1996 NHL Draft
Robert Esche in the 1996 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Robert Esche 139th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 6.
It was the fifth of the 8 picks Phoenix Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 186 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 139
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 4
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 136–142 in the 1996 draft
- 136Andreas DackellR613 GP · 250 POTTOttawa Senators
- 137Michel LarocqueG3 GP · 0 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 138Todd MillerCNYINew York Islanders
- 139Robert EscheG186 GP · 78 WPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 140Dmitriy YakushinD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 141Bryan RandallCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 142Ryan DavisRBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
139th
of 241 players selected
12th
of 23 goaltenders 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
Robert Esche made his NHL debut on February 20, 1999, 2 years and 243 days after the draft.
186
Games
78
Wins
10
Shutouts
.899
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Phoenix Coyotes picks in the 1996 draft
- 11Dan FochtD82 GP · 8 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 24Daniel BrièreC973 GP · 696 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 62Per-Anton LundstromDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 119Richard LintnerD112 GP · 20 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 139Robert EscheG186 GP · 78 WPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 174Trevor LetowskiR616 GP · 201 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 200Nicholas LentRPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 226Marc-Etienne HubertCPHXPhoenix Coyotes