1990 NHL Draft
John Gruden in the 1990 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected John Gruden 168th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 8.
It was the seventh of the 11 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 92 games put him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 168
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 21
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 165–171 in the 1990 draft
- 165Brent FleetwoodLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 166Milan NedomaDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 167Shawn MurrayGCGYCalgary Flames
- 168John GrudenD92 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 169Pat MazzoliGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 170Mark CiprianoRVANVancouver Canucks
- 171Anthony GrubaRDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
168th
of 250 players selected
55th
of 82 defensemen 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
John Gruden made his NHL debut on March 22, 1994, 3 years and 279 days after the draft.
92
Games
1
Goals
8
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1990 draft
- 21Bryan SmolinskiC1056 GP · 651 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 63Cameron StewartL202 GP · 39 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 84Jerome BuckleyRBOSBoston Bruins
- 105Mike BalesG23 GP · 2 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 126Mark WoolfRBOSBoston Bruins
- 147James MackeyDBOSBoston Bruins
- 168John GrudenD92 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 189Darren WetherillDBOSBoston Bruins
- 210Dean CapuanoDBOSBoston Bruins
- 231Andrew BezeauLBOSBoston Bruins
- 252Ted MiskolcziRBOSBoston Bruins