1996 NHL Draft
Erik Rasmussen in the 1996 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Erik Rasmussen 7th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 545 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1996 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
7th
of 241 players selected
4th
of 138 forwards 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
Erik Rasmussen made his NHL debut on October 1, 1997, 1 year and 101 days after the draft.
545
Games
52
Goals
76
Assists
128
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1996 draft
- 7Erik RasmussenC545 GP · 128 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 27Cory SarichD969 GP · 158 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Darren Van OeneLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 54Francois MethotCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 87Kurt WalshRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Mike MartoneDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 115Alexei TezikovD30 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 142Ryan DavisRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 161Darren MortierCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 222Scott BuhlerGNo NHL gamesBUFBuffalo Sabres