Czech players in the 1996 NHL Draft

11 Czech players were picked in the 1996 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Jaroslav Svejkovsky went first, at number 17 to the Washington Capitals. That was the fifth most of the 15 countries with a player picked. Six of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

1 pick

Jaroslav Svejkovsky (R)Right wingNHL 1996–1999 · INACTIVE

WSH

Round 2

3 picks

Pavel Skrbek (D)Defenseman

PIT

Marek Posmyk (D)DefensemanNHL 1999–2000 · INACTIVE

TOR

Jan Bulis (C)CenterNHL 1997–2006 · INACTIVE

WSH

Round 4

1 pick

105

Michal Rozsival (D)DefensemanNHL 1999–2016 · INACTIVE

PIT

Round 5

3 picks

122

Josef Straka (C)Center

CGY

128

Petr Sachl (C)Center

NYI

135

Michal Podolka (G)Goaltender

DET

Round 7

2 picks

179

Pavel Kubina (D)DefensemanNHL 1997–2011 · INACTIVE

TBL

188

Roman Pylner (C)Center

COL

Round 8

1 pick

204

Tomas Kaberle (D)DefensemanNHL 1998–2012 · INACTIVE

TOR

The teams that drafted them

WSHWashington Capitals2 picks, first at 17

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 picks, first at 28

TORToronto Maple Leafs2 picks, first at 36

CGYCalgary FlamesNo. 122

NYINew York IslandersNo. 128

DETDetroit Red WingsNo. 135

TBLTampa Bay LightningNo. 179

COLColorado AvalancheNo. 188

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.