1995 NHL Draft
Michael Rucinski in the 1995 NHL Draft
Hartford Whalers selected Michael Rucinski 217th overall in the 1995 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 9.
It was the eighth and last of the 8 picks Hartford Whalers made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 26 games put him 88th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 217
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 9
- Drafting team
- HFDHartford Whalers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 214–220 in the 1995 draft
- 214Rob DeciantisCWINWinnipeg Jets
- 215Brian StewartDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 216Eric HoudeC30 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 217Michael RucinskiD26 GP · 2 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 218David LemanowiczGFLAFlorida Panthers
- 219Stephen LoweCDALDallas Stars
- 220Mikko MarkkanenRSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1995 class
217th
of 234 players selected
73rd
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bryan BerardD619 GP · 323 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Wade ReddenD1023 GP · 457 PNYINew York Islanders
- 3Aki BergD606 GP · 85 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 4Chad KilgerL714 GP · 218 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Daymond LangkowC1090 GP · 672 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Steve KellyC149 GP · 21 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Shane DoanR1540 GP · 972 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 8Terry RyanL8 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Kyle McLarenD719 GP · 207 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 10Radek DvorakR1260 GP · 590 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michael Rucinski made his NHL debut on March 29, 1998, 2 years and 264 days after the draft.
26
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Hartford Whalers picks in the 1995 draft
- 13Jean-Sebastien GiguereG597 GP · 262 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 35Sergei FedotovDHFDHartford Whalers
- 85Ian MacNeilC2 GP · 0 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 87Sami KapanenR831 GP · 458 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 113Hugh HamiltonDHFDHartford Whalers
- 165Byron RitchieC324 GP · 58 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 191Milan KostolnyRHFDHartford Whalers
- 217Michael RucinskiD26 GP · 2 PHFDHartford Whalers