1993 NHL Draft
Chris Pronger in the 1993 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Chris Pronger 2nd overall in the 1993 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1167, and only 8 have scored more points than his 698.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1993 draft
- 1Alexandre DaigleR616 GP · 327 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Chris ProngerD1167 GP · 698 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Chris GrattonC1092 GP · 568 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Paul KariyaL989 GP · 989 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Rob NiedermayerC1153 GP · 469 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
2nd
of 286 players selected
1st
of 93 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alexandre DaigleR616 GP · 327 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Chris ProngerD1167 GP · 698 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Chris GrattonC1092 GP · 568 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Paul KariyaL989 GP · 989 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Rob NiedermayerC1153 GP · 469 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 7Jason ArnottC1244 GP · 938 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 8Niklas SundströmR750 GP · 349 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 9Todd HarveyR671 GP · 223 PDALDallas Stars
- 10Jocelyn ThibaultG586 GP · 238 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
+ 276 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Chris Pronger made his NHL debut on October 6, 1993, 102 days after the draft.
1167
Games
157
Goals
541
Assists
698
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1993 draft
- 2Chris ProngerD1167 GP · 698 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 72Marek MalikD691 GP · 168 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 84Trevor RoenickRHFDHartford Whalers
- 115Nolan PrattD592 GP · 65 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 188Manny LegaceG365 GP · 187 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 214Dimitri GorenkoLHFDHartford Whalers
- 240Wes SwinsonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 266Igor ChibirevC45 GP · 19 PHFDHartford Whalers