1996 NHL Draft
1996 NHL Draft results.
1996 NHL Draft history from the local archive. This static page lists 232 picks, including 25 first-round picks. The first overall pick was Chris Phillips by Ottawa Senators.
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All 1996 picks
| Year | Pick | Player | Team | Profile | From | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #1 | Chris Phillips | Ottawa Senators | D / CAN | Prince Albert Raiders / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #2 | Andrei Zyuzin | San Jose Sharks | D / RUS | Salavat Yulaev / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #3 | J-P Dumont | New York Islanders | RW / CAN | Val-d'Or Foreurs / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #4 | Alexander Volchkov | Washington Capitals | LW / RUS | Barrie Colts / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #5 | Ric Jackman | Dallas Stars | D / CAN | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #6 | Boyd Devereaux | Edmonton Oilers | C / CAN | Kitchener Rangers / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #7 | Erik Rasmussen | Buffalo Sabres | C / USA | U. of Minnesota / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #8 | Johnathan Aitken | Boston Bruins | D / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #9 | Ruslan Salei | Anaheim Ducks | D / BLR | Las Vegas Thunder / IHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #11 | Dan Focht | Phoenix Coyotes | D / CAN | Tri-City Americans / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #12 | Josh Holden | Vancouver Canucks | C / CAN | Regina Pats / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #13 | Derek Morris | Calgary Flames | D / CAN | Regina Pats / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #14 | Marty Reasoner | St. Louis Blues | C / USA | Boston College / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #15 | Dainius Zubrus | Philadelphia Flyers | RW / LTU | Pembroke / COJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #16 | Mario Larocque | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / CAN | Hull Olympiques / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #17 | Jaroslav Svejkovsky | Washington Capitals | RW / CZE | Tri-City Americans / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #18 | Matt Higgins | Montreal Canadiens | C / CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #19 | Matthieu Descôteaux | Edmonton Oilers | D / CAN | Shawinigan Cataractes / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #20 | Marcus Nilson | Florida Panthers | LW / SWE | Djurgardens IF Stockholm / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #21 | Marco Sturm | San Jose Sharks | LW / DEU | Landshut EV / DEL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #22 | Jeff Brown | New York Rangers | D / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #23 | Craig Hillier | Pittsburgh Penguins | G / CAN | Ottawa 67's / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #24 | Daniel Brière | Phoenix Coyotes | C / CAN | Drummondville Voltigeurs / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #25 | Peter Ratchuk | Colorado Avalanche | D / USA | Shattuck-St. Mary's / Minn. | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #26 | Jesse Wallin | Detroit Red Wings | D / CAN | Red Deer Rebels / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #27 | Cory Sarich | Buffalo Sabres | D / CAN | Saskatoon Blades / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #28 | Pavel Skrbek | Pittsburgh Penguins | D / CZE | Kladno / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #29 | Dan Lacouture | New York Islanders | LW / USA | Enfield Jr. Whalers / EJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #30 | Josh Green | Los Angeles Kings | C / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #31 | Remi Royer | Chicago Blackhawks | D / CAN | St. Hyacinthe Lasers / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #32 | Chris Hajt | Edmonton Oilers | D / CAN | Guelph Storm / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #33 | Darren Van Oene | Buffalo Sabres | LW / CAN | Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #34 | Trevor Wasyluk | Hartford Whalers | LW / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #35 | Matt Cullen | Anaheim Ducks | C / USA | St. Cloud State / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #36 | Marek Posmyk | Toronto Maple Leafs | D / CZE | Dukla Jihlava / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #37 | Marian Cisar | Los Angeles Kings | LW / SVK | Bratislava / Slovakia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #38 | Wesley Mason | New Jersey Devils | LW / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #39 | Travis Brigley | Calgary Flames | LW / CAN | Lethbridge Hurricanes / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #40 | Steve Begin | Calgary Flames | LW / CAN | Val-d'Or Foreurs / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #41 | Joshua Dewolf | New Jersey Devils | D / USA | Twin City Vulcans / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #42 | Jeff Paul | Chicago Blackhawks | D / CAN | Niagara Falls Thunder / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #43 | Jan Bulis | Washington Capitals | C / CZE | Barrie Colts / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #44 | Mathieu Garon | Montreal Canadiens | G / CAN | Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #45 | Henry Kuster | Boston Bruins | RW / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #46 | Geoff Peters | Chicago Blackhawks | C / CAN | Niagara Falls Thunder / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #48 | Daniel Goneau | New York Rangers | LW / CAN | Granby Predateurs / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #49 | Colin White | New Jersey Devils | D / CAN | Hull Olympiques / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #50 | Francis Larivee | Toronto Maple Leafs | G / CAN | Laval Titan College Francais / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #51 | Yuri Babenko | Colorado Avalanche | C / RUS | Krylja Sovetov / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #52 | Aren Miller | Detroit Red Wings | G / CAN | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #53 | Eric Naud | Boston Bruins | LW / CAN | St. Hyacinthe Lasers / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #54 | Francois Methot | Buffalo Sabres | C / CAN | St. Hyacinthe Lasers / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #55 | Terry Friesen | San Jose Sharks | G / CAN | Swift Current Broncos / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #56 | Zdeno Chara | New York Islanders | D / SVK | Dukla Trencin / Slovak | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #57 | Greg Phillips | Los Angeles Kings | C / CAN | Saskatoon Blades / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #58 | Sergei Zimakov | Washington Capitals | D / RUS | Krylja Sovetov / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #59 | Tom Poti | Edmonton Oilers | D / USA | Cushing Academy / HIGH-MA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #60 | Chris Allen | Florida Panthers | D / CAN | Kingston Frontenacs / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #61 | Andrei Petrunin | Hartford Whalers | LW / RUS | CSKA Moscow / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #62 | Per-Anton Lundstrom | Phoenix Coyotes | D / SWE | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #64 | Chester Gallant | Philadelphia Flyers | RW / CAN | Niagara Falls Thunder / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #65 | Oleg Kvasha | Florida Panthers | C / RUS | CSKA Moscow / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #66 | Mike Lankshear | Toronto Maple Leafs | D / CAN | Guelph Storm / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #68 | Konstantin Kalmikov | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW / UKR | Detroit Falcons / CoHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #69 | Curtis Tipler | Tampa Bay Lightning | RW / CAN | Regina Pats / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #70 | Jon Sim | Dallas Stars | LW / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #71 | Arron Asham | Montreal Canadiens | RW / CAN | Red Deer Rebels / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #73 | Dmitri Vlasenkov | Calgary Flames | LW / RUS | Yaroslavl Torpedo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #74 | Dave Weninger | Washington Capitals | G / CAN | Michigan Tech / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #75 | Zenith Komarniski | Vancouver Canucks | D / CAN | Tri-City Americans / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #76 | Dmitri Subbotin | New York Rangers | LW / RUS | CSKA Moscow / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #77 | Boris Protsenko | Pittsburgh Penguins | RW / UKR | Calgary Hitmen / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #78 | Shawn McNeil | Washington Capitals | C / CAN | Kamloops Blazers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #79 | Mark Parrish | Colorado Avalanche | RW / USA | St. Cloud State / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #81 | Antti Jussi Niemi | Ottawa Senators | D / FIN | Jokerit Helsinki / FINLAND | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #82 | Joey Tetarenko | Florida Panthers | RW / CAN | Portland Winter Hawks / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #83 | Tyrone Garner | New York Islanders | G / CAN | Oshawa Generals / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #84 | Mikael Simons | Los Angeles Kings | C / SWE | Mora / Sweden | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #85 | Justin Davis | Washington Capitals | RW / CAN | Kingston Frontenacs / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #86 | Jason Sessa | Toronto Maple Leafs | RW / USA | Lake Superior State U. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #87 | Kurt Walsh | Buffalo Sabres | RW / CAN | Owen Sound Platers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #88 | Craig MacDonald | Hartford Whalers | C / CAN | Harvard U. / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #89 | Toni Lydman | Calgary Flames | D / FIN | Reipas / Finland | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #90 | Mike Hurley | Dallas Stars | RW / CAN | Tri-City Americans / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #91 | Josef Boumedienne | New Jersey Devils | D / SWE | Huddinge / Sweden | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #92 | Kim Staal | Montreal Canadiens | LW / DNK | Malmo IF / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #93 | Jonas Soling | Vancouver Canucks | LW / SWE | Huddinge / Sweden | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #95 | Jonathan Zukiwsky | St. Louis Blues | C / CAN | Red Deer Rebels / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #96 | Eric Belanger | Los Angeles Kings | C / CAN | Beauport Harfangs / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #97 | Andrei Petrakov | St. Louis Blues | LW / RUS | Yekaterinburg Automobilist / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #98 | Ben Storey | Colorado Avalanche | D / CAN | Harvard U. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #99 | Etienne Drapeau | Montreal Canadiens | C / CAN | Beauport Harfangs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #100 | Trent Whitfield | Boston Bruins | C / CAN | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #101 | Josh MacNevin | New Jersey Devils | D / CAN | Vernon Vipers / BCJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #102 | Matt Bradley | San Jose Sharks | RW / CAN | Kingston Frontenacs / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #103 | Vladimir Antipov | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW / RUS | Yaroslavl Torpedo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #104 | Steve Wasylko | Hartford Whalers | C / CAN | Detroit Whalers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #105 | Michal Rozsival | Pittsburgh Penguins | D / CZE | Dukla Jihlava / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #106 | Mike Martone | Buffalo Sabres | D / CAN | Peterborough Petes / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #107 | Randy Petruk | Colorado Avalanche | G / CAN | Kamloops Blazers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #108 | Johan Forsander | Detroit Red Wings | LW / SWE | HV71 Jonkoping / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #109 | Andy Berenzweig | New York Islanders | D / USA | U. of Michigan / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #110 | Peter Cava | Toronto Maple Leafs | C / CAN | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #111 | Brandon Sugden | Toronto Maple Leafs | RW / CAN | London Knights / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #112 | Ryan Christie | Dallas Stars | LW / CAN | Owen Sound Platers / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #113 | Yevgeni Tsybuk | Dallas Stars | D / RUS | Yaroslavl Torpedo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #114 | Brian Urick | Edmonton Oilers | RW / USA | Notre Dame / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #115 | Alexei Tezikov | Buffalo Sabres | D / RUS | Lada Togliatti / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #116 | Mark McMahon | Hartford Whalers | D / CAN | Kitchener Rangers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #117 | Brendan Buckley | Anaheim Ducks | D / USA | Boston College / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #118 | Glenn Crawford | New Jersey Devils | C / CAN | Windsor Spitfires / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #119 | Richard Lintner | Phoenix Coyotes | D / SVK | Trencin Jr. / Slovakia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #120 | Jesse Black | Los Angeles Kings | D / CAN | Niagara Falls Thunder / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #121 | Tyler Prosofsky | Vancouver Canucks | C / CAN | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #122 | Josef Straka | Calgary Flames | C / CZE | Litvinov CHP HC / Czech | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #123 | Peter Hogan | Los Angeles Kings | D / CAN | Oshawa Generals / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #124 | Per-Ragnar Bergqvist | Philadelphia Flyers | G / SWE | Leksands IF / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #125 | Jason Robinson | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / CAN | Niagara Falls Thunder / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #126 | Matthew Lahey | Washington Capitals | LW / CAN | Peterborough Petes / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #127 | Daniel Archambault | Montreal Canadiens | D / CAN | Val-d'Or Foreurs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #128 | Petr Sachl | New York Islanders | C / CZE | Ceske Budejovice HC / Czech | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #129 | Andrew Long | Florida Panthers | C / CAN | Guelph Storm / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #130 | Andy Johnson | Chicago Blackhawks | D / CAN | Peterborough Petes / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #131 | Colin Pepperall | New York Rangers | LW / CAN | Niagara Falls Thunder / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #132 | Elias Abrahamsson | Boston Bruins | D / SWE | Halifax Mooseheads / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #133 | Jesse Boulerice | Philadelphia Flyers | RW / USA | Detroit Whalers / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #134 | Luke Curtin | Colorado Avalanche | LW / USA | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #135 | Michal Podolka | Detroit Red Wings | G / CZE | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #136 | Andreas Dackell | Ottawa Senators | RW / SWE | Brynas IF Gavle / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #137 | Michel Larocque | San Jose Sharks | G / DEU | Boston University / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #138 | Todd Miller | New York Islanders | C / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #139 | Robert Esche | Phoenix Coyotes | G / USA | Detroit Whalers / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #140 | Dmitriy Yakushin | Toronto Maple Leafs | D / UKR | Pembroke / COJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #141 | Bryan Randall | Edmonton Oilers | C / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #142 | Ryan Davis | Buffalo Sabres | RW / CAN | Owen Sound Platers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #143 | Aaron Baker | Hartford Whalers | G / CAN | Tri-City Americans / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #144 | Magnus Nilsson | Detroit Red Wings | LW / SWE | Vita Hasten / Sweden | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #145 | Sean Ritchlin | New Jersey Devils | RW / USA | U. of Michigan / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #146 | Brian Willsie | Colorado Avalanche | RW / CAN | Guelph Storm / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #147 | Nolan McDonald | Vancouver Canucks | G / CAN | U. of Vermont / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #148 | Chris Bogas | Toronto Maple Leafs | D / USA | Michigan State U. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #149 | Blaine Russell | Anaheim Ducks | G / CAN | Prince Albert Raiders / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #150 | Peter Bergman | Pittsburgh Penguins | C / CAN | Kamloops Blazers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #151 | Lucio Demartinis | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW / CAN | Shawinigan Cataractes / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #152 | Nikolai Ignatov | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / RUS | CSKA Moscow / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #153 | Andrew Van Bruggen | Washington Capitals | RW / USA | Northern Michigan U. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #154 | Brett Clark | Montreal Canadiens | D / CAN | U. of Maine / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #155 | Chris Lane | Boston Bruins | D / CAN | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #156 | Gaetan Poirier | Florida Panthers | LW / CAN | Merrimack College / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #157 | Xavier Delisle | Tampa Bay Lightning | C / CAN | Granby Predateurs / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #158 | Ola Sandberg | New York Rangers | D / SWE | Djurgardens IF Stockholm / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #159 | Stephen Wagner | St. Louis Blues | G / CAN | Olds Grizzlys / AJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #160 | Kai Fischer | Colorado Avalanche | G / DEU | Duesseldorf EG / DEL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #161 | Darren Mortier | Buffalo Sabres | C / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #162 | Alexandre Jacques | Detroit Red Wings | C / CAN | Shawinigan Cataractes / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #163 | Francois Hardy | Ottawa Senators | D / CAN | Val-d'Or Foreurs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #164 | Jake Deadmarsh | San Jose Sharks | D / CAN | Kamloops Blazers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #165 | Joe Prestifilippo | New York Islanders | G / USA | Hotchkiss School / Conn. | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #166 | Eoin McInerney | Dallas Stars | G / CAN | London Knights / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #167 | Dan Hinote | Colorado Avalanche | RW / USA | Army / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #169 | Daniel Corso | St. Louis Blues | C / CAN | Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #170 | Brandon Lafrance | Edmonton Oilers | RW / CAN | Ohio State U. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #171 | Greg Kuznik | Hartford Whalers | D / CAN | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #172 | Timo Ahmaoja | Anaheim Ducks | D / FIN | JyP HT Jyvaskyla / FINLAND | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #173 | Daryl Andrews | New Jersey Devils | D / CAN | Melfort Mustangs / SJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #174 | Trevor Letowski | Phoenix Coyotes | RW / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #175 | Clint Cabana | Vancouver Canucks | D / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #176 | Samuel Pahlsson | Colorado Avalanche | C / SWE | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #177 | Reed Low | St. Louis Blues | RW / CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #178 | Reggie Berg | Toronto Maple Leafs | C / USA | U. of Minnesota / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #179 | Pavel Kubina | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / CZE | Vitkovice HC / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #180 | Michael Anderson | Washington Capitals | RW / USA | U. of Minnesota / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #181 | Timo Vertala | Montreal Canadiens | LW / FIN | JyP HT Jyvaskyla / FINLAND | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #182 | Thomas Brown | Boston Bruins | D / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #183 | Alexandre Couture | Florida Panthers | D / CAN | Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #184 | Mike Vellinga | Chicago Blackhawks | D / CAN | Guelph Storm / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #185 | Jeff Dessner | New York Rangers | D / USA | Taft H.S. / Conn. | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #186 | Eric Meloche | Pittsburgh Penguins | RW / CAN | Cornwall / COJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #187 | Roman Malov | Philadelphia Flyers | LW / RUS | Omsk Avangard / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #188 | Roman Pylner | Colorado Avalanche | C / CZE | Litvinov Jr. / Czech. | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #189 | Colin Beardsmore | Detroit Red Wings | C / CAN | North Bay Centennials / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #190 | Steve Valiquette | Los Angeles Kings | G / CAN | Sudbury Wolves / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #191 | Cory Cyrenne | San Jose Sharks | C / CAN | Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #193 | Kai Nurminen | Los Angeles Kings | LW / FIN | HV71 Jonkoping / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #194 | Joel Kwiatkowski | Dallas Stars | D / CAN | Prince George Cougars / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #195 | Fernando Pisani | Edmonton Oilers | RW / CAN | St. Albert Saints / AJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #196 | Andrei Podkonicky | St. Louis Blues | C / SVK | ZTK Zvolen / Slovakia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #197 | Kevin Marsh | Hartford Whalers | LW / CAN | Calgary Hitmen / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #198 | Kevin Kellett | Anaheim Ducks | D / CAN | Prince Albert Raiders / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #199 | Willie Mitchell | New Jersey Devils | D / CAN | Melfort Mustangs / SJHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #200 | Nicholas Lent | Phoenix Coyotes | RW / USA | Omaha Lancers / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #201 | Jeff Scissons | Vancouver Canucks | C / CAN | Vernon Vipers / BCJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #202 | Ryan Wade | Calgary Flames | RW / CAN | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #203 | Anthony Hutchins | St. Louis Blues | C / USA | Lawrence Academy / Mass. | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #204 | Tomas Kaberle | Toronto Maple Leafs | D / CZE | Kladno / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #205 | Jason Bertsch | New Jersey Devils | RW / CAN | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #206 | Oleg Orekhovsky | Washington Capitals | D / RUS | Moscow Dynamo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #207 | Mattia Baldi | Montreal Canadiens | LW / CHE | Ambri-Piotta / SwissA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #208 | Bob Prier | Boston Bruins | RW / CAN | St. Lawrence University / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #209 | Denis Khloptonov | Florida Panthers | G / RUS | CSKA Moscow / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #210 | Chris Twerdun | Chicago Blackhawks | D / CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #211 | Ryan McKie | New York Rangers | D / CAN | London Knights / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #212 | Erich Goldmann | Ottawa Senators | D / DEU | Mannheim Eagles / DEL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #213 | Jeff Milleker | Philadelphia Flyers | C / CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #214 | Matthew Scorsune | Colorado Avalanche | D / USA | Hotchkiss School / Conn. | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #215 | Craig Stahl | Detroit Red Wings | RW / CAN | Tri-City Americans / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #216 | Ivan Ciernik | Ottawa Senators | LW / SVK | Nitra / Slovakia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #217 | David Thibeault | San Jose Sharks | LW / CAN | Drummondville Voltigeurs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #218 | Mike Muzechka | New York Islanders | D / CAN | Calgary Hitmen / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #219 | Sebastien Simard | Los Angeles Kings | LW / CAN | Drummondville Voltigeurs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #220 | Nick Bootland | Dallas Stars | LW / CAN | Guelph Storm / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #221 | John Hultberg | Edmonton Oilers | G / USA | Kingston Frontenacs / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #222 | Scott Buhler | Buffalo Sabres | G / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #223 | Craig Adams | Hartford Whalers | RW / BRN | Harvard U. / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #224 | Tobias Johansson | Anaheim Ducks | LW / SWE | Malmo IF / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #225 | Pasi Petrilainen | New Jersey Devils | D / FIN | Tappara Tampere / FINLAND | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #226 | Marc-Etienne Hubert | Phoenix Coyotes | C / CAN | Laval Titan College Francais / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #227 | Lubomir Vaic | Vancouver Canucks | C / SVK | Kosice / Slovakia | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #228 | Ronald Petrovicky | Calgary Flames | RW / SVK | Prince George Cougars / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #229 | Konstantin Shafranov | St. Louis Blues | RW / RUS | Fort Wayne Komets / IHL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #230 | Jared Hope | Toronto Maple Leafs | C / CAN | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #231 | Askhat Rakhmatullin | Hartford Whalers | LW / RUS | Salavat Yulaev / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #232 | Chad Cavanagh | Washington Capitals | LW / CAN | London Knights / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #233 | Michel Tremblay | Montreal Canadiens | LW / CAN | Shawinigan Cataractes / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #234 | Anders Soderberg | Boston Bruins | LW / SWE | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #235 | Russell Smith | Florida Panthers | D / CAN | Hull Olympiques / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #236 | Andrei Kozyrev | Chicago Blackhawks | D / RUS | Cherepovets Severstal / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #237 | Ronnie Sundin | New York Rangers | D / SWE | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #238 | Timo Seikkula | Pittsburgh Penguins | C / FIN | Junkkarit / Finland | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #239 | Sami Salo | Ottawa Senators | D / FIN | TPS Turku / FINLAND | Former NHL |
| 1996 | #240 | Justin Clark | Colorado Avalanche | RW / USA | U. of Michigan / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1996 | #241 | Evgeniy Afanasiev | Detroit Red Wings | LW / RUS | Detroit / Midget | No NHL games |