1990 NHL Draft
Owen Nolan in the 1990 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Owen Nolan first overall in the 1990 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 2 Britons selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1200, and only 4 have scored more points than his 885.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 1990 draft
- 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
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 Britons selected
- 1Owen NolanR1200 GP · 885 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 149Paul O'HaganDVANVancouver Canucks
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Owen Nolan made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 110 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1990 draft
- 1Owen NolanR1200 GP · 885 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 22Ryan HughesC3 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 43Brad ZavishaL2 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 106Jeff ParrottDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 127Dwayne NorrisR20 GP · 6 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 148Andrei KovalenkoR620 GP · 379 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 158Alexander KarpovtsevD596 GP · 188 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 169Pat MazzoliGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 190Scott DavisDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 211Mika StrombergDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 232Wade KlippensteinLQUEQuebec Nordiques