1991 NHL Draft
Milan Hnilicka in the 1991 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Milan Hnilicka 70th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 4.
He was the third of the 8 Czechs selected that year. It was the fourth of the 12 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 121 games put him 62nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 70
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 4
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 67–73 in the 1991 draft
- 67Kerry ToporowskiDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 68Dave KarpaD557 GP · 98 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 69Terry ChitaroniCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 70Milan HnilickaG121 GP · 29 WNYINew York Islanders
- 71Igor KravchukD699 GP · 274 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 72Peter AmbroziakL12 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 73Vladimir VujtekL110 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
3rd
of 8 Czechs selected
5th
of 29 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 20Martin RucinskyL961 GP · 612 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 31Martin HamrlikDHFDHartford Whalers
- 70Milan HnilickaG121 GP · 29 WNYINew York Islanders
- 73Vladimir VujtekL110 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 133Jaroslav OtevrelC16 GP · 7 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 135Martin ProchazkaR32 GP · 7 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 162Jiri KuntosDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 167Tomas KucharcikCTORToronto Maple Leafs
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Milan Hnilicka made his NHL debut on October 14, 1999, 8 years and 114 days after the draft.
121
Games
29
Wins
5
Shutouts
.900
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1991 draft
- 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYINew York Islanders
- 26Ziggy PalffyR684 GP · 713 PNYINew York Islanders
- 48Jamie McLennanG254 GP · 80 WNYINew York Islanders
- 70Milan HnilickaG121 GP · 29 WNYINew York Islanders
- 92Steve JunkerR5 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 114Rob ValicevicR193 GP · 48 PNYINew York Islanders
- 136Andreas JohanssonL377 GP · 169 PNYINew York Islanders
- 158Todd SparksLNYINew York Islanders
- 180John JohnsonCNYINew York Islanders
- 202Robert CanavanLNYINew York Islanders
- 224Markus ThuressonCNYINew York Islanders
- 246Marty SchrinerCNYINew York Islanders