1991 NHL Draft
Patrick Poulin in the 1991 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Patrick Poulin 9th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 634 games put him 35th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 1991 draft
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 11Brian RolstonR1256 GP · 761 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 12Tyler WrightC613 GP · 149 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
9th
of 264 players selected
5th
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 254 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Patrick Poulin made his NHL debut on April 15, 1992, 298 days after the draft.
634
Games
101
Goals
134
Assists
235
Points
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