Draft
Actual 1996 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
18 Team LogoCanadiens Matt Higgins C Inactive 0
44 Team LogoCanadiens Mathieu Garon G Inactive
71 Team LogoCanadiens Arron Asham RW Inactive 61
92 Team LogoCanadiens Kim Staal LW Inactive
99 Team LogoCanadiens Etienne Drapeau C Inactive
127 Team LogoCanadiens Daniel Archambault D Inactive
154 Team LogoCanadiens Brett Clark D Inactive 64
181 Team LogoCanadiens Timo Vertala LW Inactive
207 Team LogoCanadiens Mattia Baldi LW Inactive
233 Team LogoCanadiens Michel Tremblay LW 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
18 Team LogoCanadiens Willie Mitchell D Inactive 181 92
44 Team LogoCanadiens Jaroslav Svejkovsky RW Inactive 27 15
71 Team LogoCanadiens Peter Ratchuk D Inactive 46 0
92 Team LogoCanadiens Craig Hillier G Inactive 69
99 Team LogoCanadiens Geoff Peters C Inactive 53
127 Team LogoCanadiens Kurt Walsh RW Inactive 40
154 Team LogoCanadiens Jason Robinson D Inactive 29
181 Team LogoCanadiens Stephen Wagner G Inactive 22
207 Team LogoCanadiens Kevin Marsh LW Inactive 10
233 Team LogoCanadiens Askhat Rakhmatullin LW Inactive 2
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