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1991 NHL Draft

Scott Niedermayer in the 1991 NHL Draft

New Jersey Devils selected Scott Niedermayer 3rd overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 11 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1263, and only 6 have scored more points than his 740.

Overall pick
3
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 3
Drafting team
NJDNew Jersey Devils
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–6 in the 1991 draft

  1. 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUE
  2. 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJS
  3. 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJD
  4. 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYI
  5. 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWIN
  6. 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1991 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1991 class

3rd
of 264 players selected
1st
of 89 defensemen selected

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

First off the board

  1. 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUE
  2. 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJS
  3. 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJD
  4. 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYI
  5. 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWIN
  6. 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHI
  7. 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVAN
  8. 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNS
  9. 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFD
  10. 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDET

+ 254 more

The 1991 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Scott Niedermayer made his NHL debut on October 16, 1991, 116 days after the draft.

1263
Games
172
Goals
568
Assists
740
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New Jersey Devils picks in the 1991 draft

  1. 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJD
  2. 11Brian RolstonR1256 GP · 761 PNJD
  3. 33Donevan HextallLNJD
  4. 55Fredrik BrembergR8 GP · 0 PNJD
  5. 77Bradley WillnerDNJD
  6. 121Curt RegnierDNJD
  7. 143David CraievichDNJD
  8. 165Paul WolanskiDNJD
  9. 187Daniel ReimannDNJD
  10. 231Kevin RiehlCNJD
  11. 253Jason HehrDNJD