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Jiri Slegr in the 1990 NHL Draft

Vancouver Canucks selected Jiri Slegr 23rd overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.

He was the third of the 16 Czechs selected that year. It was the third of the 11 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 622 games put him 32nd in the class.

Overall pick
23
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 2
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

Picks 20–26 in the 1990 draft

  1. 20Martin BrodeurG1266 GP · 691 WNJD
  2. 21Bryan SmolinskiC1056 GP · 651 PBOS
  3. 22Ryan HughesC3 GP · 0 PQUE
  4. 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVAN
  5. 24David HarlockD212 GP · 16 PNJD
  6. 25Chris SimonL782 GP · 305 PPHI
  7. 26Nicolas PerreaultDCGY

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1990 class

3rd
of 16 Czechs selected
7th
of 82 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Czechs selected

  1. 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVAN
  2. 5Jaromir JagrR1733 GP · 1921 PPIT
  3. 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVAN
  4. 74Roman MeluzinRWIN
  5. 97Richard SmehlikD644 GP · 195 PBUF
  6. 99Lubos RobCNYR
  7. 104Peter KuchynaDNJD
  8. 113Roman TurekG328 GP · 159 WMNS
  9. 133Robert LangC989 GP · 703 PLAK
  10. 164Roman MejzlikLEDM

+ 6 more

The road to the NHL

Jiri Slegr made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 2 years and 112 days after the draft.

622
Games
56
Goals
193
Assists
249
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1990 draft

  1. 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVAN
  2. 18Shawn AntoskiL183 GP · 8 PVAN
  3. 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVAN
  4. 65Darin BaderLVAN
  5. 86Gino OdjickL605 GP · 137 PVAN
  6. 128Daryl FilipekDVAN
  7. 149Paul O'HaganDVAN
  8. 170Mark CiprianoRVAN
  9. 191Troy NeumeierDVAN
  10. 212Tyler ErtelCVAN
  11. 233Karri KiviDVAN