1990 NHL Draft
Vesa Viitakoski in the 1990 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Vesa Viitakoski 32nd overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 11 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 23 games put him 77th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 1990 draft
- 29Chris GotziamanRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 30Rod PasmaDWSHWashington Capitals
- 31Felix PotvinG635 GP · 266 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 32Vesa ViitakoskiL23 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 33Craig JohnsonL557 GP · 173 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 34Doug WeightC1238 GP · 1033 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 35Mike MullerDWINWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
1st
of 11 Finns selected
19th
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 32Vesa ViitakoskiL23 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 111Joni LehtoDNYINew York Islanders
- 122Keijo SailynojaREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 130Mika ValilaCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 152Petteri KoskimakiCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 172Toni PorkkaDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 182Rauli RaitanenLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 203Mika AlataloL152 GP · 46 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 211Mika StrombergDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 233Karri KiviDVANVancouver Canucks
+ 1 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Vesa Viitakoski made his NHL debut on October 5, 1993, 3 years and 111 days after the draft.
23
Games
2
Goals
4
Assists
6
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1990 draft
- 11Trevor KiddG387 GP · 140 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 26Nicolas PerreaultDCGYCalgary Flames
- 32Vesa ViitakoskiL23 GP · 6 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 41Etienne BelzileDCGYCalgary Flames
- 62Glen MearsDCGYCalgary Flames
- 83Paul KruseL423 GP · 71 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 125Chris TschuppCCGYCalgary Flames
- 146Dimitri FrolovDCGYCalgary Flames
- 167Shawn MurrayGCGYCalgary Flames
- 188Michael MurrayRCGYCalgary Flames
- 209Robert SumnerDCGYCalgary Flames
- 230Invalid pickCGYCalgary Flames
- 251Leo GudasDCGYCalgary Flames