1993 NHL Draft

Vinny Prospal in the 1993 NHL Draft

Philadelphia Flyers selected Vinny Prospal 71st overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 3.

He was the fourth of the 14 Czechs selected that year. It was the second of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 1108, and only 5 have scored more points than his 765.

Overall pick: 71
Round and pick: Round 3, pick 19
Drafting team: PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Date: June 26, 1993
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 68–74 in the 1993 draft

68Jeffrey MitchellR7 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
69Patrick BoileauD48 GP · 16 PWSHWashington Capitals
70Dan TompkinsLCGYCalgary Flames
71Vinny ProspalL1108 GP · 765 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
72Marek MalikD691 GP · 168 PHFDHartford Whalers
73Sebastien BordeleauC251 GP · 98 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
74Kevin HiltonCDETDetroit Red Wings

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1993 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1993 class

4th

of 14 Czechs selected

43rd

of 157 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Czechs selected

27Radim BicanekD122 GP · 12 POTTOttawa Senators
33David VybornyR543 GP · 317 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
45Vlastimil KroupaD105 GP · 23 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
71Vinny ProspalL1108 GP · 765 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
72Marek MalikD691 GP · 168 PHFDHartford Whalers
77Milos HolanD49 GP · 16 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
81Marian KacirRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
120Tomas VlasakC10 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
123Zdenek NedvedR31 GP · 10 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
145Michal GrosekL526 GP · 221 PWINWinnipeg Jets

+ 4 more

Every pick from Czechia in the 1993 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Vinny Prospal made his NHL debut on March 5, 1997, 3 years and 252 days after the draft.

1108

Games

255

Goals

510

Assists

765

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1993 draft

36Janne NiinimaaD741 GP · 319 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
71Vinny ProspalL1108 GP · 765 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
77Milos HolanD49 GP · 16 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
114Vladimir KrechinLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
140Mike CrowleyD67 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
166Aaron IsraelGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
192Paul HealeyR77 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
218Tripp TracyGNo NHL gamesPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
226E.J. BradleyCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
244Jeffrey StaplesDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
270Kenneth HemenwayDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers