1996 NHL entry draft

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Round one edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Chris Phillips	Defense	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2	Andrei Zyuzin	Defense	Russia	San Jose Sharks	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)
3	Jean-Pierre Dumont	Right Wing	Canada	New York Islanders	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4	Alexander Volchkov	Left Wing	Russia	Washington Capitals (from Los Angeles)1	Barrie Colts (OHL)
5	Ric Jackman	Defense	Canada	Dallas Stars	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6	Boyd Devereaux	Center	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7	Erik Rasmussen	Center	United States	Buffalo Sabres	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
8	Johnathan Aitken	Defense	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Hartford)2	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9	Ruslan Salei	Defense	Belarus	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
10	Lance Ward	Defense	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
11	Dan Focht	Defense	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
12	Josh Holden	Center	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
13	Derek Morris	Defense	Canada	Calgary Flames	Regina Pats (WHL)
14	Marty Reasoner	Center	United States	St. Louis Blues (from St. Louis via Edmonton)3	Boston College (Hockey East)
15	Dainius Zubrus	Right Wing	Lithuania	Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto)4	Pembroke Lumber Kings (COJHL)
16	Mario Larocque	Defense	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
17	Jaroslav Svejkovsky	Right Wing	Czech Republic	Washington Capitals	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
18	Matt Higgins	Center	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
19	Matthieu Descoteaux	Defense	Canada	Edmonton Oilers (from Boston)5	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
20	Marcus Nilson	Left Wing	Sweden	Florida Panthers	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
21	Marco Sturm	Left Wing	Germany	San Jose Sharks (from Chicago)6	Landshut EV (Germany)
22	Jeff Brown	Defense	Canada	New York Rangers	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
23	Craig Hillier	Goaltender	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
24	Daniel Briere	Center	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes (from Philadelphia via San Jose and Buffalo)7	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
25	Peter Ratchuk	Defense	United States	Colorado Avalanche	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS–MN)
26	Jesse Wallin	Defense	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

1. Los Angeles' first-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent Byron Dafoe and Dmitri Khristich to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Hartford's first-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on August 26, 1994 that sent Glen Wesley to Hartford in exchange for first-round picks of the 1996 Entry Draft and the 1997 Entry Draft along with this pick.
3. St. Louis' first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Edmonton on August 4, 1995 that sent Curtis Joseph and the rights to Mike Grier to Edmonton in exchange a first-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Edmonton previously acquired this pick and a first-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft as compensation on July 28, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Shayne Corson.

4. Toronto's first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on August 30, 1995 that sent Dmitry Yushkevich and a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
5. Boston's first-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on January 11, 1996 that sent Bill Ranford to Boston in exchange for Mariusz Czerkawski, the rights to Sean Brown and this pick.
6. Chicago's first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent two second-round picks (# 31 and # 46 overall) in the 1996 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
7. Buffalo's acquired first-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on February 15, 1996 that sent Michal Grosek and Darryl Shannon to Buffalo in exchange for Craig Muni and this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.

   Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 16, 1995 that sent Doug Bodger to San Jose in exchange for Vaclav Varada, a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, rights to Martin Spanhel and this pick.

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 16, 1995 that sent Pat Falloon to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, rights to Martin Spanhel and this pick.

Round two edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
27	Cory Sarich	Defense	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Ottawa via St. Louis)1	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
28	Pavel Skrbek	Defense	Czech Republic	Pittsburgh Penguins (from San Jose via New Jersey)2	Poldi Kladno (Czech Republic)
29	Dan LaCouture	Left Wing	United States	New York Islanders	Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL)
30	Josh Green	Center	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
31	Remi Royer	Defense	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks (from Dallas via Phoenix and San Jose)3	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
32	Chris Hajt	Defense	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Guelph Storm (OHL)
33	Darren Van Oene	Left Wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
34	Trevor Wasyluk	Left Wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
35	Matt Cullen	Center	United States	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
36	Marek Posmyk	Defense	Czech Republic	Toronto Maple Leafs (from New Jersey)4	Dukla Jihlava (Czech Republic)
37	Marian Cisar	Right Wing	Slovakia	Los Angeles Kings (from Phoenix)5	Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
38	Wes Mason	Left Wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)6	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
39	Travis Brigley	Left Wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
40	Steve Begin	Center	Canada	Calgary Flames (from St. Louis)7	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
41	Josh DeWolf	Defense	United States	New Jersey Devils (from Toronto via Pittsburgh)8	Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL)
42	Jeff Paul	Defense	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay)9	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
43	Jan Bulis	Center	Czech Republic	Washington Capitals	Barrie Colts (OHL)
44	Mathieu Garon	Goaltender	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
45	Henry Kuster	Right Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
46	Geoff Peters	Center	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks (from Florida via San Jose)10	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
47	Pierre Dagenais	Left Wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils (from Chicago via Tampa Bay)11	Moncton Alpines (QMJHL)
48	Daniel Goneau	Left Wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
49	Colin White	Defense	Canada	New Jersey Devils (from Pittsburgh)12	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
50	Francis Larivee	Goaltender	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Philadelphia)13	Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL)
51	Yuri Babenko	Center	Russia	Colorado Avalanche	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
52	Aren Miller	Goaltender	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

1. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Yuri Khmylev and an eighth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 4, 1995 that sent Steve Duchesne to Hartford in exchange for this pick.

2. New Jersey'a second-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent two second-round picks in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 41 and # 49 overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.

   New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 15, 1995 that sent Chris Terreri to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

3. San Jose's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 46 overall) and this pick.

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 1996 that sent Craig Janney to Winnipeg in exchange for Darren Turcotte and this pick.

   Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent a third-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

4. New Jersey's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 13, 1996 that sent Dave Andreychuk to New Jersey in exchange for Toronto's option of a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft or third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
5. Arizona's second-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on August 8, 1994 that sent Brent Thompson and cash to Winnipeg in exchange for rights to Ruslan Batyrshin and this pick. Winnipeg also had an option to swap 6th-rd picks in the 1996 Entry Draft. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
6. Vancouver's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on November 23, 1995 that sent Esa Tikkanen to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
7. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 4, 1994 that sent Al MacInnis and a fourth-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Phil Housley, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
8. Pittsburgh's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 28 overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 49 overall) and this pick.

   Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent Larry Murphy to Toronto in exchange for Dmitri Mironov and this pick.

9. Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 47 overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Enrico Ciccone and this pick.
10. San Jose's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 21 overall) to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 31 overall) and this pick.

    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 16, 1996 that sent Ray Sheppard and a fourth-round pick in the a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.

11. Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Corey Schwab to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jeff Reese, an eighth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.

    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Enrico Ciccone and a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 42 overall) to Chicago in exchange for Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and this pick.

12. Pittsburgh's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 28 overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 41 overall) and this pick.
13. Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on August 30, 1995 that sent a first-round and a fourth-round picks in the 1996 Entry Draft with a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Dmitry Yushkevich and this pick.

Round three edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
53	Eric Naud	Left Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Ottawa)1	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
54	Francois Methot	Center	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (compensatory)2	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
55	Terry Friesen	Goaltender	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
56	Zdeno Chara	Defense	Slovakia	New York Islanders	Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)
57	Greg Phillips	Center	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
58	Sergei Zimakov	Defense	Russia	Washington Capitals (from Dallas)3	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
59	Tom Poti	Defense	United States	Edmonton Oilers	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
60	Chris Allen	Defense	Canada	Florida Panthers (from Buffalo)4	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
61	Andrei Petrunin	Right Wing	Russia	Hartford Whalers	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
62	Per-Anton Lundstrom	Defense	Sweden	Phoenix Coyotes (from Anaheim)5	MODO (Sweden)
63	Scott Parker	Right Wing	United States	New Jersey Devils	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
64	Chester Gallant	Right Wing	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix)6	Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL)
65	Oleg Kvasha	Center	Russia	Florida Panthers (from Vancouver)7	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
66	Mike Lankshear	Defense	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary)8	Guelph Storm (OHL)
67	Gordie Dwyer	Left Wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
68	Konstantin Kalmikov	Left Wing	Ukraine	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Falcons (CoHL)
69	Curtis Tipler	Right Wing	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regina Pats (WHL)
70	Jon Sim	Left Wing	Canada	Dallas Stars (from Washington)9	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
71	Arron Asham	Right Wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
72	Boyd Kane	Left Wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins (from Boston)10	Regina Pats (WHL)
73	Dmitri Vlasenkov	Left Wing	Russia	Calgary Flames (from Florida)11	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
74	David Weninger	Goaltender	Canada	Washington Capitals (from Chicago)12	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
75	Zenith Komarniski	Defense	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (compensatory)13	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
76	Dmitri Subbotin	Left Wing	Russia	New York Rangers	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
77	Borys Protsenko	Right Wing	Ukraine	Pittsburgh Penguins	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
78	Shawn McNeil	Center	Canada	Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia via Colorado)14	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
79	Mark Parrish	Right Wing	United States	Colorado Avalanche	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
80	Jason Doyle	Right Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Detroit via Tampa Bay)15	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (WHL)

1. Ottawa's third-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Shawn McEachern to Boston in exchange for Trent McCleary and this pick.
2. Buffalo acquired this pick as compensation on September 8, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Dale Hawerchuk.
3. Dallas's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a third-round pick (# 70 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
4. Buffalo's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on February 1, 1996 that sent Bob Boughner to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
5. Anaheim's third-round pick went to Arizona as the result of a trade on February 7, 1996 that sent Teemu Selanne, Marc Chouinard and a third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
6. Arizona's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on February 27, 1996 that sent Dominic Roussel to Winnipeg in exchange for Tim Cheveldae and this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
7. Vancouver's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Jesse Belanger to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
8. Calgary's third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Dave Gagner to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
9. Washington's third-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a third-round pick (# 58 overall) in the 1996 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
10. Boston's third-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on August 1, 1995 that sent Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern to Boston in exchange for Glen Murray, Bryan Smolinski and this pick.
11. Florida's third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on September 29, 1994 that sent Robert Svehla and Magnus Svensson to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
12. Chicago's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on October 17, 1995 that sent the rights to Igor Ulanov to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
13. Vancouver acquired this pick as compensation on July 14, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Geoff Courtnall.
14. Colorado's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on July 12, 1995 that sent John Slaney to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

    Colorado's previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 12, 1995 that sent Garth Snow to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.

15. Tampa Bay's third-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on August 17, 1995 that sent David Shaw to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 17, 1995 that sent Marc Bergevin and Ben Hankinson to Detroit in exchange for Shawn Burr and this pick.

Round four edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
81	Antti-Jussi Niemi	Defense	Finland	Ottawa Senators	Jokerit (Finland)
82	Joey Tetarenko	Right Wing	Canada	Florida Panthers (from San Jose)1	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
83	Tyrone Garner	Goaltender	Canada	New York Islanders	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
84	Mikael Simons	Center	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings (from Los Angeles via Toronto and Philadelphia)2	Mora IK (Sweden)
85	Justin Davis	Right Wing	Canada	Washington Capitals (from Dallas via Los Angeles)3	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
86	Jason Sessa	Right Wing	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Edmonton)4	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
87	Kurt Walsh	Right Wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
88	Craig MacDonald	Center	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Harvard University (ECAC)
89	Toni Lydman	Defense	Finland	Calgary Flames (compensatory)5	Reipas Lahti (Finland)
90	Mike Hurley	Right Wing	Canada	Dallas Stars (from Anaheim via Washington)6	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
91	Josef Boumedienne	Defense	Sweden	New Jersey Devils	Huddinge IK (Sweden)
92	Kim Staal	Left Wing	Denmark	Montreal Canadiens (from Phoenix via Anaheim and Toronto)7	Malmö IF (Sweden)
93	Jonas Soling	Left Wing	Sweden	Vancouver Canucks	Huddinge IK (Sweden)
94	Christian Lefebvre	Defense	Canada	Calgary Flames	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
95	Jon Zukiwsky	Center	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
96	Eric Belanger	Center	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto)8	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
97	Andrei Petrakov	Left Wing	Russia	St. Louis Blues (from Tampa Bay)9	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (Russia)
98	Ben Storey	Defense	Canada	Colorado Avalanche (from Washington)10	Harvard University (ECAC)
99	Etienne Drapeau	Center	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
100	Trent Whitfield	Center	Canada	Boston Bruins	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
101	Josh MacNevin	Defense	Canada	New Jersey Devils (compensatory)11	Vernon Vipers (BCJHL)
102	Matt Bradley	Right Wing	Canada	San Jose Sharks (from Florida)12	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
103	Vladimir Antipov	Left Wing	Russia	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago via Phoenix)13	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
104	Steve Wasylko	Center	Canada	Hartford Whalers (from New York Rangers)14	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
105	Michal Rozsival	Defense	Czech Republic	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dukla Jihlava (Czech.)
106	Mike Martone	Defense	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia via San Jose)15	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
107	Randy Petruk	Goaltender	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
108	Johan Forsander	Left Wing	Sweden	Detroit Red Wings	HV71 (Sweden)

1. San Jose's fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 16, 1996 that sent a second-round and a fourth-round pick (# 102 overall) in the 1996 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Ray Sheppard and this pick.
2. Los Angeles' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Philadelphia on March 19, 1996 that sent John Druce and a seventh-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 30, 1995 that sent Dmitry Yushkevich and a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 11, 1994 that sent Yanic Perreault to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

3. Los Angeles' fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent Byron Dafoe and Dmitri Khristich to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Los Angeles' previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 17, 1995 that sent Mike Donnelly and seventh-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

4. Edmonton's fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on December 4, 1995 that sent a third-round pick in the Kent Manderville to Edmonton in exchange for Peter White and this pick.
5. Calgary acquired this pick as compensation on July 31, 1995 after Philadelphia signed free agent Joel Otto.
6. Washington's acquired fourth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent a third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 2, 1995 that sent Todd Krygier to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

7. Toronto's acquired fourth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on April 6, 1995 that sent Paul DiPietro in exchange for this pick. At the time of the trade, it was for a conditional pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and the conditions of this draft pick are unknown.

   Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Ken Baumgartner to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

   Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 7, 1996 that sent Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and a third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for Teemu Selanne, Marc Chouinard and this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.

8. Toronto's' fourth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on October 3, 1994 that sent Kelly Fairchild, Guy Leveque, Shayne Toporowski and Dixon Ward to Toronto in exchange for Eric Lacroix, Chris Snell and this pick.
9. Tampa Bay's' fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on January 28, 1993 that sent Jason Ruff, a fourth-round pick in 1994 Entry Draft, a fifth-round pick in 1995 Entry Draft and a sixth-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Doug Crossman, Basil McRae and this pick.
10. Washington's' fourth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on April 3, 1996 that sent Anson Carter to Washington in exchange for this pick.
11. New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation on September 28, 1995 after the Rangers signed free agent Bruce Driver.
12. Florida's fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on March 16, 1996 that sent Ray Sheppard and a fourth-round pick (# 82 overall) in the 1996 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
13. Arizona's' fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Mike Gartner to Arizona in exchange for this pick.

    Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Ravil Gusmanov to Chicago in exchange for this pick.

