1991 NHL Draft
Steve Shields in the 1991 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Steve Shields 101st overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 13 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 246 games put him 52nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 101
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 13
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 98–104 in the 1991 draft
- 98Dimitri MotkovDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 99Yan KaminskyL26 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 100Brad LayzellDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 101Steve ShieldsG246 GP · 80 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 102Alexei KudashovC25 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 103Bill LindsayL777 GP · 224 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 104Robert MelansonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
101st
of 264 players selected
10th
of 29 goaltenders 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
Steve Shields made his NHL debut on December 23, 1995, 4 years and 184 days after the draft.
246
Games
80
Wins
10
Shutouts
.907
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1991 draft
- 13Philippe BoucherD748 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Jason DaweR366 GP · 176 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Jason YoungLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 72Peter AmbroziakL12 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 101Steve ShieldsG246 GP · 80 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 123Sean O'DonnellD1224 GP · 229 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 124Brian HolzingerC547 GP · 238 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 145Chris SnellD34 GP · 9 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 162Jiri KuntosDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 189Tony IobLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 211Spencer MeanyRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 233Mikhail VolkovRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 255Michael SmithDBUFBuffalo Sabres