1994 NHL Draft
Sven Butenschon in the 1994 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Sven Butenschon 57th overall in the 1994 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 3.
He was the first of the 2 Germans selected that year. It was the third of the 14 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1994, 115 have played in the NHL regular season. His 140 games put him 73rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 5
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1994 draft
- 54Chris MurrayR242 GP · 34 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 55Vadim EpanchintsevCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 56Dorian AnneckCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 57Sven ButenschonD140 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58Tavis HansenR34 GP · 3 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 59Vitali YachmenevR487 GP · 216 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 60Brad SymesDEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1994 class
1st
of 2 Germans selected
15th
of 90 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Germans selected
- 57Sven ButenschonD140 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 123Frank AppelDCGYCalgary Flames
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sven Butenschon made his NHL debut on October 19, 1997, 3 years and 112 days after the draft.
140
Games
2
Goals
12
Assists
14
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1994 draft
- 24Chris WellsC195 GP · 29 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 50Richard ParkR738 GP · 241 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 57Sven ButenschonD140 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 73Greg CrozierL1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 76Alexei KrivchenkovDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 102Thomas O'ConnorDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 128Clint JohnsonLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 154Valentin MorozovCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 161Serge AubinC374 GP · 108 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 180Drew PalmerDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 206Boris ZelenkoLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 232Jason GodboutDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 258Mikhail KazakevichCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 284Brian LeitzaGPITPittsburgh Penguins