Драфт расширения и распределения игроков НХЛ 1991 года

Player selection draft

The 1991 NHL dispersal and expansion drafts were held via telephone conference call on May 30, 1991. The dispersal draft took place to fill the roster of the league's only expansion team for the 1991–92 season, the San Jose Sharks, first from the Minnesota North Stars pool of players, and then from the rest of the NHL pool of players (to re stock the North Stars' roster and to fill out the Sharks' roster).

In 1990, as a result of slipping attendance, George and Gordon Gund, the owners of the Minnesota North Stars, petitioned the NHL for permission to relocate their team to the San Francisco Bay Area. The NHL denied their request, with other owners wishing for the market to be used to draw a lucrative expansion fee. As a compromise, the league agreed to award the Gund brothers a new NHL expansion franchise to be located in the Bay Area, which would become the San Jose Sharks. The Gunds would sell the North Stars to an NHL approved purchaser. One of the conditions of sale and expansion deal was that the Sharks would have the right to draft players from the North Stars organization. After that draft, the North Stars' roster would be replenished by the expansion draft as well. The Gunds paid $50 million for the Sharks franchise. They sold the North Stars to a consortium consisting of Howard Baldwin, Morris Belzberg, and Norman Green for $31.5 million. A series of disputes led to the team being completely controlled by Green, who would eventually move the team to Dallas after the 1992–93 season. George and Gordon Gund had previously owned the Cleveland Barons and its predecessor, the California Golden Seals, before merging that team with, and ultimately assuming ownership of, the North Stars in 1978. By spinning off the Sharks from the North Stars, it effectively undid the 13 year merger between the two franchises.

Dispersal draft: Before the draft, the North Stars protected 14 skaters and two goaltenders who had played at least 50 NHL games by the end of the 1989–90 season. From the unprotected North Stars players (but excluding 1990 draft picks), the Sharks selected 14 skaters and two goaltenders. Up to three Shark selections could have been unsigned North Stars draft choices, while another three could have been players signed between May 2 and June 15, 1990. After San Jose had chosen 14 skaters and two goaltenders from Minnesota, the teams would take turns choosing from the pool of unclaimed players until the Sharks roster reached thirty players. Expansion draft: The other 20 teams in the league were allowed to protect two goaltenders and 16 skaters. The Sharks and North Stars would take turns selecting from the pool of unprotected players until each had chosen ten players. 20 total players would be selected, one from each franchise.

The Sharks selected 24 players from the North Stars. # Player 1990–91 team League 1. Shane Churla (RW) Minnesota North Stars NHL 2. Brian Hayward (G) 3. Neil Wilkinson (D) 4. Rob Zettler (D) 5. Ed Courtenay (RW) Kalamazoo WingsIHL 6. Kevin Evans (LW) 7. Link Gaetz (D) 8. Dan Keczmer (D) 9. Dean Kolstad (D) 10. Peter Lappin (RW) 11. Pat MacLeod (D) 12. Mike McHugh (LW) 13. Jarmo Myllys (G) 14. J. F. Quintin (LW) 15. Scott Cashman (G) Boston University H. E.16. Murray Garbutt (C) Spokane WHL17. Rob Gaudreau (RW) Providence College H. E.18. Arturs Irbe (G) Dynamo Riga Soviet Championship League19. Shaun Kane (D) Providence College H. E.20. Larry Olimb (D) University of Minnesota WCHA21. Tom Pederson (D) University of Minnesota WCHA22. Bryan Schoen (G) University of Denver WCHA23. John Weisbrod (C) Harvard ECAC24. Doug Zmolek (D) University of Minnesota WCHA

# Player Drafted from Drafted by 1. Jeff Hackett (G) New York Islanders San Jose Sharks 2. Rob Ramage (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Minnesota North Stars 3. Jayson More (D) Montreal Canadiens San Jose Sharks 4. Dave Babych (D) Hartford Whalers Minnesota North Stars 5. Rick Lessard (D) Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks 6. Allen Pedersen (D) Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars 7. Bob McGill (D) Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks 8. Charlie Huddy (D) Edmonton Oilers Minnesota North Stars 9. Tim Kerr (F) Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks 10. Kelly Kisio (F) New York Rangers Minnesota North Stars 11. Jeff Madill (RW) New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks 12. Randy Gilhen (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars 13. David Bruce (LW) St. Louis Blues San Jose Sharks 14. Rob Murray (C) Washington Capitals Minnesota North Stars 15. Greg Paslawski (RW) Buffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks 16. Tyler Larter (F) Winnipeg Jets Minnesota North Stars 17. Bengt Ake Gustafsson (F) Detroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks 18. Jim Thomson (RW) Los Angeles Kings Minnesota North Stars 19. Craig Coxe (C) Vancouver Canucks San Jose Sharks 20. Guy Lafleur (RW) Quebec Nordiques Minnesota North Stars