1991 NHL Draft
Yan Kaminsky in the 1991 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Yan Kaminsky 99th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 5.
He was the fifth of the 22 Russians selected that year. It was the fourth of the 10 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 26 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 99
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 11
- Drafting team
- WINWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 96–102 in the 1991 draft
- 96Corey MachanicDNYRNew York Rangers
- 97Mike KennedyC145 GP · 52 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 98Dimitri MotkovDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 99Yan KaminskyL26 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 100Brad LayzellDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 101Steve ShieldsG246 GP · 80 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 102Alexei KudashovC25 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
5th
of 22 Russians selected
62nd
of 146 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 15Alex KovalevR1316 GP · 1029 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Dmitri FilimonovD30 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 71Igor KravchukD699 GP · 274 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 98Dimitri MotkovDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 99Yan KaminskyL26 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 102Alexei KudashovC25 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 117Jevgeni NamestnikovD43 GP · 9 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 120Alexander KuzminskyCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 122Dmitry YushkevichD786 GP · 225 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 127Oleg PetrovR382 GP · 187 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 12 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Yan Kaminsky made his NHL debut on January 6, 1994, 2 years and 198 days after the draft.
26
Games
3
Goals
2
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 1991 draft
- 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 49Dmitri FilimonovD30 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 91Juha YlonenC341 GP · 102 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 99Yan KaminskyL26 GP · 5 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 115Jeff SebastianDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 159Jeff RicciardiDWINWinnipeg Jets
- 181Sean GauthierG1 GP · 0 WWINWinnipeg Jets
- 203Igor UlanovD739 GP · 162 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 225Jason JenningsRWINWinnipeg Jets
- 247Sergei SorokinDWINWinnipeg Jets