1996 NHL Draft
Josh Green in the 1996 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Josh Green 30th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 10 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 341 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 4
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 1996 draft
- 27Cory SarichD969 GP · 158 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 28Pavel SkrbekD12 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 29Dan LacoutureL337 GP · 45 PNYINew York Islanders
- 30Josh GreenC341 GP · 76 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 31Remi RoyerD18 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 32Chris HajtD6 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 33Darren Van OeneLBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
30th
of 241 players selected
15th
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
Josh Green made his NHL debut on October 10, 1998, 2 years and 110 days after the draft.
341
Games
36
Goals
40
Assists
76
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1996 draft
- 30Josh GreenC341 GP · 76 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 37Marian CisarL73 GP · 30 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 57Greg PhillipsCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 84Mikael SimonsCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 96Eric BelangerC820 GP · 358 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 120Jesse BlackDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 123Peter HoganDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 190Steve ValiquetteG46 GP · 16 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 193Kai NurminenL69 GP · 28 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 219Sebastien SimardLLAKLos Angeles Kings