1996 NHL Draft
Craig MacDonald in the 1996 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Craig MacDonald 88th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 10 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 233 games put him 47th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 88
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 8
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 85–91 in the 1996 draft
- 85Justin DavisRWSHWashington Capitals
- 86Jason SessaRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 87Kurt WalshRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 88Craig MacDonaldC233 GP · 35 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 89Toni LydmanD847 GP · 242 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 90Mike HurleyRDALDallas Stars
- 91Josef BoumedienneD47 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
88th
of 241 players selected
53rd
of 138 forwards 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
Craig MacDonald made his NHL debut on January 7, 1999, 2 years and 199 days after the draft.
233
Games
11
Goals
24
Assists
35
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1996 draft
- 34Trevor WasylukLHFDHartford Whalers
- 61Andrei PetruninLHFDHartford Whalers
- 88Craig MacDonaldC233 GP · 35 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 104Steve WasylkoCHFDHartford Whalers
- 116Mark McMahonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 143Aaron BakerGHFDHartford Whalers
- 171Greg KuznikD1 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 197Kevin MarshLHFDHartford Whalers
- 223Craig AdamsR951 GP · 160 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 231Askhat RakhmatullinLHFDHartford Whalers