1991 NHL Draft
Tyler Wright in the 1991 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Tyler Wright 12th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 613 games put him 36th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1991 draft
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 11Brian RolstonR1256 GP · 761 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 12Tyler WrightC613 GP · 149 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 13Philippe BoucherD748 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Pat PeakeC134 GP · 69 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 15Alex KovalevR1316 GP · 1029 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
12th
of 264 players selected
8th
of 146 forwards 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
Tyler Wright made his NHL debut on October 10, 1992, 1 year and 110 days after the draft.
613
Games
79
Goals
70
Assists
149
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1991 draft
- 12Tyler WrightC613 GP · 149 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 20Martin RucinskyL961 GP · 612 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 34Andrew VernerGNo NHL gamesEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 56George BreenREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 78Mario NobiliLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 93Ryan HaggertyCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 144David OliverR233 GP · 98 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 166Gary KitchingCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 210Vegar BarlieREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 232Yevgeni BelosheikenGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 254Juha RiihijarviREDMEdmonton Oilers