1994 NHL Draft
Richard Zednik in the 1994 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Richard Zednik 249th overall in the 1994 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 10.
He was the second of the 4 Slovaks selected that year. It was the tenth of the 11 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1994, 115 have played in the NHL regular season. His 745 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 249
- Round and pick
- Round 10, pick 15
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 246–252 in the 1994 draft
- 246Kirk DewaeleDNYINew York Islanders
- 247Tyson NashL374 GP · 64 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 248Lars WeibelGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 249Richard ZednikR745 GP · 379 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Kevin HarperDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 251Mark PolakCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 252Chris AldousDMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1994 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 52Rudolf VercikLNYRNew York Rangers
- 249Richard ZednikR745 GP · 379 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 260Radoslav KropacRNYRNew York Rangers
- 270Jan LipianskyLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Richard Zednik made his NHL debut on April 13, 1996, 1 year and 289 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1994 draft
- 10Nolan BaumgartnerD143 GP · 47 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 15Alexander KharlamovRWSHWashington Capitals
- 41Scott CherreyLWSHWashington Capitals
- 93Matthew HerrC58 GP · 9 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 119Yanick JeanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Dimitri MekeshkinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 171Daniel RejaCWSHWashington Capitals
- 197Chris PatrickLWSHWashington Capitals
- 223John TuohyDWSHWashington Capitals
- 249Richard ZednikR745 GP · 379 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 275Sergei TertyshnyDWSHWashington Capitals