1996 NHL Draft
Jaroslav Svejkovsky in the 1996 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Jaroslav Svejkovsky 17th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 11 Czechs selected that year. It was the second of the 12 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 113 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 1996 draft
- 14Marty ReasonerC798 GP · 266 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 15Dainius ZubrusC1293 GP · 591 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 16Mario LarocqueD5 GP · 0 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 17Jaroslav SvejkovskyR113 GP · 42 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 18Matt HigginsC57 GP · 3 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Matthieu DescôteauxD5 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 20Marcus NilsonL521 GP · 168 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
1st
of 11 Czechs selected
9th
of 138 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 17Jaroslav SvejkovskyR113 GP · 42 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 28Pavel SkrbekD12 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 36Marek PosmykD19 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 43Jan BulisC552 GP · 245 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 105Michal RozsivalD963 GP · 309 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 122Josef StrakaCCGYCalgary Flames
- 128Petr SachlCNYINew York Islanders
- 135Michal PodolkaGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 179Pavel KubinaD970 GP · 386 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 188Roman PylnerCCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 1 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jaroslav Svejkovsky made his NHL debut on December 7, 1996, 168 days after the draft.
113
Games
23
Goals
19
Assists
42
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1996 draft
- 4Alexander VolchkovL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 17Jaroslav SvejkovskyR113 GP · 42 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 43Jan BulisC552 GP · 245 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Sergei ZimakovDWSHWashington Capitals
- 74Dave WeningerGWSHWashington Capitals
- 78Shawn McNeilCWSHWashington Capitals
- 85Justin DavisRWSHWashington Capitals
- 126Matthew LaheyLWSHWashington Capitals
- 153Andrew Van BruggenRWSHWashington Capitals
- 180Michael AndersonRWSHWashington Capitals
- 206Oleg OrekhovskyDWSHWashington Capitals
- 232Chad CavanaghLWSHWashington Capitals