1993 NHL Draft
Rob Niedermayer in the 1993 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Rob Niedermayer 5th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1153.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1993 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
5th
of 286 players selected
4th
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
Rob Niedermayer made his NHL debut on October 6, 1993, 102 days after the draft.
1153
Games
186
Goals
283
Assists
469
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 1993 draft
- 5Rob NiedermayerC1153 GP · 469 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 41Kevin WeekesG348 GP · 105 WFLAFlorida Panthers
- 57Chris ArmstrongD7 GP · 1 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 67Mikael TjalldenDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 78Steve WashburnC93 GP · 29 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 83Bill McCauleyCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 109Todd MacDonaldGNo NHL gamesFLAFlorida Panthers
- 135Alain NasreddineD74 GP · 5 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 161Trevor DoyleDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 187Briane ThompsonDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 213Chad CabanaLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 239John DemarcoDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 265Eric MontreuilCFLAFlorida Panthers