Date(s) July 8, 1995 | ||
First selection Bryan BerardSelected by: Ottawa Senators | ||
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. 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.
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References
1995 NHL Entry Draft Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA