1991 NHL Draft
Niklas Sundblad in the 1991 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Niklas Sundblad 19th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 11 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 14 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 105th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 19
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 1991 draft
- 16Markus NäslundL1117 GP · 869 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 17Brent BilodeauDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 18Glen MurrayR1009 GP · 651 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 19Niklas SundbladR2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 20Martin RucinskyL961 GP · 612 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 21Trevor HalversonR17 GP · 4 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 22Dean McAmmondC996 GP · 448 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
3rd
of 11 Swedes selected
13th
of 146 forwards selected
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
Niklas Sundblad made his NHL debut on November 26, 1995, 4 years and 157 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1991 draft
- 19Niklas SundbladR2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 41Francois GroleauD8 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 52Sandy McCarthyR736 GP · 148 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 63Brian CarusoLCGYCalgary Flames
- 85Steven MagnussonCCGYCalgary Flames
- 107Jerome ButlerGCGYCalgary Flames
- 129Bobby MarshallDCGYCalgary Flames
- 140Matt HoffmanLCGYCalgary Flames
- 151Kelly HarperCCGYCalgary Flames
- 173David St. PierreCCGYCalgary Flames
- 195David StruchC4 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 217Sergei ZolotovRCGYCalgary Flames
- 239Marko JantunenC3 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 261Andrei TrefilovG54 GP · 12 WCGYCalgary Flames