1994 NHL Draft
Evgeni Nabokov in the 1994 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Evgeni Nabokov 219th overall in the 1994 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 9.
He was the third of the 3 Kazakhs selected that year. It was the ninth of the 12 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1994, 115 have played in the NHL regular season. His 697 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 219
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 11
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 216–222 in the 1994 draft
- 216Yuri SmirnovCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 217Tim ThomasG426 GP · 214 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 218Johan HedbergG373 GP · 161 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 219Evgeni NabokovG697 GP · 353 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 220Gord WalshLNYINew York Islanders
- 221Bill MuckaltR256 GP · 97 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 222Lubomir JanderaDCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1994 class
3rd
of 3 Kazakhs selected
22nd
of 30 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Kazakhs selected
- 206Boris ZelenkoLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 209Vitali YeremeyevG4 GP · 0 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 219Evgeni NabokovG697 GP · 353 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Evgeni Nabokov made his NHL debut on January 1, 2000, 5 years and 186 days after the draft.
697
Games
353
Wins
59
Shutouts
.911
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1994 draft
- 11Jeff FriesenL893 GP · 516 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 37Angel NikolovDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 66Alexei YegorovR11 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 89Vaclav VaradaR493 GP · 183 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 115Brian SwansonC70 GP · 17 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 141Alexander KorolyukL296 GP · 142 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 167Sergei GorbachevRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 193Eric LandryRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 219Evgeni NabokovG697 GP · 353 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 240Tomas PisaRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 245Aniket DhadphaleLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 271David BeauregardLSJSSan Jose Sharks