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Islanders drafted the same player twice in the 90s

It rarely happens that a player gets drafted twice. And it's even rarer that a player not only gets drafted twice but get drafted twice by the same team no less. With picks in 1996 and 1998, the New York Islanders did just that.

At the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, the Islanders had ten selections to make. Through the first seven rounds, the Islanders picked up players like J.P. Dumont (3rd overall) and Zdeno Chara (56th overall). In the eighth round, 192nd overall, they selected Evgeny Korolev.

Playing for the Peterborough Peters of the OHL, Korolev had 14 points in 60 games on the blueline.