1996 NHL Draft
Pavel Skrbek in the 1996 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Pavel Skrbek 28th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
He was the second of the 11 Czechs selected that year. It was the second 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 12 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 1996 draft
- 25Peter RatchukD32 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 26Jesse WallinD49 GP · 2 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 27Cory SarichD969 GP · 158 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 28Pavel SkrbekD12 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 29Dan LacoutureL337 GP · 45 PNYINew York Islanders
- 30Josh GreenC341 GP · 76 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 31Remi RoyerD18 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
2nd
of 11 Czechs selected
14th
of 80 defensemen 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
Pavel Skrbek made his NHL debut on March 28, 1999, 2 years and 279 days after the draft.
12
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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