1994 NHL Draft
Jason Podollan in the 1994 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Jason Podollan 31st overall in the 1994 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 10 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1994, 115 have played in the NHL regular season. His 41 games put him 97th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 5
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 1994 draft
- 28Johan DavidssonC83 GP · 15 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 29Stan NeckarD510 GP · 53 POTTOttawa Senators
- 30Deron QuintD463 GP · 143 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 31Jason PodollanC41 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 32Mike WattL157 GP · 41 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 33Matt JohnsonL473 GP · 43 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 34Colin CloutierCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1994 class
31st
of 286 players selected
17th
of 166 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Ed JovanovskiD1128 GP · 500 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 2Oleg TverdovskyD713 GP · 317 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Radek BonkC969 GP · 497 POTTOttawa Senators
- 4Jason BonsignoreC79 GP · 16 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 5Jeff O'NeillC821 GP · 496 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 6Ryan SmythL1270 GP · 842 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Jamie StorrG219 GP · 85 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 8Jason WiemerC726 GP · 202 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 9Brett LindrosR51 GP · 7 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Nolan BaumgartnerD143 GP · 47 PWSHWashington Capitals
+ 276 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jason Podollan made his NHL debut on November 29, 1996, 2 years and 154 days after the draft.
41
Games
1
Goals
5
Assists
6
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 1994 draft
- 1Ed JovanovskiD1128 GP · 500 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 27Rhett WarrenerD714 GP · 106 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 31Jason PodollanC41 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 36Ryan JohnsonC701 GP · 122 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 84David NemirovskyR91 GP · 38 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 105Dave GerisDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 157Matt O'DetteRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 183Jasson BoudriasCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 235Tero LehteraLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 261Per GustafssonD89 GP · 35 PFLAFlorida Panthers