1993 NHL Draft
Janne Niinimaa in the 1993 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Janne Niinimaa 36th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 2.
He was the second of the 8 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 741 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 36
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 10
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 33–39 in the 1993 draft
- 33David VybornyR543 GP · 317 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 34Lee SorochanD3 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
2nd
of 8 Finns selected
11th
of 93 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 21Saku KoivuC1124 GP · 832 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Janne NiinimaaD741 GP · 319 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Ville PeltonenL382 GP · 148 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 128Jonni VauhkonenLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Petri VarisL1 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 134Antti AaltoC151 GP · 28 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 146Jere KaralahtiD149 GP · 27 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 250Kimmo TimonenD1108 GP · 571 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Janne Niinimaa made his NHL debut on October 5, 1996, 3 years and 101 days after the draft.
741
Games
54
Goals
265
Assists
319
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1993 draft
- 36Janne NiinimaaD741 GP · 319 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 71Vinny ProspalL1108 GP · 765 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 77Milos HolanD49 GP · 16 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 114Vladimir KrechinLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 140Mike CrowleyD67 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 166Aaron IsraelGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 192Paul HealeyR77 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 218Tripp TracyGNo NHL gamesPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 226E.J. BradleyCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 244Jeffrey StaplesDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 270Kenneth HemenwayDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers