Draft
Actual 1996 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
6 Team LogoOilers Boyd Devereaux C Inactive 51
19 Team LogoOilers Matthieu Descôteaux D Inactive 0
32 Team LogoOilers Chris Hajt D Inactive 0
59 Team LogoOilers Tom Poti D Inactive 176
114 Team LogoOilers Brian Urick RW Inactive
141 Team LogoOilers Bryan Randall C Inactive
170 Team LogoOilers Brandon Lafrance RW Inactive
195 Team LogoOilers Fernando Pisani RW Inactive 59
221 Team LogoOilers John Hultberg G Inactive
241 players drafted
1996 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1996 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
6 Team LogoOilers Dainius Zubrus C Inactive 9 207
19 Team LogoOilers Jan Bulis C Inactive 24 85
32 Team LogoOilers Marcus Nilson LW Inactive 12 51
59 Team LogoOilers Reed Low RW Inactive 118 3
114 Team LogoOilers Konstantin Kalmikov LW Inactive 46
141 Team LogoOilers Johan Forsander LW Inactive 33
170 Team LogoOilers Sean Ritchlin RW Inactive 25
195 Team LogoOilers Michael Anderson RW Inactive 15
221 Team LogoOilers Matthew Scorsune D Inactive 7
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1996 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoMaple Leafs 349 46 303
Team LogoIslanders 673 379 294
Team LogoPHX 486 232 254
Team LogoAvalanche 276 70 206
Team LogoFlames 367 217 150
Team LogoDucks 332 233 99
Team LogoDevils 155 64 91
Team LogoFlyers 209 124 85
Team LogoKings 164 91 73
Team LogoLightning 164 114 50
Team LogoPanthers 126 85 41
Team LogoPenguins 166 133 33
Team LogoCanadiens 125 107 18
Team LogoHFD 46 42 4
Team LogoSenators 427 438 -11
Team LogoBlues 92 131 -39
Team LogoOilers 286 346 -60
Team LogoRed Wings 0 67 -67
Team LogoRangers 5 84 -79
Team LogoBlackhawks 0 84 -84
Team LogoStars 78 221 -143
Team LogoSharks 277 432 -155
Team LogoCanucks 3 163 -160
Team Logo 0 187 -187
Team LogoBruins 6 214 -208
Team LogoSabres 88 315 -227
Team LogoCapitals 100 381 -281