# 1995–96 NHL transactions

This list is for 1995–96 NHL transactions within professional ice hockey league of players in North America. The following contains team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1995–96 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.

## May

| Date | | | References |
| May 31, 1995 | To Hartford Whalers4th-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 85 – Ian MacNeil) | To Los Angeles KingsJan Vopat | |

## June

| Date | | |
| June 7, 1995 | To Los Angeles Kings5th-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 118 – Jason Morgan) | To Dallas StarsJeff Mitchell |
| June 27, 1995 | To Winnipeg JetsJeff Finley | To Philadelphia FlyersRuss Romaniuk |
| June 29, 1995 | To Montreal CanadiensMarc Bureau | To Tampa Bay LightningBrian Bellows |

## July

| Date | | |
| July 7, 1995 | To Calgary FlamesDavid Ling 9th-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 233 – Steve Shirreffs) | To Colorado Avalanche9th-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 228 – Chris George) |
| July 8, 1995 | To Buffalo SabresMichael Peca Mike Wilson 1st-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 15 – Jay McKee) | To Vancouver CanucksAlexander Mogilny 5th-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 120 – Todd Norman) |
| July 8, 1995 | To Montreal CanadiensStephane Quintal | To Winnipeg Jets2nd-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 34 – Jason Doig) |
| July 8, 1995 | To Dallas Stars3rd-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 69 – Sergei Gusev) | To Winnipeg Jets2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft CHI - (# 31 – Remi Royer)$^1$ |
| July 8, 1995 | To New Jersey Devils4th-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 79 – Alyn McCauley) | To Ottawa SenatorsJaroslav Modry |
| July 8, 1995 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim6th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 149 – Blaine Russell) | To St. Louis Blues6th-rd pick – 1995 Entry Draft (# 153 – Denis Hamel) |
| July 8, 1995 | To Los Angeles KingsByron Dafoe Dmitri Khristich | To Washington Capitals1st-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 4 – Alexandre Volchkov) 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 85 – Justin Davis) |
| July 8, 1995 | To Toronto Maple LeafsLarry Murphy | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDmitri Mironov 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (NJD - # 41 – Josh DeWolf)$^2$ |
| July 8, 1995 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRob Zettler | To Philadelphia Flyers5th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 124 – Per-Ragnar Bergkvist) |
| July 8, 1995 | To Toronto Maple LeafsSergio Momesso | To Vancouver CanucksMike Ridley |
| July 12, 1995 | To Colorado Avalanche3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (WAS - # 78 – Shawn McNeil)$^3$ 6th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 160 – Kai Fischer) | To Philadelphia FlyersGarth Snow |
| July 12, 1995 | To Colorado AvalancheJohn Slaney | To Washington Capitals3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 78 – Shawn McNeil) |
| July 14, 1995 | To Dallas Starscash | To Washington CapitalsMike Torchia |
| July 27, 1995 | To Hartford WhalersBrendan Shanahan | To St. Louis BluesChris Pronger |
| July 28, 1995 | To St. Louis BluesJay Wells | To New York RangersDoug Lidster |
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.

## August

| Date | | |
| August 1, 1995 | To Boston BruinsKevin Stevens Shawn McEachern | To Pittsburgh PenguinsGlen Murray Bryan Smolinski 3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 72 – Boyd Kane) |
| August 4, 1995 | To St. Louis Blues2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (BUF - # 27 – Cory Sarich)$^1$ | To Ottawa SenatorsSteve Duchesne |
| August 4, 1995 | To Edmonton OilersCurtis Joseph rights to Mike Grier | To St. Louis Blues1st-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 14 – Marty Reasoner) 1st-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (LAK - # 15 – Matt Zultek)$^2$ |
| August 17, 1995 | To Detroit Red WingsMarc Bergevin Ben Hankinson | To Tampa Bay LightningShawn Burr 3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (BOS - # 80 – Jason Doyle)$^3$ |
| August 17, 1995 | To Boston Bruins3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 80 – Jason Doyle) | To Tampa Bay LightningDavid Shaw |
| August 24, 1995 | To Vancouver Canucks6th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 148 – Larry Shapley) | To Edmonton OilersBrett Hauer |
| August 30, 1995 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDmitry Yushkevich 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 50 – Francis Larivee) | To Philadelphia Flyers1st-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 15 – Dainius Zubrus) 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (LAK -# 84 – Mikael Simons)$^4$ 2nd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 30 – Jean-Marc Pelletier) |
| August 31, 1995 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPetr Nedved Sergei Zubov | To New York RangersLuc Robitaille Ulf Samuelsson |
* 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' 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 fifth-round pick of the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
* 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.
* Philadelphia's fourth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade 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.

## September

| Date | | |
| September 14, 1995 | To Tampa Bay Lightning5th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 112 – Karel Betik) | To New York IslandersAlexander Semak |
| September 20, 1995 | To Colorado AvalancheJean-Francois Labbe | To Ottawa Senatorsfuture considerations |
| September 20, 1995 | To Winnipeg JetsAndre Faust | To Philadelphia Flyers7th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (ANA - # 178 – Tony Mohagen)$^1$ |
| September 21, 1995 | To Dallas Starscash | To New York IslandersJason Herter |
| September 28, 1995 | To St. Louis BluesDallas Eakins | To Florida Panthers4th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 95 – Ivan Novoseltsev) |
* Philadelphia's seventh-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on February 6, 1996 that sent Bob Corkum to Philadelphia in exchange for Chris Herperger and this pick.

## October

| Date | | |
| October 2, 1995 | To Toronto Maple Leafs7th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 190 – Shawn Thornton) | To Colorado AvalancheWarren Rychel |
| October 2, 1995 | To Dallas StarsGuy Carbonneau | To St. Louis BluesPaul Broten |
| October 2, 1995 | To Boston BruinsRick Zombo | To St. Louis BluesFred Knipscheer |
| October 3, 1995 | To New Jersey DevilsSteve Thomas | To New York IslandersClaude Lemieux |
| October 3, 1995 | To Colorado AvalancheClaude Lemieux | To New York IslandersWendel Clark |
| October 5, 1995 | To New York RangersSteve Larouche | To Ottawa SenatorsJean-Yves Roy |
| October 5, 1995 | To Colorado Avalanche4th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 87 – Brad Larsen) | To Tampa Bay LightningSteven Finn |
| October 6, 1995 | To Hartford WhalersNelson Emerson | To Winnipeg JetsDarren Turcotte |
| October 7, 1995 | To Calgary Flames4th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 92 – Chris St. Croix) | To Ottawa SenatorsFrank Musil |
| October 17, 1995 | To Chicago Blackhawksrights to Igor Ulanov | To Washington Capitals3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 74 – Dave Weninger) |
| October 24, 1995 | To San Jose SharksRay Sheppard | To Detroit Red WingsIgor Larionov |
| October 26, 1995 | To San Jose SharksOwen Nolan | To Colorado AvalancheSandis Ozolinsh |
| October 30, 1995 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimBobby Marshall | To Calgary FlamesJarrod Skalde |

## November

| Date | | |
| November 1, 1995 | To Calgary FlamesClaude Lapointe | To Colorado Avalanche7th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 176 – Samuel Pahlsson) |
| November 1, 1995 | To New Jersey DevilsDarin Kimble | To Chicago BlackhawksBill Armstrong Mike Vukonich |
| November 1, 1995 | To New Jersey DevilsEsa Tikkanen | To St. Louis Blues3rd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (COL - # 78 – Ville Nieminen)$^1$ |
| November 7, 1995 | To Montreal CanadiensPat Jablonski | To St.Louis BluesJean-Jacques Daigneault |
| November 13, 1995 | To Los Angeles KingsSteven Finn | To Tampa Bay LightningMichel Petit |
| November 15, 1995 | To New Jersey Devils2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (PIT - # 28 – Pavel Skrbek)$^2$ | To San Jose SharksChris Terreri |
| November 16, 1995 | To San Jose Sharks1st-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (PHO - # 24 – Daniel Briere)$^3$ 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (BUF - # 106 – Mike Martone)$^4$ rights to Martin Spanhel | To Philadelphia FlyersPat Falloon |
| November 16, 1995 | To Buffalo SabresVáclav Varaďa 1st-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (PHO - # 24 – Daniel Briere)$^5$ 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 106 – Mike Martone) rights to Martin Spanhel | To San Jose SharksDoug Bodger |
| November 16, 1995 | To Washington Capitals7th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 170 – Eero Somervuori) | To Tampa Bay LightningEric Charron |
| November 23, 1995 | To New Jersey Devils2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 38 – Wes Mason) | To Vancouver CanucksEsa Tikkanen |
| November 25, 1995 | To Montreal Canadiens8th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 197 – Petr Kubos) | To Calgary FlamesCraig Ferguson Yves Sarault |
| November 29, 1995 | To Hartford WhalersDan Kesa conditional pick – 1997 Entry Draft$^6$ | To Dallas StarsRobert Petrovicky |
* St. Louis' third-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent two fourth-round picks in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 98 and # 106 overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
* 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.
* 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'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.
* 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.
* Conditions of this draft pick are unknown. Hartford made no pick selection belonging to Dallas in the 1997 Entry Draft.

## December

| Date | | |
| December 1, 1995 | To Hartford Whalers9th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 231 – Askhat Rakhmatulin) | To Tampa Bay LightningJeff Reese |
| December 4, 1995 | To Toronto Maple LeafsPeter White 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 86 – Jason Sessa) | To Edmonton OilersKent Manderville |
| December 6, 1995 | To Montreal CanadiensAndrei Kovalenko Martin Rucinsky Jocelyn Thibault | To Colorado AvalancheMike Keane Patrick Roy |
| December 9, 1995 | To Boston BruinsDean Chynoweth | To New York Islanders5th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 31 – Petr Sachl) |
| December 13, 1995 | To Dallas StarsBrent Fedyk | To Philadelphia FlyersTrent Klatt |
| December 19, 1995 | To New Jersey DevilsJocelyn Lemieux 2nd-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (DAL - # 39 – John Erskine)$^1$ | To Hartford WhalersJim Dowd 2nd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (CGY - # 51 – Dmitri Kokorev)$^2$ |
| December 19, 1995 | To Hartford WhalersJeff Brown 3rd-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (CGY - # 62 – Paul Manning)$^3$ | To Vancouver CanucksJim Dowd Frantisek Kucera 2nd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 34 – Ryan Bonni) |
| December 19, 1995 | To Dallas StarsJoe Nieuwendyk | To Calgary FlamesJarome Iginla Corey Millen |
| December 28, 1995 | To Hartford WhalersKevin Dineen | To Philadelphia Flyers7th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (CAR - # 169 – Andrew Merrick)$^4$ |
| December 28, 1995 | To St. Louis BluesStephane Matteau | To New York RangersIan Laperrière |
| December 28, 1995 | To Winnipeg JetsNorm MacIver | To Pittsburgh PenguinsNeil Wilkinson |
| December 28, 1995 | To Los Angeles KingsJohn Slaney | To Colorado Avalanche6th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 146 – Brian Willsie) |
* New Jersey's second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (# 57 overall) and this pick.
* Carolina's second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent Steve Chiasson and a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Hnat Domenichelli, Glen Featherstone, a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
* Carolina's third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent Steve Chiasson and a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Hnat Domenichelli, Glen Featherstone, a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
* Carolina's seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Philadelphia on December 15, 1996 that sent Paul Coffey and a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Kevin Haller, a first-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick. (Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.)

## January

| Date | | |
| January 4, 1996 | To Edmonton OilersDonald Dufresne Jeff Norton | To St. Louis BluesIgor Kravchuk Ken Sutton |
| January 11, 1996 | To Boston BruinsBill Ranford | To Edmonton OilersMariusz Czerkawski rights to Sean Brown 1st-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 19 – Matthieu Descoteaux) |
| January 14, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsSteve Larouche | To New York RangersChris Snell |
| January 21, 1996 | To Montreal CanadiensRobert Dirk | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimJim Campbell |
| January 23, 1996 | To New York IslandersKen Belanger Bryan Berard Martin Straka | To3 team trade with Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs |
| January 23, 1996 | To Ottawa SenatorsWade Redden Damian Rhodes | To3 team trade with New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs |
| January 23, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDon Beaupre Kirk Muller | To3 team trade with New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators |
| January 23, 1996 | To Philadelphia FlyersDan Quinn | To Ottawa Senatorscash |
| January 25, 1996 | To Colorado Avalancherights to Brad Larsen | To Ottawa SenatorsJanne Laukkanen |
| January 25, 1996 | To Boston BruinsRick Tocchet | To Los Angeles KingsKevin Stevens |
| January 28, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Gagner 6th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 140 – Dmytro Yakushyn) | To Dallas StarsBenoit Hogue Randy Wood |
| January 29, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Pomichter | To Ottawa Senatorscash |
| January 29, 1996 | To St. Louis BluesRob Pearson | To Washington CapitalsDenis Chasse |

## February

| Date | | |
| February 1, 1996 | To Buffalo SabresBob Boughner | To Florida Panthers3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 60 – Chris Allen) |
| February 2, 1996 | To Chicago BlackhawksDanton Cole | To New York IslandersBob Halkidis |
| February 6, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimChris Herperger 7th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 178 – Tony Mohagen) | To Philadelphia FlyersBob Corkum |
| February 7, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimMarc Chouinard Teemu Selanne 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (MTL - # 92 – Kim Staal)$^1$ | To Winnipeg JetsChad Kilger Oleg Tverdovsky 3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 95 – Per-Anton Lundstrom) |
| February 10, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsCraig Ferguson | To Calgary FlamesPat Conacher |
| February 15, 1996 | To Buffalo SabresMichal Grosek Darryl Shannon | To Winnipeg JetsCraig Muni 1st-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 24 – Daniel Briere) |
| February 15, 1996 | To Washington CapitalsStewart Malgunas | To Winnipeg JetsDenis Chasse |
| February 17, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsShane Churla Doug Zmolek | To Dallas StarsDarryl Sydor 5th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 112 – Ryan Christie) |
| February 26, 1996 | To New Jersey DevilsPhil Housley Dan Keczmer | To Calgary FlamesTommy Albelin Cale Hulse Jocelyn Lemieux |
| February 27, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsCraig Johnson Patrice Tardif Roman Vopat 5th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 123 – Peter Hogan) 1st-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 15 – Matt Zultek) | To St. Louis BluesWayne Gretzky |
| February 27, 1996 | To Winnipeg JetsDominic Roussel | To Philadelphia FlyersTim Cheveldae 3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 64 – Chester Gallant) |
| February 29, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsNick Kypreos | To New York RangersBill Berg |
| February 29, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsWayne Presley | To New York RangersSergio Momesso |
* Toronto's 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.

