1993 NHL Draft
Ville Peltonen in the 1993 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Ville Peltonen 58th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 3.
He was the third of the 8 Finns selected that year. It was the fourth 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 382 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 58
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 6
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 55–61 in the 1993 draft
- 55Allan EgelandC17 GP · 0 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 56Valeri KarpovR76 GP · 29 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 57Chris ArmstrongD7 GP · 1 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 58Ville PeltonenL382 GP · 148 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 59Kevin PadenCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 60Alexander KerchR5 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 61Maxim GalanovD122 GP · 20 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
3rd
of 8 Finns selected
35th
of 157 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 21Saku KoivuC1124 GP · 832 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Janne NiinimaaD741 GP · 319 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Ville PeltonenL382 GP · 148 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 128Jonni VauhkonenLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Petri VarisL1 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 134Antti AaltoC151 GP · 28 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 146Jere KaralahtiD149 GP · 27 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 250Kimmo TimonenD1108 GP · 571 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ville Peltonen made his NHL debut on October 12, 1995, 2 years and 108 days after the draft.
382
Games
52
Goals
96
Assists
148
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