14. The Rangers' first-round pick went to Hartford as the result of a trade on March 23, 1995 that sent Pat Verbeek to the Rangers in exchange for Glen Featherstone, Michael Stewart, a first-round in the 1995 Entry Draft and this pick.
15. San Jose's acquired fourth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on November 16, 1995 that sent Doug Bodger to San Jose in exchange for Vaclav Varada, a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, rights to Martin Spanhel and this pick.

    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 16, 1995 that sent Pat Falloon to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft, rights to Martin Spanhel and this pick.

Round five edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
109	Andrew Berenzweig	Defense	United States	New York Islanders (from Ottawa)1	University of Michigan (CCHA)
110	Peter Cava	Center	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from San Jose)2	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
111	Brandon Sugden	Right Wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from New York Islanders)3	London Knights (OHL)
112	Ryan Christie	Left Wing	Canada	Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles)4	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
113	Yevgeni Tsybuk	Defense	Russia	Dallas Stars	Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
114	Brian Urick	Right Wing	United States	Edmonton Oilers	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
115	Alexei Tezikov	Defense	Russia	Buffalo Sabres	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
116	Mark McMahon	Defense	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
117	Brendan Buckley	Defense	United States	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Boston College (Hockey East)
118	Glenn Crawford	Center	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
119	Richard Lintner	Defense	Slovakia	Phoenix Coyotes	Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia)
120	Jesse Black	Defense	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (compensatory)5	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
121	Tyler Prosofsky	Center	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
122	Josef Straka	Center	Czech Republic	Calgary Flames	HC Litvínov (Czech Republic)
123	Peter Hogan	Defense	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from St. Louis)6	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
124	Per-Ragnar Bergkvist	Goaltender	Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto)7	Leksands IF (Sweden)
125	Jason Robinson	Defense	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
126	Matt Lahey	Left Wing	Canada	Washington Capitals	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
127	Daniel Archambault	Defense	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
128	Petr Sachl	Center	Czech Republic	New York Islanders (from Boston)8	HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
129	Andrew Long	Center	Canada	Florida Panthers	Guelph Storm (OHL)
130	Andy Johnson	Defense	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
131	Colin Pepperall	Left Wing	Canada	New York Rangers	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
132	Elias Abrahamsson	Defense	Sweden	Boston Bruins (from Pittsburgh via San Jose)9	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
133	Jesse Boulerice	Right Wing	United States	Philadelphia Flyers	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
134	Luke Curtin	Left Wing	United States	Colorado Avalanche	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
135	Michal Podolka	Goaltender	Czech Republic	Detroit Red Wings	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

1. Ottawa's' fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on October 15, 1994 that sent Jason Zent to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
2. San Jose's' fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 14, 1996 that sent Todd Gill to San Jose in exchange for Jamie Baker and this pick.
3. The Islanders' fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on April 6, 1995 that sent Eric Fichaud to the Islanders in exchange for Benoit Hogue, a third-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft and this pick.
4. Los Angeles' fifth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on February 17, 1996 that sent Shane Churla and Doug Zmolek to Los Angeles in exchange for Darryl Sydor and this pick.
5. Los Angeles acquired this pick as compensation on July 14, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Grant Fuhr.
6. St. Louis' first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on February 27, 1996 that sent Wayne Gretzky to St. Louis in exchange for Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, a first-round pick of the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
7. Toronto's fifth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent Rob Zettler to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
8. Boston's fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on December 9, 1995 that sent Dean Chynoweth to Boston in exchange for this pick.
9. San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 21, 1996 that sent Al Iafrate to San Jose in exchange for Jeff Odgers and this pick.

