DRAFT HISTORY
1996 NHL Draft
Chris Phillips went first overall to OTT. 232 players selected across 9 rounds; 1 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OTT | Chris Phillips | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 2 | SJS | Andrei Zyuzin | D | Salavat Yulaev (Russia) | — | — |
| 3 | NYI | J-P Dumont | RW | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 4 | WSH | Alexander Volchkov | LW | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 5 | DAL | Ric Jackman | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — |
| 6 | EDM | Boyd Devereaux | C | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 7 | BUF | Erik Rasmussen | C | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 8 | BOS | Johnathan Aitken | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 9 | ANA | Ruslan Salei | D | Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) | — | — |
| 11 | PHX | Dan Focht | D | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 12 | VAN | Josh Holden | C | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 13 | CGY | Derek Morris | D | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 14 | STL | Marty Reasoner | C | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 15 | PHI | Dainius Zubrus | RW | Pembroke (COJHL) | — | — |
| 16 | TBL | Mario Larocque | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 17 | WSH | Jaroslav Svejkovsky | RW | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 18 | MTL | Matt Higgins | C | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 19 | EDM | Matthieu Descôteaux | D | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 20 | FLA | Marcus Nilson | LW | Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL) | — | — |
| 21 | SJS | Marco Sturm | LW | Landshut EV (DEL) | — | — |
| 22 | NYR | Jeff Brown | D | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 23 | PIT | Craig Hillier | G | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — |
| 24 | PHX | Daniel Brière | C | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 25 | COL | Peter Ratchuk | D | Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) | — | — |
| 26 | DET | Jesse Wallin | D | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | BUF | Cory Sarich | D | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 28 | PIT | Pavel Skrbek | D | Kladno (Czech) | — | — |
| 29 | NYI | Dan Lacouture | LW | Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL) | — | — |
| 30 | LAK | Josh Green | C | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 31 | CHI | Remi Royer | D | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 32 | EDM | Chris Hajt | D | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 33 | BUF | Darren Van Oene | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 34 | HFD | Trevor Wasyluk | LW | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 35 | ANA | Matt Cullen | C | St. Cloud State (NCAA) | — | — |
| 36 | TOR | Marek Posmyk | D | Dukla Jihlava (Czech) | — | — |
| 37 | LAK | Marian Cisar | LW | Bratislava (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 38 | NJD | Wesley Mason | LW | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 39 | CGY | Travis Brigley | LW | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — | — |
| 40 | CGY | Steve Begin | LW | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 41 | NJD | Joshua Dewolf | D | Twin City Vulcans (USHL) | — | — |
| 42 | CHI | Jeff Paul | D | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | — | — |
| 43 | WSH | Jan Bulis | C | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 44 | MTL | Mathieu Garon | G | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 45 | BOS | Henry Kuster | RW | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 46 | CHI | Geoff Peters | C | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | — | — |
| 48 | NYR | Daniel Goneau | LW | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 49 | NJD | Colin White | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 50 | TOR | Francis Larivee | G | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 51 | COL | Yuri Babenko | C | Krylja Sovetov (Russia) | — | — |
| 52 | DET | Aren Miller | G | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | BOS | Eric Naud | LW | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 54 | BUF | Francois Methot | C | St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 55 | SJS | Terry Friesen | G | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 56 | NYI | Zdeno Chara | D | Dukla Trencin (Slovak) | 1,680 | 680 |
| 57 | LAK | Greg Phillips | C | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 58 | WSH | Sergei Zimakov | D | Krylja Sovetov (Russia) | — | — |
| 59 | EDM | Tom Poti | D | Cushing Academy (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 60 | FLA | Chris Allen | D | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
| 61 | HFD | Andrei Petrunin | LW | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 62 | PHX | Per-Anton Lundstrom | D | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | — | — |
| 64 | PHI | Chester Gallant | RW | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | — | — |
| 65 | FLA | Oleg Kvasha | C | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 66 | TOR | Mike Lankshear | D | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 68 | TOR | Konstantin Kalmikov | LW | Detroit Falcons (CoHL) | — | — |
| 69 | TBL | Curtis Tipler | RW | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 70 | DAL | Jon Sim | LW | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 71 | MTL | Arron Asham | RW | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 73 | CGY | Dmitri Vlasenkov | LW | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | — | — |
| 74 | WSH | Dave Weninger | G | Michigan Tech (NCAA) | — | — |
| 75 | VAN | Zenith Komarniski | D | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 76 | NYR | Dmitri Subbotin | LW | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 77 | PIT | Boris Protsenko | RW | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | — | — |
| 78 | WSH | Shawn McNeil | C | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 79 | COL | Mark Parrish | RW | St. Cloud State (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | OTT | Antti Jussi Niemi | D | Jokerit Helsinki (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 82 | FLA | Joey Tetarenko | RW | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 83 | NYI | Tyrone Garner | G | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 84 | LAK | Mikael Simons | C | Mora (Sweden) | — | — |
