Location: Northland’s Coliseum Dates: July 8, 1996 First Overall Pick: Bryan Berard (Ottawa Senators)Players with NHL Experience: 112
The 1995 NHL entry draft was the 33rd NHL entry draft. It was held at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last. Instead, a draft lottery was instituted in which the winner of the lottery could move up a maximum of four spots in the first-round draft order, meaning only the five worst teams, based on regular season points in a given season, could pick first in the draft, and no team in the non-playoff group could move down more than one place. The Los Angeles Kings won the lottery, and thus moved up four spots from seventh to third. The last-place finishers, the Ottawa Senators did not lose the first overall pick through the lottery and picked Bryan Berard . The first three selections were all defensemen. The top two picks swapped teams in a trade the following year.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Jarome Iginla and Shane Doan, who both played their last NHL games in the 2016–17 season.
Biggest Steals of the 1995 NHL Draft
Danny Markov (Toronto Maple Leafs – 223rd Overall)
147 points in 538 career games
Filip Kuba (Florida Panthers – 192nd Overall)
333 points in 836 career games
P.J. Axelsson (Boston Bruins – 177th Overall)
287 points in 797 career games
Stephane Robidas (Montreal Canadiens – 164th Overall)
258 points in 937 career games
Brent Johnson (Colorado Avalanche – 129th Overall)
140-112-31 record in 309 career games, 14 shutouts, 2.63 goals-against average (GAA), .904 save percentage (SV%)
2004 Stanley Cup winner
Miikka Kiprusoff (San Jose Sharks – 116th Overall)
319-213-71 record in career games, 71 shutouts, 2.49 GAA, .912 SV%
2006 Vezina Trophy winner
2006 Jennings Trophy winner
Biggest Busts of the 1995 NHL Draft
Terry Ryan (Montreal Canadiens – 8th Overall)
0 points in 8 career games
Teemu Riihijarvi (San Jose Sharks – 12th Overall)
Brad Church (Washington Capitals – 17th Overall)
0 points in 2 career games
Miika Elomo (Washington Capitals – 23rd Overall)
1 point in 2 career games
1995 NHL Draft Selections by Round
Round 1
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 1 D Bryan Berard Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) 2 D Wade Redden Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 3 D Aki Berg Kiekko-67 (Finland-2) 4 LW Chad Kilger Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 5 C Daymond Langkow Tri-City Americans (WHL) 6 C Steve Kelly Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 7 RW Shane Doan Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 8 LW Terry Ryan Tri-City Americans (WHL) 9 D Kyle McLaren Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 10 RW Radek Dvorak HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech) 11 RW Jarome Iginla Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 12 RW Teemu Riihijarvi Kiekko-Espoo (Finland) 13 G Jean-Sebastien Giguere Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 14 D Jay McKee Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 15 D Jeff Ware Oshawa Generals (OHL) 16 G Martin Biron Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 17 LW Brad Church Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 18 RW Petr Sykora Detroit Vipers (IHL) 19 C/LW Dmitri Nabokov Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Russia) 20 D Denis Gauthier Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 21 D Sean Brown Belleville Bulls (OHL) 22 G Brian Boucher Tri-City Americans (WHL) 23 LW Miika Elomo Kiekko-67 (Finland-2) 24 RW Aleksey Morozov Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Russia) 25 G Marc Denis Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 26 D Maxim Kuznetsov Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-2)
Bryan Berard, New York Islanders (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)
Round 2
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 27 D Marc Moro Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 28 LW Jan Hlavac HC Sparta Praha (Czech) 29 RW Brian Wesenberg Guelph Storm (OHL) 30 D Mike McBain Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 31 RW Georges Laraque St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL) 32 C Marc Chouinard Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 33 C Don MacLean Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 34 D Jason Doig Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) 35 D Sergei Fedotov Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-2) 36 G Aaron MacDonald Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 37 LW Patrick Cote Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 38 C Peter Roed White Bear Lake HS (High-MN) 39 C Christian Dube Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) 40 D Chris McAllister Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 41 D D.J. Smith Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 42 LW Mark Dutiaume Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 43 LW Dwayne Hay Guelph Storm (OHL) 44 RW Nathan Perrott Oshawa Generals (OHL) 45 D Christian Laflamme Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 46 C/RW Pavel Smirnov Molot Perm (Russia) 47 G Paxton Schafer Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 48 D Shane Kenny Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 49 LW Jochen Hecht Adler Mannheim (Germany) 50 RW Pavel Rosa HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Jr.) 51 LW Nic Beaudoin Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) 52 LW Philippe Audet Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Round 3
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 53 LW Brad Larsen Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 54 RW Ryan Pepperall Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 55 LW Mike Leclerc Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 56 RW Shane Willis Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 57 D Lukas Zib HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech) 58 C Darryl Laplante Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 59 LW Vladimir Tsyplakov Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) 60 D Miloslav Guren AC Ziln (Czech) 61 LW Larry Courville Oshawa Generals (OHL) 62 D Mike O’Grady Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 63 D Petr Buzek HC Dukla Jihlava (Czech) 64 RW Marko Makinen TPS Jr. (Finland Jr.) 65 D Mike Martin Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 66 LW Peter Schaefer Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 67 LW Brad Isbister Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 68 RW Mathieu Sunderland Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 69 D Sergey Gusev CSK VVS Samara (Russia) 70 D Sergei Vyshedkevich Dynamo Moskva (Russia) 71 D Kevin McKay Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 72 D Rocky Thompson Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 73 C Bill McCauley Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) 74 LW Martin Hohenberger Prince George Cougars (WHL) 75 G Scott Roche North Bay Centennials (OHL) 76 G Jean-Sebastien Aubin Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) 77 RW John Tripp Oshawa Generals (OHL) 78 RW David Gosselin Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
Brad Larsen, Head Coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Round 4
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 79 C Alyn McCauley Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 80 LW Dave Duerden Peterborough Petes (OHL) 81 LW Tomi Kallio Kiekko-67 (Finland-2) 82 D Chris Van Dyk Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 83 G Mike Minard Chilliwack (BCJHL) 84 D Justin Kurtz Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 85 C Ian MacNeil Oshawa Generals (OHL) 86 RW Jonathan Delisle Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 87 RW Sami Kapanen HIFK (Finland) 88 D Daniel Tjarnqvist Rogle BK (Sweden) 89 D Kevin Bolibruck Peterborough Petes (OHL) 90 G Vesa Toskala Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) 91 C Marc Savard Oshawa Generals (OHL) 92 D Lloyd Shaw Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 93 G Sebastien Charpentier Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) 94 RW Matt Davidson Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 95 D Joel Theriault Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 96 D Henrik Rehnberg Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 97 D Pavel Kriz Tri-City Americans (WHL) 98 LW Jan Labraaten Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 99 RW Cameron Mann Peterborough Petes (OHL) 100 RW Radovan Somik MHC Martin (Slovakia) 101 C Michal Handzus SKI Banska Bystrica (Slovakia-2) 102 C Oleg Belov CSKA Moskva (Russia) 103 LW Kevin Boyd London Knights (OHL) 104 LW Anatoli Ustyugov Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
Marc Savard, Boston Bruins, Mar. 6, 2010 (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Round 5
105 C Benoit Gratton Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) 106 RW Vladimir Orszagh SKI Banska Bystrica (Slovakia-2) 107 RW Igor Nikulin Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) 108 RW Konstantin Golokhvastov Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-2) 109 D Jan Snopek Oshawa Generals (OHL) 110 D Alexei Vasiliev Torpedo Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-2) 111 D Marian Menhart HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Jr.) 112 RW Niklas Anger Djurgardens IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 113 D Hugh Hamilton Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 114 LW Francois Cloutier Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 115 D Wade Strand Regina Pats (WHL) 116 G Miikka Kiprusoff TPS Jr. (Finland Jr.) 117 D Dale Purinton Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 118 C Jason Morgan Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 119 D Kevin Popp Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 120 LW Todd Norman Guelph Storm (OHL) 121 G Brian Elder Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 122 G Chris Mason Prince George Cougars (WHL) 123 LW Daniel Bienvenue Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 124 D Joel Cort Guelph Storm (OHL) 125 D Chad Wilchynski Regina Pats (WHL) 126 G David Arsenault Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 127 LW Jeff Ambrosio Belleville Bulls (OHL) 128 C Jan Hrdina Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 129 G Brent Johnson Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 130 C Michal Bros HC Olomouc (Czech)
Miikka Kiprusoff (Jerome Miron-US PRESSWIRE)
Round 6
