Location: Montreal Forum Dates: June 20, 1992 First Overall Pick: Roman Hamrlik (Tampa Bay Lightning)Players with NHL Experience: 125
The 1992 NHL entry draft was the 30th NHL entry draft. It was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Sergei Gonchar , who retired after the 2014–15 season.
Biggest Steals of the 1992 NHL Draft
Anson Carter (Quebec Nordiques – 220th Overall)
421 points in 674 career games
Nikolai Khabibulin (Winnipeg Jets – 204th Overall)
333-334-97 record in 799 career games, 46 shutouts, 2.72 goals-against average (GAA), .907 save percentage (SV%)
2004 Stanley Cup winner
Ian Laperriere (St. Louis Blues – 158th Overall)
336 points in 1,083 career games
2011 Masterton Trophy winner
Adrian Aucoin (Vancouver Canucks – 117th Overall)
399 points in 1,108 career games
Biggest Busts of the 1992 NHL Draft
Ryan Sittler (Philadelphia Flyers – 7th Overall)
Libor Polasek (Vancouver Canucks – 21st Overall)
Curtis Bowen (Detroit Red Wings – 22nd Overall)
1992 NHL Draft Selections by Round
Round 1
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 1 D Roman Hamrlik AC Ziln (Czechoslovakia) 2 C Alexei Yashin Dynamo Moskva (Soviet) 3 D Mike Rathje Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 4 LW Todd Warriner Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 5 D Darius Kasparaitis Dynamo Moskva (Soviet) 6 LW Cory Stillman Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 7 LW Ryan Sittler Nichols School (High-NY) 8 C Brandon Convery Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 9 C Robert Petrovicky HK Dukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia) 10 LW Andrei Nazarov Dynamo Moskva 2 (Soviet-3) 11 D David Cooper Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 12 RW Sergei Krivokrasov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 13 LW Joe Hulbig St. Sebastian’s School (High-MA) 14 D Sergei Gonchar Traktor Chelyabinsk (Soviet) 15 D Jason Bowen Tri-City Americans (WHL) 16 LW Dmitri Kvartalnov San Diego Gulls (IHL) 17 D Sergei Bautin Dynamo Moskva (Soviet) 18 D Jason Smith Regina Pats (WHL) 19 C Martin Straka HC Plzen (Czechoslovakia) 20 D David Wilkie Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 21 C Libor Polasek TJ Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia) 22 LW Curtis Bowen Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 23 RW Grant Marshall Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 24 LW Peter Ferraro Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
Roman Hamrlik (Credit: clydeorama)
Round 2
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 25 LW Chad Penney North Bay Centennials (OHL) 26 D Drew Bannister Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 27 D Boris Mironov CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 28 RW Paul Brousseau Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 29 D Tuomas Gronman Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 30 D Chris O’Sullivan Catholic Memorial School (High-MA) 31 C Denis Metlyuk Lada Togliatti (Soviet) 32 G Jim Carey Catholic Memorial School (High-MA) 33 RW Valeri Bure Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 34 RW Jarkko Varvio HPK (Finland) 35 LW Jozef Cierny ZTK Zvolen (Czechoslovakia) 36 C Jeff Shantz Regina Pats (WHL) 37 RW Martin Reichel EHC Freiburg (Germany) 38 C Igor Korolev Dynamo Moskva (Soviet) 39 D Justin Hocking Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 40 C Michael Peca Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 41 C Sergei Klimovich Dynamo Moskva 2 (Soviet-3) 42 LW Sergei Brylin CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 43 D Marc Hussey Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 44 C Keli Corpse Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 45 G Mike Fountain Oshawa Generals (OHL) 46 RW Darren McCarty Belleville Bulls (OHL) 47 C Andrei Nikolishin Dynamo Moskva 2 (Soviet-3) 48 D Mattias Norstrom AIK (Sweden)
Michael Peca, Buffalo Sabres (Mandatory Credit: Craig Melvin/Allsport)
Round 3
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 49 C Brent Gretzky Belleville Bulls (OHL) 50 D Patrick Traverse Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 51 LW Alexander Cherbayev Khimik Voskresensk (Soviet) 52 G Manny Fernandez Laval Titan (QMJHL) 53 C Stefan Ustorf ESV Kaufbeuren (Germany) 54 C Mathias Johansson Farjestad BK (Sweden) 55 C Sergei Zholtok Stars Riga (Soviet) 56 LW Jarrett Deuling Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 57 D Jan Vopat HC Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) 58 C Jeff Bes Guelph Storm (OHL) 59 C Ondrej Steiner HC Plzen (Czechoslovakia) 60 LW Jeremy Stevenson Cornwall Royals (OHL) 61 D Simon Roy Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 62 LW Vitali Karamnov Dynamo Moskva (Soviet) 63 G Sandy Allan North Bay Centennials (OHL) 64 LW Vitali Prokhorov Spartak Moskva (Soviet) 65 RW Kirk Maltby Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 66 D Cale Hulse Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 67 D Travis Thiessen Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 68 D Craig Rivet Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 69 C Jeff Connolly St. Sebastian’s School (High-MA) 70 C Sylvain Cloutier Guelph Storm (OHL) 71 RW Martin Gendron St. Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) 72 D Eric Cairns Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL)
Kirk Maltby, Detroit Red Wings (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images/NHLI)
Round 4
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 73 D Radek Hamr HC Sparta Praha (Czechoslovakia) 74 C Aaron Gavey Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 75 RW Jan Caloun HC Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) 76 D Ian McIntyre Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 77 RW Nikolai Borschevsky Spartak Moskva (Soviet) 78 D Robert Svehla HK Dukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia) 79 LW Kevin Smyth Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 80 D Dean Melanson St. Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) 81 D Jason McBain Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 82 D Louis Bernard Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 83 RW Matthew Barnaby Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 84 D Mark Visheau London Knights (OHL) 85 C Chris Ferraro Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 86 LW Lee Leslie Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 87 RW Kevin Brown Belleville Bulls (OHL) 88 RW Jere Lehtinen Kiekko-Espoo (Finland-2) 89 LW Andy MacIntyre Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 90 C Vitali Tomilin Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Soviet) 91 D Todd Klassen Tri-City Americans (WHL) 92 G Marc Lamothe Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 93 D Brent Tully Peterborough Petes (OHL) 94 D Scott McCabe St. Clair Shores HS (High-MI) 95 D Mark Raiter Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 96 C Ralph Intranuovo Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
Jere Lehtinen (Photoree/Creative Commons)
Round 5
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 97 RW Brantt Myhres Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 98 RW Daniel Guerard Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 99 D Marcus Ragnarsson Djurgardens IF (Sweden) 100 D Charlie Wasley St. Paul Vulcans (USHL) 101 D Janne Gronvall Lukko (Finland) 102 D Sami Helenius Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) 103 D Vladislav Buljin Dizelist Penza (Soviet-2) 104 C Thomas Klimt HC Plzen (Czechoslovakia) 105 C Ryan Duthie Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 106 RW Chris Deruiter Kingston (MetJAHL) 107 G Markus Ketterer Jokerit (Finland) 108 LW Yuri Khmylev Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Soviet) 109 G Joaquin Gage Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 110 RW Brian Loney Ohio State (CCHA) 111 LW Jeff Shevalier North Bay Centennials (OHL) 112 G Scott Bailey Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 113 D Tim Hogan Michigan (CCHA) 114 LW Ryan Black Peterborough Petes (OHL) 115 G Philippe DeRouville Verdun College-Francais (QMJHL) 116 C Don Chase Springfield (NEJHL) 117 D Adrian Aucoin Boston University (H-East) 118 C Mike Sullivan Reading Memorial HS (High-MA) 119 LW John Varga Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 120 LW Dmitri Starostenko CSKA Moskva (Soviet)
Adrian Aucoin (Matt Kartozian-US PRESSWIRE)
Round 6
