1993 NHL Draft
Tommy Salo in the 1993 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Tommy Salo 118th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 5.
He was the ninth of the 18 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 526 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 118
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 22 years
The picks around it
Picks 115–121 in the 1993 draft
- 115Nolan PrattD592 GP · 65 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 116Richard SafarikLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 117Jason SaalGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 118Tommy SaloG526 GP · 210 WNYINew York Islanders
- 119Larry CourvilleL33 GP · 3 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 120Tomas VlasakC10 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 121Darryl LafranceCCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
9th
of 18 Swedes selected
13th
of 36 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 8Niklas SundströmR750 GP · 349 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 12Kenny JönssonD686 GP · 267 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 15Mats LindgrenC387 GP · 128 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 18Jesper MattssonRCGYCalgary Flames
- 22Anders ErikssonD572 GP · 176 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 26Stefan BergqvistD7 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 67Mikael TjalldenDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 104Jonas Andersson-JunkkaDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 118Tommy SaloG526 GP · 210 WNYINew York Islanders
- 139Per SvartvadetC247 GP · 51 PDALDallas Stars
+ 8 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tommy Salo made his NHL debut on April 11, 1995, 1 year and 289 days after the draft.
526
Games
210
Wins
37
Shutouts
.905
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1993 draft
- 23Todd BertuzziR1159 GP · 770 PNYINew York Islanders
- 40Bryan McCabeD1135 GP · 528 PNYINew York Islanders
- 66Vladimir ChebaturkinD62 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 92Warren LuhningR29 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 118Tommy SaloG526 GP · 210 WNYINew York Islanders
- 144Peter LeboutillierR35 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 170Darren Van ImpeD411 GP · 115 PNYINew York Islanders
- 196Rod HinksCNYINew York Islanders
- 222Daniel JohanssonDNYINew York Islanders
- 248Stephane LarocqueRNYINew York Islanders
- 274Carl CharlandLNYINew York Islanders