1991 NHL Draft
Peter Forsberg in the 1991 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Peter Forsberg 6th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 11 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 708 games put him 31st in the class, but only 2 have scored more points than his 885.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1991 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
1st
of 11 Swedes selected
3rd
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 16Markus NäslundL1117 GP · 869 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 19Niklas SundbladR2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 55Fredrik BrembergR8 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 59Michael NylanderC920 GP · 679 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 111Fredrik NilssonCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 125Fredrik JaxRNYRNew York Rangers
- 134Mikael JohanssonCQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 136Andreas JohanssonL377 GP · 169 PNYINew York Islanders
- 218Mattias OlssonDLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 1 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Peter Forsberg made his NHL debut on January 21, 1995, 3 years and 213 days after the draft.
708
Games
249
Goals
636
Assists
885
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1991 draft
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 50Yanick DupreL35 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 86Aris BrimanisD113 GP · 14 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 94Yanick DegraceGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 116Clayton NorrisRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 122Dmitry YushkevichD786 GP · 225 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 138Andrei LomakinL215 GP · 104 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 182James BodeRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 204Josh BartellDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 226Neil LittleG2 GP · 0 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 248John ParcoCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers