1996 NHL Draft
Ivan Ciernik in the 1996 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Ivan Ciernik 216th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 9.
He was the fifth of the 7 Slovaks selected that year. It was the sixth of the 7 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 89 games put him 57th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 216
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 1
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 213–219 in the 1996 draft
- 213Jeff MillekerCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 214Matthew ScorsuneDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 215Craig StahlRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 216Ivan CiernikL89 GP · 26 POTTOttawa Senators
- 217David ThibeaultLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 218Mike MuzechkaDNYINew York Islanders
- 219Sebastien SimardLLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 37Marian CisarL73 GP · 30 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 56Zdeno CharaD1680 GP · 680 PNYINew York Islanders
- 119Richard LintnerD112 GP · 20 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 196Andrei PodkonickyC8 GP · 1 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 216Ivan CiernikL89 GP · 26 POTTOttawa Senators
- 227Lubomir VaicC9 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 228Ronald PetrovickyR342 GP · 92 PCGYCalgary Flames
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ivan Ciernik made his NHL debut on November 17, 1997, 1 year and 148 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 1996 draft
- 1Chris PhillipsD1179 GP · 288 POTTOttawa Senators
- 81Antti Jussi NiemiD29 GP · 2 POTTOttawa Senators
- 136Andreas DackellR613 GP · 250 POTTOttawa Senators
- 163Francois HardyDOTTOttawa Senators
- 212Erich GoldmannD1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 216Ivan CiernikL89 GP · 26 POTTOttawa Senators
- 239Sami SaloD878 GP · 339 POTTOttawa Senators