| 85 | WSH | Justin Davis | RW | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
| 86 | TOR | Jason Sessa | RW | Lake Superior State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 87 | BUF | Kurt Walsh | RW | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | — | — |
| 88 | HFD | Craig MacDonald | C | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 89 | CGY | Toni Lydman | D | Reipas (Finland) | — | — |
| 90 | DAL | Mike Hurley | RW | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 91 | NJD | Josef Boumedienne | D | Huddinge (Sweden) | — | — |
| 92 | MTL | Kim Staal | LW | Malmo IF (SEL) | — | — |
| 93 | VAN | Jonas Soling | LW | Huddinge (Sweden) | — | — |
| 95 | STL | Jonathan Zukiwsky | C | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 96 | LAK | Eric Belanger | C | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 97 | STL | Andrei Petrakov | LW | Yekaterinburg Automobilist (Russia) | — | — |
| 98 | COL | Ben Storey | D | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 99 | MTL | Etienne Drapeau | C | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 100 | BOS | Trent Whitfield | C | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 101 | NJD | Josh MacNevin | D | Vernon Vipers (BCJHL) | — | — |
| 102 | SJS | Matt Bradley | RW | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
| 103 | TOR | Vladimir Antipov | LW | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | — | — |
| 104 | HFD | Steve Wasylko | C | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 105 | PIT | Michal Rozsival | D | Dukla Jihlava (Czech) | — | — |
| 106 | BUF | Mike Martone | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 107 | COL | Randy Petruk | G | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 108 | DET | Johan Forsander | LW | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | NYI | Andy Berenzweig | D | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 110 | TOR | Peter Cava | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — |
| 111 | TOR | Brandon Sugden | RW | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 112 | DAL | Ryan Christie | LW | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | — | — |
| 113 | DAL | Yevgeni Tsybuk | D | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | — | — |
| 114 | EDM | Brian Urick | RW | Notre Dame (NCAA) | — | — |
| 115 | BUF | Alexei Tezikov | D | Lada Togliatti (Russia) | — | — |
| 116 | HFD | Mark McMahon | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 117 | ANA | Brendan Buckley | D | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 118 | NJD | Glenn Crawford | C | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — |
| 119 | PHX | Richard Lintner | D | Trencin Jr. (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 120 | LAK | Jesse Black | D | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | — | — |
| 121 | VAN | Tyler Prosofsky | C | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 122 | CGY | Josef Straka | C | Litvinov CHP HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 123 | LAK | Peter Hogan | D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 124 | PHI | Per-Ragnar Bergqvist | G | Leksands IF (SEL) | — | — |
| 125 | TBL | Jason Robinson | D | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | — | — |
| 126 | WSH | Matthew Lahey | LW | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 127 | MTL | Daniel Archambault | D | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 128 | NYI | Petr Sachl | C | Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 129 | FLA | Andrew Long | C | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 130 | CHI | Andy Johnson | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 131 | NYR | Colin Pepperall | LW | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | — | — |
| 132 | BOS | Elias Abrahamsson | D | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 133 | PHI | Jesse Boulerice | RW | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 134 | COL | Luke Curtin | LW | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 135 | DET | Michal Podolka | G | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | OTT | Andreas Dackell | RW | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | — | — |
| 137 | SJS | Michel Larocque | G | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 138 | NYI | Todd Miller | C | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 139 | PHX | Robert Esche | G | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 140 | TOR | Dmitriy Yakushin | D | Pembroke (COJHL) | — | — |
| 141 | EDM | Bryan Randall | C | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 142 | BUF | Ryan Davis | RW | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | — | — |
| 143 | HFD | Aaron Baker | G | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 144 | DET | Magnus Nilsson | LW | Vita Hasten (Sweden) | — | — |
| 145 | NJD | Sean Ritchlin | RW | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 146 | COL | Brian Willsie | RW | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 147 | VAN | Nolan McDonald | G | U. of Vermont (NCAA) | — | — |
| 148 | TOR | Chris Bogas | D | Michigan State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 149 | ANA | Blaine Russell | G | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 150 | PIT | Peter Bergman | C | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 151 | TOR | Lucio Demartinis | LW | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 152 | TBL | Nikolai Ignatov | D | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 153 | WSH | Andrew Van Bruggen | RW | Northern Michigan U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 154 | MTL | Brett Clark | D | U. of Maine (NCAA) | — | — |
| 155 | BOS | Chris Lane | D | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 156 | FLA | Gaetan Poirier | LW | Merrimack College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 157 | TBL | Xavier Delisle | C | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 158 | NYR | Ola Sandberg | D | Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL) | — | — |
| 159 | STL | Stephen Wagner | G | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) | — | — |
| 160 | COL | Kai Fischer | G | Duesseldorf EG (DEL) | — | — |
| 161 | BUF | Darren Mortier | C | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 162 | DET | Alexandre Jacques | C | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | OTT | Francois Hardy | D | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 164 | SJS | Jake Deadmarsh | D | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 165 | NYI | Joe Prestifilippo | G | Hotchkiss School (Conn.) | — | — |
