1995 NHL Draft
Benoit Gratton in the 1995 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Benoit Gratton 105th overall in the 1995 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
It was the sixth of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 58 games put him 68th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 105
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 102–108 in the 1995 draft
- 102Oleg BelovCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 103Kevin BoydLOTTOttawa Senators
- 104Anatoly UstugovLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 105Benoit GrattonC58 GP · 16 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 106Vladimir OrszaghL289 GP · 119 PNYINew York Islanders
- 107Igor NikulinRNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks
- 108Konsta GolokhvastovRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1995 class
105th
of 234 players selected
61st
of 128 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bryan BerardD619 GP · 323 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Wade ReddenD1023 GP · 457 PNYINew York Islanders
- 3Aki BergD606 GP · 85 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 4Chad KilgerL714 GP · 218 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Daymond LangkowC1090 GP · 672 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Steve KellyC149 GP · 21 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Shane DoanR1540 GP · 972 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 8Terry RyanL8 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Kyle McLarenD719 GP · 207 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 10Radek DvorakR1260 GP · 590 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Benoit Gratton made his NHL debut on November 12, 1997, 2 years and 127 days after the draft.
58
Games
6
Goals
10
Assists
16
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1995 draft
- 17Brad ChurchL2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 23Miika ElomoC2 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 43Dwayne HayL79 GP · 6 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 93Sebastien CharpentierG26 GP · 6 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 95Joel TheriaultDWSHWashington Capitals
- 105Benoit GrattonC58 GP · 16 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 124Joel CortDWSHWashington Capitals
- 147Frederick JobinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 199Vasili TurkovskyDWSHWashington Capitals
- 225Scott SwansonDWSHWashington Capitals