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 121 D Al Sinclair Michigan (CCHA) 122 C Martin Tanguay Verdun College-Francais (QMJHL) 123 D Michal Sykora Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 124 LW Paxton Schulte Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 125 C Mikael Hakansson Nacka HK (Sweden-2) 126 C Ravil Yakubov Dynamo Moskva (Soviet) 127 D Roman Zolotov Dynamo Moskva 2 (Soviet-3) 128 C Derek Armstrong Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 129 D Joel Bouchard Verdun College-Francais (QMJHL) 130 D Michael Johnson Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 131 C Paul Rushforth North Bay Centennials (OHL) 132 D Alexander Alexeyev Sokol Kiev (Soviet) 133 C Jiri Dopita TJ Olomouc (Czechoslovakia) 134 RW Bob Lachance Springfield (NEJHL) 135 C/LW Rem Murray Michigan State (CCHA) 136 LW Grigori Panteleev Stars Riga (Soviet) 137 D Gerry Skrypec Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 138 D Dan Trebil Bloomington Jefferson HS (High-MN) 139 D Artem Kopot Traktor Chelyabinsk (Soviet) 140 C Martin Sychra HC Brno (Czechoslovakia) 141 C Jason Clark St. Thomas (WJBHL) 142 RW Jason MacDonald Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 143 C Jarrett Reid Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 144 D Davide Dal Grande Ottawa (CJHL)
Round 7
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 145 G Derek Wilkinson Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) 146 G Jaroslav Miklenda TJ Olomouc (Czechoslovakia) 147 LW Eric Bellerose Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) 148 D Martin Lepage Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 149 RW Patrik Augusta ASD Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) 150 D Pavel Rajnoha AC Ziln (Czechoslovakia) 151 G Kirk Daubenspeck Culver Military Academy (High-IN) 152 LW Vladimir Grachev Dynamo Moskva 2 (Soviet-3) 153 LW Ken Belanger Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 154 C Kyle Peterson Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) 155 D Artur Oktyabrev CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 156 C Andrei Raisky Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Soviet) 157 LW Steve Gibson Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 158 RW Ian Laperriere Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 159 RW Steve O’Rourke Tri-City Americans (WHL) 160 C Lance Burns Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 161 RW Mike Prokopec Cornwall Royals (OHL) 162 D Geordie Kinnear Peterborough Petes (OHL) 163 LW Jan Alinc HC Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) 164 D Christian Proulx St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL) 165 RW Scott Hollis Oshawa Generals (OHL) 166 G Greg Scott Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 167 D Mark Matier Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 168 LW Matt Oates Miami (Ohio) (CCHA)
Ian Laperrière (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Round 8Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 169 D Jay Kenney Canerbury School (High-CT) 170 C Dennis Maxwell Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 171 D Ryan Smith Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 172 C Mike Jickling Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 173 RW Ryan VandenBussche Cornwall Royals (OHL) 174 C Ryan Mulhern Canerbury School (High-CT) 175 RW Claude Jr. Jutras Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 176 D Jason Widmer Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 177 C Konstantin Korotkov Spartak Moskva (Soviet) 178 C Juha Lind Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) 179 C Dean Tiltgen Tri-City Americans (WHL) 180 C Igor Boldin Spartak Moskva (Soviet) 181 RW Kyuin Shim Sherwood Park (AJHL) 182 D Nick Naumenko Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 183 D Justin Krall Omaha Lancers (USHL) 184 D Kurt Seher Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 185 RW Layne Roland Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 186 C Stephane Yelle Oshawa Generals (OHL) 187 C Fran Bussey Duluth East HS (High-MN) 188 D Michael Burman North Bay Centennials (OHL) 189 G C. J. Denomme Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 190 C Colin Schmidt Regina (SMAAAHL) 191 LW Mike Mathers Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 192 D Mickey Elick Calgary (AJHL)
