1991 NHL Draft
Igor Kravchuk in the 1991 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Igor Kravchuk 71st overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 4.
He was the third of the 22 Russians selected that year. It was the fifth of the 15 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 699 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 71
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 24 years
The picks around it
Picks 68–74 in the 1991 draft
- 68Dave KarpaD557 GP · 98 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 69Terry ChitaroniCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 70Milan HnilickaG121 GP · 29 WNYINew York Islanders
- 71Igor KravchukD699 GP · 274 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 72Peter AmbroziakL12 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 73Vladimir VujtekL110 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 74Mike TorchiaG6 GP · 3 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
3rd
of 22 Russians selected
21st
of 89 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 15Alex KovalevR1316 GP · 1029 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Dmitri FilimonovD30 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 71Igor KravchukD699 GP · 274 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 98Dimitri MotkovDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 99Yan KaminskyL26 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 102Alexei KudashovC25 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 117Jevgeni NamestnikovD43 GP · 9 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 120Alexander KuzminskyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 122Dmitry YushkevichD786 GP · 225 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 127Oleg PetrovR382 GP · 187 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 12 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Igor Kravchuk made his NHL debut on February 27, 1992, 250 days after the draft.
699
Games
64
Goals
210
Assists
274
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1991 draft
- 22Dean McAmmondC996 GP · 448 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 39Michael PomichterCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 44Jamie MatthewsCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 66Bobby HouseRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 71Igor KravchukD699 GP · 274 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 88Zac BoyerR3 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 110Maco BalkovecDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 112Kevin St. JacquesLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Jacques AugerDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 154Scott KirtonRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 176Roch BelleyGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 198Scott MacDonaldDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 220Alexander AndrijevskiR1 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 242Mike LarkinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 264Scott DeanDCHIChicago Blackhawks