1991 NHL Draft
Rusty Fitzgerald in the 1991 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Rusty Fitzgerald 38th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 25 games put him 84th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 38
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 16
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 35–41 in the 1991 draft
- 35Jason DaweR366 GP · 176 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36Jeff NelsonC52 GP · 11 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 37Darcy WerenkaDNYRNew York Rangers
- 38Rusty FitzgeraldC25 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 39Michael PomichterCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 40Jozef StumpelL957 GP · 677 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 41Francois GroleauD8 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
38th
of 264 players selected
24th
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 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
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 254 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rusty Fitzgerald made his NHL debut on April 15, 1995, 3 years and 297 days after the draft.
25
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1991 draft
- 16Markus NäslundL1117 GP · 869 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 38Rusty FitzgeraldC25 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 60Shane PeacockDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 82Joe TamminenCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 104Robert MelansonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 126Brian CliffordCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 148Ed PattersonR68 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Peter McLaughlinDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 192Jeff LembkeGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 214Chris TokDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 236Paul DyckDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 258Pasi HuuraDPITPittsburgh Penguins