## March

* Trading Deadline: March 20, 1996
| Date | | |
| March 1, 1996 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDave McLlwain | To Ottawa Senators8th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 212 – Erich Goldmann) |
| March 8, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimMike Torchia | To Washington CapitalsTodd Krygier |
| March 8, 1996 | To Boston BruinsKevin Sawyer Steve Staios | To St. Louis BluesStephen Leach |
| March 13, 1996 | To New Jersey DevilsDave Andreychuk | To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 36 – Marek Posmyk) Toronto's option of a 4th-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft or 3rd-rd pick – 1999 Entry Draft (NJD - # 95 – Andre Lakos)$^1$ |
| March 13, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsWendel Clark Mathieu Schneider D.J. Smith | To New York IslandersSean Haggerty Darby Hendrickson Kenny Jonsson 1st-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 4 – Roberto Luongo) |
| March 14, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsRay Ferraro Nathan LaFayette Ian Laperriere Mattias Norstrom 4th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 99 – Sean Blanchard) | To New York RangersShane Churla Jari Kurri Marty McSorley |
| March 15, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimRoman Oksiuta | To Vancouver CanucksMike Sillinger |
| March 15, 1996 | To St. Louis BluesCraig MacTavish | To Philadelphia FlyersDale Hawerchuk |
| March 15, 1996 | To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations | To Washington CapitalsMartin Brochu |
| March 16, 1996 | To San Jose Sharks2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (CHI - # 78 – Geoff Peters)$^2$ 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 102 – Matt Bradley) | To Florida PanthersRay Sheppard 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 82 – Joey Tetarenko) |
| March 18, 1996 | To San Jose SharksDarren Turcotte 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (CHI - # 31 – Remi Royer)$^3$ | To Winnipeg JetsCraig Janney |
| March 19, 1996 | To Philadelphia FlyersKerry Huffman | To Ottawa Senators9th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 239 – Sami Salo) |
| March 19, 1996 | To Buffalo SabresDenis Hamel | To St. Louis BluesCharlie Huddy 7th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 169 – Daniel Corso) |
| March 19, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimAnatoli Semenov rights to Mike Crowley | To Philadelphia FlyersBrian Wesenberg |
| March 19, 1996 | To Los Angeles Kings4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 84 – Mikael Simons) | To Philadelphia FlyersJohn Druce 7th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 164 – Todd Fedoruk) |
| March 19, 1996 | To Calgary FlamesPaxton Schulte | To Colorado AvalancheVesa Viitakoski |
| March 20, 1996 | To San Jose Sharks5th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (BOS - # 132 – Elias Abrahamsson)$^4$ | To Pittsburgh PenguinsKevin Miller |
| March 20, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsJaroslav Modry 8th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 190 – Stephen Valiquette) | To Ottawa SenatorsKevin Brown |
| March 20, 1996 | To Buffalo Sabres6th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 161 – Darren Mortier) | To Colorado AvalancheDave Hannan |
| March 20, 1996 | To Buffalo SabresJean-Luc Grand-Pierre 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 27 – Cory Sarich) 3rd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 69 – Maxim Afinogenov) | To St. Louis BluesYuri Khmylev 8th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 196 – Andrej Podkonicky) |
| March 20, 1996 | To Edmonton OilersDan McGillis | To Detroit Red WingsKirk Maltby |
| March 20, 1996 | To Vancouver CanucksJoey Kocur | To New York RangersKay Whitmore |
| March 20, 1996 | To St. Louis Blues6th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 159 – Stephen Wagner) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJean-Jacques Daigneault |
| March 20, 1996 | To Vancouver CanucksMarkus Naslund | To Pittsburgh PenguinsAlek Stojanov |
| March 20, 1996 | To Vancouver CanucksJesse Belanger | To Florida Panthers3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 65 – Oleg Kvasha) |
| March 20, 1996 | To Toronto Maple Leafs4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (MTL - # 92 – Kim Staal)$^5$ | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimKen Baumgartner |
| March 20, 1996 | To Chicago BlackhawksEnrico Ciccone 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 42 – Jeff Paul) | To Tampa Bay LightningPatrick Poulin Igor Ulanov 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (NJD - # 47 – Pierre Dagenais)$^6$ |
| March 20, 1996 | To Chicago BlackhawksRavil Gusmanov | To Winnipeg Jets4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (TOR - # 103 – Vladimir Antipov)$^7$ |
| March 20, 1996 | To Calgary FlamesBob Sweeney | To New York IslandersPat Conacher 6th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (CGY - # 140 – Ilja Demidov)$^7$ |
* New Jersey's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on February 25, 1997 that sent Jason Smith, Steve Sullivan and the rights to Alyn McCauley to Toronto in exchange Dave Ellett, Doug Gilmour and New Jersey's option of a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft or third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft.
* 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 and this pick.
* 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 and this pick.
* 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.
* Toronto's 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Calgary's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Robert Reichel to the Islanders in exchange for Tyrone Garner, Marty McInnis and this pick.

## April

| Date | | | References |
| April 3, 1996 | To Colorado Avalanche4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 98 – Ben Storey) | To Washington CapitalsAnson Carter | |