1993 NHL Draft
Igor Chibirev in the 1993 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Igor Chibirev 266th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 11.
He was the 31st of the 35 Russians selected that year. It was the eighth and last 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. His 45 games put him 90th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 266
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 6
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 25 years
The picks around it
Picks 263–269 in the 1993 draft
- 263Mark SzokeLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 264David PenneyLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 265Eric MontreuilCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 266Igor ChibirevC45 GP · 19 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 267Ilya ByakinD57 GP · 33 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 268Maxim SmelnitskiCNYRNew York Rangers
- 269Cory PetersonDDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
31st
of 35 Russians selected
145th
of 157 forwards 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
Igor Chibirev made his NHL debut on November 1, 1993, 128 days after the draft.
45
Games
7
Goals
12
Assists
19
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