Round 9
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 193 D Andrew Kemper Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 194 RW Claude Savoie Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 195 G Chris Burns Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) 196 G Steve Passmore Victoria Cougars (WHL) 197 RW Wayne Clarke RPI (ECAC) 198 D Brandon Carper Bowling Green (CCHA) 199 LW Jonas Hakansson Malmo IF (Sweden) 200 C Daniel Paradis Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 201 D Greg Zwakman Edina HS (High-MN) 202 LW Lars Edstrom Lulea HF (Sweden) 203 C Todd Simon Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 204 G Nikolai Khabibulin CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 205 RW Marko Tuomainen Clarkson (ECAC) 206 D Todd Harris Tri-City Americans (WHL) 207 RW Magnus Wernblom MoDo Hockey (Sweden) 208 D Mattias Timander MoDo Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 209 LW David Hymovitz Thayer Academy (High-MA) 210 C Jeff Toms Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 211 C Brian Bonin White Bear Lake HS (High-MN) 212 LW Earl Cronan St. Mark’s School (High-MA) 213 G Sonny Mignacca Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 214 D Jeff Walker Peterborough Petes (OHL) 215 RW Brian Stagg Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 216 D Daniel Brierley Choate-Rosemary Hall (High-CT)
Nikolai Khabibulin, Tampa Bay Lightning, 2004 NHL Stanley Cup Final (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Round 10 Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 217 C Jake Grimes Belleville Bulls (OHL) 218 LW Marc Tardif Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 219 LW Alexander Kholomeyev Izhorets St. Petersburg (Soviet-3) 220 RW Anson Carter Wexford (MetJAHL) 221 D Sergei Simonov Kristall Saratov (Soviet-2) 222 LW Jonas Hoglund Farjestad BK (Sweden) 223 C Chris Herperger Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 224 D David Wainwright Thayer Academy (High-MA) 225 D Steven Halko Thornhill (MetJAHL) 226 C Jeff Romfo Blaine HS (High-MN) 227 RW Rick Kowalsky Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 228 C Yevgeny Garanin Khimik Voskresensk (Soviet) 229 C Teemu Numminen Stoneham HS (High-MA) 230 D Yuri Gunko Sokol Kiev (Soviet) 231 RW Ryan Pisiak Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 232 LW Chris Crombie London Knights (OHL) 233 D Richard Raymond Cornwall Royals (OHL) 234 D Heath Weenk Regina Pats (WHL) 235 C Brian Callahan Belmont Hill School (High-MA) 236 G Trent Cavicchi Dartmouth Midgets (Nova Scotia) 237 D Mark Wotton Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 238 D Dan McGillis Hawkesbury (CJHL) 239 D Gregory Callahan Belmont Hill School (High-MA) 240 LW Vladimir Vorobiev Metallurg Cherepovets (Soviet-2)
Anson Carter, Carolina Hurricanes (Carolina Hurricanes Media Archives)
Round 11
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 241 C Tom MacDonald Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 242 RW Tomas Jelinek HPK (Finland) 243 D Victor Ignatjev Stars Riga (Soviet) 244 G Aaron Ellis Culver Military Academy (High-IN) 245 D Nathan Dempsey Regina Pats (WHL) 246 RW Andrei Potaichuk Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Soviet) 247 LW Patrice Paquin Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 248 LW Andrei Vasilyev CSKA Moskva (Soviet) 249 D Joacim Esbjors Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden) 250 G Jeffrey Moen Roseville HS (High-MN) 251 LW Chris Clancy Cornwall Royals (OHL) 252 RW Andrei Karpovstev Dynamo Moskva 2 (Soviet-3) 253 LW Bryan Rasmussen St. Louis Park HS (High-MN) 254 RW Ivan Vologzhaninov Sokol Kiev (Russia) 255 LW Jukka Tiilikainen Kiekko-Espoo Jr. (Finland Jr.) 256 D Denis Chervyakov Stars Riga (Soviet) 257 Evgeny Pavlov SKA St. Petersburg (Soviet-2) 258 LW Vladislav Yakovenko Argus Moskva (Soviet-3) 259 G Wade Salzman Duluth East HS (High-MN) 260 D Hiroyuki Miura Team Japan (International) 261 D Aaron Boh Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 262 G Ryan Bach Notre Dame (SJHL) 263 LW Billy Jo MacPherson Oshawa Generals (OHL) 264 G Petter Ronnqvist Nacka HK (Sweden-2)
