1996 NHL Draft
Michel Larocque in the 1996 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Michel Larocque 137th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 6.
He was the second of the 4 Germans selected that year. It was the fifth of the 8 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 90th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 137
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 2
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 134–140 in the 1996 draft
- 134Luke CurtinLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 135Michal PodolkaGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 136Andreas DackellR613 GP · 250 POTTOttawa Senators
- 137Michel LarocqueG3 GP · 0 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 138Todd MillerCNYINew York Islanders
- 139Robert EscheG186 GP · 78 WPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 140Dmitriy YakushinD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Germans selected
- 21Marco SturmL938 GP · 487 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 137Michel LarocqueG3 GP · 0 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 160Kai FischerGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 212Erich GoldmannD1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michel Larocque made his NHL debut on January 25, 2001, 4 years and 217 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1996 draft
- 2Andrei ZyuzinD496 GP · 120 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 21Marco SturmL938 GP · 487 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 55Terry FriesenGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 102Matt BradleyR675 GP · 149 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 137Michel LarocqueG3 GP · 0 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 164Jake DeadmarshDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 191Cory CyrenneCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 217David ThibeaultLSJSSan Jose Sharks