The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the 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. The Los Angeles Kings benefitted from the new rules for this draft, picking third, while having finished seventh from the bottom. The last-place finishers, the Ottawa Senators did not lose the first overall pick through the lottery and picked Bryan Berard.