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Kevin Miller to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

Round six edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
136	Andreas Dackell	Right Wing	Sweden	Ottawa Senators	Brynas IF (Sweden)
137	Michel Larocque	Goaltender	Germany	San Jose Sharks	Boston University (Hockey East)
138	Todd Miller	Center	Canada	New York Islanders	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
139	Robert Esche	Goaltender	United States	Phoenix Coyotes (from Los Angeles)1	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
140	Dmytro Yakushyn	Defense	Ukraine	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas)2	Pembroke (COJHL)
141	Bryan Randall	Center	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
142	Ryan Davis	Right Wing	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
143	Aaron Baker	Goaltender	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
144	Magnus Nilsson	Left Wing	Sweden	Detroit Red Wings (from Anaheim)3	IK Vita Hasten (Sweden)
145	Sean Ritchlin	Right Wing	United States	New Jersey Devils	University of Michigan (CCHA)
146	Brian Willsie	Right Wing	Canada	Colorado Avalanche (from Phoenix via Los Angeles)4	Guelph Storm (OHL)
147	Nolan McDonald	Goaltender	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	University of Vermont (Hockey East)
148	Chris Bogas	Defense	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary)5	Michigan State University (CCHA)
149	Blaine Russell	Goaltender	Canada	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from St. Louis)6	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
150	Peter Bergman	Center	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory)7	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
151	Lucio DeMartinis	Left Wing	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
152	Nikolai Ignatov	Defense	Russia	Tampa Bay Lightning (from Tampa Bay via St. Louis)8	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
153	A. J. Van Bruggen	Right Wing	United States	Washington Capitals	Northern Michigan University (WCHA)
154	Brett Clark	Defense	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	University of Maine (Hockey East)
155	Chris Lane	Defense	Canada	Boston Bruins	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
156	Gaetan Poirier	Left Wing	Canada	Florida Panthers	Merrimack College (Hockey East)
157	Xavier Delisle	Center	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning (from Chicago)9	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
158	Ola Sandberg	Defense	Sweden	New York Rangers	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
159	Stephen Wagner	Goaltender	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh)10	Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)
160	Kai Fischer	Goaltender	Germany	Colorado Avalanche (from Philadelphia)11	Düsseldorfer EG (Germany)
161	Darren Mortier	Center	Canada	Buffalo Sabres (from Colorado)12	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
162	Alexandre Jacques	Center	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

1. Los Angeles' sixth-round pick went to Arizona as the result of a trade on August 8, 1994 that sent rights to Ruslan Batyrshin and fourth-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Brent Thompson and cash. Winnipeg also had an option to swap 6th-rd picks in the 1996 Entry Draft (this pick). Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.
2. Dallas' sixth-round pick went to Torontp as the result of a trade on January 28, 1996 that sent Benoit Hogue and Randy Wood to Los Dallas in exchange for Dave Gagner and this pick.
3. Anaheim's sixth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on April 4, 1995 that sent Mike Sillinger and Jason York to Anaheim in exchange for Mark Ferner, Stu Grimson and this pick.
4. Los Angeles' sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on December 28, 1995 that sent John Slaney to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

   Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with Los Angeles on August 8, 1994 that sent Brent Thompson and cash and to Winnipeg in exchange for rights to Ruslan Batyrshin and fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft. Winnipeg also had an option to swap 6th-rd picks in the 1996 Entry Draft (this pick). Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.

5. Calgary's sixth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on April 6, 1995 that sent Nikolai Borschevsky to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
6. St. Louis' sixth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on July 8, 1995 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
7. Pittsburgh acquired this pick as compensation on September 13, 1995 after Boston signed free agent Joe Mullen.
8. Tampa Bay's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with St. Louis on January 28, 1993, that sent Basil McRae, Doug Crossman and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Jason Ruff, Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 1994 Entry Draft, fifth-round pick in 1995 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with St. Louis on June 19, 1993 that sent Pat Jablonski, Darin Kimble, Rob Robinson and Steve Tuttle to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in the 1994 Entry Draft, fifth-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft and this pick.

