1995 NHL Draft
Aleksey Morozov in the 1995 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Aleksey Morozov 24th overall in the 1995 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 24 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 451 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 24
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 24
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 21–27 in the 1995 draft
- 21Sean BrownD436 GP · 57 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Brian BoucherG328 GP · 120 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Miika ElomoC2 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Aleksey MorozovR451 GP · 219 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 25Marc DenisG349 GP · 112 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 26Maxim KuznetsovD136 GP · 10 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 27Marc MoroD30 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1995 class
2nd
of 24 Russians selected
13th
of 128 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 19Dimitri NabokovR55 GP · 24 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 24Aleksey MorozovR451 GP · 219 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 26Maxim KuznetsovD136 GP · 10 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 35Sergei FedotovDHFDHartford Whalers
- 46Pavel SmirnovCCGYCalgary Flames
- 59Vladimir TsyplakovL331 GP · 170 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 69Sergey GusevD89 GP · 14 PDALDallas Stars
- 70Sergei VyshedkevichD30 GP · 7 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 102Oleg BelovCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 104Anatoly UstugovLDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Aleksey Morozov made his NHL debut on October 1, 1997, 2 years and 85 days after the draft.
451
Games
84
Goals
135
Assists
219
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1995 draft
- 24Aleksey MorozovR451 GP · 219 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 76Jean-Sebastien AubinG218 GP · 80 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 102Oleg BelovCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 128Jan HrdinaC513 GP · 297 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 154Alexei KolkunovCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 180Derrick PykeRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 206Sergei VoronovDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 232Frank IvankovicGPITPittsburgh Penguins