1996 NHL Draft
All 232 players selected in the 1996 NHL Draft, round by round, with team and junior club.
Round 1
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  OTT | Chris PhillipsD | — |
| 2 | 1 |  SJS | Andrei ZyuzinD | — |
| 3 | 1 |  NYI | J-P DumontRW | — |
| 4 | 1 |  WSH | Alexander VolchkovLW | — |
| 5 | 1 |  DAL | Ric JackmanD | — |
| 6 | 1 |  EDM | Boyd DevereauxC | — |
| 7 | 1 |  BUF | Erik RasmussenC | — |
| 8 | 1 |  BOS | Johnathan AitkenD | — |
| 9 | 1 |  ANA | Ruslan SaleiD | — |
| 11 | 1 | PHX | Dan FochtD | — |
| 12 | 1 |  VAN | Josh HoldenC | — |
| 13 | 1 |  CGY | Derek MorrisD | — |
| 14 | 1 |  STL | Marty ReasonerC | — |
| 15 | 1 |  PHI | Dainius ZubrusRW | — |
| 16 | 1 |  TBL | Mario LarocqueD | — |
| 17 | 1 | WSH | Jaroslav SvejkovskyRW | — |
| 18 | 1 |  MTL | Matt HigginsC | — |
| 19 | 1 | EDM | Matthieu DescôteauxD | — |
| 20 | 1 |  FLA | Marcus NilsonLW | — |
| 21 | 1 | SJS | Marco SturmLW | — |
| 22 | 1 |  NYR | Jeff BrownD | — |
| 23 | 1 |  PIT | Craig HillierG | — |
| 24 | 1 | PHX | Daniel BrièreC | — |
| 25 | 1 |  COL | Peter RatchukD | — |
| 26 | 1 |  DET | Jesse WallinD | — |
Round 2
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2 | BUF | Cory SarichD | — |
| 28 | 2 | PIT | Pavel SkrbekD | — |
| 29 | 2 | NYI | Dan LacoutureLW | — |
| 30 | 2 |  LAK | Josh GreenC | — |
| 31 | 2 |  CHI | Remi RoyerD | — |
| 32 | 2 | EDM | Chris HajtD | — |
| 33 | 2 | BUF | Darren Van OeneLW | — |
| 34 | 2 | HFD | Trevor WasylukLW | — |
| 35 | 2 | ANA | Matt CullenC | — |
| 36 | 2 |  TOR | Marek PosmykD | — |
| 37 | 2 | LAK | Marian CisarLW | — |
| 38 | 2 |  NJD | Wesley MasonLW | — |
| 39 | 2 | CGY | Travis BrigleyLW | — |
| 40 | 2 | CGY | Steve BeginLW | — |
| 41 | 2 | NJD | Joshua DewolfD | — |
| 42 | 2 | CHI | Jeff PaulD | — |
| 43 | 2 | WSH | Jan BulisC | — |
| 44 | 2 | MTL | Mathieu GaronG | — |
| 45 | 2 | BOS | Henry KusterRW | — |
| 46 | 2 | CHI | Geoff PetersC | — |
| 48 | 2 | NYR | Daniel GoneauLW | — |
| 49 | 2 | NJD | Colin WhiteD | — |
| 50 | 2 | TOR | Francis LariveeG | — |
| 51 | 2 | COL | Yuri BabenkoC | — |
| 52 | 2 | DET | Aren MillerG | — |
Round 3
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 3 | BOS | Eric NaudLW | — |
| 54 | 3 | BUF | Francois MethotC | — |
| 55 | 3 | SJS | Terry FriesenG | — |
| 56 | 3 | NYI | Zdeno CharaD | — |
| 57 | 3 | LAK | Greg PhillipsC | — |
| 58 | 3 | WSH | Sergei ZimakovD | — |
| 59 | 3 | EDM | Tom PotiD | — |
| 60 | 3 | FLA | Chris AllenD | — |
| 61 | 3 | HFD | Andrei PetruninLW | — |
| 62 | 3 | PHX | Per-Anton LundstromD | — |
| 64 | 3 | PHI | Chester GallantRW | — |
| 65 | 3 | FLA | Oleg KvashaC | — |
| 66 | 3 | TOR | Mike LankshearD | — |
| 68 | 3 | TOR | Konstantin KalmikovLW | — |
| 69 | 3 | TBL | Curtis TiplerRW | — |
| 70 | 3 | DAL | Jon SimLW | — |
| 71 | 3 | MTL | Arron AshamRW | — |
| 73 | 3 | CGY | Dmitri VlasenkovLW | — |
| 74 | 3 | WSH | Dave WeningerG | — |
| 75 | 3 | VAN | Zenith KomarniskiD | — |
| 76 | 3 | NYR | Dmitri SubbotinLW | — |
| 77 | 3 | PIT | Boris ProtsenkoRW | — |
| 78 | 3 | WSH | Shawn McNeilC | — |
| 79 | 3 | COL | Mark ParrishRW | — |
Round 4
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 4 | OTT | Antti Jussi NiemiD | — |
| 82 | 4 | FLA | Joey TetarenkoRW | — |
| 83 | 4 | NYI | Tyrone GarnerG | — |
| 84 | 4 | LAK | Mikael SimonsC | — |
| 85 | 4 | WSH | Justin DavisRW | — |
| 86 | 4 | TOR | Jason SessaRW | — |
| 87 | 4 | BUF | Kurt WalshRW | — |
| 88 | 4 | HFD | Craig MacDonaldC | — |
| 89 | 4 | CGY | Toni LydmanD | — |
| 90 | 4 | DAL | Mike HurleyRW | — |
| 91 | 4 | NJD | Josef BoumedienneD | — |
| 92 | 4 | MTL | Kim StaalLW | — |
| 93 | 4 | VAN | Jonas SolingLW | — |
| 95 | 4 | STL | Jonathan ZukiwskyC | — |
| 96 | 4 | LAK | Eric BelangerC | — |
| 97 | 4 | STL | Andrei PetrakovLW | — |
| 98 | 4 | COL | Ben StoreyD | — |
| 99 | 4 | MTL | Etienne DrapeauC | — |
| 100 | 4 | BOS | Trent WhitfieldC | — |
| 101 | 4 | NJD | Josh MacNevinD | — |
| 102 | 4 | SJS | Matt BradleyRW | — |
| 103 | 4 | TOR | Vladimir AntipovLW | — |
| 104 | 4 | HFD | Steve WasylkoC | — |
| 105 | 4 | PIT | Michal RozsivalD | — |
| 106 | 4 | BUF | Mike MartoneD | — |
| 107 | 4 | COL | Randy PetrukG | — |
| 108 | 4 | DET | Johan ForsanderLW | — |
Round 5
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 5 | NYI | Andy BerenzweigD | — |
| 110 | 5 | TOR | Peter CavaC | — |
| 111 | 5 | TOR | Brandon SugdenRW | — |
| 112 | 5 | DAL | Ryan ChristieLW | — |
| 113 | 5 | DAL | Yevgeni TsybukD | — |
| 114 | 5 | EDM | Brian UrickRW | — |
| 115 | 5 | BUF | Alexei TezikovD | — |
| 116 | 5 | HFD | Mark McMahonD | — |
| 117 | 5 | ANA | Brendan BuckleyD | — |
| 118 | 5 | NJD | Glenn CrawfordC | — |
| 119 | 5 | PHX | Richard LintnerD | — |
| 120 | 5 | LAK | Jesse BlackD | — |
| 121 | 5 | VAN | Tyler ProsofskyC | — |
| 122 | 5 | CGY | Josef StrakaC | — |
| 123 | 5 | LAK | Peter HoganD | — |
| 124 | 5 | PHI | Per-Ragnar BergqvistG | — |
| 125 | 5 | TBL | Jason RobinsonD | — |
| 126 | 5 | WSH | Matthew LaheyLW | — |
| 127 | 5 | MTL | Daniel ArchambaultD | — |
| 128 | 5 | NYI | Petr SachlC | — |
| 129 | 5 | FLA | Andrew LongC | — |
| 130 | 5 | CHI | Andy JohnsonD | — |
| 131 | 5 | NYR | Colin PepperallLW | — |
| 132 | 5 | BOS | Elias AbrahamssonD | — |
| 133 | 5 | PHI | Jesse BoulericeRW | — |
| 134 | 5 | COL | Luke CurtinLW | — |
| 135 | 5 | DET | Michal PodolkaG | — |
Round 6
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 6 | OTT | Andreas DackellRW | — |
| 137 | 6 | SJS | Michel LarocqueG | — |
| 138 | 6 | NYI | Todd MillerC | — |
| 139 | 6 | PHX | Robert EscheG | — |
| 140 | 6 | TOR | Dmitriy YakushinD | — |
| 141 | 6 | EDM | Bryan RandallC | — |
| 142 | 6 | BUF | Ryan DavisRW | — |
| 143 | 6 | HFD | Aaron BakerG | — |
| 144 | 6 | DET | Magnus NilssonLW | — |
| 145 | 6 | NJD | Sean RitchlinRW | — |
| 146 | 6 | COL | Brian WillsieRW | — |
| 147 | 6 | VAN | Nolan McDonaldG | — |
| 148 | 6 | TOR | Chris BogasD | — |
| 149 | 6 | ANA | Blaine RussellG | — |
| 150 | 6 | PIT | Peter BergmanC | — |
| 151 | 6 | TOR | Lucio DemartinisLW | — |
| 152 | 6 | TBL | Nikolai IgnatovD | — |
| 153 | 6 | WSH | Andrew Van BruggenRW | — |
| 154 | 6 | MTL | Brett ClarkD | — |
| 155 | 6 | BOS | Chris LaneD | — |
| 156 | 6 | FLA | Gaetan PoirierLW | — |
| 157 | 6 | TBL | Xavier DelisleC | — |
| 158 | 6 | NYR | Ola SandbergD | — |
| 159 | 6 | STL | Stephen WagnerG | — |
| 160 | 6 | COL | Kai FischerG | — |
| 161 | 6 | BUF | Darren MortierC | — |
| 162 | 6 | DET | Alexandre JacquesC | — |
Round 7
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | 7 | OTT | Francois HardyD | — |
| 164 | 7 | SJS | Jake DeadmarshD | — |
| 165 | 7 | NYI | Joe PrestifilippoG | — |
| 166 | 7 | DAL | Eoin McInerneyG | — |
| 167 | 7 | COL | Dan HinoteRW | — |
| 169 | 7 | STL | Daniel CorsoC | — |
| 170 | 7 | EDM | Brandon LafranceRW | — |
| 171 | 7 | HFD | Greg KuznikD | — |
| 172 | 7 | ANA | Timo AhmaojaD | — |
| 173 | 7 | NJD | Daryl AndrewsD | — |
| 174 | 7 | PHX | Trevor LetowskiRW | — |
| 175 | 7 | VAN | Clint CabanaD | — |
| 176 | 7 | COL | Samuel PahlssonC | — |
| 177 | 7 | STL | Reed LowRW | — |
| 178 | 7 | TOR | Reggie BergC | — |
| 179 | 7 | TBL | Pavel KubinaD | — |
| 180 | 7 | WSH | Michael AndersonRW | — |
| 181 | 7 | MTL | Timo VertalaLW | — |
| 182 | 7 | BOS | Thomas BrownD | — |
| 183 | 7 | FLA | Alexandre CoutureD | — |
| 184 | 7 | CHI | Mike VellingaD | — |
| 185 | 7 | NYR | Jeff DessnerD | — |
| 186 | 7 | PIT | Eric MelocheRW | — |
| 187 | 7 | PHI | Roman MalovLW | — |
| 188 | 7 | COL | Roman PylnerC | — |
| 189 | 7 | DET | Colin BeardsmoreC | — |
Round 8
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | 8 | LAK | Steve ValiquetteG | — |
| 191 | 8 | SJS | Cory CyrenneC | — |
| 193 | 8 | LAK | Kai NurminenLW | — |
| 194 | 8 | DAL | Joel KwiatkowskiD | — |
| 195 | 8 | EDM | Fernando PisaniRW | — |
| 196 | 8 | STL | Andrei PodkonickyC | — |
| 197 | 8 | HFD | Kevin MarshLW | — |
| 198 | 8 | ANA | Kevin KellettD | — |
| 199 | 8 | NJD | Willie MitchellD | — |
| 200 | 8 | PHX | Nicholas LentRW | — |
| 201 | 8 | VAN | Jeff ScissonsC | — |
| 202 | 8 | CGY | Ryan WadeRW | — |
| 203 | 8 | STL | Anthony HutchinsC | — |
| 204 | 8 | TOR | Tomas KaberleD | — |
| 205 | 8 | NJD | Jason BertschRW | — |
| 206 | 8 | WSH | Oleg OrekhovskyD | — |
| 207 | 8 | MTL | Mattia BaldiLW | — |
| 208 | 8 | BOS | Bob PrierRW | — |
| 209 | 8 | FLA | Denis KhloptonovG | — |
| 210 | 8 | CHI | Chris TwerdunD | — |
| 211 | 8 | NYR | Ryan McKieD | — |
| 212 | 8 | OTT | Erich GoldmannD | — |
| 213 | 8 | PHI | Jeff MillekerC | — |
| 214 | 8 | COL | Matthew ScorsuneD | — |
| 215 | 8 | DET | Craig StahlRW | — |
Round 9
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 9 | OTT | Ivan CiernikLW | — |
| 217 | 9 | SJS | David ThibeaultLW | — |
| 218 | 9 | NYI | Mike MuzechkaD | — |
| 219 | 9 | LAK | Sebastien SimardLW | — |
| 220 | 9 | DAL | Nick BootlandLW | — |
| 221 | 9 | EDM | John HultbergG | — |
| 222 | 9 | BUF | Scott BuhlerG | — |
| 223 | 9 | HFD | Craig AdamsRW | — |
| 224 | 9 | ANA | Tobias JohanssonLW | — |
| 225 | 9 | NJD | Pasi PetrilainenD | — |
| 226 | 9 | PHX | Marc-Etienne HubertC | — |
| 227 | 9 | VAN | Lubomir VaicC | — |
| 228 | 9 | CGY | Ronald PetrovickyRW | — |
| 229 | 9 | STL | Konstantin ShafranovRW | — |
| 230 | 9 | TOR | Jared HopeC | — |
| 231 | 9 | HFD | Askhat RakhmatullinLW | — |
| 232 | 9 | WSH | Chad CavanaghLW | — |
| 233 | 9 | MTL | Michel TremblayLW | — |
| 234 | 9 | BOS | Anders SoderbergLW | — |
| 235 | 9 | FLA | Russell SmithD | — |
| 236 | 9 | CHI | Andrei KozyrevD | — |
| 237 | 9 | NYR | Ronnie SundinD | — |
| 238 | 9 | PIT | Timo SeikkulaC | — |
| 239 | 9 | OTT | Sami SaloD | — |
| 240 | 9 | COL | Justin ClarkRW | — |
| 241 | 9 | DET | Evgeniy AfanasievLW | — |
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)