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Robert Petrovicky in the 1992 NHL Draft

Hartford Whalers selected Robert Petrovicky 9th overall in the 1992 NHL Draft.

He was the first of the 3 Slovaks selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1992, 125 have played in the NHL regular season. His 208 games put him 51st in the class.

Overall pick
9
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 9
Drafting team
HFDHartford Whalers
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

Picks 6–12 in the 1992 draft

  1. 6Cory StillmanL1025 GP · 727 PCGY
  2. 7Ryan SittlerLPHI
  3. 8Brandon ConveryC72 GP · 28 PTOR
  4. 9Robert PetrovickyC208 GP · 65 PHFD
  5. 10Andrei NazarovL571 GP · 124 PSJS
  6. 11David CooperD30 GP · 10 PBUF
  7. 12Sergei KrivokrasovR450 GP · 195 PCHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1992 class

1st
of 3 Slovaks selected
6th
of 154 forwards selected

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

First Slovaks selected

  1. 9Robert PetrovickyC208 GP · 65 PHFD
  2. 35Jozef CiernyL1 GP · 0 PBUF
  3. 78Robert SvehlaD655 GP · 335 PCGY

The road to the NHL

Robert Petrovicky made his NHL debut on October 6, 1992, 108 days after the draft.

208
Games
27
Goals
38
Assists
65
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Hartford Whalers picks in the 1992 draft