1996 NHL entry draft
| 1996 NHL Entry Draft | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Date(s) | June 22, 1996 |
| Location | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Overview | |
| First selection |  Chris Phillips(Ottawa Senators) |
The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was the 34th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Zdeno Chára, who retired after the 2021–22 season.
Selections by round
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one
| = NHL All-Star[a] · | = NHL All-Star[a] and NHL All-Star team · |
Round two
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Cory Sarich | Defense | Canada
|
Buffalo Sabres (from Ottawa via St. Louis) | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 28 | Pavel Skrbek | Defense |  Czech Republic
|
Pittsburgh Penguins (from San Jose via New Jersey) | Poldi Kladno (Czech Republic) |
| 29 | Dan LaCouture | Left Wing |  United States
|
New York Islanders | Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL) |
| 30 | Josh Green | Center | Canada
|
Los Angeles Kings | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 31 | Remi Royer | Defense | Canada
|
Chicago Blackhawks (from Dallas via Phoenix and San Jose) | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) |
| 32 | Chris Hajt | Defense | Canada
|
Edmonton Oilers | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 33 | Darren Van Oene | Left Wing | Canada
|
Buffalo Sabres | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 34 | Trevor Wasyluk | Left Wing | Canada
|
Hartford Whalers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 35 | Matt Cullen | Center | United States
|
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) |
| 36 | Marek Posmyk | Defense | Czech Republic
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from New Jersey) | Dukla Jihlava (Czech Republic) |
| 37 | Marian Cisar | Right Wing |  Slovakia
|
Los Angeles Kings (from Phoenix) | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) |
| 38 | Wes Mason | Left Wing | Canada
|
New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver) | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 39 | Travis Brigley | Left Wing | Canada
|
Calgary Flames | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 40 | Steve Begin | Center | Canada
|
Calgary Flames (from St. Louis) | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 41 | Josh DeWolf | Defense | United States
|
New Jersey Devils (from Toronto via Pittsburgh) | Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL) |
| 42 | Jeff Paul | Defense | Canada
|
Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay) | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 43 | Jan Bulis | Center | Czech Republic
|
Washington Capitals | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 44 | Mathieu Garon | Goaltender | Canada
|
Montreal Canadiens | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 45 | Henry Kuster | Right Wing | Canada
|
Boston Bruins | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 46 | Geoff Peters | Center | Canada
|
Chicago Blackhawks (from Florida via San Jose) | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 47 | Pierre Dagenais | Left Wing | Canada
|
New Jersey Devils (from Chicago via Tampa Bay) | Moncton Alpines (QMJHL) |
| 48 | Daniel Goneau | Left Wing | Canada
|
New York Rangers | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) |
| 49 | Colin White | Defense | Canada
|
New Jersey Devils (from Pittsburgh) | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 50 | Francis Larivee | Goaltender | Canada
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Philadelphia) | Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL) |
| 51 | Yuri Babenko | Center |  Russia
|
Colorado Avalanche | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |
| 52 | Aren Miller | Goaltender | Canada
|
Detroit Red Wings | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
Round three
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Eric Naud | Left Wing | Canada
|
Boston Bruins (from Ottawa) | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) |
| 54 | Francois Methot | Center | Canada
|
Buffalo Sabres (compensatory) | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) |
| 55 | Terry Friesen | Goaltender | Canada
|
San Jose Sharks | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 56 | Zdeno Chara | Defense | Slovakia
|
New York Islanders | Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) |
| 57 | Greg Phillips | Center | Canada
|
Los Angeles Kings | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 58 | Sergei Zimakov | Defense | Russia
|
Washington Capitals (from Dallas) | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |
| 59 | Tom Poti | Defense | United States
|
Edmonton Oilers | Cushing Academy (USHS–MA) |
| 60 | Chris Allen | Defense | Canada
|
Florida Panthers (from Buffalo) | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 61 | Andrei Petrunin | Right Wing | Russia
|
Hartford Whalers | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 62 | Per-Anton Lundstrom | Defense |  Sweden
|
Phoenix Coyotes (from Anaheim) | MODO (Sweden) |
| 63 | Scott Parker | Right Wing | United States
|
New Jersey Devils | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 64 | Chester Gallant | Right Wing | Canada
|
Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix) | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 65 | Oleg Kvasha | Center | Russia
|
Florida Panthers (from Vancouver) | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 66 | Mike Lankshear | Defense | Canada
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary) | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 67 | Gordie Dwyer | Left Wing | Canada
|
St. Louis Blues | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
| 68 | Konstantin Kalmikov | Left Wing |  Ukraine
|
Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Falcons (CoHL) |
| 69 | Curtis Tipler | Right Wing | Canada
|
Tampa Bay Lightning | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 70 | Jon Sim | Left Wing | Canada
|
Dallas Stars (from Washington) | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 71 | Arron Asham | Right Wing | Canada
|
Montreal Canadiens | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 72 | Boyd Kane | Left Wing | Canada
|
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Boston) | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 73 | Dmitri Vlasenkov | Left Wing | Russia
|
Calgary Flames (from Florida) | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 74 | David Weninger | Goaltender | Canada
|
Washington Capitals (from Chicago) | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
| 75 | Zenith Komarniski | Defense | Canada
|
Vancouver Canucks (compensatory) | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 76 | Dmitri Subbotin | Left Wing | Russia
|
New York Rangers | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 77 | Borys Protsenko | Right Wing | Ukraine
|
Pittsburgh Penguins | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 78 | Shawn McNeil | Center | Canada
|
Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia via Colorado) | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 79 | Mark Parrish | Right Wing | United States
|
Colorado Avalanche | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) |
| 80 | Jason Doyle | Right Wing | Canada
|
Boston Bruins (from Detroit via Tampa Bay) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (WHL) |
Round four
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Antti-Jussi Niemi | Defense |  Finland
|
Ottawa Senators | Jokerit (Finland) |
| 82 | Joey Tetarenko | Right Wing | Canada
|
Florida Panthers (from San Jose) | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 83 | Tyrone Garner | Goaltender | Canada
|
New York Islanders | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 84 | Mikael Simons | Center | Sweden
|
Los Angeles Kings (from Los Angeles via Toronto and Philadelphia) | Mora IK (Sweden) |
| 85 | Justin Davis | Right Wing | Canada
|
Washington Capitals (from Dallas via Los Angeles) | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 86 | Jason Sessa | Right Wing | United States
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Edmonton) | Lake Superior State University (CCHA) |
| 87 | Kurt Walsh | Right Wing | Canada
|
Buffalo Sabres | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |
| 88 | Craig MacDonald | Center | Canada
|
Hartford Whalers | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 89 | Toni Lydman | Defense | Finland
|
Calgary Flames (compensatory) | Reipas Lahti (Finland) |
| 90 | Mike Hurley | Right Wing | Canada
|
Dallas Stars (from Anaheim via Washington) | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 91 | Josef Boumedienne | Defense | Sweden
|
New Jersey Devils | Huddinge IK (Sweden) |
| 92 | Kim Staal | Left Wing |  Denmark
|
Montreal Canadiens (from Phoenix via Anaheim and Toronto) | Malmö IF (Sweden) |
| 93 | Jonas Soling | Left Wing | Sweden
|
Vancouver Canucks | Huddinge IK (Sweden) |
| 94 | Christian Lefebvre | Defense | Canada
|
Calgary Flames | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) |
| 95 | Jon Zukiwsky | Center | Canada
|
St. Louis Blues | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 96 | Eric Belanger | Center | Canada
|
Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto) | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
| 97 | Andrei Petrakov | Left Wing | Russia
|
St. Louis Blues (from Tampa Bay) | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Russia) |
| 98 | Ben Storey | Defense | Canada
|
Colorado Avalanche (from Washington) | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 99 | Etienne Drapeau | Center | Canada
|
Montreal Canadiens | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
| 100 | Trent Whitfield | Center | Canada
|
Boston Bruins | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 101 | Josh MacNevin | Defense | Canada
|
New Jersey Devils (compensatory) | Vernon Vipers (BCJHL) |
| 102 | Matt Bradley | Right Wing | Canada
|
San Jose Sharks (from Florida) | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 103 | Vladimir Antipov | Left Wing | Russia
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago via Phoenix) | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 104 | Steve Wasylko | Center | Canada
|
Hartford Whalers (from New York Rangers) | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |
| 105 | Michal Rozsival | Defense | Czech Republic
|
Pittsburgh Penguins | Dukla Jihlava (Czech.) |
| 106 | Mike Martone | Defense | Canada
|
Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia via San Jose) | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 107 | Randy Petruk | Goaltender | Canada
|
Colorado Avalanche | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 108 | Johan Forsander | Left Wing | Sweden
|
Detroit Red Wings | HV71 (Sweden) |
Round five
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Andrew Berenzweig | Defense | United States
|
New York Islanders (from Ottawa) | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 110 | Peter Cava | Center | Canada
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from San Jose) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 111 | Brandon Sugden | Right Wing | Canada
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from New York Islanders) | London Knights (OHL) |
| 112 | Ryan Christie | Left Wing | Canada
|
Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles) | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |
| 113 | Yevgeni Tsybuk | Defense | Russia
|
Dallas Stars | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) |
| 114 | Brian Urick | Right Wing | United States
|
Edmonton Oilers | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) |
| 115 | Alexei Tezikov | Defense | Russia
|
Buffalo Sabres | Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
| 116 | Mark McMahon | Defense | Canada
|
Hartford Whalers | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 117 | Brendan Buckley | Defense | United States
|
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Boston College (Hockey East) |
| 118 | Glenn Crawford | Center | Canada
|
New Jersey Devils | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 119 | Richard Lintner | Defense | Slovakia
|
Phoenix Coyotes | Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia) |
| 120 | Jesse Black | Defense | Canada
|
Los Angeles Kings (compensatory) | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 121 | Tyler Prosofsky | Center | Canada
|
Vancouver Canucks | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 122 | Josef Straka | Center | Czech Republic
|
Calgary Flames | HC Litvínov (Czech Republic) |
| 123 | Peter Hogan | Defense | Canada
|
Los Angeles Kings (from St. Louis) | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 124 | Per-Ragnar Bergkvist | Goaltender | Sweden
|
Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto) | Leksands IF (Sweden) |
| 125 | Jason Robinson | Defense | Canada
|
Tampa Bay Lightning | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 126 | Matt Lahey | Left Wing | Canada
|
Washington Capitals | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 127 | Daniel Archambault | Defense | Canada
|
Montreal Canadiens | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 128 | Petr Sachl | Center | Czech Republic
|
New York Islanders (from Boston) | HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic) |
| 129 | Andrew Long | Center | Canada
|
Florida Panthers | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 130 | Andy Johnson | Defense | Canada
|
Chicago Blackhawks | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 131 | Colin Pepperall | Left Wing | Canada
|
New York Rangers | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 132 | Elias Abrahamsson | Defense | Sweden
|
Boston Bruins (from Pittsburgh via San Jose) | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 133 | Jesse Boulerice | Right Wing | United States
|
Philadelphia Flyers | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |
| 134 | Luke Curtin | Left Wing | United States
|
Colorado Avalanche | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 135 | Michal Podolka | Goaltender | Czech Republic
|
Detroit Red Wings | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
Round six
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Andreas Dackell | Right Wing | Sweden
|
Ottawa Senators | Brynas IF (Sweden) |
| 137 | Michel Larocque | Goaltender |  Germany
|
San Jose Sharks | Boston University (Hockey East) |
| 138 | Todd Miller | Center | Canada
|
New York Islanders | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 139 | Robert Esche | Goaltender | United States
|
Phoenix Coyotes (from Los Angeles) | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |
| 140 | Dmytro Yakushyn | Defense | Ukraine
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas) | Pembroke (COJHL) |
| 141 | Bryan Randall | Center | Canada
|
Edmonton Oilers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 142 | Ryan Davis | Right Wing | Canada
|
Buffalo Sabres | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |
| 143 | Aaron Baker | Goaltender | Canada
|
Hartford Whalers | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 144 | Magnus Nilsson | Left Wing | Sweden
|
Detroit Red Wings (from Anaheim) | IK Vita Hasten (Sweden) |
| 145 | Sean Ritchlin | Right Wing | United States
|
New Jersey Devils | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 146 | Brian Willsie | Right Wing | Canada
|
Colorado Avalanche (from Phoenix via Los Angeles) | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 147 | Nolan McDonald | Goaltender | Canada
|
Vancouver Canucks | University of Vermont (Hockey East) |
| 148 | Chris Bogas | Defense | United States
|
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary) | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
| 149 | Blaine Russell | Goaltender | Canada
|
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from St. Louis) | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 150 | Peter Bergman | Center | Canada
|
Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory) | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 151 | Lucio DeMartinis | Left Wing | Canada
|
Toronto Maple Leafs | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 152 | Nikolai Ignatov | Defense | Russia
|
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Tampa Bay via St. Louis) | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 153 | A. J. Van Bruggen | Right Wing | United States
|
Washington Capitals | Northern Michigan University (WCHA) |
| 154 | Brett Clark | Defense | Canada
|
Montreal Canadiens | University of Maine (Hockey East) |
| 155 | Chris Lane | Defense | Canada
|
Boston Bruins | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 156 | Gaetan Poirier | Left Wing | Canada
|
Florida Panthers | Merrimack College (Hockey East) |
| 157 | Xavier Delisle | Center | Canada
|
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Chicago) | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) |
| 158 | Ola Sandberg | Defense | Sweden
|
New York Rangers | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) |
| 159 | Stephen Wagner | Goaltender | Canada
|
St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh) | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) |
| 160 | Kai Fischer | Goaltender | Germany
|
Colorado Avalanche (from Philadelphia) | Düsseldorfer EG (Germany) |
| 161 | Darren Mortier | Center | Canada
|
Buffalo Sabres (from Colorado) | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 162 | Alexandre Jacques | Center | Canada
|
Detroit Red Wings | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
Round seven
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | Francois Hardy | Defense | Canada
|
Ottawa Senators | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 164 | Jake Deadmarsh | Defense | Canada|
|
San Jose Sharks | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 165 | J. R. Prestifilippo | Goaltender | United States
|
New York Islanders | Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT) |
| 166 | Eoin McInerney | Goaltender | Canada
|
Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles) | London Knights (OHL) |
| 167 | Dan Hinote | Right Wing | United States
|
Colorado Avalanche (from Dallas) | United States Military Academy (NCAA Independent) |
| 168 | David Bernier | Right Wing | Canada
|
Edmonton Oilers | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) |
| 169 | Daniel Corso | Center | Canada
|
St. Louis Blues (from Buffalo) | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 170 | Brandon Lafrance | Right Wing | Canada
|
Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh; compensatory) | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
| 171 | Greg Kuznik | Defense | Canada
|
Hartford Whalers | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 172 | Timo Ahmaoja | Defense | Finland
|
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | JYP (Finland) |
| 173 | Daryl Andrews | Defense | Canada
|
New Jersey Devils | Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) |
| 174 | Trevor Letowski | Right Wing | Canada
|
Phoenix Coyotes | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 175 | Clint Cabana | Defense | Canada
|
Vancouver Canucks | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 176 | Samuel Pahlsson | Center | Sweden
|
Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary) | MODO (Sweden) |
| 177 | Reed Low | Right Wing | Canada
|
St. Louis Blues | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 178 | Reggie Berg | Center | United States
|
Toronto Maple Leafs | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 179 | Pavel Kubina | Defense | Czech Republic
|
Tampa Bay Lightning | HC Vitkovice (Czech.) |
| 180 | Michael Anderson | Right Wing | United States
|
Washington Capitals | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 181 | Timo Vertala | Left Wing | Finland
|
Montreal Canadiens | JYP (Finland) |
| 182 | Thomas Brown | Defense | Canada
|
Boston Bruins | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 183 | Alexandre Couture | Defense | Canada
|
Florida Panthers | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 184 | Mike Vellinga | Defense | Canada
|
Chicago Blackhawks | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 185 | Jeff Dessner | Defense | United States
|
New York Rangers | The Taft School (USHS–CT) |
| 186 | Eric Meloche | Right Wing | Canada
|
Pittsburgh Penguins | Cornwall Colts (COJHL) |
| 187 | Roman Malov | Left Wing | Russia
|
Philadelphia Flyers | Avangard Omsk (Russia) |
| 188 | Roman Pylner | Center | Czech Republic
|
Colorado Avalanche | HC Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic) |
| 189 | Colin Beardsmore | Center | Canada
|
Detroit Red Wings | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
Round eight
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Steve Valiquette | Goaltender | Canada
|
Los Angeles Kings (from Ottawa) | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 191 | Cory Cyrenne | Center | Canada
|
San Jose Sharks | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 192 | Evgeny Korolev | Defense | Russia
|
New York Islanders | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 193 | Kai Nurminen | Left Wing | Finland
|
Los Angeles Kings | HV71 (Sweden) |
| 194 | Joel Kwiatkowski | Defense | Canada
|
Dallas Stars | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 195 | Fernando Pisani | Right Wing | Canada
|
Edmonton Oilers | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |
| 196 | Andrej Podkonicky | Center | Slovakia
|
St. Louis Blues (from Buffalo) | ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia) |
| 197 | Kevin Marsh | Left Wing | Canada
|
Hartford Whalers | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 198 | Kevin Kellett | Defense | Canada
|
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 199 | Willie Mitchell | Defense | Canada
|
New Jersey Devils | Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) |
| 200 | Nick Lent | Right Wing | United States
|
Phoenix Coyotes | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 201 | Jeff Scissons | Center | Canada
|
Vancouver Canucks | Vernon Vipers (BCJHL) |
| 202 | Ryan Wade | Right Wing | Canada
|
Calgary Flames | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 203 | Anthony Hutchins | Center | United States
|
St. Louis Blues | Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA) |
| 204 | Tomas Kaberle | Defense | Czech Republic
|
Toronto Maple Leafs | Poldi Kladno (Czech.) |
| 205 | Jason Bertsch | Right Wing | Canada
|
New Jersey Devils (from Tampa Bay) | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 206 | Oleg Orekhovsky | Defense | Russia
|
Washington Capitals | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| 207 | Mattia Baldi | Left Wing |  Switzerland
|
Montreal Canadiens | HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland) |
| 208 | Bob Prier | Right Wing | Canada
|
Boston Bruins | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
| 209 | Denis Khlopotnov | Goaltender | Russia
|
Florida Panthers | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 210 | Chris Twerdun | Defense | Canada
|
Chicago Blackhawks | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 211 | Ryan McKie | Defense | Canada
|
New York Rangers | London Knights (OHL) |
| 212 | Erich Goldmann | Defense | Germany
|
Ottawa Senators (from Pittsburgh) | Adler Mannheim (Germany) |
| 213 | Jeff Milleker | Center | Canada
|
Philadelphia Flyers | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 214 | Matthew Scorsune | Defense | United States
|
Colorado Avalanche | Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT) |
| 215 | Craig Stahl | Right Wing | Canada
|
Detroit Red Wings | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
Round nine
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | Ivan Ciernik | Left Wing | Slovakia
|
Ottawa Senators | HK Nitra (Slovakia) |
| 217 | David Thibeault | Left Wing | Canada
|
San Jose Sharks | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 218 | Mike Muzechka | Defense | Canada
|
New York Islanders | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 219 | Sebastien Simard | Left Wing | Canada
|
Los Angeles Kings | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 220 | Nick Bootland | Left Wing | Canada
|
Dallas Stars | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 221 | John Hultberg | Goaltender | United States
|
Edmonton Oilers | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 222 | Scott Buhler | Goaltender | Canada
|
Buffalo Sabres | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 223 | Craig Adams | Right Wing | Canada
|
Hartford Whalers | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 224 | Tobias Johansson | Left Wing | Sweden
|
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Malmo IF (Sweden) |
| 225 | Pasi Petrilainen | Defense | Finland
|
New Jersey Devils | Tappara (Finland) |
| 226 | Marc-Etienne Hubert | Center | Canada
|
Phoenix Coyotes | Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL) |
| 227 | Lubomir Vaic | Center | Slovakia
|
Vancouver Canucks | HC Kosice (Slovakia) |
| 228 | Ronald Petrovicky | Right Wing | Slovakia
|
Calgary Flames | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 229 | Konstantin Shafranov | Right Wing |  Kazakhstan
|
St. Louis Blues | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) |
| 230 | Jared Hope | Center | Canada
|
Toronto Maple Leafs | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 231 | Askhat Rakhmatullin | Left Wing | Russia
|
Hartford Whalers (from Tampa Bay) | Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia) |
| 232 | Chad Cavanagh | Left Wing | Canada
|
Washington Capitals | London Knights (OHL) |
| 233 | Michel Tremblay | Left Wing | Canada
|
Montreal Canadiens | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 234 | Anders Soderberg | Left Wing | Sweden
|
Boston Bruins | MODO (Sweden) |
| 235 | Russell Smith | Defense | Canada
|
Florida Panthers | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 236 | Andrei Kozyrev | Defense | Russia
|
Chicago Blackhawks | Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) |
| 237 | Ronnie Sundin | Defense | Sweden
|
New York Rangers | Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden) |
| 238 | Timo Seikkula | Center | Finland
|
Pittsburgh Penguins | Junkkarit (Finland) |
| 239 | Sami Salo | Defense | Finland
|
Ottawa Senators (from Philadelphia) | TPS (Finland) |
| 240 | Justin Clark | Right Wing | United States
|
Colorado Avalanche | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 241 | Yevgeni Afanasyev | Left Wing | Russia
|
Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Little Caesars Midgets (MWEHL) |
Draftees based on nationality
| Rank | Country | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 169 | 70.1% | |
| 1 | Canada
|
140 | 58.1% |
| 2 | United States
|
29 | 12.0% |
| Europe | 72 | 29.9% | |
| 3 | Russia
|
21 | 8.7% |
| 4 | Sweden
|
15 | 6.2% |
| 5 | Czech Republic
|
11 | 4.6% |
| 6 | Finland
|
8 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Slovakia
|
7 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Germany
|
3 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Ukraine
|
3 | 1.2% |
| 10 |  Belarus
|
1 | 0.4% |
| 10 |  Lithuania
|
1 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Switzerland
|
1 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Denmark
|
1 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Kazakhstan
|
1 | 0.4% |
See also
References
External links
- prosportstransactions.com: 1996 NHL Entry Draft Pick
- 1996 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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