1996 NHL Draft
Samuel Påhlsson in the 1996 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Samuel Påhlsson 176th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 7.
He was the twelfth of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the tenth of the 13 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 798 games put him 20th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 176
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 14
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 173–179 in the 1996 draft
- 173Daryl AndrewsDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 174Trevor LetowskiR616 GP · 201 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 175Clint CabanaDVANVancouver Canucks
- 176Samuel PåhlssonC798 GP · 199 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 177Reed LowR256 GP · 19 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 178Reggie BergCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 179Pavel KubinaD970 GP · 386 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
12th
of 15 Swedes selected
98th
of 138 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 20Marcus NilsonL521 GP · 168 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 62Per-Anton LundstromDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 84Mikael SimonsCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 91Josef BoumedienneD47 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 93Jonas SolingLVANVancouver Canucks
- 108Johan ForsanderLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 124Per-Ragnar BergqvistGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 132Elias AbrahamssonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 136Andreas DackellR613 GP · 250 POTTOttawa Senators
- 144Magnus NilssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Samuel Påhlsson made his NHL debut on October 5, 2000, 4 years and 105 days after the draft.
798
Games
68
Goals
131
Assists
199
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 1996 draft
- 25Peter RatchukD32 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 51Yuri BabenkoC3 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 79Mark ParrishR722 GP · 387 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 98Ben StoreyDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 107Randy PetrukGNo NHL gamesCOLColorado Avalanche
- 134Luke CurtinLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 146Brian WillsieR381 GP · 109 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 160Kai FischerGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 167Dan HinoteR503 GP · 90 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 176Samuel PåhlssonC798 GP · 199 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 188Roman PylnerCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 214Matthew ScorsuneDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 240Justin ClarkRCOLColorado Avalanche