1990 NHL Draft
Petr Nedved in the 1990 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Petr Nedved 2nd overall in the 1990 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 16 Czechs selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 982 games put him 17th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 717.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1990 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
1st
of 16 Czechs selected
2nd
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Jaromir JagrR1733 GP · 1921 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 74Roman MeluzinRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 97Richard SmehlikD644 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 99Lubos RobCNYRNew York Rangers
- 104Peter KuchynaDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 113Roman TurekG328 GP · 159 WMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 133Robert LangC989 GP · 703 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 164Roman MejzlikLEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Petr Nedved made his NHL debut on October 6, 1990, 112 days after the draft.
982
Games
310
Goals
407
Assists
717
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1990 draft
- 2Petr NedvedC982 GP · 717 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 18Shawn AntoskiL183 GP · 8 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 23Jiri SlegrD622 GP · 249 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 65Darin BaderLVANVancouver Canucks
- 86Gino OdjickL605 GP · 137 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 128Daryl FilipekDVANVancouver Canucks
- 149Paul O'HaganDVANVancouver Canucks
- 170Mark CiprianoRVANVancouver Canucks
- 191Troy NeumeierDVANVancouver Canucks
- 212Tyler ErtelCVANVancouver Canucks
- 233Karri KiviDVANVancouver Canucks