1996 NHL Draft
Ruslan Salei in the 1996 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Ruslan Salei 9th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 917 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 1996 draft
- 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
- 11Dan FochtD82 GP · 8 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 12Josh HoldenC60 GP · 14 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
1st
of 1 Belarusians selected
5th
of 80 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ruslan Salei made his NHL debut on October 7, 1996, 107 days after the draft.
917
Games
45
Goals
159
Assists
204
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 1996 draft
- 9Ruslan SaleiD917 GP · 204 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 35Matt CullenC1516 GP · 731 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 117Brendan BuckleyDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 149Blaine RussellGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 172Timo AhmaojaDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 198Kevin KellettDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 224Tobias JohanssonLANAAnaheim Ducks