1993–94 San Jose Sharks season

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The 1993–94 San Jose Sharks season was the team's third season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Sharks finish in third place in the Pacific Division with a record of 33 wins, 35 losses, and 16 ties for 82 points, clinching the eighth and final playoff spot in the newly rebranded Western Conference. San Jose achieved the largest turnaround in NHL history, recording a 58-point improvement from the previous season.[1] Their 33 wins and 82 points in 1993–94 were more than their win and point totals in their first two seasons combined. In the playoffs, the Sharks upset the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in the Conference Quarterfinals. However, they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games in the Conference Semifinals.

Division3rd Pacific
Conference8th Western
1993–94 record33–35–16
Home record19–13–10
Quick facts San Jose Sharks, Division ...
1993–94 San Jose Sharks
Division3rd Pacific
Conference8th Western
1993–94 record33–35–16
Home record19–13–10
Road record14–22–6
Goals for252
Goals against265
Team information
General managerChuck Grillo
Dean Lombardi
CoachKevin Constantine
CaptainBob Errey
Alternate captainsIgor Larionov
Jeff Odgers
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Average attendance16,537
Minor league affiliatesKansas City Blades
Roanoke Express
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Makarov (30)
AssistsTodd Elik (41)
PointsSergei Makarov (68)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (222)
Plus/minusIgor Larionov (+20)
WinsArturs Irbe (30)
Goals against averageArturs Irbe (2.84)
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This was the first season in which the Sharks actually played in San Jose. After playing their first two seasons at the Cow Palace in Daly City, the Sharks moved into the brand new San Jose Arena for the 1993–94 season.

Offseason

The Sharks selected Viktor Kozlov with their first-round pick, sixth overall.

Newly acquired forward Bob Errey, was named team captain. He replaced the retired Doug Wilson.

Regular season

The Sharks had the fewest shots on goal (2,101) out of all 26 teams during the regular season.[2]

Season standings

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Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
13Calgary Flames8442291330225697
27Vancouver Canucks844140327927685
38San Jose Sharks8433351625226582
49Mighty Ducks of Anaheim843346522925171
510Los Angeles Kings8427451229432266
611Edmonton Oilers8425451426130564
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[3] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

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Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y- Detroit Red Wings *CEN8446308356275100
2x- Calgary Flames *PAC8442291330225697
3Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8443291228024398
4Dallas StarsCEN8442291328626597
5St. Louis BluesCEN8440331127028391
6Chicago BlackhawksCEN843936925424087
7Vancouver CanucksPAC844140327927685
8San Jose SharksPAC8433351625226582
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC843346522925171
10Los Angeles KingsPAC8427451229432266
11Edmonton OilersPAC8425451426130564
12Winnipeg JetsCEN842451924534457
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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

In 1993–94, the Sharks made the playoffs for the first time in their history, qualifying as the eighth seed in the Western Conference despite being the only playoff team to have a losing record during the regular season. In the Conference Quarterfinals, they faced the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings, who featured Hockey Hall of Fame members Dino Ciccarelli, Paul Coffey, Sergei Fedorov, Mark Howe, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Steve Yzerman (in addition to Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman) and were a favorite to win the Stanley Cup.[5][6] However, the Sharks silenced the crowd at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena by taking Game 1, 5–4, on a late goal by 18-year-old defenseman Vlastimil Kroupa. After the Red Wings won the next two contests a 22-save, 4–0 shutout by rookie goaltender Chris Osgood in Game 2[7] and a 3–2 victory in Game 3 to spoil the Sharks' first-ever home playoff game San Jose rallied behind goaltender Arturs Irbe to win Games 4 and 5. Detroit stormed back in Game 6, scoring the first five goals en route to a 7–1 drubbing of the Sharks to force a decisive Game 7. Johan Garpenlov and Sergei Makarov gave the Sharks a quick 2–0 lead, but Detroit's Kris Draper scored near the end of the first period and Vyacheslav Kozlov tied the game 2–2 early in the second period. At 13:25 of the third period, Red Wings goaltender Osgood was caught out of position trying to pass the puck up the left-side boards. The puck went right to San Jose's Jamie Baker, who fired it into the empty net for the go-ahead goal.[8] The Sharks held on for a shocking 3–2 victory and a 4–3 series win, completing one of the biggest upsets in Stanley Cup Playoffs history.[9][10]

Conference Semifinals

In the Conference Semifinals, the Sharks took on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who were the conference's third seed and had defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in the Conference Quarterfinals.[11] The two teams alternated victories in the series' first five games. As in their first-round series against Detroit, San Jose won the first game on the road, this time by a 3–2 score, as Johan Garpenlov scored the game-winning goal with 2:16 remaining.[12] However, Toronto took Game 2, 5–1, as five different Maple Leaf players scored and three goals came on the power play.[13] The two teams then shifted to the West Coast, where an Ulf Dahlen hat trick and aggressive checking keyed the Sharks to a 5–2 victory in Game 3,[14] but the Leafs came back with a dominant special teams effort in Game 4, scoring two power-play goals and two short-handed goals one of each coming from Dave Andreychuk in an 8–3 rout of the Sharks.[15] In Game 5, San Jose's Russian duo of Sergei Makarov and Igor Larionov, who had been held off the score sheet in the previous three games, came to life for three goals and five assists combined in a 5–2 win that put the team one win away from the Conference Finals heading into Game 6 in Toronto.[16] This contest, tied at 2–2, went into overtime, where San Jose missed two opportunities to seal another astonishing upset. First, at 1:11 into the extra period, Garpenlov's shot beat Toronto goaltender Felix Potvin, but rang off the crossbar. Then, 3:20 into overtime, Sandis Ozolinsh chose to pass to Larionov during a 3-on-2 rush despite having room to shoot between two Toronto defensemen. The Leafs finally won the game 3–2 at 8:53 of overtime on a Mike Gartner goal to force a seventh game.[17] In Game 7, also in Toronto, Wendel Clark scored two goals in a 4–2 Leafs victory as Toronto took the series 4–3 and advanced to the Conference Finals against the Vancouver Canucks.[18]

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1993–94 regular season[19]
October: 3–9–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 6, 19932–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)0–1–0L
2October 7, 19932–6@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)0–2–0L
3October 10, 19932–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)0–3–0L
4October 14, 19931–2Calgary Flames (1993–94)0–4–0L
5October 16, 19931–1 OTBoston Bruins (1993–94)0–4–1T
6October 19, 19931–4St. Louis Blues (1993–94)0–5–1L
7October 21, 19932–5@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)0–6–1L
8October 23, 19934–6Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)0–7–1L
9October 24, 19932–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)0–8–1L
10October 26, 19933–1Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)1–8–1W
11October 28, 19934–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)2–8–1W
12October 30, 19932–4Washington Capitals (1993–94)2–9–1L
13October 31, 19932–1 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)3–9–1W
November: 7–4–3 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14November 2, 19933–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)3–9–2T
15November 5, 19934–2Dallas Stars (1993–94)4–9–2W
16November 7, 19931–2New Jersey Devils (1993–94)4–10–2L
17November 9, 19932–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)4–10–3T
18November 11, 19930–4@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)4–11–3L
19November 13, 19934–2@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)5–11–3W
20November 14, 19933–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1993–94)5–11–4T
21November 16, 19932–1@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)6–11–4W
22November 18, 19931–3@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)6–12–4L
23November 20, 19933–2@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)7–12–4W
24November 21, 19935–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)7–13–4L
25November 23, 19936–4Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)8–13–4W
26November 26, 19934–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)9–13–4W
27November 27, 19931–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)10–13–4W
December: 2–7–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 1–5–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
28December 3, 19933–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1993–94)10–13–5T
29December 5, 19932–1Florida Panthers (1993–94)11–13–5W
30December 7, 19931–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)11–14–5L
31December 11, 19933–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)11–15–5L
32December 12, 19931–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)11–16–5L
33December 15, 19931–3St. Louis Blues (1993–94)11–17–5L
34December 17, 19932–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)11–18–5L
35December 19, 19935–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)11–19–5L
36December 22, 19932–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)11–19–6T
37December 23, 19933–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)11–20–6L
38December 28, 19933–3 OTCalgary Flames (1993–94)11–20–7T
39December 31, 19933–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)12–20–7W
January: 4–2–4 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–0–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40January 2, 19944–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)12–20–8T
41January 4, 19942–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1993–94)12–20–9T
42January 6, 19943–10Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)12–21–9L
43January 11, 19942–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (1993–94)12–21–10T
44January 12, 19945–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)13–21–10W
45January 15, 19948–2Hartford Whalers (1993–94)14–21–10W
46January 17, 19943–2Calgary Flames (1993–94)15–21–10W
47January 25, 19943–8New York Rangers (1993–94)15–22–10L
48January 28, 19943–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)15–22–11T
49January 29, 19942–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)16–22–11W
February: 6–8–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–5–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
50February 1, 19944–5@ New York Islanders (1993–94)16–23–11L
51February 3, 19943–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)17–23–11W
52February 5, 19943–4@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)17–24–11L
53February 6, 19947–1@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)18–24–11W
54February 8, 19944–3Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)19–24–11W
55February 11, 19944–3Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)20–24–11W
56February 13, 19941–0Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)21–24–11W
57February 15, 19944–6Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)21–25–11L
58February 17, 19942–8Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)21–26–11L
59February 19, 19944–3Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)22–26–11W
60February 21, 19943–6Dallas Stars (1993–94)22–27–11L
61February 23, 19941–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)22–28–11L
62February 24, 19944–6@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)22–29–11L
63February 26, 19940–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)22–30–11L
64February 28, 19943–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)22–30–12T
March: 8–3–3 (home: 5–1–2; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65March 3, 19944–2Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)23–30–12W
66March 6, 19946–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)24–30–12W
67March 8, 19944–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (1993–94)24–30–13T
68March 10, 19944–3New York Islanders (1993–94)25–30–13W
69March 12, 19940–2@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)25–31–13L
70March 17, 19941–2Ottawa Senators (1993–94)25–32–13L
71March 19, 19941–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)25–33–13L
72March 20, 19946–6 OTLos Angeles Kings (1993–94)25–33–14T
73March 22, 19942–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)25–33–15T
74March 24, 19942–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)26–33–15W
75March 25, 19948–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)27–33–15W
76March 27, 19944–3@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)28–33–15W
77March 29, 19949–4Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)29–33–15W
78March 31, 19945–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)30–33–15W
April: 3–2–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79April 2, 19947–4Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)31–33–15W
80April 5, 19942–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)32–33–15W
81April 7, 19942–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)32–34–15L
82April 8, 19942–5@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)32–35–15L
83April 10, 19943–1Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)33–35–15W
84April 13, 19942–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)33–35–16T

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[19]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Sharks win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 18, 19945–4@ Detroit Red WingsSharks lead 1–0W
2April 20, 19940–4@ Detroit Red WingsSeries tied 1–1L
3April 22, 19942–3Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 2–1L
4April 23, 19944–3Detroit Red WingsSeries tied 2–2W
5April 26, 19946–4Detroit Red WingsSharks lead 3–2W
6April 28, 19941–7@ Detroit Red WingsSeries tied 3–3L
7April 30, 19943–2@ Detroit Red WingsSharks win 4–3W
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1May 2, 19943–2@ Toronto Maple LeafsSharks lead 1–0W
2May 4, 19941–5@ Toronto Maple LeafsSeries tied 1–1L
3May 6, 19945–2Toronto Maple LeafsSharks lead 2–1W
4May 8, 19943–8Toronto Maple LeafsSeries tied 2–2L
5May 10, 19945–2Toronto Maple LeafsSharks lead 3–2W
6May 12, 19942–3 OT@ Toronto Maple LeafsSeries tied 3–3L
7May 14, 19942–4@ Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs win 4–3L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Sergei MakarovRW8030386878111005
Todd ElikC7525416689-3904
Sandis OzolinshD812638642416403
Igor LarionovC601838564020322
Pat FalloonRW8322315318-3601
Johan GarpenlovLW80183553289703
Ray WhitneyLW61142640142100
Jeff NortonD64733403616100
Rob GaudreauRW8415203528-10604
Gaetan DuchesneLW84121830288013
Bob ErreyLW64121830126-11502
Tom PedersonD7461925313301
Jeff OdgersRW8113821222-13700
Jamie BakerC6512517382002
Ulf DahlenLW13661200302
Mike RathjeD47191059-9100
Dale CraigwellC5836916-13010
Jay MoreD4916763-5000
Jaroslav OtevrelLW93252-5100
Michal SykoraD2214514-4000
Kip MillerC112246-1000
Mike SullivanC262244-3021
Vlastimil KroupaD2713420-6000
Doug ZmolekD68044122-9000
Rob ZettlerD4203365-7000
Vyacheslav ButsayevC1202210-2000
Shawn CroninD34022762000
Arturs IrbeG74022160000
Mike LalorD230228-5000
Gary EmmonsC31010-4100
Jeff McLeanC610101000
Dave CapuanoLW40110-5000
David BruceLW20000-2000
David MaleyLW1900030-1000
Andrei NazarovLW100000000
Jimmy WaiteG1500060000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Arturs Irbe4412743028162092.84320641855.899
Jimmy Waite69715370504.300319269.843
Team:5109843335162593.04323832124.891
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Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Igor LarionovC145131810-1000
Sergei MakarovRW14821042302
Todd ElikC14551012-5100
Johan GarpenlovLW14461060002
Sandis OzolinshD140101083000
Ulf DahlenLW146280-3301
Tom PedersonD141672-7010
Jeff NortonD14156204000
Jamie BakerC1432530-1001
Bob ErreyLW1432510-3100
Gaetan DuchesneLW1414512-2000
Ray WhitneyLW140448-4000
Pat FalloonRW141236-2000
Vlastimil KroupaD1412321-8001
Rob GaudreauRW142020-1110
Jay MoreD1302232-3000
Shawn CroninD1410120-4000
Arturs IrbeG1400060000
Jeff OdgersRW1100011-2000
Mike RathjeD100001000
Jimmy WaiteG200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Arturs Irbe8061477503.720399349.875
Jimmy Waite4020034.5001714.824
Team:8461477533.760416363.873
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

