The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Arena (now called the Scottrade Center) in St. Louis, Missouri on June 22, 1996.
Trivia
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This draft is considered possibly the weakest ever, in league history, as few players selected have become impact players in the NHL. Some notable names from this draft class are Daniel Briere, Zdeno Chara and Jon Sim.
| Selections By Round |
Round 1Edit
Round 2Edit
Round 3Edit
Round 4Edit
Round 5Edit
Round 6Edit
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Andreas Dackell () | 
| Ottawa Senators | Brynäs IF (Swe) |
| 137 | Michel Larocque (G) | {{}} | San Jose Sharks | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 138 | Todd Miller (C) | 
| New York Islanders | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 139 | Robert Esche (G) | 
| Phoenix Coyotes | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |
| 140 | Dmitriy Yakushin (D) | 
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Pembroke (COJHL) |
| 141 | Bryan Randall (RW) |
| Edmonton Oilers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 142 | Ryan Davis (RW) |
| Buffalo Sabres | Owen Sounds Platers (OHL) |
| 143 | Aaron Baker | {{}} | Hartford Whalers | [[]] () |
| 144 | Magnus Nilsson | {{}} | Detroit Red Wings | [[]] () |
| 145 | Sean Ritchlin | {{}} | New Jersey Devils | [[]] () |
| 146 | Brian Willsie | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| 147 | Nolan McDonald | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| 148 | Chris Bogas | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| 149 | Blaine Russell | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | ||
| 150 | Peter Bergman | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| 151 | Lucio DeMartinis | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| 152 | Nikolai Ignatov | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 153 | AJ Van Bruggen | Washington Capitals | ||
| 154 | Brett Clark | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| 155 | Chris Lane | Boston Bruins | ||
| 156 | Gaetan Poirier | Florida Panthers | ||
| 157 | Xavier Delisle | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 158 | Ola Sandberg | NY Rangers | ||
| 159 | Stephen Wagner | St Louis Blues | ||
| 160 | Kai Fischer | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| 161 | Darren Mortier | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| 162 | Alexandre Jacques | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| 163 | Francois Hardy | Ottawa Senators | ||
| 164 | Jake Deadmarsh | San Jose Sharks |
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Round 8Edit
| 193 | Los Angeles | Kai Nurminen | F | HV71 Jonkoping [SEL] | ||||||
| 194 | Dallas | Joel Kwiatkowski | D | Prince George Cougars [WHL] | ||||||
| 195 | Edmonton | Fernando Pisani | R | St. Albert Saints [AJHL] | ||||||
| 196 | St. Louis | Andrej Podkonicky | L | ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia) | ||||||
| 197 | Hartford | Kevin Marsh | W | Calgary Hitmen [WHL] | ||||||
| 198 | Anaheim | Kevin Kellett | D | Prince Albert Raiders [WHL] | ||||||
| 199 | New Jersey | Willie Mitchell | D | Melfort Mustangs [SJHL] | ||||||
| 200 | Phoenix | Nick Lent | R | Omaha Lancers [USHL] | ||||||
| 201 | Vancouver | Jeff Scissons | C | Vernon Vipers [BCJHL] | ||||||
| 202 | Calgary | Ryan Wade | F | Kelowna Rockets [WHL] | ||||||
| 203 | St. Louis | Tony Hutchins | F | Lawrence Academy (Mass.) | ||||||
| 204 | Toronto | Tomas Kaberle | D | Kladno [Czech] | ||||||
| 205 | New Jersey | Jay Bertsch | Spokane Chiefs [WHL] | |||||||
| 206 | Washington | Oleg Orekhovsky | D | Moscow Dynamo [Russia] | ||||||
| 207 | Mtl. Canadiens | Mattia Baldi | Ambri-Piotta [Swiss-A] | |||||||
| 208 | Boston | Bob Prier | F | St. Lawrence University [NCAA] | ||||||
| 209 | Florida | Denis Khlopotnov | G | CSKA Moscow [Russia] | ||||||
| 210 | Chicago | Chris Twerdun | D | Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL] | ||||||
| 211 | NY Rangers | Ryan McKie | D | London Knights [OHL] | ||||||
| 212 | Ottawa | Erich Goldmann | D | Mannheim Eagles [DEL] | ||||||
| 213 | Philadelphia | Jeff Milliker | Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL] | |||||||
| 214 | Colorado | Matt Scorsune | D | Hotchkiss Academy (Conn.) | ||||||
| 215 | Detroit | Craig Stahl | W | Tri-City Americans [WHL] | ||||||
| 216 | Ottawa | Ivan Ciernik | L | Nitra (Slovakia) | ||||||
| 217 | San Jose | David Thibeault | L | Drummondville Voltigeurs [QMJHL] | ||||||
| 218 | NY Islanders | Mike Muzechka | Calgary Hitmen [WHL] | |||||||
| 219 | Los Angeles | Sebastien Simard |
Round 9
| 220 | Dallas | Nick Bootland | W | Guelph Storm [OHL] | ||||||
| 221 | Edmonton | John Hultberg | G | Kingston Frontenacs [OHL] | ||||||
| 222 | Buffalo | Scott Buhler | G | Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] | ||||||
| 223 | Hartford | Craig Adams | R | Harvard University [NCAA] | ||||||
| 224 | Anaheim | Tobias Johansson | D | Malmo IF [SEL] | ||||||
| 225 | New Jersey | Pasi Petrilainen | D | Tappara Tampere [FNL] | ||||||
| 226 | Phoenix | Marc-Etienne Hubert | C | Laval Titan College Francais [QMJHL] | ||||||
| 227 | Vancouver | Lubomir Vaic | C | Kosice (Slovakia) | ||||||
| 228 | Calgary | Ronald Petrovicky | R | Prince George Cougars [WHL] | ||||||
| 229 | St. Louis | Konstantin Shafronov | R | Fort Wayne Komets [IHL] | ||||||
| 230 | Toronto | Jared Hope | Spokane Chiefs [WHL] | |||||||
| 231 | Hartford | Askhat Rakhmatulin | F | Salavat Yulajev (Russia) | ||||||
| 232 | Washington | Chad Cavanagh | C | London Knights [OHL] | ||||||
| 233 | Mtl. Canadiens | Michel Tremblay | Shawinigan Cataractes [QMJHL] | |||||||
| 234 | Boston | Anders Soderberg | L | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik [SEL] | ||||||
| 235 | Florida | Russell Smith | Hull Olympiques [QMJHL] | |||||||
| 236 | Chicago | Andrei Kozyrev | D | Cherepovets Severstal [Russia] | ||||||
| 237 | NY Rangers | Ronnie Sundin | D | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg [SEL] | ||||||
| 238 | Pittsburgh | Timo Seikkula | C | Junkkarit (Finland) | ||||||
| 239 | Ottawa | Sami Salo | D | TPS Turku [FNL] | ||||||
| 240 | Colorado | Justin Clark | R | U. of Michigan [NCAA] | ||||||
| 241 | Detroit | Evgeny Afanasiev | Detroit (Midget) |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
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