1996 NHL Draft
Cory Sarich in the 1996 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Cory Sarich 27th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 969.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 1996 draft
- 24Daniel BrièreC973 GP · 696 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 25Peter RatchukD32 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 26Jesse WallinD49 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 27Cory SarichD969 GP · 158 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 28Pavel SkrbekD12 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 29Dan LacoutureL337 GP · 45 PNYINew York Islanders
- 30Josh GreenC341 GP · 76 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
27th
of 241 players selected
13th
of 80 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Chris PhillipsD1179 GP · 288 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Andrei ZyuzinD496 GP · 120 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3J-P DumontR822 GP · 523 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Alexander VolchkovL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Ric JackmanD231 GP · 77 PDALDallas Stars
- 6Boyd DevereauxC627 GP · 179 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Erik RasmussenC545 GP · 128 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 8Johnathan AitkenD44 GP · 1 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 9Ruslan SaleiD917 GP · 204 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 10Lance WardR209 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
+ 231 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Cory Sarich made his NHL debut on February 9, 1999, 2 years and 232 days after the draft.
969
Games
21
Goals
137
Assists
158
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1996 draft
- 7Erik RasmussenC545 GP · 128 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 27Cory SarichD969 GP · 158 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Darren Van OeneLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 54Francois MethotCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 87Kurt WalshRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Mike MartoneDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 115Alexei TezikovD30 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 142Ryan DavisRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 161Darren MortierCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 222Scott BuhlerGNo NHL gamesBUFBuffalo Sabres