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National Hockey League - 1996 Round 1 Entry Draft History


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
1 1 Ottawa Senators Chris Phillips D Prince Albert Raiders WHL
1 2 San Jose Sharks Andrei Zyuzin D Salavat Yulajev Russia
1 3 New York Islanders J.P. Dumont R Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL
1 4 Washington Capitals Alexandre Volchkov R Barrie Colts OHL
1 5 Dallas Stars Ric Jackman D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
1 6 Edmonton Oilers Boyd Devereaux C Kitchener Rangers OHL
1 7 Buffalo Sabres Erik Rasmussen C U. of Minnesota NCAA
1 8 Boston Bruins Johnathan Aitken D Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
1 9 Anaheim Ducks Ruslan Salei D Las Vegas Thunder IHL
1 10 New Jersey Devils Lance Ward D Red Deer Rebels WHL
1 11 Arizona Coyotes Dan Focht D Tri-City Americans WHL
1 12 Vancouver Canucks Josh Holden C Regina Pats WHL
1 13 Calgary Flames Derek Morris D Regina Pats WHL
1 14 St Louis Blues Marty Reasoner C Boston College NCAA
1 15 Philadelphia Flyers Dainius Zubrus R Pembroke COJHL
1 16 Tampa Bay Lightning Mario Larocque D Hull Olympiques QMJHL
1 17 Washington Capitals Jaroslav Svejkovsky L Tri-City Americans WHL
1 18 Montreal Canadiens Matt Higgins C Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
1 19 Edmonton Oilers Matthieu Descoteaux D Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
1 20 Florida Panthers Marcus Nilson R Djurgardens IF Stockholm SEL
1 21 San Jose Sharks Marco Sturm C Landshut EV DEL
1 22 New York Rangers Jeff Brown D Sarnia Sting OHL
1 23 Pittsburgh Penquins Craig Hillier G Ottawa 67's OHL
1 24 Arizona Coyotes Daniel Briere C Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL
1 25 Colorado Avalanche Peter Ratchuk D Shattuck St. Mary's Minn.
1 26 Detroit Red Wings Jesse Wallin D Red Deer Rebels WHL

1996 Round 2 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
2 27 Buffalo Sabres Cory Sarich D Saskatoon Blades WHL
2 28 Pittsburgh Penquins Pavel Skrbek D Kladno Czech
2 29 New York Islanders Dan LaCouture L Enfield Jr. Whalers EJHL
2 30 Los Angeles Kings Josh Green W Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
2 31 Chicago Blackhawks Remi Royer D St. Hyacinthe Lasers QMJHL
2 32 Edmonton Oilers Chris Hajt D Guelph Storm OHL
2 33 Buffalo Sabres Darren Van Oene L Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
2 34 Hartford Whalers Trevor Wasyluk L Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
2 35 Anaheim Ducks Matt Cullen C St. Cloud State NCAA
2 36 Toronto Maple Leafs Marek Posmyk D Dukla Jihlava Czech
2 37 Los Angeles Kings Marian Cisar R Bratislava Slovakia
2 38 New Jersey Devils Wes Mason L Sarnia Sting OHL
2 39 Calgary Flames Travis Brigley L Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL
2 40 Calgary Flames Steve Begin C Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL
2 41 New Jersey Devils Josh DeWolf D Twin City Vulcans USHL
2 42 Chicago Blackhawks Jeff Paul D Niagara Falls Thunder OHL
2 43 Washington Capitals Jan Bulis C Barrie Colts OHL
2 44 Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Garon G Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL
2 45 Boston Bruins Henry Kuster R Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
2 46 Chicago Blackhawks Geoff Peters C Niagara Falls Thunder OHL
2 47 New Jersey Devils Pierre Dagenais L Moncton Alpines QMJHL
2 48 New York Rangers Daniel Goneau L Granby Predateurs QMJHL
2 49 New Jersey Devils Colin White D Hull Olympiques QMJHL
2 50 Toronto Maple Leafs Francis Larivee G Laval Titan College Francais QMJHL
2 51 Colorado Avalanche Yuri Babenko C Krylja Sovetov Russia
2 52 Detroit Red Wings Aren Miller G Spokane Chiefs WHL

1996 Round 3 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
3 53 Boston Bruins Eric Naud L St. Hyacinthe Lasers QMJHL
3 54 Buffalo Sabres Francois Methot C St. Hyacinthe Lasers QMJHL
3 55 San Jose Sharks Terry Friesen G Swift Current Broncos WHL
3 56 New York Islanders Zdeno Chara D Dukla Trencin Slovakia
3 57 Los Angeles Kings Greg Phillips R Saskatoon Blades WHL
3 58 Washington Capitals Sergei Zimakov D Krylja Sovetov Russia
3 59 Edmonton Oilers Tom Poti D Cushing Academy Mass. H.S.
3 60 Florida Panthers Chris Allen D Kingston Frontenacs OHL
3 61 Hartford Whalers Andrei Petrunin R CSKA Moscow Russia
3 62 Arizona Coyotes Per-Anton Lundstrom D Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik SEL
3 63 New Jersey Devils Scott Parker R Kelowna Rockets WHL
3 64 Philadelphia Flyers Chester Gallant R Niagara Falls Thunder OHL
3 65 Florida Panthers Oleg Kvasha L CSKA Moscow Russia
3 66 Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Lankshear D Guelph Storm OHL
3 67 St Louis Blues Gordie Dwyer L Beauport Harfangs QMJHL
3 68 Toronto Maple Leafs Konstantin Kalmikov R Detroit Falcons CoHL
3 69 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Tipler R Regina Pats WHL
3 70 Dallas Stars Jon Sim L Sarnia Sting OHL
3 71 Montreal Canadiens Arron Asham R Red Deer Rebels WHL
3 72 Pittsburgh Penquins Boyd Kane L Regina Pats WHL
3 73 Calgary Flames Dmitri Vlasenkov L Yaroslavl Torpedo Russia
3 74 Washington Capitals David Weninger G Michigan Tech NCAA
3 75 Vancouver Canucks Zenith Komarniski D Tri-City Americans WHL
3 76 New York Rangers Dmitry Subbotin F CSKA Moscow Russia
3 77 Pittsburgh Penquins Boris Protsenko R Calgary Hitmen WHL
3 78 Washington Capitals Shawn McNeil C Kamloops Blazers WHL
3 79 Colorado Avalanche Mark Parrish R St. Cloud State NCAA
3 80 Boston Bruins Jason Doyle Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL

1996 Round 4 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
4 81 Ottawa Senators Antti-Jussi Niemi D Jokerit Helsinki FNL
4 82 Florida Panthers Joey Tetarenko R Portland Winter Hawks WHL
4 83 New York Islanders Tyrone Garner G Oshawa Generals OHL
4 84 Los Angeles Kings Mikael Simons R Mora Sweden
4 85 Washington Capitals Justin Davis R Kingston Frontenacs OHL
4 86 Toronto Maple Leafs Jason Sessa R Lake Superior State University NCAA
4 87 Buffalo Sabres Kurt Walsh F Owen Sound Platers OHL
4 88 Hartford Whalers Craig MacDonald C Harvard University NCAA
4 89 Calgary Flames Toni Lydman D Reipas Finland
4 90 Dallas Stars Mike Hurley R Tri-City Americans WHL
4 91 New Jersey Devils Josef Boumedienne D Huddinge Sweden
4 92 Montreal Canadiens Kim Staal C Malmo IF SEL
4 93 Vancouver Canucks Jonas Soling R Huddinge Sweden
4 94 Calgary Flames Christian Lefebvre Granby Predateurs QMJHL
4 95 St Louis Blues Jon Zukiwsky C Red Deer Rebels WHL
4 96 Los Angeles Kings Eric Belanger C Beauport Harfangs QMJHL
4 97 St Louis Blues Andrei Petrakov R Yekaterinburg Automobilist Russia
4 98 Colorado Avalanche Ben Storey D Harvard University NCAA
4 99 Montreal Canadiens Etienne Drapeau C Beauport Harfangs QMJHL
4 100 Boston Bruins Trent Whitfield C Spokane Chiefs WHL
4 101 New Jersey Devils Josh MacNevin D Vernon Vipers BCJHL
4 102 San Jose Sharks Matt Bradley R Kingston Frontenacs OHL
4 103 Toronto Maple Leafs Vladimir Antipov R Yaroslavl Torpedo Russia
4 104 Hartford Whalers Steve Wasylko C Detroit Whalers OHL
4 105 Pittsburgh Penquins Michal Rozsival D Dukla Jihlava Czech
4 106 Buffalo Sabres Mike Martone D Peterborough Petes OHL
4 107 Colorado Avalanche Randy Petruk G Kamloops Blazers WHL
4 108 Detroit Red Wings Johan Forsander L HV71 Jonkoping SEL

