1995 NHL Draft
Wade Redden in the 1995 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Wade Redden 2nd overall in the 1995 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1023, and only 9 have scored more points than his 457.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1995 draft
- 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
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
Wade Redden made his NHL debut on October 5, 1996, 1 year and 89 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1995 draft
- 2Wade ReddenD1023 GP · 457 PNYINew York Islanders
- 28Jan HlavacL436 GP · 224 PNYINew York Islanders
- 41Denis SmithD45 GP · 2 PNYINew York Islanders
- 106Vladimir OrszaghL289 GP · 119 PNYINew York Islanders
- 158Andrew TaylorLNYINew York Islanders
- 210David MacDonaldGNYINew York Islanders
- 211Mike BrodaLNYINew York Islanders