1991 NHL Draft
Alexei Zhitnik in the 1991 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Alexei Zhitnik 81st overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 10 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 1085.
- Overall pick
- 81
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 15
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 78–84 in the 1991 draft
- 78Mario NobiliLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 79Keith RedmondL12 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 80Justin MorrisonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 81Alexei ZhitnikD1085 GP · 471 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 82Joe TamminenCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 83Sylvain LapointeDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 84Brad TileyD11 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
1st
of 1 Ukrainians selected
23rd
of 89 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alexei Zhitnik made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 1 year and 106 days after the draft.
1085
Games
96
Goals
375
Assists
471
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1991 draft
- 42Guy LevequeC17 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 79Keith RedmondL12 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 81Alexei ZhitnikD1085 GP · 471 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 108Pauli JaksG1 GP · 0 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 130Brett SeguinCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 152Kelly FairchildC34 GP · 5 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 196Craig BrownGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 218Mattias OlssonDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 240Andre BoulianeGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 262Michael GaulD3 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings