1990 NHL Draft
Jeff Nielsen in the 1990 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Jeff Nielsen 69th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 14 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 252 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 69
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 6
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 66–72 in the 1990 draft
- 66Stewart MalgunasD129 GP · 6 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 67Joel BlainLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 68Chris TamerD644 GP · 85 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 69Jeff NielsenR252 GP · 47 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 70Cal McGowanCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 71Frank KovacsLMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 72Randy PearceLWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
69th
of 250 players selected
41st
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen NolanR1200 GP · 885 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 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
- 9John SlaneyD268 GP · 91 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 10Drake BerehowskyD549 GP · 149 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 240 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jeff Nielsen made his NHL debut on February 19, 1997, 6 years and 248 days after the draft.
252
Games
20
Goals
27
Assists
47
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1990 draft
- 13Michael StewartDNYRNew York Rangers
- 34Doug WeightC1238 GP · 1033 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 55John VaryDNYRNew York Rangers
- 69Jeff NielsenR252 GP · 47 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 76Rick WillisLNYRNew York Rangers
- 85Sergei ZubovD1068 GP · 771 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 99Lubos RobCNYRNew York Rangers
- 118Jason WeinrichDNYRNew York Rangers
- 139Bryan LonsingerDNYRNew York Rangers
- 160Todd HedlundRNYRNew York Rangers
- 181Andrew SilvermanDNYRNew York Rangers
- 202Jon HillebrandtGNYRNew York Rangers
- 223Brett LieversCNYRNew York Rangers
- 244Sergei NemchinovL761 GP · 345 PNYRNew York Rangers