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 Eric Belanger C Inactive 80 123
69 Team LogoLightning Johnathan Aitken D Inactive 61 0
94 NHL Logo 84
152 Team LogoLightning Tyler Prosofsky C Inactive 31
157 Team LogoLightning Matthew Lahey LW Inactive 31
179 Team LogoLightning Chris Lane D Inactive 24
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 50 299
Team LogoIslanders 673 386 287
Team LogoPHX 486 252 234
Team LogoAvalanche 276 72 204
Team LogoCanadiens 317 121 196
Team LogoFlames 367 226 141
Team LogoDucks 332 234 98
Team LogoKings 192 95 97
Team LogoDevils 155 73 82
Team LogoFlyers 209 132 77
Team LogoLightning 164 123 41
Team LogoPanthers 126 89 37
Team LogoPenguins 166 133 33
Team LogoHFD 46 48 -2
Team LogoSenators 427 438 -11
Team LogoOilers 286 353 -67
Team LogoBlues 92 161 -69
Team LogoRed Wings 0 70 -70
Team LogoRangers 5 91 -86
Team LogoBlackhawks 0 95 -95
Team LogoStars 78 221 -143
Team LogoSharks 277 435 -158
Team LogoCanucks 3 166 -163
Team Logo 0 206 -206
Team LogoBruins 6 227 -221
Team LogoSabres 88 324 -236
Team LogoCapitals 100 399 -299