Complex sentence: Larocque was drafted in the first-round, 16th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1996, but only managed to play 5 NHL games for the Lightning during the 1998--99 NHL season, scoring no points with 16 penalty minutes.
Split into simpler sentences: Larocque was drafted in the first round, 16th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1996. He managed to play five NHL games for the Lightning during the 1998--99 NHL season, scoring no points with 16 penalty minutes.