Draft
Actual 1996 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
16 Team LogoLightning Mario Larocque D Inactive 0
69 Team LogoLightning Curtis Tipler RW Inactive
125 Team LogoLightning Jason Robinson D Inactive
152 Team LogoLightning Nikolai Ignatov D Inactive
157 Team LogoLightning Xavier Delisle C Inactive 1
179 Team LogoLightning Pavel Kubina D Inactive 163
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
16 Team LogoLightning Toni Lydman D Inactive 73 114
69 Team LogoLightning Matt Higgins C Inactive 51 0
125 Team LogoLightning Justin Davis RW Inactive 40
152 Team LogoLightning Peter Hogan D Inactive 29
157 Team LogoLightning Petr Sachl C Inactive 29
179 Team LogoLightning Gaetan Poirier LW Inactive 23
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