1990 NHL Draft
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
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 1990 draft
- 20Martin BrodeurG1266 GP · 691 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 21Bryan SmolinskiC1056 GP · 651 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Ryan HughesC3 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 24David HarlockD212 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Chris SimonL782 GP · 305 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 26Nicolas PerreaultDCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
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
Jiri Slegr made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 2 years and 112 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1990 draft
- 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 18Shawn AntoskiL183 GP · 8 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 65Darin BaderLVANVancouver Canucks
- 86Gino OdjickL605 GP · 137 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 128Daryl FilipekDVANVancouver Canucks
- 149Paul O'HaganDVANVancouver Canucks
- 170Mark CiprianoRVANVancouver Canucks
- 191Troy NeumeierDVANVancouver Canucks
- 212Tyler ErtelCVANVancouver Canucks
- 233Karri KiviDVANVancouver Canucks