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1991 NHL Draft

Janne Laukkanen in the 1991 NHL Draft

Quebec Nordiques selected Janne Laukkanen 156th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 8.

He was the second of the 6 Finns selected that year. It was the eighth of the 14 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 407 games put him 42nd in the class.

Overall pick
156
Round and pick
Round 8, pick 2
Drafting team
QUEQuebec Nordiques
Date
Age at the draft
21 years

The picks around it

Picks 153–159 in the 1991 draft

  1. 153Terry HollingerD7 GP · 0 PSTL
  2. 154Scott KirtonRCHI
  3. 155Dean GrilloRSJS
  4. 156Janne LaukkanenD407 GP · 121 PQUE
  5. 157Aaron AspCQUE
  6. 158Todd SparksLNYI
  7. 159Jeff RicciardiDWIN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1991 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1991 class

2nd
of 6 Finns selected
45th
of 89 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

  1. 91Juha YlonenC341 GP · 102 PWIN
  2. 156Janne LaukkanenD407 GP · 121 PQUE
  3. 239Marko JantunenC3 GP · 0 PCGY
  4. 250Jukka SuomalainenDMNS
  5. 254Juha RiihijarviREDM
  6. 258Pasi HuuraDPIT
Every pick from Finland in the 1991 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Janne Laukkanen made his NHL debut on January 24, 1995, 3 years and 216 days after the draft.

407
Games
22
Goals
99
Assists
121
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1991 draft

  1. 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUE
  2. 24Rene CorbetL362 GP · 132 PQUE
  3. 46Rich BrennanD50 GP · 8 PQUE
  4. 68Dave KarpaD557 GP · 98 PQUE
  5. 90Patrick LabrecqueG2 GP · 0 WQUE
  6. 103Bill LindsayL777 GP · 224 PQUE
  7. 134Mikael JohanssonCQUE
  8. 156Janne LaukkanenD407 GP · 121 PQUE
  9. 157Aaron AspCQUE
  10. 178Adam BartellDQUE
  11. 188Brent BrekkeDQUE
  12. 200Paul KochDQUE
  13. 222Doug FriedmanL18 GP · 1 PQUE
  14. 244Eric MelocheRQUE