1993 NHL Draft
Denis Tsygurov in the 1993 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Denis Tsygurov 38th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
He was the fourth of the 35 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 51 games put him 86th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 38
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 22 years
The picks around it
Picks 35–41 in the 1993 draft
- 35Jamie LangenbrunnerR1109 GP · 663 PDALDallas Stars
- 36Janne NiinimaaD741 GP · 319 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 37Maxim BetsL3 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 38Denis TsygurovD51 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 39Brendan MorrisonC934 GP · 601 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 40Bryan McCabeD1135 GP · 528 PNYINew York Islanders
- 41Kevin WeekesG348 GP · 105 WFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
4th
of 35 Russians selected
12th
of 93 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 30Nikolai TsulyginD22 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 37Maxim BetsL3 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 38Denis TsygurovD51 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Alexei BudayevRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 56Valeri KarpovR76 GP · 29 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 60Alexander KerchR5 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 61Maxim GalanovD122 GP · 20 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Vladimir ChebaturkinD62 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 79Ruslam BatyrshinD2 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
+ 25 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Denis Tsygurov made his NHL debut on December 31, 1993, 188 days after the draft.
51
Games
1
Goals
5
Assists
6
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1993 draft
- 38Denis TsygurovD51 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 64Ethan PhilpottRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 116Richard SafarikLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 142Kevin PozzoDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 168Sergei PetrenkoL14 GP · 4 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Mike BarrieCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 220Barrie MooreL39 GP · 8 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 246Chris DavisGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 272Scott NicholC662 GP · 127 PBUFBuffalo Sabres