The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Arena (now called the Scottrade Center) in St. Louis, Missouri on June 22, 1996 .
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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 .
Round 1 [ ]
Round 2 [ ]
Round 3 [ ]
Round 4 [ ]
Round 5 [ ]
Round 6 [ ]
Round 7 [ ]
7
165
NY Islanders
J.R. Prestifilippo
G
Hotchkiss Academy (Conn.)
7
166
Dallas
Eoin McInerney
G
London Knights [OHL]
7
167
Colorado
Dan Hinote
C
Army [NCAA]
7
168
Edmonton
David Bernier
R
St. Hyacinthe Lasers [QMJHL]
7
169
St. Louis
Daniel Corso
C
Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL]
7
170
Edmonton
Brandon Lafrance
R
Ohio State University [NCAA]
7
171
Hartford
Greg Kuznik
D
Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]
7
172
Anaheim
Timo Ahmaoja
D
JyP HT Jyvaskyla [FNL]
7
173
New Jersey
Daryl Andrews
D
Melfort Mustangs [SJHL]
7
174
Phoenix
Trevor Letowski
C
Sarnia Sting [OHL]
7
175
Vancouver
Clint Cabana
D
Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL]
7
176
Colorado
Samuel Pahlsson
C
Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik [SEL]
7
177
St. Louis
Reed Low
R
Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]
7
178
Toronto
Reggie Berg
C
U. of Minnesota [NCAA]
7
179
Tampa Bay
Pavel Kubina
D
Vitkovice HC [Czech]
7
180
Washington
Mike Anderson
W
U. of Minnesota [NCAA]
7
181
Mtl. Canadiens
Timo Vertala
L
JyP HT Jyvaskyla [FNL]
7
182
Boston
Tom Brown
D
Sarnia Sting [OHL]
7
183
Florida
Alexandre Couture
D
Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL]
7
184
Chicago
Mike Vellinga
D
Guelph Storm [OHL]
7
185
NY Rangers
Jeff Dessner
D
Taft H.S. (Conn.)
7
186
Pittsburgh
Eric Meloche
R
Cornwall (COJHL)
7
187
Philadelphia
Roman Malov
C
Omsk Avangard [Russia]
7
188
Colorado
Roman Pylner
Litvinov Jr. (Czech.)
7
189
Detroit
Colin Beardsmore
C
North Bay Centennials [OHL]
190
Los Angeles
Steve Valiquette
G
Sudbury Wolves [OHL]
191
San Jose
Cory Cyrenne
C
Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]
192
NY Islanders
Evgeny Korolev
D
Peterborough Petes [OHL]
Round 8 [ ]
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)
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