1991 NHL Draft
David Oliver in the 1991 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected David Oliver 144th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 7.
It was the seventh 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 233 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 144
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 12
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 141–147 in the 1991 draft
- 141Brian MuellerDHFDHartford Whalers
- 142Igor MalykhinDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 143David CraievichDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 144David OliverR233 GP · 98 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 145Chris SnellD34 GP · 9 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 146Dave MorissetteL11 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 147John RushinCNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
144th
of 264 players selected
88th
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
David Oliver made his NHL debut on January 20, 1995, 3 years and 212 days after the draft.
233
Games
49
Goals
49
Assists
98
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