| 166 | DAL | Eoin McInerney | G | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 167 | COL | Dan Hinote | RW | Army (NCAA) | — | — |
| 169 | STL | Daniel Corso | C | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 170 | EDM | Brandon Lafrance | RW | Ohio State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 171 | HFD | Greg Kuznik | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 172 | ANA | Timo Ahmaoja | D | JyP HT Jyvaskyla (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 173 | NJD | Daryl Andrews | D | Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) | — | — |
| 174 | PHX | Trevor Letowski | RW | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 175 | VAN | Clint Cabana | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 176 | COL | Samuel Pahlsson | C | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | — | — |
| 177 | STL | Reed Low | RW | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 178 | TOR | Reggie Berg | C | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 179 | TBL | Pavel Kubina | D | Vitkovice HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 180 | WSH | Michael Anderson | RW | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 181 | MTL | Timo Vertala | LW | JyP HT Jyvaskyla (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 182 | BOS | Thomas Brown | D | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 183 | FLA | Alexandre Couture | D | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 184 | CHI | Mike Vellinga | D | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 185 | NYR | Jeff Dessner | D | Taft H.S. (Conn.) | — | — |
| 186 | PIT | Eric Meloche | RW | Cornwall (COJHL) | — | — |
| 187 | PHI | Roman Malov | LW | Omsk Avangard (Russia) | — | — |
| 188 | COL | Roman Pylner | C | Litvinov Jr. (Czech.) | — | — |
| 189 | DET | Colin Beardsmore | C | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 8
Round 8
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | LAK | Steve Valiquette | G | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 191 | SJS | Cory Cyrenne | C | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 193 | LAK | Kai Nurminen | LW | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | — | — |
| 194 | DAL | Joel Kwiatkowski | D | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 195 | EDM | Fernando Pisani | RW | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | — | — |
| 196 | STL | Andrei Podkonicky | C | ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 197 | HFD | Kevin Marsh | LW | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | — | — |
| 198 | ANA | Kevin Kellett | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 199 | NJD | Willie Mitchell | D | Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) | — | — |
| 200 | PHX | Nicholas Lent | RW | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — | — |
| 201 | VAN | Jeff Scissons | C | Vernon Vipers (BCJHL) | — | — |
| 202 | CGY | Ryan Wade | RW | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 203 | STL | Anthony Hutchins | C | Lawrence Academy (Mass.) | — | — |
| 204 | TOR | Tomas Kaberle | D | Kladno (Czech) | — | — |
| 205 | NJD | Jason Bertsch | RW | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 206 | WSH | Oleg Orekhovsky | D | Moscow Dynamo (Russia) | — | — |
| 207 | MTL | Mattia Baldi | LW | Ambri-Piotta (SwissA) | — | — |
| 208 | BOS | Bob Prier | RW | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 209 | FLA | Denis Khloptonov | G | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 210 | CHI | Chris Twerdun | D | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 211 | NYR | Ryan McKie | D | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 212 | OTT | Erich Goldmann | D | Mannheim Eagles (DEL) | — | — |
| 213 | PHI | Jeff Milleker | C | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 214 | COL | Matthew Scorsune | D | Hotchkiss School (Conn.) | — | — |
| 215 | DET | Craig Stahl | RW | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 9
Round 9
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | OTT | Ivan Ciernik | LW | Nitra (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 217 | SJS | David Thibeault | LW | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 218 | NYI | Mike Muzechka | D | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | — | — |
| 219 | LAK | Sebastien Simard | LW | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 220 | DAL | Nick Bootland | LW | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 221 | EDM | John Hultberg | G | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
| 222 | BUF | Scott Buhler | G | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 223 | HFD | Craig Adams | RW | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 224 | ANA | Tobias Johansson | LW | Malmo IF (SEL) | — | — |
| 225 | NJD | Pasi Petrilainen | D | Tappara Tampere (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 226 | PHX | Marc-Etienne Hubert | C | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 227 | VAN | Lubomir Vaic | C | Kosice (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 228 | CGY | Ronald Petrovicky | RW | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 229 | STL | Konstantin Shafranov | RW | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) | — | — |
| 230 | TOR | Jared Hope | C | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 231 | HFD | Askhat Rakhmatullin | LW | Salavat Yulaev (Russia) | — | — |
| 232 | WSH | Chad Cavanagh | LW | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 233 | MTL | Michel Tremblay | LW | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 234 | BOS | Anders Soderberg | LW | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | — | — |
| 235 | FLA | Russell Smith | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 236 | CHI | Andrei Kozyrev | D | Cherepovets Severstal (Russia) | — | — |
| 237 | NYR | Ronnie Sundin | D | Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg (SEL) | — | — |
| 238 | PIT | Timo Seikkula | C | Junkkarit (Finland) | — | — |
| 239 | OTT | Sami Salo | D | TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 240 | COL | Justin Clark | RW | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 241 | DET | Evgeniy Afanasiev | LW | Detroit (Midget) | — | — |
1996 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 1996 NHL draft?
- Chris Phillips was selected first overall by OTT, out of Prince Albert Raiders (WHL).
- How many players were drafted in 1996?
- 232 players were selected across 9 rounds of the 1996 NHL draft.