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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

Picks 1–4 in the 1990 draft

  1. 1Owen NolanR1200 GP · 885 PQUE
  2. 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVAN
  3. 3Keith PrimeauC909 GP · 619 PDET
  4. 4Mike RicciC1099 GP · 605 PPHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1990 class

1st
of 2 Britons selected
1st
of 147 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Britons selected

  1. 1Owen NolanR1200 GP · 885 PQUE
  2. 149Paul O'HaganDVAN

The road to the NHL

Owen Nolan made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 110 days after the draft.

1200
Games
422
Goals
463
Assists
885
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1990 draft