1992 NHL Draft
Darius Kasparaitis in the 1992 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Darius Kasparaitis 5th overall in the 1992 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1992, 125 have played in the NHL regular season. His 863 games put him 14th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1992 draft
- 2Alexei YashinC850 GP · 781 POTTOttawa Senators
- 3Mike RathjeD768 GP · 180 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 4Todd WarrinerL453 GP · 154 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 5Darius KasparaitisD863 GP · 163 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Cory StillmanL1025 GP · 727 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Ryan SittlerLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Brandon ConveryC72 GP · 28 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1992 class
1st
of 1 Lithuanians selected
3rd
of 86 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
Darius Kasparaitis made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 108 days after the draft.
863
Games
27
Goals
136
Assists
163
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1992 draft
- 5Darius KasparaitisD863 GP · 163 PNYINew York Islanders
- 56Jarrett DeulingL15 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 104Tomas KlimtCNYINew York Islanders
- 105Ryan DuthieCNYINew York Islanders
- 128Derek ArmstrongC477 GP · 221 PNYINew York Islanders
- 152Vladimir GrachevRNYINew York Islanders
- 159Steve O'RourkeRNYINew York Islanders
- 176Jason WidmerD7 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 200Daniel ParadisCNYINew York Islanders
- 224David WainwrightDNYINew York Islanders
- 248Andrei VasilyevL16 GP · 7 PNYINew York Islanders