1993 NHL Draft
Viktor Kozlov in the 1993 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Viktor Kozlov 6th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 35 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 13 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 897 games put him 22nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1993 draft
- 3Chris GrattonC1092 GP · 568 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Paul KariyaL989 GP · 989 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Rob NiedermayerC1153 GP · 469 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 7Jason ArnottC1244 GP · 938 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 8Niklas SundströmR750 GP · 349 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 9Todd HarveyR671 GP · 223 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
1st
of 35 Russians selected
5th
of 157 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 30Nikolai TsulyginD22 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 37Maxim BetsL3 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 38Denis TsygurovD51 GP · 6 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Alexei BudayevRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 56Valeri KarpovR76 GP · 29 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 60Alexander KerchR5 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 61Maxim GalanovD122 GP · 20 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Vladimir ChebaturkinD62 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 79Ruslam BatyrshinD2 GP · 0 PWINWinnipeg Jets
+ 25 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Viktor Kozlov made his NHL debut on February 18, 1995, 1 year and 237 days after the draft.
897
Games
198
Goals
339
Assists
537
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1993 draft
- 6Viktor KozlovC897 GP · 537 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 28Shean DonovanR951 GP · 241 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 45Vlastimil KroupaD105 GP · 23 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 58Ville PeltonenL382 GP · 148 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 80Alexander OsadchyDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 106Andrei BuschanDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 132Petri VarisL1 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 154Fredrik OduyaDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 158Anatoli FilatovRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 184Todd HoltRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 210Jonas ForsbergGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 236Jeff SalajkoGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 262Jamie MatthewsCSJSSan Jose Sharks