| Year | Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | From | To | Notes | ROY | HOF | Allstar | Heismann |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | Chris Phillips | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | Ottawa | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 2 | Andrei Zyuzin | D | Salavat Yulajev (Russia) | San Jose | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 3 | J.P. Dumont | R | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 4 | Alexandre Volchkov | R | Barrie Colts (OHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 5 | Richard Jackman | D | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | Dallas | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 6 | Boyd Devereaux | C | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 7 | Erik Rasmussen | C | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 8 | Johnathan Aitken | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Boston | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 9 | Ruslan Salei | D | Las-Vegas Thunder (IHL) | Anaheim | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 10 | Lance Ward | D | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 11 | Dan Focht | D | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Phoenix | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 12 | Josh Holden | C | Regina Pats (WHL) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 13 | Derek Morris | D | Regina Pats (WHL) | Calgary | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 14 | Marty Reasoner | C | Boston College (NCAA) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 15 | Dainius Zubrus | R | Pembroke (COJHL) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 16 | Mario Larocque | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | Tampa Bay | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 17 | Jaroslav Svejkovsky | L | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 18 | Matt Higgins | C | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 19 | Matthieu Descoteaux | D | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 20 | Marcus Nilson | R | Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL) | Florida | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 21 | Marco Sturm | C | Landshut EV (DEL) | San Jose | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 22 | Jeff Brown | D | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 23 | Craig Hillier | G | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 24 | Daniel Briere | C | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | Phoenix | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 25 | Peter Ratchuk | D | Shattuck St. Mary's [Minn H.S.] | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 26 | Jesse Wallin | D | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 27 | Cory Sarich | D | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 28 | Pavel Skrbek | D | Kladno Poldi (Czech) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 29 | Dan LaCouture | L | Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 30 | Josh Green | W | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 31 | Remi Royer | D | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) | Chicago | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 32 | Chris Hajt | D | Guelph Storm (OHL) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 33 | Darren Van Oene | L | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 34 | Trevor Wasyluk | L | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 35 | Matt Cullen | C | St. Cloud State (NCAA) | Anaheim | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 36 | Marek Posmyk | D | Dukla Jihlava (Czech) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 37 | Marian Cisar | R | Bratislava Slovan Harvard (Slovak) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 38 | Wes Mason | L | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 39 | Travis Brigley | L | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | Calgary | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 40 | Steve Begin | C | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | Calgary | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 41 | Josh DeWolf | D | Twin Cities (St. Paul, USHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 42 | Jeff Paul | D | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | Chicago | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 43 | Jan Bulis | C | Barrie Colts (OHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 44 | Mathieu Garon | G | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 45 | Henry Kuster | R | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Boston | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 46 | Geoff Peters | C | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | Chicago | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 47 | Pierre Dagenais | L | Moncton Alpines (QMJHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 48 | Daniel Goneau | L | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 49 | Colin White | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 50 | Francis Larivee | G | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 51 | Yuri Babenko | C | Krylja Sovetov (Russia) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 52 | Aren Miller | G | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 53 | Eric Naud | L | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) | Boston | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 54 | Francois Methot | C | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 55 | Terry Friesen | G | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | San Jose | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 56 | Zdeno Chara | D | Dukla Trencin (Slovak) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 57 | Greg Phillips | R | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 58 | Sergei Zimakov | D | Krylja Sovetov (Russia) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 59 | Tom Poti | D | Cushing Academy [Mass H.S.] | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 60 | Chris Allen | D | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | Florida | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 61 | Andrei Petrunin | L | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 62 | Per-Anton Lundstrom | D | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | Phoenix | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 63 | Scott Parker | R | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 64 | Chester Gallant | R | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 65 | Oleg Kvasha | R | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | Florida | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 66 | Mike Lankshear | D | Guelph Storm (OHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 67 | Gordie Dwyer | L | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 68 | Konstantin Kalmikov | R | Detroit Falcons (CoHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 69 | Curtis Tipler | R | Regina Pats (WHL) | Tampa Bay | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 70 | Jonathan Sim | L | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | Dallas | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 71 | Arron Asham | R | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 72 | Boyd Kane | L | Regina Pats (WHL) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 73 | Dmitri Vlasenkov | L | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | Calgary | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 74 | David Weninger | G | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 75 | Zenith Komarniski | D | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 76 | Dmitry Subbotin | F | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 77 | Boris Protsenko | R | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 78 | Shawn McNeil | C | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 79 | Mark Parrish | R | St. Cloud State (NCAA) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 80 | Jason Doyle | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | Boston | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 81 | Antti-Jussi Niemi | D | Jokerit Helsinki (FNL) | Ottawa | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 82 | Joey Tetarenko | D | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | Florida | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 83 | Tyrone Garner | G | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 84 | Mikael Simons | Mora (Sweden) | Los Angeles | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 85 | Justin Davis | R | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 86 | Jason Sessa | R | Lake Superior State University (NCAA) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 87 | Kurt Walsh | F | Owen-Sound Platers (OHL) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 88 | Craig MacDonald | L | Harvard University (NCAA) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 89 | Toni Lydman | D | Reipas Lahti (FNL) | Calgary | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 90 | Mike Hurley | R | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Dallas | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 91 | Josef Boumedienne | D | Huddinge (Sweden) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 92 | Kim Staal | C | Malmo IF (SEL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 93 | Jonas Soling | R | Huddinge (Sweden) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 94 | Christian Lefebvre | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | Calgary | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 95 | Jon Zukiwsky | C | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 96 | Eric Belanger | C | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 97 | Andrei Petrakov | R | Yekaterinburg Dynamo (Russia) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 98 | Ben Storey | D | Harvard University (NCAA) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 99 | Etienne Drapeau | C | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 100 | Trent Whitfield | C | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | Boston | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 101 | Josh MacNevin | D | Vernon (BCJHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 102 | Matt Bradley | R | Kingston Canadiens (OHL) | San Jose | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 103 | Vladimir Antipov | R | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 104 | Steve Wasylko | C | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 105 | Michal Rozsival | D | Dukla Jihlava (Czech) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 106 | Mike Martone | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 107 | Randy Petruk | G | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 108 | Johan Forsander | L | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 109 | Andrew Berenzweig | D | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 110 | Peter Cava | C | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 111 | Brandon Sugden | D | London Knights (OHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 112 | Ryan Christie | L | Owen-Sound Platers (OHL) | Dallas | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 113 | Evgeny Tsybuk | D | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | Dallas | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 114 | Brian Urick | R | Notre Dame (NCAA) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 115 | Alexei Tezikov | D | Lada Togliatti (Russia) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 116 | Mark McMahon | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 117 | Brendan Buckley | D | Boston College (NCAA) | Anaheim | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 118 | Glenn Crawford | L | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 119 | Richard Lintner | D | Trencin Jr. (Slovakia) | Phoenix | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 120 | Jesse Black | D | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 121 | Tyler Prosofsky | R | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 122 | Josef Straka | C | Litvinov CHP HC (Czech) | Calgary | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 123 | Peter Hogan | D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 124 | Per-Ragnar Bergkvist | G | Leksands IF (SEL) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 125 | Jason Robinson | D | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | Tampa Bay | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 126 | Matt Lahey | L | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 127 | Daniel Archambault | D | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 128 | Petr Sachl | R | Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 129 | Andrew Long | C | Guelph Storm (OHL) | Florida | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 130 | Andy Johnson | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | Chicago | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 131 | Colin Pepperall | L | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 132 | Elias Abrahamsson | D | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | Boston | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 133 | Jesse Boulerice | R | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 134 | Luke Curtin | L | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 135 | Michal Podolka | G | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 136 | Andreas Dackell | R | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | Ottawa | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 137 | Michel Larocque | G | Boston University (NCAA) | San Jose | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 138 | Todd Miller | C | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 139 | Robert Esche | G | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | Phoenix | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 140 | Dmitriy Yakushin | D | Pembroke (COJHL) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 141 | Bryan Randall | R | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 142 | Ryan Davis | R | Owen-Sound Platers (OHL) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 143 | Aaron Baker | G | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 144 | Magnus Nilsson | L | Vita Hasten (Sweden) | Detroit | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 145 | Sean Ritchlin | R | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 146 | Brian Willsie | R | Guelph Storm (OHL) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 147 | Nolan McDonald | G | U. of Vermont (NCAA) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 148 | Chris Bogas | D | Michigan State University (NCAA) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 149 | Blaine Russell | G | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | Anaheim | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 150 | Peter Bergman | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 151 | Lucio DeMartinis | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | Toronto | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 152 | Nikolai Ignatov | D | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | Tampa Bay | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 153 | A.J. Van Bruggen | R | Northern Michigan University (NCAA) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 154 | Brett Clark | D | U. of Maine (NCAA) | Montreal | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 155 | Chris Lane | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | Boston | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 156 | Gaetan Poirier | L | Merrimack College (NCAA) | Florida | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 157 | Xavier Delisle | C | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | Tampa Bay | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 158 | Ola Sandberg | D | Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 159 | Stephen Wagner | G | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 160 | Kai Fischer | G | Duesseldorf EG (DEL) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 161 | Darren Mortier | C | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 162 | Alexandre Jacques | R | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 163 | Francois Hardy | D | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | Ottawa | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 164 | Jake Deadmarsh | D | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | San Jose | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 165 | J.R. Prestifilippo | G | Hotchkiss Academy (Conn.) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 166 | Eoin McInerney | G | London Knights (OHL) | Dallas | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 167 | Dan Hinote | C | Army (NCAA) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 168 | David Bernier | R | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 169 | Daniel Corso | C | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 170 | Brandon Lafrance | R | Ohio State University (NCAA) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 171 | Greg Kuznik | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 172 | Timo Ahmaoja | D | JyP HT Jyvaskyla (FNL) | Anaheim | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 173 | Daryl Andrews | D | Melfort (SJHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 174 | Trevor Letowski | C | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | Phoenix | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 175 | Clint Cabana | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 176 | Samuel Pahlsson | C | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 177 | Reed Low | R | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 178 | Reggie Berg | C | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 179 | Pavel Kubina | D | Vitkovice HC (Czech) | Tampa Bay | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 180 | Mike Anderson | W | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 181 | Timo Vertala | L | JyP HT Jyvaskyla (FNL) | Montreal | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 182 | Tom Brown | D | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | Boston | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 183 | Alexandre Couture | D | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | Florida | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 184 | Mike Vellinga | D | Guelph Storm (OHL) | Chicago | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 185 | Jeff Dessner | D | Taft H.S. (Conn.) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 186 | Eric Meloche | W | Cornwall (COJHL) | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 187 | Roman Malov | F | Omsk Avangard (Russia) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 188 | Roman Pylner | Litvinov Jr. (Czech.) | Colorado | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 189 | Colin Beardsmore | C | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 190 | Stephen Valiquette | G | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 191 | Cory Cyrenne | C | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | San Jose | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 192 | Evgeny Korolev | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | NY Islanders | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 193 | Kai Nurminen | F | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | Los Angeles | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 194 | Joel Kwiatkowski | D | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | Dallas | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 195 | Fernando Pisani | L | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 196 | Andrej Podkonicky | L | ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 197 | Kevin Marsh | F | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 198 | Kevin Kellett | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | Anaheim | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 199 | Willie Mitchell | D | Melfort (SJHL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 200 | Nick Lent | R | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | Phoenix | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 201 | Jeff Scissons | C | Vernon (BCJHL) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 202 | Ryan Wade | F | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | Calgary | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 203 | Tony Hutchins | F | Lawrence Academy (Mass.) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 204 | Tomas Kaberle | D | Kladno Poldi (Czech) | Toronto | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 205 | Jay Bertsch | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | New Jersey | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 206 | Oleg Orekhovsky | D | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 207 | Mattia Baldi | Ambri-Piotta (LNSw) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 208 | Bob Prier | F | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) | Boston | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 209 | Denis Khlopotnov | G | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | Florida | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 210 | Chris Twerdun | D | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | Chicago | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 211 | Ryan McKie | D | London Knights (OHL) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 212 | Erich Goldmann | D | Mannheim Eagles (DEL) | Ottawa | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 213 | Jeff Milliker | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 214 | Matt Scorsune | D | Hotchkiss Academy (Conn.) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 215 | Craig Stahl | R | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Detroit | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 216 | Ivan Ciernik | L | Nitra (Slovakia) | Ottawa | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 217 | David Thibeault | L | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | San Jose | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 218 | Mike Muzechka | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | NY Islanders | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 219 | Sebastien Simard | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | Los Angeles | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 220 | Nick Bootland | L | Guelph Storm (OHL) | Dallas | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 221 | John Hultberg | G | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | Edmonton | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 222 | Scott Buhler | G | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Buffalo | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 223 | Craig Adams | R | Harvard University (NCAA) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 224 | Tobias Johansson | D | Malmo IF (SEL) | Anaheim | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 225 | Pasi Petrilainen | D | Tappara Tampere (FNL) | New Jersey | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 226 | Marc-Etienne Hubert | C | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | Phoenix | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 227 | Lubomir Vaic | C | Kosice (Slovakia) | Vancouver | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 228 | Ronald Petrovicky | R | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | Calgary | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 229 | Konstatin Shafronov | R | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) | St. Louis | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 230 | Jared Hope | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | Toronto | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 231 | Askhat Rakhmatulin | F | Salavat Yulajev (Russia) | Hartford | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 232 | Chad Cavanagh | C | London Knights (OHL) | Washington | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 233 | Michel Tremblay | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | Montreal | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 234 | Anders Soderberg | L | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | Boston | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 235 | Russell Smith | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | Florida | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 236 | Andrei Kozyrev | D | Cherepovets Severstal (Russia) | Chicago | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 237 | Ronnie Sundin | D | Vastra Frolunda (Sweden) | NY Rangers | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 238 | Timo Seikkula | Junkkarit (Finland) | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 239 | Sami Salo | D | TPS Turku (FNL) | Ottawa | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 240 | Justin Clark | R | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 9 | 241 | Evgeny Afanasiev | Detroit (Midget) | Detroit | ||||||
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Recap
The Detroit Red Wings, who had lost in the Stanley Cup finals the previous year, set a new record with 62 victories but fell 1 point short of the Montreal Canadiens' record of 132 points, set in 1976-77. Scotty Bowman, who had coached that Montreal team, was now coaching Detroit.
The Quebec Nordiques, who had won the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference in 1994-95, became the Colorado Avalanche before the season began. They moved into the Western Conference's Pacific Division and finished first in their new division with the league's second highest point total. In the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia Flyers led the Atlantic Division with 103 points and the Pittsburgh Penguins had 102 points to lead the Northeast Division.
Pittsburgh once again had Mario Lemieux. After sitting out the previous season because of continuing back problems and his battle against Hodgkin's disease, he led the league in scoring for the fifth time and also won his fifth Hart Trophy as MVP. Another superstar, Wayne Gretzky, in the twilight of his career, was traded from Los Angeles to the St. Louis Blues in mid-season. The trade that sent goalie Patrick Roy from Montreal to Colorado may have been even more important.
Colorado beat the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks in six games each to advance to the Western Conference finals, where they also eliminated the Red Wings in a six-game series. Meanwhile, the Florida Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup finals in only their third season in the league. Largely because of John Vanbiesbrouck's goaltending, the Panthers went through the Boston Bruins, Flyers, and Penguins to win the Eastern Conference finals.
Vanbiesbrouck and the Panthers ran out of magic, though. With Roy giving up just one goal in each game, Colorado won the first two at home and pulled out a 3-2 victory at Miami on Joe Sakic's goal, his sixth game-winner of the playoffs. The fourth game went into a third overtime, when Uwe Krupp scored on a slapshot from the point for a 1-0 win,
Sakic, who had 34 points in Colorado's 22 playoff games, won the Conn Smythe as the post-season MVP.
Close
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.