1996 NHL entry draft explained

1996 NHL Entry Draft
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Date:	June 22, 1996
Location:	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
First:	Chris Phillips (Ottawa Senators)
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.

Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Chris Phillips	Defense		Ottawa Senators	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2	Andrei Zyuzin	Defense		San Jose Sharks	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)
3	Jean-Pierre Dumont	Right Wing		New York Islanders	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4	Alexander Volchkov	Left Wing		Washington Capitals (from Los Angeles)^1	Barrie Colts (OHL)
5	Ric Jackman	Defense		Dallas Stars	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6	Boyd Devereaux	Center		Edmonton Oilers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7	Erik Rasmussen	Center		Buffalo Sabres	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
8	Johnathan Aitken	Defense		Boston Bruins (from Hartford)^2	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9	Ruslan Salei	Defense		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
10	Lance Ward	Defense		New Jersey Devils	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
11	Dan Focht	Defense		Phoenix Coyotes	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
12	Josh Holden	Center		Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
13	Derek Morris	Defense		Calgary Flames	Regina Pats (WHL)
14	Marty Reasoner	Center		St. Louis Blues (from St. Louis via Edmonton)^3	Boston College (Hockey East)
15	Dainius Zubrus	Right Wing		Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto)^4	Pembroke Lumber Kings (COJHL)
16	Mario Larocque	Defense		Tampa Bay Lightning	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
17	Jaroslav Svejkovsky	Right Wing		Washington Capitals	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
18	Matt Higgins	Center		Montreal Canadiens	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
19	Matthieu Descoteaux	Defense		Edmonton Oilers (from Boston)^5	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
20	Marcus Nilson	Left Wing		Florida Panthers	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
21	Marco Sturm	Left Wing		San Jose Sharks (from Chicago)^6	Landshut EV (Germany)
22	Jeff Brown	Defense		New York Rangers	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
23	Craig Hillier	Goaltender		Pittsburgh Penguins	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
24	Daniel Briere	Center		Phoenix Coyotes (from Philadelphia via San Jose and Buffalo)^7	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
25	Peter Ratchuk	Defense		Colorado Avalanche	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS–MN)
26	Jesse Wallin	Defense		Detroit Red Wings	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

1. Los Angeles' first-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent Byron Dafoe and Dmitri Khristich to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Hartford's first-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on August 26, 1994 that sent Glen Wesley to Hartford in exchange for first-round picks of the 1996 Entry Draft and the 1997 Entry Draft along with this pick.
3. St. Louis' first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Edmonton on August 4, 1995 that sent Curtis Joseph and the rights to Mike Grier to Edmonton in exchange a first-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

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.

1. Toronto's first-round pick went to Philadelphia 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 fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Boston's first-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on January 11, 1996 that sent Bill Ranford to Boston in exchange for Mariusz Czerkawski, the rights to Sean Brown and this pick.
3. Chicago's first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent two second-round picks (# 31 and # 46 overall) in the 1996 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
4. Buffalo's acquired first-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on February 15, 1996 that sent Michal Grosek and Darryl Shannon to Buffalo in exchange for Craig Muni and this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.

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.

Round two

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
27	Cory Sarich	Defense		Buffalo Sabres (from Ottawa via St. Louis)^1	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
28	Pavel Skrbek	Defense		Pittsburgh Penguins (from San Jose via New Jersey)^2	Poldi Kladno (Czech Republic)
29	Dan LaCouture	Left Wing		New York Islanders	Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL)
30	Josh Green	Center		Los Angeles Kings	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
31	Remi Royer	Defense		Chicago Blackhawks (from Dallas via Phoenix and San Jose)^3	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
32	Chris Hajt	Defense		Edmonton Oilers	Guelph Storm (OHL)
33	Darren Van Oene	Left Wing		Buffalo Sabres	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
34	Trevor Wasyluk	Left Wing		Hartford Whalers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
35	Matt Cullen	Center		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
36	Marek Posmyk	Defense		Toronto Maple Leafs (from New Jersey)^4	Dukla Jihlava (Czech Republic)
37	Marian Cisar	Right Wing		Los Angeles Kings (from Phoenix)^5	Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
38	Wes Mason	Left Wing		New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)^6	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
39	Travis Brigley	Left Wing		Calgary Flames	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
40	Steve Begin	Center		Calgary Flames (from St. Louis)^7	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
41	Josh DeWolf	Defense		New Jersey Devils (from Toronto via Pittsburgh)^8	Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL)
42	Jeff Paul	Defense		Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay)^9	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
43	Jan Bulis	Center		Washington Capitals	Barrie Colts (OHL)
44	Mathieu Garon	Goaltender		Montreal Canadiens	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
45	Henry Kuster	Right Wing		Boston Bruins	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
46	Geoff Peters (ice hockey)	Geoff Peters	Center		Chicago Blackhawks (from Florida via San Jose)^10	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
47	Pierre Dagenais	Left Wing		New Jersey Devils (from Chicago via Tampa Bay)^11	Moncton Alpines (QMJHL)
48	Daniel Goneau	Left Wing		New York Rangers	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
49	Colin White	Defense		New Jersey Devils (from Pittsburgh)^12	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
50	Francis Larivee	Goaltender		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Philadelphia)^13	Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL)
51	Yuri Babenko	Center		Colorado Avalanche	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
52	Aren Miller	Goaltender		Detroit Red Wings	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

1. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Yuri Khmylev and an eighth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

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.

1. New Jersey'a second-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent two second-round picks in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 41 and # 49 overall) to New Jersey 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.

1. San Jose's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 46 overall) and 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.

1. New Jersey's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 13, 1996 that sent Dave Andreychuk to New Jersey in exchange for Toronto's option of a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft or third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Arizona's second-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on August 8, 1994 that sent Brent Thompson and cash to Winnipeg in exchange for rights to Ruslan Batyrshin and this pick. Winnipeg also had an option to swap 6th-rd picks in the 1996 Entry Draft. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
3. Vancouver's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on November 23, 1995 that sent Esa Tikkanen to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
4. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 4, 1994 that sent Al MacInnis and a fourth-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Phil Housley, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
5. Pittsburgh's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 28 overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 49 overall) and 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.

1. Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 47 overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Enrico Ciccone and this pick.
2. San Jose's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 21 overall) to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 31 overall) 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.

1. Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Corey Schwab to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jeff Reese, an eighth-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.

1. Pittsburgh's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 28 overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 41 overall) and this pick.
2. Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on August 30, 1995 that sent a first-round and a fourth-round picks in the 1996 Entry Draft with a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Dmitry Yushkevich and this pick.

Round three

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
53	Eric Naud	Left Wing		Boston Bruins (from Ottawa)^1	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
54	Francois Methot	Center		Buffalo Sabres (compensatory)^2	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
55	Terry Friesen	Goaltender		San Jose Sharks	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
56	Zdeno Chara	Defense		New York Islanders	Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)
57	Greg Phillips	Center		Los Angeles Kings	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
58	Sergei Zimakov	Defense		Washington Capitals (from Dallas)^3	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
59	Tom Poti	Defense		Edmonton Oilers	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
60	Chris Allen	Defense		Florida Panthers (from Buffalo)^4	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
61	Andrei Petrunin	Right Wing		Hartford Whalers	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
62	Per-Anton Lundstrom	Defense		Phoenix Coyotes (from Anaheim)^5	MODO (Sweden)
63	Scott Parker	Right Wing		New Jersey Devils	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
64	Chester Gallant	Right Wing		Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix)^6	Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL)
65	Oleg Kvasha	Center		Florida Panthers (from Vancouver)^7	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
66	Mike Lankshear	Defense		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary)^8	Guelph Storm (OHL)
67	Gordie Dwyer	Left Wing		St. Louis Blues	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
68	Konstantin Kalmikov	Left Wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Falcons (CoHL)
69	Curtis Tipler	Right Wing		Tampa Bay Lightning	Regina Pats (WHL)
70	Jon Sim	Left Wing		Dallas Stars (from Washington)^9	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
71	Arron Asham	Right Wing		Montreal Canadiens	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
72	Boyd Kane	Left Wing		Pittsburgh Penguins (from Boston)^10	Regina Pats (WHL)
73	Dmitri Vlasenkov	Left Wing		Calgary Flames (from Florida)^11	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
74	David Weninger	Goaltender		Washington Capitals (from Chicago)^12	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
75	Zenith Komarniski	Defense		Vancouver Canucks (compensatory)^13	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
76	Dmitri Subbotin	Left Wing		New York Rangers	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
77	Borys Protsenko	Right Wing		Pittsburgh Penguins	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
78	Shawn McNeil	Center		Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia via Colorado)^14	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
79	Mark Parrish	Right Wing		Colorado Avalanche	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
80	Jason Doyle	Right Wing		Boston Bruins (from Detroit via Tampa Bay)^15	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (WHL)

1. Ottawa's third-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Shawn McEachern to Boston in exchange for Trent McCleary and this pick.
2. Buffalo acquired this pick as compensation on September 8, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Dale Hawerchuk.
3. Dallas's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a third-round pick (# 70 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
4. Buffalo's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on February 1, 1996 that sent Bob Boughner to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
5. Anaheim's third-round pick went to Arizona as the result of a trade on February 7, 1996 that sent Teemu Selanne, Marc Chouinard and a third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
6. Arizona's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on February 27, 1996 that sent Dominic Roussel to Winnipeg in exchange for Tim Cheveldae and this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
7. Vancouver's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Jesse Belanger to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
8. Calgary's third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Dave Gagner to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
9. Washington's third-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a third-round pick (# 58 overall) in the 1996 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
10. Boston's third-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on August 1, 1995 that sent Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern to Boston in exchange for Glen Murray, Bryan Smolinski and this pick.
11. Florida's third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on September 29, 1994 that sent Robert Svehla and Magnus Svensson to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
12. Chicago's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on October 17, 1995 that sent the rights to Igor Ulanov to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
13. Vancouver acquired this pick as compensation on July 14, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Geoff Courtnall.
14. Colorado's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on July 12, 1995 that sent John Slaney to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

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.

1. Tampa Bay's third-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on August 17, 1995 that sent David Shaw to Tampa Bay in exchange for 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.

Round four

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
81	Antti-Jussi Niemi	Defense		Ottawa Senators	Jokerit (Finland)
82	Joey Tetarenko	Right Wing		Florida Panthers (from San Jose)^1	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
83	Tyrone Garner	Goaltender		New York Islanders	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
84	Mikael Simons	Center		Los Angeles Kings (from Los Angeles via Toronto and Philadelphia)^2	Mora IK (Sweden)
85	Justin Davis	Right Wing		Washington Capitals (from Dallas via Los Angeles)^3	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
86	Jason Sessa	Right Wing		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Edmonton)^4	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
87	Kurt Walsh	Right Wing		Buffalo Sabres	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
88	Craig MacDonald	Center		Hartford Whalers	Harvard University (ECAC)
89	Toni Lydman	Defense		Calgary Flames (compensatory)^5	Reipas Lahti (Finland)
90	Mike Hurley	Right Wing		Dallas Stars (from Anaheim via Washington)^6	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
91	Josef Boumedienne	Defense		New Jersey Devils	Huddinge IK (Sweden)
92	Kim Staal	Left Wing		Montreal Canadiens (from Phoenix via Anaheim and Toronto)^7	Malmö IF (Sweden)
93	Jonas Soling	Left Wing		Vancouver Canucks	Huddinge IK (Sweden)
94	Christian Lefebvre	Defense		Calgary Flames	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
95	Jon Zukiwsky	Center		St. Louis Blues	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
96	Eric Belanger	Center		Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto)^8	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
97	Andrei Petrakov	Left Wing		St. Louis Blues (from Tampa Bay)^9	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Russia)
98	Ben Storey	Defense		Colorado Avalanche (from Washington)^10	Harvard University (ECAC)
99	Etienne Drapeau	Center		Montreal Canadiens	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
100	Trent Whitfield	Center		Boston Bruins	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
101	Josh MacNevin	Defense		New Jersey Devils (compensatory)^11	Vernon Vipers (BCJHL)
102	Matt Bradley	Right Wing		San Jose Sharks (from Florida)^12	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
103	Vladimir Antipov	Left Wing		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago via Phoenix)^13	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
104	Steve Wasylko	Center		Hartford Whalers (from New York Rangers)^14	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
105	Michal Rozsival	Defense		Pittsburgh Penguins	Dukla Jihlava (Czech.)
106	Mike Martone	Defense		Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia via San Jose)^15	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
107	Randy Petruk	Goaltender		Colorado Avalanche	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
108	Johan Forsander	Left Wing		Detroit Red Wings	HV71 (Sweden)

1. San Jose's fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 16, 1996 that sent a second-round and a fourth-round pick (# 102 overall) in the 1996 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Ray Sheppard and this pick.
2. Los Angeles' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Philadelphia on March 19, 1996 that sent John Druce and a seventh-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

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.

1. Los Angeles' fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent Byron Dafoe and Dmitri Khristich to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and 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.

1. Edmonton's fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on December 4, 1995 that sent a third-round pick in the Kent Manderville to Edmonton in exchange for Peter White and this pick.
2. Calgary acquired this pick as compensation on July 31, 1995 after Philadelphia signed free agent Joel Otto.
3. Washington's acquired fourth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and 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.

1. Toronto's acquired fourth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on April 6, 1995 that sent Paul DiPietro in exchange for this pick. At the time of the trade, it was for a conditional pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and the conditions of this draft pick are unknown.

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.

1. Toronto's' fourth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on October 3, 1994 that sent Kelly Fairchild, Guy Leveque, Shayne Toporowski and Dixon Ward to Toronto in exchange for Eric Lacroix, Chris Snell and this pick.
2. Tampa Bay's' fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on January 28, 1993 that sent Jason Ruff, a fourth-round pick in 1994 Entry Draft, a fifth-round pick in 1995 Entry Draft and a sixth-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Doug Crossman, Basil McRae and this pick.
3. Washington's' fourth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on April 3, 1996 that sent Anson Carter to Washington in exchange for this pick.
4. New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation on September 28, 1995 after the Rangers signed free agent Bruce Driver.
5. Florida's fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on March 16, 1996 that sent Ray Sheppard and a fourth-round pick (# 82 overall) in the 1996 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
6. Arizona's' fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Mike Gartner to Arizona in exchange for this pick.

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.

1. The Rangers' first-round pick went to Hartford as the result of a trade on March 23, 1995 that sent Pat Verbeek to the Rangers in exchange for Glen Featherstone, Michael Stewart, a first-round in the 1995 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. San Jose's acquired fourth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on November 16, 1995 that sent Doug Bodger to San Jose in exchange for Vaclav Varada, a first-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 first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, rights to Martin Spanhel and this pick.

Round five

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
109	Andrew Berenzweig	Defense		New York Islanders (from Ottawa)^1	University of Michigan (CCHA)
110	Peter Cava	Center		Toronto Maple Leafs (from San Jose)^2	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
111	Brandon Sugden	Right Wing		Toronto Maple Leafs (from New York Islanders)^3	London Knights (OHL)
112	Ryan Christie	Left Wing		Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles)^4	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
113	Yevgeni Tsybuk	Defense		Dallas Stars	Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
114	Brian Urick	Right Wing		Edmonton Oilers	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
115	Alexei Tezikov	Defense		Buffalo Sabres	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
116	Mark McMahon	Defense		Hartford Whalers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
117	Brendan Buckley	Defense		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Boston College (Hockey East)
118	Glenn Crawford	Center		New Jersey Devils	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
119	Richard Lintner	Defense		Phoenix Coyotes	Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia)
120	Jesse Black	Defense		Los Angeles Kings (compensatory)^5	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
121	Tyler Prosofsky	Center		Vancouver Canucks	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
122	Josef Straka	Center		Calgary Flames	HC Litvínov (Czech Republic)
123	Peter Hogan	Defense		Los Angeles Kings (from St. Louis)^6	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
124	Per-Ragnar Bergkvist	Goaltender		Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto)^7	Leksands IF (Sweden)
125	Jason Robinson	Defense		Tampa Bay Lightning	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
126	Matt Lahey	Left Wing		Washington Capitals	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
127	Daniel Archambault	Defense		Montreal Canadiens	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
128	Petr Sachl	Center		New York Islanders (from Boston)^8	HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
129	Andrew Long	Center		Florida Panthers	Guelph Storm (OHL)
130	Andy Johnson	Defense		Chicago Blackhawks	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
131	Colin Pepperall	Left Wing		New York Rangers	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
132	Elias Abrahamsson	Defense		Boston Bruins (from Pittsburgh via San Jose)^9	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
133	Jesse Boulerice	Right Wing		Philadelphia Flyers	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
134	Luke Curtin	Left Wing		Colorado Avalanche	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
135	Michal Podolka	Goaltender		Detroit Red Wings	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

1. Ottawa's' fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on October 15, 1994 that sent Jason Zent to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
2. San Jose's' fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 14, 1996 that sent Todd Gill to San Jose in exchange for Jamie Baker and this pick.
3. The Islanders' fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on April 6, 1995 that sent Eric Fichaud to the Islanders in exchange for Benoit Hogue, a third-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft and this pick.
4. Los Angeles' fifth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on February 17, 1996 that sent Shane Churla and Doug Zmolek to Los Angeles in exchange for Darryl Sydor and this pick.
5. Los Angeles acquired this pick as compensation on July 14, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Grant Fuhr.
6. St. Louis' first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on February 27, 1996 that sent Wayne Gretzky to St. Louis in exchange for Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, a first-round pick of the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
7. Toronto's fifth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent Rob Zettler to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
8. Boston's fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on December 9, 1995 that sent Dean Chynoweth to Boston in exchange for this pick.
9. San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 21, 1996 that sent Al Iafrate to San Jose in exchange for Jeff Odgers and this pick.

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.

Round six

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
136	Andreas Dackell	Right Wing		Ottawa Senators	Brynas IF (Sweden)
137	Michel Larocque	Goaltender		San Jose Sharks	Boston University (Hockey East)
138	Todd Miller	Center		New York Islanders	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
139	Robert Esche	Goaltender		Phoenix Coyotes (from Los Angeles)^1	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
140	Dmytro Yakushyn	Defense		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas)^2	Pembroke (COJHL)
141	Bryan Randall	Center		Edmonton Oilers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
142	Ryan Davis	Right Wing		Buffalo Sabres	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
143	Aaron Baker	Goaltender		Hartford Whalers	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
144	Magnus Nilsson	Left Wing		Detroit Red Wings (from Anaheim)^3	IK Vita Hasten (Sweden)
145	Sean Ritchlin	Right Wing		New Jersey Devils	University of Michigan (CCHA)
146	Brian Willsie	Right Wing		Colorado Avalanche (from Phoenix via Los Angeles)^4	Guelph Storm (OHL)
147	Nolan McDonald	Goaltender		Vancouver Canucks	University of Vermont (Hockey East)
148	Chris Bogas	Defense		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary)^5	Michigan State University (CCHA)
149	Blaine Russell	Goaltender		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from St. Louis)^6	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
150	Peter Bergman	Center		Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory)^7	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
151	Lucio DeMartinis	Left Wing		Toronto Maple Leafs	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
152	Nikolai Ignatov (ice hockey)	Nikolai Ignatov	Defense		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Tampa Bay via St. Louis)^8	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
153	A. J. Van Bruggen	Right Wing		Washington Capitals	Northern Michigan University (WCHA)
154	Brett Clark	Defense		Montreal Canadiens	University of Maine (Hockey East)
155	Chris Lane	Defense		Boston Bruins	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
156	Gaetan Poirier	Left Wing		Florida Panthers	Merrimack College (Hockey East)
157	Xavier Delisle	Center		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Chicago)^9	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
158	Ola Sandberg	Defense		New York Rangers	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
159	Stephen Wagner	Goaltender		St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)^10	Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)
160	Kai Fischer	Goaltender		Colorado Avalanche (from Philadelphia)^11	Düsseldorfer EG (Germany)
161	Darren Mortier	Center		Buffalo Sabres (from Colorado)^12	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
162	Alexandre Jacques	Center		Detroit Red Wings	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

1. Los Angeles' sixth-round pick went to Arizona as the result of a trade on August 8, 1994 that sent rights to Ruslan Batyrshin and fourth-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Brent Thompson and cash. 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.
2. Dallas' sixth-round pick went to Torontp as the result of a trade on January 28, 1996 that sent Benoit Hogue and Randy Wood to Los Dallas in exchange for Dave Gagner and this pick.
3. Anaheim's sixth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on April 4, 1995 that sent Mike Sillinger and Jason York to Anaheim in exchange for Mark Ferner, Stu Grimson and this pick.
4. Los Angeles' sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on December 28, 1995 that sent John Slaney to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

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.

1. Calgary's sixth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on April 6, 1995 that sent Nikolai Borschevsky to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
2. St. Louis' sixth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
3. Pittsburgh acquired this pick as compensation on September 13, 1995 after Boston signed free agent Joe Mullen.
4. Tampa Bay's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with St. Louis on January 28, 1993, that sent Basil McRae, Doug Crossman and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Jason Ruff, Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 1994 Entry Draft, fifth-round pick in 1995 Entry Draft and this pick.

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.

1. Chicago's sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on April 6, 1995 that sent Denis Savard to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
2. Pittsburgh's sixth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Jean-Jacques Daigneault to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
3. Philadelphia's sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 12, 1995 that sent Garth Snow to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
4. Colorado's sixth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Dave Hannan to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

Round seven

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
163	Francois Hardy	Defense		Ottawa Senators	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
164	Jake Deadmarsh	Defense			San Jose Sharks	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
165	J. R. Prestifilippo	Goaltender		New York Islanders	Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT)
166	Eoin McInerney	Goaltender		Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles)^1	London Knights (OHL)
167	Dan Hinote	Right Wing		Colorado Avalanche (from Dallas)^2	United States Military Academy (NCAA Independent)
168	David Bernier	Right Wing		Edmonton Oilers	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
169	Daniel Corso	Center		St. Louis Blues (from Buffalo)^3	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
170	Brandon Lafrance	Right Wing		Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh; compensatory)^4	Ohio State University (CCHA)
171	Greg Kuznik	Defense		Hartford Whalers	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
172	Timo Ahmaoja	Defense		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	JYP (Finland)
173	Daryl Andrews	Defense		New Jersey Devils	Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
174		Right Wing		Phoenix Coyotes	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
175	Clint Cabana	Defense		Vancouver Canucks	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
176	Samuel Pahlsson	Center		Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary)^5	MODO (Sweden)
177	Reed Low	Right Wing		St. Louis Blues	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
178	Reggie Berg	Center		Toronto Maple Leafs	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
179		Defense		Tampa Bay Lightning	HC Vitkovice (Czech.)
180	Michael Anderson	Right Wing		Washington Capitals	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
181	Timo Vertala	Left Wing		Montreal Canadiens	JYP (Finland)
182	Thomas Brown	Defense		Boston Bruins	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
183	Alexandre Couture	Defense		Florida Panthers	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
184	Mike Vellinga	Defense		Chicago Blackhawks	Guelph Storm (OHL)
185	Jeff Dessner	Defense		New York Rangers	The Taft School (USHS–CT)
186	Eric Meloche	Right Wing		Pittsburgh Penguins	Cornwall Colts (COJHL)
187	Roman Malov	Left Wing		Philadelphia Flyers	Avangard Omsk (Russia)
188	Roman Pylner	Center		Colorado Avalanche	HC Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic)
189	Colin Beardsmore	Center		Detroit Red Wings	North Bay Centennials (OHL)

1. Los Angeles' seventh-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on February 17, 1995 that sent a fourth-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Mike Donnelly and this pick.
2. Dallas' seventh-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on January 31, 1995 that sent Iain Fraser to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
3. Buffalo's seventh-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 19, 1996 that sent Denis Hamel to Buffalo in exchange for Charlie Huddy and this pick.
4. Pittsburgh's acquired seventh-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Tyler Wright to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as compensation on August 31, 1995 after Philadelphia signed free agent Kjell Samuelsson.

1. Calgary's seventh-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on November 1, 1995 that sent Claude Lapointe to Calgary in exchange for this pick.

Round eight

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
190	Steve Valiquette	Goaltender		Los Angeles Kings (from Ottawa)^1	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
191	Cory Cyrenne	Center		San Jose Sharks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
192	Evgeny Korolev	Defense		New York Islanders	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
193	Kai Nurminen	Left Wing		Los Angeles Kings	HV71 (Sweden)
194	Joel Kwiatkowski	Defense		Dallas Stars	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
195	Fernando Pisani	Right Wing		Edmonton Oilers	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
196	Andrej Podkonicky	Center		St. Louis Blues (from Buffalo)^2	ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia)
197	Kevin Marsh	Left Wing		Hartford Whalers	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
198	Kevin Kellett	Defense		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
199	Willie Mitchell	Defense		New Jersey Devils	Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
200	Nick Lent	Right Wing		Phoenix Coyotes	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
201	Jeff Scissons	Center		Vancouver Canucks	Vernon Vipers (BCJHL)
202	Ryan Wade	Right Wing		Calgary Flames	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
203	Anthony Hutchins	Center		St. Louis Blues	Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA)
204	Tomas Kaberle	Defense		Toronto Maple Leafs	Poldi Kladno (Czech.)
205	Jason Bertsch	Right Wing		New Jersey Devils (from Tampa Bay)^3	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
206	Oleg Orekhovsky	Defense		Washington Capitals	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
207	Mattia Baldi	Left Wing		Montreal Canadiens	HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)
208	Bob Prier	Right Wing		Boston Bruins	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
209	Denis Khlopotnov	Goaltender		Florida Panthers	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
210	Chris Twerdun	Defense		Chicago Blackhawks	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
211	Ryan McKie	Defense		New York Rangers	London Knights (OHL)
212	Erich Goldmann	Defense		Ottawa Senators (from Pittsburgh)^4	Adler Mannheim (Germany)
213	Jeff Milleker	Center		Philadelphia Flyers	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
214	Matthew Scorsune	Defense		Colorado Avalanche	Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT)
215	Craig Stahl	Right Wing		Detroit Red Wings	Tri-City Americans (WHL)

1. Ottawa's eighth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Kevin Brown to Ottawa in exchange for Jaroslav Modry and this pick.
2. Buffalo's eight-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Yuri Khmylev and this pick.
3. Tampa Bay's eighth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Corey Schwab to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jeff Reese, a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
4. Pittsburgh's eighth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on March 1, 1996 that sent Dave McLlwain to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

Round nine

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
216	Ivan Ciernik	Left Wing		Ottawa Senators	HK Nitra (Slovakia)
217	David Thibeault	Left Wing		San Jose Sharks	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
218	Mike Muzechka	Defense		New York Islanders	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
219	Sebastien Simard	Left Wing		Los Angeles Kings	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
220	Nick Bootland	Left Wing		Dallas Stars	Guelph Storm (OHL)
221	John Hultberg	Goaltender		Edmonton Oilers	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
222	Scott Buhler	Goaltender		Buffalo Sabres	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
223	Craig Adams	Right Wing		Hartford Whalers	Harvard University (ECAC)
224	Tobias Johansson (ice hockey)	Tobias Johansson	Left Wing		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Malmo IF (Sweden)
225	Pasi Petrilainen	Defense		New Jersey Devils	Tappara (Finland)
226	Marc-Etienne Hubert	Center		Phoenix Coyotes	Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL)
227	Lubomir Vaic	Center		Vancouver Canucks	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
228	Ronald Petrovicky	Right Wing		Calgary Flames	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
229	Konstantin Shafranov	Right Wing		St. Louis Blues	Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
230	Jared Hope	Center		Toronto Maple Leafs	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
231	Askhat Rakhmatullin	Left Wing		Hartford Whalers (from Tampa Bay)^1	Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia)
232	Chad Cavanagh	Left Wing		Washington Capitals	London Knights (OHL)
233	Michel Tremblay	Left Wing		Montreal Canadiens	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
234	Anders Soderberg	Left Wing		Boston Bruins	MODO (Sweden)
235	Russell Smith	Defense		Florida Panthers	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
236	Andrei Kozyrev (ice hockey)	Andrei Kozyrev	Defense		Chicago Blackhawks	Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
237	Ronnie Sundin	Defense		New York Rangers	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
238	Timo Seikkula	Center		Pittsburgh Penguins	Junkkarit (Finland)
239	Sami Salo	Defense		Ottawa Senators (from Philadelphia)^2	TPS (Finland)
240	Justin Clark	Right Wing		Colorado Avalanche	University of Michigan (CCHA)
241	Yevgeni Afanasyev	Left Wing		Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Little Caesars Midgets (MWEHL)

1. Tampa Bay's ninth-round pick went to Hartford as the result of a trade on December 1, 1995 that sent Jeff Reese to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
2. Philadelphia's ninth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on March 19, 1996 that sent Kerry Huffman to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

Draftees based on nationality

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%

See also

• 1996–97 NHL season
• List of NHL players

References

• www.hockeydb.com

External links

• prosportstransactions.com: 1996 NHL Entry Draft Pick
• 1996 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database