The 1992 NHL entry draft was the 30th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. 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.
Selections by round Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Roman Hamrlik (D) Tampa Bay Lightning ZPS Zlin (Czechoslovakia) 2 Alexei Yashin (C) Ottawa Senators Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 3 Mike Rathje (D) San Jose Sharks Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 4 Todd Warriner (LW) Quebec Nordiques Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 5 Darius Kasparaitis (D) New York Islanders (from Toronto)1 Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 6 Cory Stillman (LW) Calgary Flames Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 7 Ryan Sittler (LW) Philadelphia Flyers Nichols School (USHS–NY) 8 Brandon Convery (C) Toronto Maple Leafs (from the Islanders)2 Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 9 Robert Petrovicky (RW) Hartford Whalers Dukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia) 10 Andrei Nazarov (LW) San Jose Sharks (from Minnesota)3 Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 11 David Cooper (D) Buffalo Sabres Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 12 Sergei Krivokrasov (RW) Chicago Blackhawks (from Winnipeg)4 CSKA Moscow (Russia) 13 Joe Hulbig (LW) Edmonton Oilers Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA) 14 Sergei Gonchar (D) Washington Capitals (from St. Louis)5 Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) 15 Jason Bowen (D) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles via Pittsburgh)6 Tri-City Americans (WHL) 16 Dmitri Kvartalnov (LW) Boston Bruins San Diego Gulls (IHL) 17 Sergei Bautin (D) Winnipeg Jets (from Chicago)7 Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 18 Jason Smith (D) New Jersey Devils Regina Pats (WHL) 19 Martin Straka (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Skoda Plzen (Czechoslovakia) 20 David Wilkie (D) Montreal Canadiens Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 21 Libor Polasek (C) Vancouver Canucks TJ Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia) 22 Curtis Bowen (LW) Detroit Red Wings Ottawa 67's (OHL) 23 Grant Marshall (RW) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Washington)8 Ottawa 67's (OHL) 24 Peter Ferraro (C) New York Rangers Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) Reference: Toronto's first-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992 that sent the Islanders' first and second-round picks in the 1992 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for this pick. The Islanders' first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992 that sent Toronto' first-round pick in the 1992 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for the Islanders' second-round pick in the 1992 entry draft and this pick. Minnesota's first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on May 31, 1991 that sent future considerations (San Jose made an agreement with Minnesota not to select Mike Craig in the 1991 NHL dispersal draft) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in the 1991 entry draft and this pick. Winnipeg's first-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992, that sent Chicago's first (# 17 overall) and second-round (# 27 overall) picks in the 1992 entry draft to Winnipeg in exchange for Winnipeg's second-round pick (# 12 overall) in the 1992 entry draft and this pick. Washington acquired this pick with first-round picks in the 1991 entry draft, 1993 entry draft, 1994 entry draft and 1995 entry draft as compensation on July 16, 1990 after St. Louis signed free agent Scott Stevens. Pittsburgh's first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on February 19, 1992 that sent Kjell Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet, Ken Wregget and Philadelphia's third-round pick in the 1993 entry draft to Pittsburgh in exchange for Brian Benning, Mark Recchi and this pick. Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with Los Angeles on February 19, 1992 that sent Paul Coffey to Los Angeles in exchange for Brian Benning, Jeff Chychrun and this pick. Chicago's first-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992, that sent Winnipeg's first (# 12 overall) and second-round (# 36 overall) picks in the 1992 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick (# 27 overall) in the 1992 entry draft and this pick. Washington's first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992 that sent Toronto's second and third-round picks in the 1992 entry draft with a fourth-round pick in the 1993 entry draft to Washington in exchange for Washington's fourth-round pick in the 1992 entry draft and this pick.
Round two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 25 Chad Penney (C) Ottawa Senators North Bay Centennials (OHL) 26 Drew Bannister (D) Tampa Bay Lightning Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 27 Boris Mironov (D) Winnipeg Jets (from San Jose via Chicago)1 CSKA Moscow (Russia) 28 Paul Brousseau (RW) Quebec Nordiques Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 29 Tuomas Gronman (D) Quebec Nordiques (from Toronto)2 Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 30 Chris O'Sullivan (D) Calgary Flames Catholic Memorial School (USHS–MA) 31 Denis Metlyuk (C) Philadelphia Flyers Lada Togliatti (Russia) 32 Jim Carey (G) Washington Capitals (from the Islanders via Toronto)3 Catholic Memorial School (USHS–MA) 33 Valeri Bure (RW) Montreal Canadiens (from Hartford)4 Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 34 Jarkko Varvio (RW) Minnesota North Stars HPK (Finland) 35 Jozef Cierny (LW) Buffalo Sabres ZTK Zvolen (Czechoslovakia) 36 Jeff Shantz (C) Chicago Blackhawks (from Winnipeg)5 Regina Pats (WHL) 37 Martin Reichel (RW) Edmonton Oilers EHC Freiburg (Germany) 38 Igor Korolev (C) St. Louis Blues Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 39 Justin Hocking (D) Los Angeles Kings Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 40 Michael Peca (C) Vancouver Canucks (from Boston)6 Ottawa 67's (OHL) 41 Sergei Klimovich (C) Chicago Blackhawks Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 42 Sergei Brylin (C) New Jersey Devils Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 43 Marc Hussey (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 44 Keli Corpse (C) Montreal Canadiens Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 45 Mike Fountain (G) Vancouver Canucks Oshawa Generals (OHL) 46 Darren McCarty (LW) Detroit Red Wings Belleville Bulls (OHL) 47 Andrei Nikolishin (C) Hartford Whalers (from Washington)7 Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 48 Mattias Norstrom (D) New York Rangers AIK IF (Sweden) Reference: Chicago's second-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992, that sent Winnipeg's first (# 12 overall) and second-round (# 36 overall) picks in the 1992 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's first-round pick (# 17 overall) in the 1992 entry draft and this pick. Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with San Jose on September 9, 1991 that sent Doug Wilson to San Jose in exchange for Kerry Toporowski and this pick. Toronto's second-round pick went to Quebec as the result of a trade on November 17, 1990 that sent Aaron Broten, Lucien DeBlois and Michel Petit to Toronto in exchange for Scott Pearson, Toronto's second-round pick in the 1991 entry draft and this pick. Toronto's second-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992 that sent Washington's first and fourth-round picks in the 1992 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in the 1992 entry draft, a fourth-round pick in the 1993 entry draft and this pick. Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with the Islanders on June 20, 1992 that sent Toronto's first-round pick in the 1992 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for the Islanders' first-round pick in the 1992 entry draft and this pick. Boston's second-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on January 16, 1991 that sent Petri Skriko to Boston in exchange for this pick. Winnipeg's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992, that sent Chicago's first (# 17 overall) and second-round (# 27 overall) picks in the 1992 entry draft to Winnipeg in exchange for Winnipeg's first-round pick (# 12 overall) in the 1992 entry draft and this pick. Hartford's second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on September 17, 1991 that sent Andrew Cassels to Hartford in exchange for this pick. Washington's second-round pick went to Hartford as the result of a trade on September 8, 1991 that sent Sylvain Cote to Washington in exchange for this pick.
Round three # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 49 Brent Gretzky (C) Tampa Bay Lightning Belleville Bulls (OHL) 50 Patrick Traverse (D) Ottawa Senators Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 51 Alexander Cherbayev (RW) San Jose Sharks Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) 52 Manny Fernandez (G) Quebec Nordiques Laval Titan (QMJHL) 53 Stefan Ustorf (LW) Washington Capitals (from Toronto)1 ESV Kaufbeuren (Germany) 54 Mathias Johansson (LW) Calgary Flames Farjestad BK (Sweden) 55 Sergei Zholtok (C) Boston Bruins (from Philadelphia)2 Riga Stars (Latvia) 56 Jarrett Deuling (LW) New York Islanders Kamloops Blazers (OHL) 57 Jan Vopat (D) Hartford Whalers Chemopetrol Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) 58 Jeff Bes (C) Minnesota North Stars Guelph Storm (OHL) 59 Ondrej Steiner (C) Buffalo Sabres Skoda Plzen (Czechoslovakia) 60 Jeremy Stevenson (LW) Winnipeg Jets Cornwall Royals (OHL) 61 Simon Roy (D) Edmonton Oilers Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 62 Vitali Karamnov (LW) St. Louis Blues Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 63 Sandy Allan (G) Los Angeles Kings North Bay Centennials (OHL) 64 Vitali Prokhorov (LW) St. Louis Blues Spartak Moscow (Russia) 65 Kirk Maltby (W) Edmonton Oilers (from Chicago)3 Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 66 Cale Hulse (D) New Jersey Devils Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 67 Travis Thiessen (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 68 Craig Rivet (D) Montreal Canadiens Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 69 Jeff Connolly (C) Vancouver Canucks Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA) 70 Sylvain Cloutier (C) Detroit Red Wings Guelph Storm (OHL) 71 Martin Gendron (RW) Washington Capitals Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) 72 Eric Cairns (LW) New York Rangers Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) Reference: Toronto's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992 that sent Washington's first and fourth-round picks in the 1992 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for Toronto's second-round pick in the 1992 entry draft, a fourth-round pick in the 1993 entry draft and this pick. Philadelphia's third-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on January 2, 1992 that sent Garry Galley, Wes Walz and Boston's third-round pick in the 1993 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Brian Dobbin, Gord Murphy, Philadelphia's fourth-round pick in the 1993 entry draft and this pick. Chicago's third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on October 2, 1991 that sent Steve Smith to Chicago in exchange for Dave Manson and this pick.
Round four