1993 NHL Draft
Paul Kariya in the 1993 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Paul Kariya 4th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 989 games put him 16th in the class, but none has scored more points than his 989.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 1993 draft
- 1Alexandre DaigleR616 GP · 327 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Chris ProngerD1167 GP · 698 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Chris GrattonC1092 GP · 568 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Paul KariyaL989 GP · 989 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Rob NiedermayerC1153 GP · 469 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 7Jason ArnottC1244 GP · 938 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
4th
of 286 players selected
3rd
of 157 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alexandre DaigleR616 GP · 327 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Chris ProngerD1167 GP · 698 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Chris GrattonC1092 GP · 568 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Paul KariyaL989 GP · 989 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Rob NiedermayerC1153 GP · 469 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 7Jason ArnottC1244 GP · 938 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 8Niklas SundströmR750 GP · 349 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 9Todd HarveyR671 GP · 223 PDALDallas Stars
- 10Jocelyn ThibaultG586 GP · 238 WQUEQuebec Nordiques
+ 276 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Paul Kariya made his NHL debut on January 20, 1995, 1 year and 208 days after the draft.
989
Games
402
Goals
587
Assists
989
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 1993 draft
- 4Paul KariyaL989 GP · 989 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 30Nikolai TsulyginD22 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 56Valeri KarpovR76 GP · 29 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 82Joel GagnonGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 108Mikhail ShtalenkovG190 GP · 62 WANAAnaheim Ducks
- 134Antti AaltoC151 GP · 28 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 160Matt PetersonDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 186Tom AskeyG7 GP · 0 WANAAnaheim Ducks
- 212Vitaly KozelCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 238Anatoli FedotovD4 GP · 2 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 264David PenneyLANAAnaheim Ducks