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 131 RW David Hruska HC Banik Sokolov (Czech-2) 132 D Dmitri Tertyshny Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) 133 RW Peter LeBoutillier Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 134 RW Eduard Pershin Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-2) 135 D Jamie Sokolsky Belleville Bulls (OHL) 136 G Sylvain Daigle Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 137 LW Igor Melyakov Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) 138 C Boyd Olson Tri-City Americans (WHL) 139 G Doug Bonner Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 140 C Timo Hakanen Assat (Finland) 141 D Dominic Marleau Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 142 LW Jaroslav Kudrna Penticton (BCJHL) 143 LW Peter Slamiar HKM Zvolen (Slovakia-2) 144 D Brent Sopel Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 145 D Yannick Tremblay Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 146 G Marc Magliarditi Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 147 D Frederick Jobin Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) 148 D Adam Young Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 149 D Marty Wilford Oshawa Generals (OHL) 150 C Clarke Wilm Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 151 D Yevgeny Shaldybin Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) 152 LW Martin Spanhel Berani Ziln Jr. (Czech Jr.) 153 LW Denis Hamel Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 154 C Alexei Kolkunov Krylia Sovetov Moskva 2 (Russia-2) 155 RW John Cirjak Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 156 C Tyler Perry Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
Round 7
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 157 D Benoit Larose Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) 158 LW Andrew Taylor Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) 159 D Mike LaPlante Calgary (AJHL) 160 D Cory Murphy Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 161 C Martin Cerven HK Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia Jr.) 162 D Paul Traynor Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 163 C Juha Vuorivirta Tappara (Finland) 164 D Stephane Robidas Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 165 C Byron Ritchie Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 166 LW Peter Worrell Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 167 RW Brad Mehalko Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 168 D Robert Jindrich HC Plzen (Czech) 169 G Jeff Heil Wisconsin-River Falls (WIAC) 170 C Stewart Bodtker Colorado College (WCHA) 171 C Marek Melenovsky HC Dukla Jihlava Jr. (Czech Jr.) 172 LW Brian Scott Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 173 RW Jeff Dewar Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 174 C Richard Rochefort Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 175 C Steve Tardif Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 176 D Ryan Gillis North Bay Centennials (OHL) 177 LW P.J. Axelsson Vastra Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 178 RW Martin Streit HC Olomuc (Czech-2) 179 D Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 180 RW Derrick Pyke Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 181 D Dan Smith British Columbia (CIAU) 182 LW Per Eklund Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
P.J. Axelsson, former member of the Boston Bruins. (Dan4th/flickr)
Round 8Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 183 D Kaj Linna Boston University (H-East) 184 D Ray Schultz Tri-City Americans (WHL) 185 G Igor Karpenko Sokol Kiev (Russia) 186 LW Joe Cardarelli Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 187 D Stephen Douglas Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 188 D Jaroslav Obsut North Battleford (SJHL) 189 C Fredrik Loven Djurgardens IF (Sweden) 190 RW Greg Hart Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 191 RW Milan Kostolny Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) 192 D Filip Kuba HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Jr.) 193 RW Anatoli Kovesnikov Sokol Kiev (Russia) 194 C Ryan Kraft Minnesota (WCHA) 195 D Ilya Gorokhov Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) 196 RW Tyler Willis Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 197 LW Mark Murphy Stratford (MWJHL) 198 C Mike Zanutto Oshawa Generals (OHL) 199 D Vasili Turkovsky CSKA Moskva (Russia) 200 G Frederic Henry Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 201 LW Casey Hankinson Minnesota (WCHA) 202 C Sergei Luchinkin Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-2) 203 D Sergei Zhukov Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) 204 C Ruslan Shafikov Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia) 205 LW Derek Bekar Powell River (BCJHL) 206 D Sergei Voronov Dynamo Moskva (Russia) 207 C Tomi Hirvonen Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) 208 RW Andrei Samokhvalov Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Russia)
Round 9
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 209 D Libor Zabransky HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech) 210 G David MacDonald Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 211 LW Mike Broda Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 212 G Zac Bierk Peterborough Petes (OHL) 213 D Jiri Antonin HC Pardubice (Czech) 214 C Rob Deciantis Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 215 D Brian Stewart Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 216 C Eric Houde Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 217 D Mike Rucinski Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) 218 G David Lemanowicz Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 219 C Stephen Lowe Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 220 RW Mikko Markkanen TPS Jr. (Finland Jr.) 221 C Bob Maudie Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 222 G Jason Cugnet Kelowna (BCJHL) 223 D Danny Markov Spartak Moskva (Russia) 224 LW Rob Skrlac Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 225 D Scott Swanson Omaha Lancers (USHL) 226 D Colin O’Hara Winnipeg South (MJHL) 227 C Mike Pittman Guelph Storm (OHL) 228 RW Chris George Sarnia Sting (OHL) 229 D Jonathon Murphy Peterborough Petes (OHL) 230 D Jeff Lank Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 231 RW Erik Kaminski Cleveland Barons (NAHL) 232 G Frank Ivankovic Oshawa Generals (OHL) 233 D Steve Shirreffs Hotchkiss School (High-CT) 234 C David Engblom Vallentuna BK (Sweden-2)
