1996 NHL Draft
Eric Meloche in the 1996 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Eric Meloche 186th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 7.
It was the seventh of the 8 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 74 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 186
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 24
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 183–189 in the 1996 draft
- 183Alexandre CoutureDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 184Mike VellingaDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 185Jeff DessnerDNYRNew York Rangers
- 186Eric MelocheR74 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 187Roman MalovLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 188Roman PylnerCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 189Colin BeardsmoreCDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
186th
of 241 players selected
103rd
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
Eric Meloche made his NHL debut on January 15, 2002, 5 years and 207 days after the draft.
74
Games
9
Goals
11
Assists
20
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1996 draft
- 23Craig HillierGNo NHL gamesPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 28Pavel SkrbekD12 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 72Boyd KaneL31 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 77Boris ProtsenkoRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 105Michal RozsivalD963 GP · 309 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 150Peter BergmanCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 186Eric MelocheR74 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 238Timo SeikkulaCPITPittsburgh Penguins