1996 NHL Draft
Dan Lacouture in the 1996 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Dan Lacouture 29th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 337 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 1996 draft
- 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
- 31Remi RoyerD18 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 32Chris HajtD6 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
29th
of 241 players selected
14th
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
Dan Lacouture made his NHL debut on February 24, 1999, 2 years and 247 days after the draft.
337
Games
20
Goals
25
Assists
45
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1996 draft
- 3J-P DumontR822 GP · 523 PNYINew York Islanders
- 29Dan LacoutureL337 GP · 45 PNYINew York Islanders
- 56Zdeno CharaD1680 GP · 680 PNYINew York Islanders
- 83Tyrone GarnerG3 GP · 0 WNYINew York Islanders
- 109Andy BerenzweigD37 GP · 10 PNYINew York Islanders
- 128Petr SachlCNYINew York Islanders
- 138Todd MillerCNYINew York Islanders
- 165Joe PrestifilippoGNYINew York Islanders
- 192Evgeny KorolevD42 GP · 5 PNYINew York Islanders
- 218Mike MuzechkaDNYINew York Islanders