9. Chicago's sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on April 6, 1995 that sent Denis Savard to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
10. Pittsburgh's sixth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Jean-Jacques Daigneault to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
11. Philadelphia's sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 12, 1995 that sent Garth Snow to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
12. Colorado's sixth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Dave Hannan to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

Round seven edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
163	Francois Hardy	Defense	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
164	Jake Deadmarsh	Defense	Canada|	San Jose Sharks	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
165	J. R. Prestifilippo	Goaltender	United States	New York Islanders	Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT)
166	Eoin McInerney	Goaltender	Canada	Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles)1	London Knights (OHL)
167	Dan Hinote	Right Wing	United States	Colorado Avalanche (from Dallas)2	United States Military Academy (NCAA Independent)
168	David Bernier	Right Wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
169	Daniel Corso	Center	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from Buffalo)3	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
170	Brandon Lafrance	Right Wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh; compensatory)4	Ohio State University (CCHA)
171	Greg Kuznik	Defense	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
172	Timo Ahmaoja	Defense	Finland	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	JYP (Finland)
173	Daryl Andrews	Defense	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
174	Trevor Letowski	Right Wing	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
175	Clint Cabana	Defense	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
176	Samuel Pahlsson	Center	Sweden	Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary)5	MODO (Sweden)
177	Reed Low	Right Wing	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
178	Reggie Berg	Center	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
179	Pavel Kubina	Defense	Czech Republic	Tampa Bay Lightning	HC Vitkovice (Czech.)
180	Michael Anderson	Right Wing	United States	Washington Capitals	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
181	Timo Vertala	Left Wing	Finland	Montreal Canadiens	JYP (Finland)
182	Thomas Brown	Defense	Canada	Boston Bruins	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
183	Alexandre Couture	Defense	Canada	Florida Panthers	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
184	Mike Vellinga	Defense	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Guelph Storm (OHL)
185	Jeff Dessner	Defense	United States	New York Rangers	The Taft School (USHS–CT)
186	Eric Meloche	Right Wing	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Cornwall Colts (COJHL)
187	Roman Malov	Left Wing	Russia	Philadelphia Flyers	Avangard Omsk (Russia)
188	Roman Pylner	Center	Czech Republic	Colorado Avalanche	HC Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic)
189	Colin Beardsmore	Center	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	North Bay Centennials (OHL)

1. Los Angeles' seventh-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on February 17, 1995 that sent a fourth-round pick in 1996 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Mike Donnelly and this pick.
2. Dallas' seventh-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on January 31, 1995 that sent Iain Fraser to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
3. Buffalo's seventh-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 19, 1996 that sent Denis Hamel to Buffalo in exchange for Charlie Huddy and this pick.
4. Pittsburgh's acquired seventh-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Tyler Wright to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

   Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as compensation on August 31, 1995 after Philadelphia signed free agent Kjell Samuelsson.

5. Calgary's seventh-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on November 1, 1995 that sent Claude Lapointe to Calgary in exchange for this pick.

