1996 NHL Draft
Josh Holden in the 1996 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Josh Holden 12th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 60 games put him 64th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1996 draft
- 9Ruslan SaleiD917 GP · 204 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 10Lance WardR209 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 11Dan FochtD82 GP · 8 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 12Josh HoldenC60 GP · 14 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 13Derek MorrisD1107 GP · 424 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 14Marty ReasonerC798 GP · 266 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 15Dainius ZubrusC1293 GP · 591 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
12th
of 241 players selected
6th
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
Josh Holden made his NHL debut on November 1, 1998, 2 years and 132 days after the draft.
60
Games
5
Goals
9
Assists
14
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1996 draft
- 12Josh HoldenC60 GP · 14 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 75Zenith KomarniskiD21 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 93Jonas SolingLVANVancouver Canucks
- 121Tyler ProsofskyCVANVancouver Canucks
- 147Nolan McDonaldGVANVancouver Canucks
- 175Clint CabanaDVANVancouver Canucks
- 201Jeff ScissonsCVANVancouver Canucks
- 227Lubomir VaicC9 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks