| 1996 NHL entry draft | |
| Logosize: | 180px |
| Date: | June 22, 1996 |
| Location: | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| First: |  Chris Phillips(Ottawa Senators) |
| Overall: | 241 |
| Rounds: | 9 |
| Prev: | 1995 |
| Next: | 1997 |
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 Chara, who retired after the 2021–22 season.
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Edmonton previously acquired this pick and a first-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft as compensation on July 28, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Shayne Corson.
Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 16, 1995 that sent Doug Bodger to San Jose in exchange for Vaclav Varada, a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, rights to Martin Spanhel and this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 16, 1995 that sent Pat Falloon to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, rights to Martin Spanhel and this pick.
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Cory Sarich (D) | Buffalo Sabres (from Ottawa via St. Louis)1 | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | ||
| 28 | Pavel Skrbek (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins (from San Jose via New Jersey)2 | Poldi Kladno (Czech Republic) | ||
| 29 | Dan LaCouture (LW) | New York Islanders | Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL) | ||
| 30 | Josh Green (C) | Los Angeles Kings | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
| 31 | Remi Royer (D) | Chicago Blackhawks (from Dallas via Phoenix and San Jose)3 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | ||
| 32 | Chris Hajt (D) | Edmonton Oilers | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
| 33 | Darren Van Oene (LW) | Buffalo Sabres | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
| 34 | Trevor Wasyluk (LW) | Hartford Whalers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
| 35 | Matt Cullen (C) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) | ||
| 36 | Marek Posmyk (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from New Jersey)4 | Dukla Jihlava (Czech Republic) | ||
| 37 | Marian Cisar (RW) | Los Angeles Kings (from Phoenix)5 | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) | ||
| 38 | Wes Mason (LW) | New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)6 | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
| 39 | Travis Brigley (LW) | Calgary Flames | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | ||
| 40 | Steve Begin (C) | Calgary Flames (from St. Louis)7 | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | ||
| 41 | Josh DeWolf (D) | New Jersey Devils (from Toronto via Pittsburgh)8 | Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL) | ||
| 42 | Jeff Paul (D) | Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay)9 | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | ||
| 43 | Jan Bulis (C) | Washington Capitals | Barrie Colts (OHL) | ||
| 44 | Mathieu Garon (G) | Montreal Canadiens | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | ||
| 45 | Henry Kuster (RW) | Boston Bruins | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
| 46 | Geoff Peters (ice hockey) | Geoff Peters (C) | Chicago Blackhawks (from Florida via San Jose)10 | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | |
| 47 | Pierre Dagenais (LW) | New Jersey Devils (from Chicago via Tampa Bay)11 | Moncton Alpines (QMJHL) | ||
| 48 | Daniel Goneau (LW) | New York Rangers | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | ||
| 49 | Colin White (D) | New Jersey Devils (from Pittsburgh)12 | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | ||
| 50 | Francis Larivee (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Philadelphia)13 | Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL) | ||
| 51 | Yuri Babenko (C) | Colorado Avalanche | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) | ||
| 52 | Aren Miller (G) | Detroit Red Wings | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 4, 1995 that sent Steve Duchesne to Hartford in exchange for this pick.
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 15, 1995 that sent Chris Terreri to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 1996 that sent Craig Janney to Winnipeg in exchange for Darren Turcotte and this pick.
Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent a third-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent Larry Murphy to Toronto in exchange for Dmitri Mironov and this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 16, 1996 that sent Ray Sheppard and a fourth-round pick in the a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Enrico Ciccone and a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 42 overall) to Chicago in exchange for Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and this pick.
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Eric Naud (LW) | Boston Bruins (from Ottawa)1 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | ||
| 54 | Francois Methot (C) | Buffalo Sabres (compensatory)2 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | ||
| 55 | Terry Friesen (G) | San Jose Sharks | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | ||
| 56 | Zdeno Chara (D) | New York Islanders | Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) | ||
| 57 | Greg Phillips (C) | Los Angeles Kings | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | ||
| 58 | Sergei Zimakov (D) | Washington Capitals (from Dallas)3 | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) | ||
| 59 | Tom Poti (D) | Edmonton Oilers | Cushing Academy (USHS–MA) | ||
| 60 | Chris Allen (D) | Florida Panthers (from Buffalo)4 | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | ||
| 61 | Andrei Petrunin (RW) | Hartford Whalers | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | ||
| 62 | Per-Anton Lundstrom (D) | Phoenix Coyotes (from Anaheim)5 | MODO (Sweden) | ||
| 63 | Scott Parker (RW) | New Jersey Devils | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | ||
| 64 | Chester Gallant (RW) | Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix)6 | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | ||
| 65 | Oleg Kvasha (C) | Florida Panthers (from Vancouver)7 | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | ||
| 66 | Mike Lankshear (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary)8 | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
| 67 | Gordie Dwyer (LW) | St. Louis Blues | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | ||
| 68 | Konstantin Kalmikov (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Falcons (CoHL) | ||
| 69 | Curtis Tipler (RW) | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regina Pats (WHL) | ||
| 70 | Jon Sim (LW) | Dallas Stars (from Washington)9 | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
| 71 | Arron Asham (RW) | Montreal Canadiens | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | ||
| 72 | Boyd Kane (LW) | Pittsburgh Penguins (from Boston)10 | Regina Pats (WHL) | ||
| 73 | Dmitri Vlasenkov (LW) | Calgary Flames (from Florida)11 | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) | ||
| 74 | David Weninger (G) | Washington Capitals (from Chicago)12 | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) | ||
| 75 | Zenith Komarniski (D) | Vancouver Canucks (compensatory)13 | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | ||
| 76 | Dmitri Subbotin (LW) | New York Rangers | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | ||
| 77 | Borys Protsenko (RW) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | ||
| 78 | Shawn McNeil (C) | Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia via Colorado)14 | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | ||
| 79 | Mark Parrish (RW) | Colorado Avalanche | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) | ||
| 80 | Jason Doyle (RW) | Boston Bruins (from Detroit via Tampa Bay)15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (WHL) |
Colorado's previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 12, 1995 that sent Garth Snow to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 17, 1995 that sent Marc Bergevin and Ben Hankinson to Detroit in exchange for Shawn Burr and this pick.
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Antti-Jussi Niemi (D) | Ottawa Senators | Jokerit (Finland) | ||
| 82 | Joey Tetarenko (RW) | Florida Panthers (from San Jose)1 | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | ||
| 83 | Tyrone Garner (G) | New York Islanders | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | ||
| 84 | Mikael Simons (C) | Los Angeles Kings (from Los Angeles via Toronto and Philadelphia)2 | Mora IK (Sweden) | ||
| 85 | Justin Davis (RW) | Washington Capitals (from Dallas via Los Angeles)3 | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | ||
| 86 | Jason Sessa (RW) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Edmonton)4 | Lake Superior State University (CCHA) | ||
| 87 | Kurt Walsh (RW) | Buffalo Sabres | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | ||
| 88 | Craig MacDonald (C) | Hartford Whalers | Harvard University (ECAC) | ||
| 89 | Toni Lydman (D) | Calgary Flames (compensatory)5 | Reipas Lahti (Finland) | ||
| 90 | Mike Hurley (RW) | Dallas Stars (from Anaheim via Washington)6 | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | ||
| 91 | Josef Boumedienne (D) | New Jersey Devils | Huddinge IK (Sweden) | ||
| 92 | Kim Staal (LW) | Montreal Canadiens (from Phoenix via Anaheim and Toronto)7 | Malmö IF (Sweden) | ||
| 93 | Jonas Soling (LW) | Vancouver Canucks | Huddinge IK (Sweden) | ||
| 94 | Christian Lefebvre (D) | Calgary Flames | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | ||
| 95 | Jon Zukiwsky (C) | St. Louis Blues | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | ||
| 96 | Eric Belanger (C) | Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto)8 | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | ||
| 97 | Andrei Petrakov (LW) | St. Louis Blues (from Tampa Bay)9 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Russia) | ||
| 98 | Ben Storey (D) | Colorado Avalanche (from Washington)10 | Harvard University (ECAC) | ||
| 99 | Etienne Drapeau (C) | Montreal Canadiens | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | ||
| 100 | Trent Whitfield (C) | Boston Bruins | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | ||
| 101 | Josh MacNevin (D) | New Jersey Devils (compensatory)11 | Vernon Vipers (BCJHL) | ||
| 102 | Matt Bradley (RW) | San Jose Sharks (from Florida)12 | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | ||
| 103 | Vladimir Antipov (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago via Phoenix)13 | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) | ||
| 104 | Steve Wasylko (C) | Hartford Whalers (from New York Rangers)14 | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | ||
| 105 | Michal Rozsival (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Dukla Jihlava (Czech.) | ||
| 106 | Mike Martone (D) | Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia via San Jose)15 | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | ||
| 107 | Randy Petruk (G) | Colorado Avalanche | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | ||
| 108 | Johan Forsander (LW) | Detroit Red Wings | HV71 (Sweden) |
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 30, 1995 that sent Dmitry Yushkevich and a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 11, 1994 that sent Yanic Perreault to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
Los Angeles' previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 17, 1995 that sent Mike Donnelly and seventh-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 2, 1995 that sent Todd Krygier to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Ken Baumgartner to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 7, 1996 that sent Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and a third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for Teemu Selanne, Marc Chouinard and this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Ravil Gusmanov to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 16, 1995 that sent Pat Falloon to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, rights to Martin Spanhel and this pick.
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Andrew Berenzweig (D) | New York Islanders (from Ottawa)1 | University of Michigan (CCHA) | ||
| 110 | Peter Cava (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from San Jose)2 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | ||
| 111 | Brandon Sugden (RW) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from New York Islanders)3 | London Knights (OHL) | ||
| 112 | Ryan Christie (LW) | Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles)4 | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | ||
| 113 | Yevgeni Tsybuk (D) | Dallas Stars | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | ||
| 114 | Brian Urick (RW) | Edmonton Oilers | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) | ||
| 115 | Alexei Tezikov (D) | Buffalo Sabres | Lada Togliatti (Russia) | ||
| 116 | Mark McMahon (D) | Hartford Whalers | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||
| 117 | Brendan Buckley (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Boston College (Hockey East) | ||
| 118 | Glenn Crawford (C) | New Jersey Devils | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | ||
| 119 | Richard Lintner (D) | Phoenix Coyotes | Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia) | ||
| 120 | Jesse Black (D) | Los Angeles Kings (compensatory)5 | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | ||
| 121 | Tyler Prosofsky (C) | Vancouver Canucks | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | ||
| 122 | Josef Straka (C) | Calgary Flames | HC Litvínov (Czech Republic) | ||
| 123 | Peter Hogan (D) | Los Angeles Kings (from St. Louis)6 | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | ||
| 124 | Per-Ragnar Bergkvist (G) | Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto)7 | Leksands IF (Sweden) | ||
| 125 | Jason Robinson (D) | Tampa Bay Lightning | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | ||
| 126 | Matt Lahey (LW) | Washington Capitals | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | ||
| 127 | Daniel Archambault (D) | Montreal Canadiens | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | ||
| 128 | Petr Sachl (C) | New York Islanders (from Boston)8 | HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic) | ||
| 129 | Andrew Long (C) | Florida Panthers | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
| 130 | Andy Johnson (D) | Chicago Blackhawks | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | ||
| 131 | Colin Pepperall (LW) | New York Rangers | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | ||
| 132 | Elias Abrahamsson (D) | Boston Bruins (from Pittsburgh via San Jose)9 | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | ||
| 133 | Jesse Boulerice (RW) | Philadelphia Flyers | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | ||
| 134 | Luke Curtin (LW) | Colorado Avalanche | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | ||
| 135 | Michal Podolka (G) | Detroit Red Wings | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Kevin Miller to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Andreas Dackell (RW) | Ottawa Senators | Brynas IF (Sweden) | ||
| 137 | Michel Larocque (G) | San Jose Sharks | Boston University (Hockey East) | ||
| 138 | Todd Miller (C) | New York Islanders | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
| 139 | Robert Esche (G) | Phoenix Coyotes (from Los Angeles)1 | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | ||
| 140 | Dmytro Yakushyn (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas)2 | Pembroke (COJHL) | ||
| 141 | Bryan Randall (C) | Edmonton Oilers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
| 142 | Ryan Davis (RW) | Buffalo Sabres | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | ||
| 143 | Aaron Baker (G) | Hartford Whalers | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | ||
| 144 | Magnus Nilsson (LW) | Detroit Red Wings (from Anaheim)3 | IK Vita Hasten (Sweden) | ||
| 145 | Sean Ritchlin (RW) | New Jersey Devils | University of Michigan (CCHA) | ||
| 146 | Brian Willsie (RW) | Colorado Avalanche (from Phoenix via Los Angeles)4 | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
| 147 | Nolan McDonald (G) | Vancouver Canucks | University of Vermont (Hockey East) | ||
| 148 | Chris Bogas (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary)5 | Michigan State University (CCHA) | ||
| 149 | Blaine Russell (G) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from St. Louis)6 | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | ||
| 150 | Peter Bergman (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory)7 | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | ||
| 151 | Lucio DeMartinis (LW) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | ||
| 152 | Nikolai Ignatov (ice hockey) | Nikolai Ignatov (D) | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Tampa Bay via St. Louis)8 | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
| 153 | A. J. Van Bruggen (RW) | Washington Capitals | Northern Michigan University (WCHA) | ||
| 154 | Brett Clark (D) | Montreal Canadiens | University of Maine (Hockey East) | ||
| 155 | Chris Lane (D) | Boston Bruins | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | ||
| 156 | Gaetan Poirier (LW) | Florida Panthers | Merrimack College (Hockey East) | ||
| 157 | Xavier Delisle (C) | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Chicago)9 | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | ||
| 158 | Ola Sandberg (D) | New York Rangers | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) | ||
| 159 | Stephen Wagner (G) | St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)10 | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) | ||
| 160 | Kai Fischer (G) | Colorado Avalanche (from Philadelphia)11 | Düsseldorfer EG (Germany) | ||
| 161 | Darren Mortier (C) | Buffalo Sabres (from Colorado)12 | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
| 162 | Alexandre Jacques (C) | Detroit Red Wings | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with Los Angeles on August 8, 1994 that sent Brent Thompson and cash and to Winnipeg in exchange for rights to Ruslan Batyrshin and fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft. Winnipeg also had an option to swap 6th-rd picks in the 1996 Entry Draft (this pick). Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with St. Louis on June 19, 1993 that sent Pat Jablonski, Darin Kimble, Rob Robinson and Steve Tuttle to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in the 1994 Entry Draft, fifth-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft and this pick.
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | Francois Hardy (D) | Ottawa Senators | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | ||
| 164 | Jake Deadmarsh (D) | San Jose Sharks | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | ||
| 165 | J. R. Prestifilippo (G) | New York Islanders | Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT) | ||
| 166 | Eoin McInerney (G) | Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles)1 | London Knights (OHL) | ||
| 167 | Dan Hinote (RW) | Colorado Avalanche (from Dallas)2 | United States Military Academy (NCAA Independent) | ||
| 168 | David Bernier (RW) | Edmonton Oilers | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | ||
| 169 | Daniel Corso (C) | St. Louis Blues (from Buffalo)3 | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | ||
| 170 | Brandon Lafrance (RW) | Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh; compensatory)4 | Ohio State University (CCHA) | ||
| 171 | Greg Kuznik (D) | Hartford Whalers | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | ||
| 172 | Timo Ahmaoja (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | JYP (Finland) | ||
| 173 | Daryl Andrews (D) | New Jersey Devils | Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) | ||
| 174 | Trevor Letowski (RW) | Phoenix Coyotes | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
| 175 | Clint Cabana (D) | Vancouver Canucks | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
| 176 | Samuel Pahlsson (C) | Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary)5 | MODO (Sweden) | ||
| 177 | Reed Low (RW) | St. Louis Blues | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | ||
| 178 | Reggie Berg (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | ||
| 179 | Pavel Kubina (D) | Tampa Bay Lightning | HC Vitkovice (Czech.) | ||
| 180 | Michael Anderson (RW) | Washington Capitals | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | ||
| 181 | Timo Vertala (LW) | Montreal Canadiens | JYP (Finland) | ||
| 182 | Thomas Brown (D) | Boston Bruins | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
| 183 | Alexandre Couture (D) | Florida Panthers | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | ||
| 184 | Mike Vellinga (D) | Chicago Blackhawks | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
| 185 | Jeff Dessner (D) | New York Rangers | The Taft School (USHS–CT) | ||
| 186 | Eric Meloche (RW) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Cornwall Colts (COJHL) | ||
| 187 | Roman Malov (LW) | Philadelphia Flyers | Avangard Omsk (Russia) | ||
| 188 | Roman Pylner (C) | Colorado Avalanche | HC Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic) | ||
| 189 | Colin Beardsmore (C) | Detroit Red Wings | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as compensation on August 31, 1995 after Philadelphia signed free agent Kjell Samuelsson.
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Steve Valiquette (G) | Los Angeles Kings (from Ottawa)1 | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | ||
| 191 | Cory Cyrenne (C) | San Jose Sharks | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
| 192 | Evgeny Korolev (D) | New York Islanders | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | ||
| 193 | Kai Nurminen (LW) | Los Angeles Kings | HV71 (Sweden) | ||
| 194 | Joel Kwiatkowski (D) | Dallas Stars | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
| 195 | Fernando Pisani (RW) | Edmonton Oilers | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | ||
| 196 | Andrej Podkonicky (C) | St. Louis Blues (from Buffalo)2 | ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia) | ||
| 197 | Kevin Marsh (LW) | Hartford Whalers | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | ||
| 198 | Kevin Kellett (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | ||
| 199 | Willie Mitchell (D) | New Jersey Devils | Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) | ||
| 200 | Nick Lent (RW) | Phoenix Coyotes | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | ||
| 201 | Jeff Scissons (C) | Vancouver Canucks | Vernon Vipers (BCJHL) | ||
| 202 | Ryan Wade (RW) | Calgary Flames | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | ||
| 203 | Anthony Hutchins (C) | St. Louis Blues | Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA) | ||
| 204 | Tomas Kaberle (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Poldi Kladno (Czech.) | ||
| 205 | Jason Bertsch (RW) | New Jersey Devils (from Tampa Bay)3 | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | ||
| 206 | Oleg Orekhovsky (D) | Washington Capitals | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) | ||
| 207 | Mattia Baldi (LW) | Montreal Canadiens | HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland) | ||
| 208 | Bob Prier (RW) | Boston Bruins | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) | ||
| 209 | Denis Khlopotnov (G) | Florida Panthers | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | ||
| 210 | Chris Twerdun (D) | Chicago Blackhawks | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | ||
| 211 | Ryan McKie (D) | New York Rangers | London Knights (OHL) | ||
| 212 | Erich Goldmann (D) | Ottawa Senators (from Pittsburgh)4 | Adler Mannheim (Germany) | ||
| 213 | Jeff Milleker (C) | Philadelphia Flyers | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | ||
| 214 | Matthew Scorsune (D) | Colorado Avalanche | Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT) | ||
| 215 | Craig Stahl (RW) | Detroit Red Wings | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | Ivan Ciernik (LW) | Ottawa Senators | HK Nitra (Slovakia) | ||
| 217 | David Thibeault (LW) | San Jose Sharks | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | ||
| 218 | Mike Muzechka (D) | New York Islanders | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | ||
| 219 | Sebastien Simard (LW) | Los Angeles Kings | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | ||
| 220 | Nick Bootland (LW) | Dallas Stars | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
| 221 | John Hultberg (G) | Edmonton Oilers | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | ||
| 222 | Scott Buhler (G) | Buffalo Sabres | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
| 223 | Craig Adams (RW) | Hartford Whalers | Harvard University (ECAC) | ||
| 224 | Tobias Johansson (ice hockey) | Tobias Johansson (LW) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Malmo IF (Sweden) | |
| 225 | Pasi Petrilainen (D) | New Jersey Devils | Tappara (Finland) | ||
| 226 | Marc-Etienne Hubert (C) | Phoenix Coyotes | Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL) | ||
| 227 | Lubomir Vaic (C) | Vancouver Canucks | HC Kosice (Slovakia) | ||
| 228 | Ronald Petrovicky (RW) | Calgary Flames | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
| 229 | Konstantin Shafranov (RW) | St. Louis Blues | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) | ||
| 230 | Jared Hope (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | ||
| 231 | Askhat Rakhmatullin (LW) | Hartford Whalers (from Tampa Bay)1 | Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia) | ||
| 232 | Chad Cavanagh (LW) | Washington Capitals | London Knights (OHL) | ||
| 233 | Michel Tremblay (LW) | Montreal Canadiens | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | ||
| 234 | Anders Soderberg (LW) | Boston Bruins | MODO (Sweden) | ||
| 235 | Russell Smith (D) | Florida Panthers | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | ||
| 236 | Andrei Kozyrev (D) | Chicago Blackhawks | Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) | ||
| 237 | Ronnie Sundin (D) | New York Rangers | Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden) | ||
| 238 | Timo Seikkula (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Junkkarit (Finland) | ||
| 239 | Sami Salo (D) | Ottawa Senators (from Philadelphia)2 | TPS (Finland) | ||
| 240 | Justin Clark (RW) | Colorado Avalanche | University of Michigan (CCHA) | ||
| 241 | Yevgeni Afanasyev (LW) | Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Little Caesars Midgets (MWEHL) |
| Rank | Country | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 169 | 70.1% | ||
| 1 | 140 | 58.1% | ||
| 2 | 29 | 12.0% | ||
| Europe | 72 | 29.9% | ||
| 3 | 21 | 8.7% | ||
| 4 | 15 | 6.2% | ||
| 5 | 11 | 4.6% | ||
| 6 | 8 | 3.3% | ||
| 7 | 7 | 2.9% | ||
| 8 | 3 | 1.2% | ||
| 8 |  Ukraine | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0.4% | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0.4% |