1996 NHL Draft
Steve Valiquette in the 1996 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Steve Valiquette 190th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 8.
It was the eighth of the 10 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 46 games put him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 190
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 1
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 187–193 in the 1996 draft
- 187Roman MalovLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 188Roman PylnerCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 189Colin BeardsmoreCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 190Steve ValiquetteG46 GP · 16 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 191Cory CyrenneCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 192Evgeny KorolevD42 GP · 5 PNYINew York Islanders
- 193Kai NurminenL69 GP · 28 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
190th
of 241 players selected
20th
of 23 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Chris PhillipsD1179 GP · 288 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Andrei ZyuzinD496 GP · 120 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3J-P DumontR822 GP · 523 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Alexander VolchkovL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Ric JackmanD231 GP · 77 PDALDallas Stars
- 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
+ 231 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Steve Valiquette made his NHL debut on March 9, 2000, 3 years and 261 days after the draft.
46
Games
16
Wins
4
Shutouts
.905
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1996 draft
- 30Josh GreenC341 GP · 76 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 37Marian CisarL73 GP · 30 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 57Greg PhillipsCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 84Mikael SimonsCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 96Eric BelangerC820 GP · 358 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 120Jesse BlackDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 123Peter HoganDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 190Steve ValiquetteG46 GP · 16 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 193Kai NurminenL69 GP · 28 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 219Sebastien SimardLLAKLos Angeles Kings