1991 NHL Draft
Michael Nylander in the 1991 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Michael Nylander 59th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 3.
He was the fifth of the 11 Swedes selected that year. It was the fourth of the 12 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 920 games put him 15th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 679.
- Overall pick
- 59
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 15
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 56–62 in the 1991 draft
- 56George BreenREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 57Jason YoungLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 58Steve KonowalchukL790 GP · 396 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Michael NylanderC920 GP · 679 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 60Shane PeacockDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Yves SaraultL106 GP · 20 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 62Marcel CousineauG26 GP · 4 WBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 16Markus NäslundL1117 GP · 869 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 19Niklas SundbladR2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 55Fredrik BrembergR8 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 59Michael NylanderC920 GP · 679 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 111Fredrik NilssonCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 125Fredrik JaxRNYRNew York Rangers
- 134Mikael JohanssonCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 136Andreas JohanssonL377 GP · 169 PNYINew York Islanders
- 218Mattias OlssonDLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 1 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michael Nylander made his NHL debut on October 14, 1992, 1 year and 114 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1991 draft
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 31Martin HamrlikDHFDHartford Whalers
- 53Todd HallDHFDHartford Whalers
- 59Michael NylanderC920 GP · 679 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 75Jim StormL84 GP · 22 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 119Mike HardingRHFDHartford Whalers
- 141Brian MuellerDHFDHartford Whalers
- 163Steve YuleDHFDHartford Whalers
- 185Chris BelangerDHFDHartford Whalers
- 207Jason CurrieGHFDHartford Whalers
- 229Mike SantonelliCHFDHartford Whalers
- 251Rob PetersDHFDHartford Whalers