1996 NHL Draft
Jan Bulis in the 1996 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Jan Bulis 43rd overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
He was the fourth of the 11 Czechs selected that year. It was the third of the 12 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 552 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 1996 draft
- 40Steve BeginL524 GP · 108 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 41Joshua DewolfDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 42Jeff PaulD2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 43Jan BulisC552 GP · 245 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 44Mathieu GaronG341 GP · 144 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 45Henry KusterRBOSBoston Bruins
- 46Geoff PetersCCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
4th
of 11 Czechs selected
23rd
of 138 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 17Jaroslav SvejkovskyR113 GP · 42 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 28Pavel SkrbekD12 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 36Marek PosmykD19 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 43Jan BulisC552 GP · 245 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 105Michal RozsivalD963 GP · 309 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 122Josef StrakaCCGYCalgary Flames
- 128Petr SachlCNYINew York Islanders
- 135Michal PodolkaGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 179Pavel KubinaD970 GP · 386 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 188Roman PylnerCCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 1 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jan Bulis made his NHL debut on October 1, 1997, 1 year and 101 days after the draft.
552
Games
96
Goals
149
Assists
245
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1996 draft
- 4Alexander VolchkovL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 17Jaroslav SvejkovskyR113 GP · 42 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 43Jan BulisC552 GP · 245 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 58Sergei ZimakovDWSHWashington Capitals
- 74Dave WeningerGWSHWashington Capitals
- 78Shawn McNeilCWSHWashington Capitals
- 85Justin DavisRWSHWashington Capitals
- 126Matthew LaheyLWSHWashington Capitals
- 153Andrew Van BruggenRWSHWashington Capitals
- 180Michael AndersonRWSHWashington Capitals
- 206Oleg OrekhovskyDWSHWashington Capitals
- 232Chad CavanaghLWSHWashington Capitals