1996 NHL Draft
Dainius Zubrus in the 1996 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Dainius Zubrus 15th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1293, and only 3 have scored more points than his 591.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 1996 draft
- 12Josh HoldenC60 GP · 14 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 13Derek MorrisD1107 GP · 424 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 14Marty ReasonerC798 GP · 266 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 15Dainius ZubrusC1293 GP · 591 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 16Mario LarocqueD5 GP · 0 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 17Jaroslav SvejkovskyR113 GP · 42 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 18Matt HigginsC57 GP · 3 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
1st
of 1 Lithuanians selected
8th
of 138 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dainius Zubrus made his NHL debut on October 5, 1996, 105 days after the draft.
1293
Games
228
Goals
363
Assists
591
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1996 draft
- 15Dainius ZubrusC1293 GP · 591 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 64Chester GallantRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 124Per-Ragnar BergqvistGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 133Jesse BoulericeR172 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 187Roman MalovLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 213Jeff MillekerCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers