1996 NHL Draft
Michal Rozsival in the 1996 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Michal Rozsival 105th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 4.
He was the fifth of the 11 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 8 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 963.
- Overall pick
- 105
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 25
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 102–108 in the 1996 draft
- 102Matt BradleyR675 GP · 149 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 103Vladimir AntipovLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 104Steve WasylkoCHFDHartford Whalers
- 105Michal RozsivalD963 GP · 309 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 106Mike MartoneDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 107Randy PetrukGNo NHL gamesCOLColorado Avalanche
- 108Johan ForsanderLDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
5th
of 11 Czechs selected
34th
of 80 defensemen 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
Michal Rozsival made his NHL debut on October 1, 1999, 3 years and 101 days after the draft.
963
Games
68
Goals
241
Assists
309
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1996 draft
- 23Craig HillierGNo NHL gamesPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 28Pavel SkrbekD12 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 72Boyd KaneL31 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 77Boris ProtsenkoRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 105Michal RozsivalD963 GP · 309 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 150Peter BergmanCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 186Eric MelocheR74 GP · 20 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 238Timo SeikkulaCPITPittsburgh Penguins