1990 NHL Draft
Paul Kruse in the 1990 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Paul Kruse 83rd overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 4.
It was the sixth of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 423 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 83
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 20
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 80–86 in the 1990 draft
- 80Greg WaltersCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 81Gilbert DionneL223 GP · 140 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 82Brian McCarthyCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 83Paul KruseL423 GP · 71 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 84Jerome BuckleyRBOSBoston Bruins
- 85Sergei ZubovD1068 GP · 771 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 86Gino OdjickL605 GP · 137 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
83rd
of 250 players selected
55th
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 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
- 5Jaromir JagrR1733 GP · 1921 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 6Scott ScissonsC2 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 7Darryl SydorD1291 GP · 507 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 8Derian HatcherD1045 GP · 331 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 9John SlaneyD268 GP · 91 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 10Drake BerehowskyD549 GP · 149 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 240 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Paul Kruse made his NHL debut on March 31, 1991, 288 days after the draft.
423
Games
38
Goals
33
Assists
71
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1990 draft
- 11Trevor KiddG387 GP · 140 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 26Nicolas PerreaultDCGYCalgary Flames
- 32Vesa ViitakoskiL23 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 41Etienne BelzileDCGYCalgary Flames
- 62Glen MearsDCGYCalgary Flames
- 83Paul KruseL423 GP · 71 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 125Chris TschuppCCGYCalgary Flames
- 146Dimitri FrolovDCGYCalgary Flames
- 167Shawn MurrayGCGYCalgary Flames
- 188Michael MurrayRCGYCalgary Flames
- 209Robert SumnerDCGYCalgary Flames
- 230Invalid pickCGYCalgary Flames
- 251Leo GudasDCGYCalgary Flames