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Pavol Demitra in the 1993 NHL Draft

Ottawa Senators selected Pavol Demitra 227th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 9.

He was the fourth of the 4 Slovaks selected that year. It was the ninth of the 10 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 847 games put him 24th in the class, but only 4 have scored more points than his 768.

Overall pick
227
Round and pick
Round 9, pick 19
Drafting team
OTTOttawa Senators
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

Picks 224–230 in the 1993 draft

  1. 224Martin StrbakD49 GP · 16 PLAK
  2. 225Jason GladneyDWSH
  3. 226E.J. BradleyCPHI
  4. 227Pavol DemitraR847 GP · 768 POTT
  5. 228Harije VitolinishC8 GP · 0 PWIN
  6. 229Alexandre DuchesneLMTL
  7. 230Ryan ShanahanRDET

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1993 class

4th
of 4 Slovaks selected
125th
of 157 forwards selected

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

First Slovaks selected

  1. 111Miroslav SatanR1050 GP · 735 PEDM
  2. 116Richard SafarikLBUF
  3. 224Martin StrbakD49 GP · 16 PLAK
  4. 227Pavol DemitraR847 GP · 768 POTT

The road to the NHL

Pavol Demitra made his NHL debut on October 9, 1993, 105 days after the draft.

847
Games
304
Goals
464
Assists
768
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Ottawa Senators picks in the 1993 draft

  1. 1Alexandre DaigleR616 GP · 327 POTT
  2. 27Radim BicanekD122 GP · 12 POTT
  3. 53Patrick CharbonneauGOTT
  4. 91Cosmo DupaulCOTT
  5. 131Rick BodkinCOTT
  6. 157Sergei PolistchukDOTT
  7. 183Jason DisherDOTT
  8. 209Toby KvalevogGOTT
  9. 227Pavol DemitraR847 GP · 768 POTT
  10. 235Rick SchuhwerkDOTT