1995 NHL Draft
Rocky Thompson in the 1995 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Rocky Thompson 72nd overall in the 1995 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 7 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 25 games put him 90th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 72
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 20
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 69–75 in the 1995 draft
- 69Sergey GusevD89 GP · 14 PDALDallas Stars
- 70Sergei VyshedkevichD30 GP · 7 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 71Kevin McKayDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 72Rocky ThompsonD25 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 73Bill McCauleyCBOSBoston Bruins
- 74Martin HohenbergerLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 75Scott RocheGSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1995 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bryan BerardD619 GP · 323 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Wade ReddenD1023 GP · 457 PNYINew York Islanders
- 3Aki BergD606 GP · 85 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 4Chad KilgerL714 GP · 218 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Daymond LangkowC1090 GP · 672 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Steve KellyC149 GP · 21 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Shane DoanR1540 GP · 972 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 8Terry RyanL8 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Kyle McLarenD719 GP · 207 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 10Radek DvorakR1260 GP · 590 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rocky Thompson made his NHL debut on January 28, 1998, 2 years and 204 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1995 draft
- 20Denis GauthierD554 GP · 77 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 46Pavel SmirnovCCGYCalgary Flames
- 72Rocky ThompsonD25 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 98Jan LabraatenLCGYCalgary Flames
- 150Clarke WilmC455 GP · 97 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 176Ryan GillisDCGYCalgary Flames
- 233Steve ShirreffsDCGYCalgary Flames