1991 NHL Draft
Jeff Nelson in the 1991 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Jeff Nelson 36th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 52 games put him 74th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 36
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 14
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 33–39 in the 1991 draft
- 33Donevan HextallLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 34Andrew VernerGNo NHL gamesEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 35Jason DaweR366 GP · 176 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36Jeff NelsonC52 GP · 11 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 37Darcy WerenkaDNYRNew York Rangers
- 38Rusty FitzgeraldC25 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 39Michael PomichterCCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
36th
of 264 players selected
23rd
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 254 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jeff Nelson made his NHL debut on March 5, 1995, 3 years and 256 days after the draft.
52
Games
3
Goals
8
Assists
11
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1991 draft
- 14Pat PeakeC134 GP · 69 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 21Trevor HalversonR17 GP · 4 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 25Eric LavigneD1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 36Jeff NelsonC52 GP · 11 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Steve KonowalchukL790 GP · 396 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 80Justin MorrisonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 146Dave MorissetteL11 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 168Rick CorriveauDWSHWashington Capitals
- 190Trevor DuhaimeRWSHWashington Capitals
- 209Rob LeaskDWSHWashington Capitals
- 212Carl LeblancDWSHWashington Capitals
- 234Rob PuchniakDWSHWashington Capitals
- 256Bill KovacsLWSHWashington Capitals