Families completely outside of the first round with success

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Opposite of families like the Stromes, Tkachuks etc. that were basically completely drafted in the first rounds, are there any families that were drafted completely outside of the first round but had relatively respectable combined careers? (I'm mainly wondering about games played)

If one family member is drafted in the first round and the others drafted outside, this doesn't count. (ie: Gretzky, Reinhart, Niedermeyer, Regehr, Staal etc.)

The only two I can think of are the Stone brothers and the Sestito brothers having relatively "respectable" careers. Are there any families drafted completed completely outside of the first round that have played a lets say at least a combined 8 seasons or 100 games?

Sestito bros (3rd round/undrafted): GP 154 + 101; Seasons: 10 + 7
Stone bros (3rd round/6th round): GP 472 + 449 ; Seasons: 10 + 10 / ongoing

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[Kalamazoo Wings]

Might be forgetting a guy who won an Art Ross and his burly bearded brother. Jamie and Jordie say hi. Jamie in the 5th round and Jordie undrafted.

 

[Sky04]

Jamie and Jordie Benn?

Brock and Jamie McGinn

Chris and Brandon Tanev were both undrafted

 

[MarkovsKnee]

The Bures. Pavel Bure was drafted in the 6th round, 113th overall, by Vancouver Canucks in 1989.

His younger brother, Valeri Bure, was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round, 33rd overall in 1992.

 

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I forgot about these pair of twins:

Henrik and Joel Lundqvist
Kris and Ryan Russell

 

[Super Hans]

Ryan (5th Rd, 138th OA) and Drew Miller (6th Rd, 186th OA) played over 1300 games combined.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Bobby and Brett Hull? Two of the best goalscorers to ever play.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Do the Richard brothers count ?

 

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Do the Richard brothers count ?

I was hoping for examples that were more recent, but technically yes they do.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I was hoping for examples that were more recent, but technically yes they do.

Charlie and Ryan Lindgren, as they're both better than the Sestito brothers.

Subbans maybe ? Jordan is terrible, but Malcolm is still kicking around.

Geoffrion family is old and recentish

 

[LeafChief]

Ondrej and David Kase!

 

[hypereconomist]

Ryan and Cal O'Reilly

Jordan and Brandon Nolan. Brandon didn't have much a career, but he still made it to the NHL

Brock and Jamie McGinn

Amazingly, their third brother, Tye, also made it to the NHL. Some real good hockey genes in that family

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Charlie and Ryan Lindgren, as they're both better than the Sestito brothers.

Subbans maybe ? Jordan is terrible, but Malcolm is still kicking around.

Geoffrion family is old and recentish

I forgot about Malcolm being a 1st round pick despite not ever really being that good. My mistake!

 

[Ub the Bub]

Ryan (5th Rd, 138th OA) and Drew Miller (6th Rd, 186th OA) played over 1300 games combined.

You're forgetting the rest of that family too. Their cousins Kelly (9th Rd, 183th OA, 1057 GP), Kevin (10th Rd, 202th OA, 620 GP) and Kip (4th Rd, 72th OA, 449 GP). Part of me wonders why they keep picking these guys late round...

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Wayne, Brent and Keith Gretzky.

 

[lamini]

Tomas (8th round) and Frantisek (3rd round) Kaberle have over 1500 games combined

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

ryan and cal o’reilly? i guess calling cal successful would be really stretching it

historically there are lots. the brotens, mullens, millers (ryan and drew’s cousins), stastnies (paul’s dad and uncles), dineens...

 

[93LEAFS]

Hull's (although partially a product of Bobby playing pre-entry draft) and the Gretzky's (a product of a weird loop-hole that kept Wayne out of the draft due to the WHA merger).

 

[Super Hans]

You're forgetting the rest of that family too. Their cousins Kelly (9th Rd, 183th OA, 1057 GP), Kevin (10th Rd, 202th OA, 620 GP) and Kip (4th Rd, 72th OA, 449 GP). Part of me wonders why they keep picking these guys late round...

Wow, good call. Had no idea they were all related.

 

[Mickey Marner]

There's a whole bunch of Shores that bounce around the NHL, I can never remember which are related though.

 

[NJ Fan 12]

Was going to mention the Maloneys but didn't realize Dave was a first-round pick. Don was a much better player.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Jason and Nick Robertson could fit this in the future. Jasons been really good as a rookie and Nick is a very promising prospect.

 

[NJ Fan 12]

Neither Chris nor Brandon Tanev were drafted. Does that count?

 

[NJ Fan 12]

Gord and Kevin Dineen both had long NHL careers - being picked in the 2nd and 3rd round. Their brother Peter was a 9th round pick and played a handful of NHL games.

 

[NJ Fan 12]

Joe Mullen, first American to score 500 goals, was not drafted. His brother Brian was taken in the 7th round.