1995 NHL Draft
Dan Smith in the 1995 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Dan Smith 181st overall in the 1995 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 7.
It was the seventh of the 9 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 22 games put him 91st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 181
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 25
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 178–184 in the 1995 draft
- 178Martin StreitRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 179Jean-Luc Grand-PierreD269 GP · 20 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 180Derrick PykeRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 181Dan SmithD22 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 182Per EklundLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 183Kaj LinnaDOTTOttawa Senators
- 184Ray SchultzD45 GP · 4 POTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1995 class
181st
of 234 players selected
60th
of 79 defensemen 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
Dan Smith made his NHL debut on October 12, 1998, 3 years and 96 days after the draft.
22
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 1995 draft
- 25Marc DenisG349 GP · 112 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 51Nic BeaudoinLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 77John TrippR43 GP · 9 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 81Tomi KallioR140 GP · 55 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 129Brent JohnsonG309 GP · 140 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 155John CirjakRCOLColorado Avalanche
- 181Dan SmithD22 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 207Tomi HirvonenCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 228Chris GeorgeRCOLColorado Avalanche