1994 NHL Draft
Ladislav Benysek in the 1994 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Ladislav Benysek 266th overall in the 1994 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 11.
He was the 16th of the 16 Czechs selected that year. It was the 16th and last of the 16 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1994, 115 have played in the NHL regular season. His 161 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 266
- Round and pick
- Round 11, pick 6
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 263–269 in the 1994 draft
- 263Rob MaraRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 264Jason IsselLWINWinnipeg Jets
- 265Steve NimigonLHFDHartford Whalers
- 266Ladislav BenysekD161 GP · 15 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 267Jamie ButtLNYRNew York Rangers
- 268Brian WhiteD2 GP · 0 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 269Mike HansonCNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1994 class
16th
of 16 Czechs selected
82nd
of 90 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 3Radek BonkC969 GP · 497 POTTOttawa Senators
- 29Stan NeckarD510 GP · 53 POTTOttawa Senators
- 35Josef MarhaC159 GP · 53 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 37Angel NikolovDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 51Patrik EliasC1240 GP · 1025 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 87Milan HejdukR1020 GP · 805 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 89Vaclav VaradaR493 GP · 183 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 103Zdenek SkorepaLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 106Pavel TrnkaD411 GP · 77 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 172Roman VopatL133 GP · 20 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ladislav Benysek made his NHL debut on November 15, 1997, 3 years and 139 days after the draft.
161
Games
3
Goals
12
Assists
15
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1994 draft
- 4Jason BonsignoreC79 GP · 16 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 6Ryan SmythL1270 GP · 842 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 32Mike WattL157 GP · 41 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 53Corey NeilsonDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 60Brad SymesDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 79Adam CopelandREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 95Jussi TarvainenCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 110Jon GaskinsDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 136Terry MarchantLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 160Curtis SheptakLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 162Dimitrius SulbaREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 179Chris WickenheiserGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 185Rob GuinnDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 188Jason ReidDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 214Jeremy JablonskiGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 266Ladislav BenysekD161 GP · 15 PEDMEdmonton Oilers