1996 Round 5 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
5 109 New York Islanders Bubba Berenzweig D U. of Michigan NCAA
5 110 Toronto Maple Leafs Peter Cava C Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
5 111 Toronto Maple Leafs Brandon Sugden R London Knights OHL
5 112 Dallas Stars Ryan Christie L Owen Sound Platers OHL
5 113 Dallas Stars Evgeny Tsybuk D Yaroslavl Torpedo Russia
5 114 Edmonton Oilers Brian Urick R Notre Dame NCAA
5 115 Buffalo Sabres Alexei Tezikov D Lada Togliatti Russia
5 116 Hartford Whalers Mark McMahon D Kitchener Rangers OHL
5 117 Anaheim Ducks Brendan Buckley D Boston College NCAA
5 118 New Jersey Devils Glenn Crawford L Windsor Spitfires OHL
5 119 Arizona Coyotes Richard Lintner D Trencin Jr. Slovakia
5 120 Los Angeles Kings Jesse Black D Niagara Falls Thunder OHL
5 121 Vancouver Canucks Tyler Prosofsky R Kelowna Rockets WHL
5 122 Calgary Flames Josef Straka C Litvinov CHP HC Czech
5 123 Los Angeles Kings Peter Hogan D Oshawa Generals OHL
5 124 Philadelphia Flyers Per-Ragnar Bergkvist G Leksands IF SEL
5 125 Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Robinson D Niagara Falls Thunder OHL
5 126 Washington Capitals Matt Lahey L Peterborough Petes OHL
5 127 Montreal Canadiens Daniel Archambault D Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL
5 128 New York Islanders Petr Sachl R Ceske Budejovice HC Czech
5 129 Florida Panthers Andrew Long C Guelph Storm OHL
5 130 Chicago Blackhawks Andy Johnson D Peterborough Petes OHL
5 131 New York Rangers Colin Pepperall L Niagara Falls Thunder OHL
5 132 Boston Bruins Elias Abrahamsson D Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL
5 133 Philadelphia Flyers Jesse Boulerice R Detroit Whalers OHL
5 134 Colorado Avalanche Luke Curtin L Kelowna Rockets WHL
5 135 Detroit Red Wings Michal Podolka G Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL

1996 Round 6 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
6 136 Ottawa Senators Andreas Dackell R Brynas IF Gavle SEL
6 137 San Jose Sharks Michel Larocque G Boston University NCAA
6 138 New York Islanders Todd Miller C Sarnia Sting OHL
6 139 Arizona Coyotes Robert Esche G Detroit Whalers OHL
6 140 Toronto Maple Leafs Dmitri Yakushin D Pembroke COJHL
6 141 Edmonton Oilers Bryan Randall R Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
6 142 Buffalo Sabres Ryan Davis R Owen Sound Platers OHL
6 143 Hartford Whalers Aaron Baker G Tri-City Americans WHL
6 144 Detroit Red Wings Magnus Nilsson L Vita Hasten Sweden
6 145 New Jersey Devils Sean Ritchlin R U. of Michigan NCAA
6 146 Colorado Avalanche Brian Willsie R Guelph Storm OHL
6 147 Vancouver Canucks Nolan McDonald G U. of Vermont NCAA
6 148 Toronto Maple Leafs Chris Bogas D Michigan State University NCAA
6 149 Anaheim Ducks Blaine Russell G Prince Albert Raiders WHL
6 150 Pittsburgh Penquins Peter Bergman Kamloops Blazers WHL
6 151 Toronto Maple Leafs Lucio DeMartinis Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
6 152 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikolai Ignatov D CSKA Moscow Russia
6 153 Washington Capitals A.J. Van Bruggen R Northern Michigan University NCAA
6 154 Montreal Canadiens Brett Clark D U. of Maine NCAA
6 155 Boston Bruins Chris Lane Spokane Chiefs WHL
6 156 Florida Panthers Gaetan Poirier L Merrimack College NCAA
6 157 Tampa Bay Lightning Xavier Delisle C Granby Predateurs QMJHL
6 158 New York Rangers Ola Sandberg D Djurgardens IF Stockholm SEL
6 159 St Louis Blues Stephen Wagner G Olds Grizzlys AJHL
6 160 Colorado Avalanche Kai Fischer G Duesseldorf EG DEL
6 161 Buffalo Sabres Darren Mortier C Sarnia Sting OHL
6 162 Detroit Red Wings Alexandre Jacques R Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL

1996 Round 7 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
7 163 Ottawa Senators Francois Hardy D Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL
7 164 San Jose Sharks Jake Deadmarsh D Kamloops Blazers WHL
7 165 New York Islanders J.R. Prestifilippo G Hotchkiss Academy CT
7 166 Dallas Stars Eoin McInerney G London Knights OHL
7 167 Colorado Avalanche Dan Hinote C Army NCAA
7 168 Edmonton Oilers David Bernier R St. Hyacinthe Lasers QMJHL
7 169 St Louis Blues Daniel Corso C Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL
7 170 Edmonton Oilers Brandon Lafrance R Ohio State University NCAA
7 171 Hartford Whalers Greg Kuznik D Seattle Thunderbirds WHL
7 172 Anaheim Ducks Timo Ahmaoja D JyP HT Jyvaskyla FNL
7 173 New Jersey Devils Daryl Andrews D Melfort Mustangs SJHL
7 174 Arizona Coyotes Trevor Letowski C Sarnia Sting OHL
7 175 Vancouver Canucks Clint Cabana D Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
7 176 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Pahlsson C Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik SEL
7 177 St Louis Blues Reed Low R Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
7 178 Toronto Maple Leafs Reggie Berg C U. of Minnesota NCAA
7 179 Tampa Bay Lightning Pavel Kubina D Vitkovice HC Czech
7 180 Washington Capitals Mike Anderson W U. of Minnesota NCAA
7 181 Montreal Canadiens Timo Vertala L JyP HT Jyvaskyla FNL
7 182 Boston Bruins Tom Brown D Sarnia Sting OHL
7 183 Florida Panthers Alexandre Couture D Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL
7 184 Chicago Blackhawks Mike Vellinga D Guelph Storm OHL
7 185 New York Rangers Jeff Dessner D Taft H.S. CT
7 186 Pittsburgh Penquins Eric Meloche R Cornwall COJHL
7 187 Philadelphia Flyers Roman Malov C Omsk Avangard Russia
7 188 Colorado Avalanche Roman Pylner Litvinov Jr. Czech
7 189 Detroit Red Wings Colin Beardsmore C North Bay Centennials OHL

1996 Round 8 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
8 190 Los Angeles Kings Stephen Valiquette G Sudbury Wolves OHL
8 191 San Jose Sharks Cory Cyrenne C Brandon Wheat Kings WHL
8 192 New York Islanders Evgeny Korolev D Peterborough Petes OHL
8 193 Los Angeles Kings Kai Nurminen F HV71 Jonkoping SEL
8 194 Dallas Stars Joel Kwiatkowski D Prince George Cougars WHL
8 195 Edmonton Oilers Fernando Pisani L St. Albert Saints AJHL
8 196 St Louis Blues Andrej Podkonicky L ZTK Zvolen Slovakia
8 197 Hartford Whalers Kevin Marsh W Calgary Hitmen WHL
8 198 Anaheim Ducks Kevin Kellett D Prince Albert Raiders WHL
8 199 New Jersey Devils Willie Mitchell D Melfort Mustangs SJHL
8 200 Arizona Coyotes Nick Lent R Omaha Lancers USHL
8 201 Vancouver Canucks Jeff Scissons C Vernon Vipers BCJHL
8 202 Calgary Flames Ryan Wade F Kelowna Rockets WHL
8 203 St Louis Blues Tony Hutchins F Lawrence Academy MA
8 204 Toronto Maple Leafs Tomas Kaberle D Kladno Czech
8 205 New Jersey Devils Jay Bertsch Spokane Chiefs WHL
8 206 Washington Capitals Oleg Orekhovsky D Moscow Dynamo Russia
8 207 Montreal Canadiens Mattia Baldi Ambri-Piotta SwissA
8 208 Boston Bruins Bob Prier F St. Lawrence University NCAA
8 209 Florida Panthers Denis Khlopotnov G CSKA Moscow Russia
8 210 Chicago Blackhawks Chris Twerdun D Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
8 211 New York Rangers Ryan McKie D London Knights OHL
8 212 Ottawa Senators Erich Goldmann D Mannheim Eagles DEL
8 213 Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Milliker Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
8 214 Colorado Avalanche Matt Scorsune D Hotchkiss Academy CT
8 215 Detroit Red Wings Craig Stahl W Tri-City Americans WHL

1996 Round 9 Draft Results


Rnd Pick Team Name Pos From League
9 216 Ottawa Senators Ivan Ciernik L Nitra Slovakia
9 217 San Jose Sharks David Thibeault L Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL
9 218 New York Islanders Mike Muzechka Calgary Hitmen WHL
9 219 Los Angeles Kings Sebastien Simard Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL
9 220 Dallas Stars Nick Bootland L Guelph Storm OHL
9 221 Edmonton Oilers John Hultberg G Kingston Frontenacs OHL
9 222 Buffalo Sabres Scott Buhler G Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
9 223 Hartford Whalers Craig Adams R Harvard University NCAA
9 224 Anaheim Ducks Tobias Johansson D Malmo IF SEL
9 225 New Jersey Devils Pasi Petrilainen D Tappara Tampere FNL
9 226 Arizona Coyotes Marc-Etienne Hubert C Laval Titan College Francais QMJHL
9 227 Vancouver Canucks Lubomir Vaic C Kosice Slovakia
9 228 Calgary Flames Ronald Petrovicky R Prince George Cougars WHL
9 229 St Louis Blues Konstantin Shafranov R Fort Wayne Komets IHL
9 230 Toronto Maple Leafs Jared Hope Spokane Chiefs WHL
9 231 Hartford Whalers Askhat Rakhmatulin F Salavat Yulajev Russia
9 232 Washington Capitals Chad Cavanagh C London Knights OHL
9 233 Montreal Canadiens Michel Tremblay Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
9 234 Boston Bruins Anders Soderberg L Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik SEL
9 235 Florida Panthers Russell Smith Hull Olympiques QMJHL
9 236 Chicago Blackhawks Andrei Kozyrev D Cherepovets Severstal Russia
9 237 New York Rangers Ronnie Sundin D Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg SEL
9 238 Pittsburgh Penquins Timo Seikkula C Junkkarit Finland
9 239 Ottawa Senators Sami Salo D TPS Turku FNL
9 240 Colorado Avalanche Justin Clark R U. of Michigan NCAA
9 241 Detroit Red Wings Evgeny Afanasiev Detroit Midget