1995 NHL Entry Draft


The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last. Instead, a draft lottery was instituted in which the winner of the lottery could move up a maximum of four spots in the first-round draft order, meaning only the five worst teams, based on regular season points in a given season, could pick first in the draft, and no team in the non-playoff group could move down more than one place. The Los Angeles Kings won the lottery, and thus moved up four spots from seventh to third. The last-place finishers, the Ottawa Senators did not lose the first overall pick through the lottery and picked Bryan Berard.

Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

PickPlayerPositionNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1.Bryan BerardDefenceOttawa SenatorsDetroit Jr. Red Wings
2.Wade ReddenDefenceNew York IslandersBrandon Wheat Kings
3.Aki BergDefenceLos Angeles KingsTPS
4.Chad KilgerLeft WingMighty Ducks of AnaheimKingston Frontenacs
5.Daymond LangkowCentreTampa Bay LightningTri-City Americans
6.Steve KellyCentreEdmonton OilersPrince Albert Raiders
7.Shane DoanRight WingWinnipeg JetsKamloops Blazers
8.Terry RyanLeft WingMontreal CanadiensTri-City Americans
9.Kyle McLarenDefenceBoston Bruins Tacoma Rockets
10.Radek DvorakRight WingFlorida PanthersHC Ceske Budejovice
11.Jarome IginlaRight WingDallas StarsKamloops Blazers
12.Teemu RiihijarviLeft WingSan Jose SharksKiekko-Espoo
13.Jean-Sebastien GiguereGoaltenderHartford Whalers Halifax Mooseheads
14.Jay McKeeDefenceBuffalo Sabres Niagara Falls Thunder
15.Jeff WareDefenceToronto Maple LeafsOshawa Generals
16.Martin BironGoaltenderBuffalo SabresBeauport Harfangs
17.Brad ChurchLeft WingWashington CapitalsPrince Albert Raiders
18.Petr SykoraRight WingNew Jersey DevilsDetroit Vipers
19.Dmitri NabokovRight WingChicago BlackhawksKrylya Sovetov
20.Denis GauthierDefenceCalgary FlamesDrummondville Voltigeurs
21.Sean BrownDefenceBoston BruinsBelleville Bulls
22.Brian BoucherGoaltenderPhiladelphia FlyersTri-City Americans
23.Miika ElomoCentreWashington Capitals Kiekko-67 Turku
24.Aleksey MorozovRight WingPittsburgh PenguinsKrylya Sovetov
25.Marc DenisGoaltenderColorado AvalancheChicoutimi Sagueneens
26.Maxim KuznetsovDefenceDetroit Red WingsDynamo Moscow

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Draftees based on nationality