114 days after the draft.
644
Games
49
Goals
146
Assists
195
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1990 draft
- 14Brad MayL1041 GP · 288 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 82Brian McCarthyCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 97Richard SmehlikD644 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 100Todd BojcunGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 103Brad PascallDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 142Viktor GordioukR26 GP · 11 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 166Milan NedomaDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 187Jason WinchRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 208Sylvain NaudRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 229Kenneth MartinLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 250Brad RubachukCBUFBuffalo Sabres