1991 NHL Draft
Scott Lachance in the 1991 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Scott Lachance 4th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 819 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1991 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
4th
of 264 players selected
2nd
of 89 defensemen 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
Scott Lachance made his NHL debut on March 3, 1992, 255 days after the draft.
819
Games
31
Goals
112
Assists
143
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1991 draft
- 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYINew York Islanders
- 26Ziggy PalffyR684 GP · 713 PNYINew York Islanders
- 48Jamie McLennanG254 GP · 80 WNYINew York Islanders
- 70Milan HnilickaG121 GP · 29 WNYINew York Islanders
- 92Steve JunkerR5 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 114Rob ValicevicR193 GP · 48 PNYINew York Islanders
- 136Andreas JohanssonL377 GP · 169 PNYINew York Islanders
- 158Todd SparksLNYINew York Islanders
- 180John JohnsonCNYINew York Islanders
- 202Robert CanavanLNYINew York Islanders
- 224Markus ThuressonCNYINew York Islanders
- 246Marty SchrinerCNYINew York Islanders