1992 NHL Draft
Sergei Gonchar in the 1992 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Sergei Gonchar 14th overall in the 1992 NHL Draft.
He was the fourth of the 40 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1992, 125 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1301, and none has scored more points than his 811.
- Overall pick
- 14
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 14
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 11–17 in the 1992 draft
- 11David CooperD30 GP · 10 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 12Sergei KrivokrasovR450 GP · 195 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 13Joe HulbigL55 GP · 8 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 14Sergei GoncharD1301 GP · 811 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 15Jason BowenD77 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 16Dimitri KvartalnovL112 GP · 91 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 17Sergei BautinD132 GP · 30 PWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1992 class
4th
of 40 Russians selected
5th
of 86 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 2Alexei YashinC850 GP · 781 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Andrei NazarovL571 GP · 124 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 12Sergei KrivokrasovR450 GP · 195 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 14Sergei GoncharD1301 GP · 811 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 16Dimitri KvartalnovL112 GP · 91 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 17Sergei BautinD132 GP · 30 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 27Boris MironovD716 GP · 307 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 31Denis MetlyukCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 33Valeri BureR621 GP · 400 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Igor KorolevC795 GP · 346 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 30 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sergei Gonchar made his NHL debut on February 7, 1995, 2 years and 232 days after the draft.
1301
Games
220
Goals
591
Assists
811
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1992 draft
- 14Sergei GoncharD1301 GP · 811 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 32Jim CareyG172 GP · 79 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 53Stefan UstorfL54 GP · 17 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 71Martin GendronR30 GP · 6 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 119John VargaLWSHWashington Capitals
- 167Mark MatierDWSHWashington Capitals
- 191Mike MathersLWSHWashington Capitals
- 215Brian StaggRWSHWashington Capitals
- 239Gregory CallahanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 263Billy Joe MacPhersonLWSHWashington Capitals