June 18, 1993 To Chicago Blackhawks
Future considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Jimmy Waite
June 19, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Peter Ahola
To San Jose Sharks
Dave Capuano
June 20, 1993 To Dallas Stars
6th-round pick in 1993
To San Jose Sharks
Gaetan Duchesne
June 20, 1993 To New York Islanders
3rd-round pick in 1994
Future considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Jeff Norton
June 26, 1993 To Hartford Whalers
1st-round pick in 1993
To San Jose Sharks
Sergei Makarov
1st-round pick in 1993
2nd-round pick in 1993
3rd-round pick in 1993
June 26, 1993 To Dallas Stars
Dean Evason
To San Jose Sharks
6th-round pick in 1993
July 13, 1993 To Chicago Blackhawks
Jeff Hackett
To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 1994
August 5, 1993 To Philadelphia Flyers
Future considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Shawn Cronin
September 10, 1993 To Edmonton Oilers
Link Gaetz
To San Jose Sharks
10th-round pick in 1994
October 28, 1993 To Boston Bruins
Jon Morris
To San Jose Sharks
Future considerations
November 5, 1993 To Boston Bruins
Dave Capuano
To San Jose Sharks
Cash
January 23, 1994 To New York Islanders
David Maley
To San Jose Sharks
Cash
February 1, 1994 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rob Zettler
To San Jose Sharks
Vyacheslav Butsayev
March 19, 1994 To Dallas Stars
Mike Lalor
Doug Zmolek
Cash
To San Jose Sharks
Ulf Dahlen
7th-round pick in 1995

Free agency

More information Date, Player ...
Date Player Previous team
August 10, 1993Kip MillerKalamazoo Wings (IHL)
August 16, 1993Mike LalorWinnipeg Jets
August 17, 1993Bob ErreyBuffalo Sabres
August 18, 1993Jamie BakerOttawa Senators
October 18, 1993Gary EmmonsKansas City Blades (IHL)
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Waivers

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DatePlayerTeam
October 26, 1993Todd Elikfrom Edmonton Oilers
January 6, 1994Mike Sullivanto Calgary Flames
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Departures

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DatePlayerViaNew Team
June 10, 1993Perry BerezanFree agency
June 10, 1993Brian HaywardFree agency
June 10, 1993Hubie McDonoughFree agencySan Diego Gulls (IHL)
June 10, 1993J. F. QuintinFree agencyKansas City Blades (IHL)
June 24, 1993Robin BawaExpansion draftMighty Ducks of Anaheim
June 24, 1993David WilliamsExpansion draftMighty Ducks of Anaheim
July 1, 1993John CarterFree agencyProvidence Bruins (AHL)
July 1, 1993Larry DePalmaFree agencyAtlanta Knights (IHL)
July 1, 1993Kelly KisioFree agencyCalgary Flames
July 1, 1993Dean KolstadFree agencyBinghamton Rangers (AHL)
July 1, 1993Pat MacLeodFree agencyMilwaukee Admirals (IHL)
July 1, 1993Michel PicardFree agencyPortland Pirates (AHL)
July 1, 1993Claudio ScreminFree agencyKansas City Blades (IHL)
August 10, 1993Mark PedersonReleaseDetroit Red Wings
September 10, 1993Doug WilsonRetirement
November 1, 1993Gary EmmonsReleaseKansas City Blades (IHL)
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Draft picks

NHL entry draft

San Jose's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.[21]

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Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 6 Viktor Kozlov Center  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
2 28 Shean Donovan Right wing  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2 45 Vlastimil Kroupa Defense  Czech Republic Chemopetrol Litvinov (Czech)
3 58 Ville Peltonen Left wing  Finland HIFK (SM-liiga)
4 80 Alexander Osadchy Defense  Ukraine CSKA Moscow (Russia)
5 106 Andrei Buschan Defense  Ukraine Sokil Kyiv (Ukraine)
6 132 Petri Varis Left wing  Finland Porin Assat (SM-liiga)
6 154 Fredrik Oduya Defense  Sweden Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7 158 Anatoli Filatov Forward  Russia Ust-Kamenogorsk Torpedo (Russia)
8 184 Todd Holt Right wing  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
9 210 Jonas Forsberg Goalie  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
10 236 Jeff Salajko Goalie  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
11 262 Jamie Matthews Center  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
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NHL supplemental draft

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 2 Dean Sylvester Right wing  United States Kent State University (NCAA)
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NHL expansion draft

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