1996 NHL Draft
Marcus Nilson in the 1996 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Marcus Nilson 20th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 521 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 1996 draft
- 17Jaroslav SvejkovskyR113 GP · 42 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 18Matt HigginsC57 GP · 3 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Matthieu DescôteauxD5 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 20Marcus NilsonL521 GP · 168 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 21Marco SturmL938 GP · 487 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 22Jeff BrownDNYRNew York Rangers
- 23Craig HillierGNo NHL gamesPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
1st
of 15 Swedes selected
11th
of 138 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 20Marcus NilsonL521 GP · 168 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 62Per-Anton LundstromDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 84Mikael SimonsCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 91Josef BoumedienneD47 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 93Jonas SolingLVANVancouver Canucks
- 108Johan ForsanderLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 124Per-Ragnar BergqvistGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 132Elias AbrahamssonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 136Andreas DackellR613 GP · 250 POTTOttawa Senators
- 144Magnus NilssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Marcus Nilson made his NHL debut on January 6, 1999, 2 years and 198 days after the draft.
521
Games
67
Goals
101
Assists
168
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 1996 draft
- 20Marcus NilsonL521 GP · 168 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 60Chris AllenD2 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 65Oleg KvashaC493 GP · 217 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 82Joey TetarenkoR73 GP · 5 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 129Andrew LongCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 156Gaetan PoirierLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 183Alexandre CoutureDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 209Denis KhloptonovGFLAFlorida Panthers
- 235Russell SmithDFLAFlorida Panthers