Round eight edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
190	Steve Valiquette	Goaltender	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Ottawa)1	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
191	Cory Cyrenne	Center	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
192	Evgeny Korolev	Defense	Russia	New York Islanders	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
193	Kai Nurminen	Left Wing	Finland	Los Angeles Kings	HV71 (Sweden)
194	Joel Kwiatkowski	Defense	Canada	Dallas Stars	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
195	Fernando Pisani	Right Wing	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
196	Andrej Podkonicky	Center	Slovakia	St. Louis Blues (from Buffalo)2	ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia)
197	Kevin Marsh	Left Wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
198	Kevin Kellett	Defense	Canada	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
199	Willie Mitchell	Defense	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
200	Nick Lent	Right Wing	United States	Phoenix Coyotes	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
201	Jeff Scissons	Center	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Vernon Vipers (BCJHL)
202	Ryan Wade	Right Wing	Canada	Calgary Flames	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
203	Anthony Hutchins	Center	United States	St. Louis Blues	Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA)
204	Tomas Kaberle	Defense	Czech Republic	Toronto Maple Leafs	Poldi Kladno (Czech.)
205	Jason Bertsch	Right Wing	Canada	New Jersey Devils (from Tampa Bay)3	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
206	Oleg Orekhovsky	Defense	Russia	Washington Capitals	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
207	Mattia Baldi	Left Wing	Switzerland	Montreal Canadiens	HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)
208	Bob Prier	Right Wing	Canada	Boston Bruins	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
209	Denis Khlopotnov	Goaltender	Russia	Florida Panthers	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
210	Chris Twerdun	Defense	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
211	Ryan McKie	Defense	Canada	New York Rangers	London Knights (OHL)
212	Erich Goldmann	Defense	Germany	Ottawa Senators (from Pittsburgh)4	Adler Mannheim (Germany)
213	Jeff Milleker	Center	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
214	Matthew Scorsune	Defense	United States	Colorado Avalanche	Hotchkiss School (USHS–CT)
215	Craig Stahl	Right Wing	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Tri-City Americans (WHL)

1. Ottawa's eighth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Kevin Brown to Ottawa in exchange for Jaroslav Modry and this pick.
2. Buffalo's eight-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Yuri Khmylev and this pick.
3. Tampa Bay's eighth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 22, 1996 that sent Corey Schwab to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jeff Reese, a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
4. Pittsburgh's eighth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on March 1, 1996 that sent Dave McLlwain to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

Round nine edit

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
216	Ivan Ciernik	Left Wing	Slovakia	Ottawa Senators	HK Nitra (Slovakia)
217	David Thibeault	Left Wing	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
218	Mike Muzechka	Defense	Canada	New York Islanders	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
219	Sebastien Simard	Left Wing	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
220	Nick Bootland	Left Wing	Canada	Dallas Stars	Guelph Storm (OHL)
221	John Hultberg	Goaltender	United States	Edmonton Oilers	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
222	Scott Buhler	Goaltender	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
223	Craig Adams	Right Wing	Canada	Hartford Whalers	Harvard University (ECAC)
224	Tobias Johansson	Left Wing	Sweden	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Malmo IF (Sweden)
225	Pasi Petrilainen	Defense	Finland	New Jersey Devils	Tappara (Finland)
226	Marc-Etienne Hubert	Center	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL)
227	Lubomir Vaic	Center	Slovakia	Vancouver Canucks	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
228	Ronald Petrovicky	Right Wing	Slovakia	Calgary Flames	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
229	Konstantin Shafranov	Right Wing	Kazakhstan	St. Louis Blues	Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
230	Jared Hope	Center	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
231	Askhat Rakhmatullin	Left Wing	Russia	Hartford Whalers (from Tampa Bay)1	Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia)
232	Chad Cavanagh	Left Wing	Canada	Washington Capitals	London Knights (OHL)
233	Michel Tremblay	Left Wing	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
234	Anders Soderberg	Left Wing	Sweden	Boston Bruins	MODO (Sweden)
235	Russell Smith	Defense	Canada	Florida Panthers	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
236	Andrei Kozyrev	Defense	Russia	Chicago Blackhawks	Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
237	Ronnie Sundin	Defense	Sweden	New York Rangers	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
238	Timo Seikkula	Center	Finland	Pittsburgh Penguins	Junkkarit (Finland)
239	Sami Salo	Defense	Finland	Ottawa Senators (from Philadelphia)2	TPS (Finland)
240	Justin Clark	Right Wing	United States	Colorado Avalanche	University of Michigan (CCHA)
241	Yevgeni Afanasyev	Left Wing	Russia	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Little Caesars Midgets (MWEHL)

1. Tampa Bay's ninth-round pick went to Hartford as the result of a trade on December 1, 1995 that sent Jeff Reese to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
2. Philadelphia's ninth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on March 19, 1996 that sent Kerry Huffman to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

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