1992 NHL Draft
Tuomas Gronman in the 1992 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Tuomas Gronman 29th overall in the 1992 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 12 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1992, 125 have played in the NHL regular season. His 38 games put him 84th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 5
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 1992 draft
- 26Drew BannisterD164 GP · 30 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 27Boris MironovD716 GP · 307 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 28Paul BrousseauR26 GP · 4 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 29Tuomas GronmanD38 GP · 4 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 30Chris O'SullivanD62 GP · 19 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 31Denis MetlyukCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 32Jim CareyG172 GP · 79 WWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1992 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 29Tuomas GronmanD38 GP · 4 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 34Jarkko VarvioR13 GP · 7 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 88Jere LehtinenR875 GP · 514 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 101Janne GronvallDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 102Sami HeleniusD155 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 107Markus KettererGNo NHL gamesBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 178Juha LindL133 GP · 22 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 205Marko TuomainenR79 GP · 18 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 229Teemu NumminenCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 255Jukka TiilikainenLLAKLos Angeles Kings
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tuomas Gronman made his NHL debut on October 5, 1996, 4 years and 107 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1992 draft
- 4Todd WarrinerL453 GP · 154 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 28Paul BrousseauR26 GP · 4 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 29Tuomas GronmanD38 GP · 4 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 52Manny FernandezG325 GP · 143 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 76Ian McIntyreLQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 100Charlie WasleyDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 124Paxton SchulteL2 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 148Martin LepageDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 172Mike JicklingCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 196Steve PassmoreG93 GP · 23 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 220Anson CarterR674 GP · 421 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 244Aaron EllisGQUEQuebec Nordiques