1990 NHL Draft
Jaromir Jagr in the 1990 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Jaromir Jagr 5th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 16 Czechs selected that year. It was the first of the 14 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1733, and none has scored more points than his 1921.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1990 draft
- 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 3Keith PrimeauC909 GP · 619 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 4Mike RicciC1099 GP · 605 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Jaromir JagrR1733 GP · 1921 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 6Scott ScissonsC2 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 7Darryl SydorD1291 GP · 507 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 8Derian HatcherD1045 GP · 331 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
2nd
of 16 Czechs selected
5th
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Jaromir JagrR1733 GP · 1921 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 74Roman MeluzinRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 97Richard SmehlikD644 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 99Lubos RobCNYRNew York Rangers
- 104Peter KuchynaDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 113Roman TurekG328 GP · 159 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 133Robert LangC989 GP · 703 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 164Roman MejzlikLEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jaromir Jagr made his NHL debut on October 5, 1990, 111 days after the draft.
1733
Games
766
Goals
1155
Assists
1921
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1990 draft
- 5Jaromir JagrR1733 GP · 1921 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Joe DziedzicL130 GP · 28 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 68Chris TamerD644 GP · 85 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 89Brian FarrellCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 107Ian MoranD489 GP · 71 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 110Denis CaseyGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 130Mika ValilaCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 131Ken PlaquinDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 145Pat NeatonD9 GP · 2 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 152Petteri KoskimakiCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 173Ladislav KarabinL9 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 194Timothy FingerhutLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 215Michael ThompsonRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 236Brian BruininksDPITPittsburgh Penguins