# 1996–97 NHL transactions

This list is for 1996–97 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 1996–97 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 21, 1996 | To Washington CapitalsMichel Picard | To Ottawa Senatorscash | |

## June

| Date | | |
| June 1, 1996 | To Dallas StarsBrad Lukowich | To New York Islanders3rd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 79 – Robert Schnabel) |
| June 14, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJamie Baker 5th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 110 – Peter Cava) | To San Jose SharksTodd Gill |
| June 14, 1996 | To Edmonton OilersBob Essensa | To Detroit Red Wingsfuture considerations |
| June 20, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsEric Lacroix 1st-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 21 – Mathieu Biron) | To Colorado AvalancheStephane Fiset 1st-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 17 – Martin Skoula) |
| June 21, 1996 | To Boston BruinsJeff Odgers 5th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 132 – Elias Abrahamsson) | To San Jose SharksAl Iafrate |
| June 22, 1996 | To San Jose Sharks1st-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 21 – Marco Sturm) | To Chicago Blackhawks2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 31 – Remi Royer) 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 46 – Geoff Peters) |
| June 22, 1996 | To New Jersey Devils2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 41 – Josh DeWolf) 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 49 – Colin White) | To Pittsburgh Penguins2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 28 – Pavel Skrbek) |
| June 22, 1996 | To New Jersey DevilsJeff Reese 2nd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 47 – Pierre Dagenais) 8th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 205 – Jason Bertsch) | To Tampa Bay LightningCorey Schwab |
| June 22, 1996 | To Boston BruinsTrent McCleary 3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 53 – Eric Naud) | To Ottawa SenatorsShawn McEachern |
| June 22, 1996 | To Dallas Stars3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 70 – Jonathan Sim) 4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 90 – Mike Hurley) | To Washington Capitals3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 58 – Sergei Zimakov) |
| June 22, 1996 | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 66 – Mike Lankshear) | To Calgary FlamesDave Gagner |
| June 22, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Gartner | To Phoenix Coyotes4th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 103 – Vladimir Antipov) |
| June 22, 1996 | To Edmonton Oilers7th-rd pick – 1996 Entry Draft (# 170 – Brandon Lafrance) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTyler Wright |
| June 22, 1996 | To Dallas StarsSergei Zubov | To Pittsburgh PenguinsKevin Hatcher |

## July

| Date | | |
| July 1, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimKevin Brown | To Ottawa SenatorsMike Maneluk |
| July 10, 1996 | To Chicago BlackhawksTuomas Gronman | To Colorado Avalanche2nd-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 38 – Philippe Sauve) |
| July 18, 1996 | To Washington Capitalsfuture considerations | To Philadelphia FlyersFrank Bialowas |
| July 29, 1996 | To Colorado Avalanche2nd-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 28 – Ramzi Abid) | To Tampa Bay LightningCraig Wolanin |

## August

| Date | | |
| August 15, 1996 | To San Jose Sharks5th-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 145 – Mikael Samuelsson) | To Dallas StarsSergei Gorbachev |
| August 16, 1996 | To Phoenix CoyotesJeremy Roenick | To Chicago BlackhawksCraig Mills Alexei Zhamnov 1st-rd pick - 1997 Entry Draft (# 16 - Ty Jones) |
| August 20, 1996 | To San Jose SharksMarty McSorley | To New York RangersJayson More Brian Swanson 4th-rd pick - 1997 Entry Draft (SJS - # 82 - Adam Colagiacomo)$^1$ |
| August 22, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsPetr Klima | To Tampa Bay Lightning5th-rd pick - 1997 Entry Draft (# 109 - Jan Sulc) |
| August 22, 1996 | To New Jersey DevilsLyle Odelein | To Montreal CanadiensStephane Richer |
| August 27, 1996 | To Detroit Red Wings4th-rd pick - 1998 Entry Draft (TOR - # 87 - Alexei Ponikarovsky)$^2$ | To Tampa Bay LightningDino Ciccarelli |
* San Jose's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent fourth-round (# 93 overall) and sixth-round picks in the 1997 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* Detroit's acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Jamie Macoun to Detroit in exchange for this pick.

## September

| Date | | |
| September 4, 1996 | To Colorado AvalancheBrent Severyn | To New York Islanders3rd-rd pick - 1997 Entry Draft (CAR - # 80 - Francis Lessard)$^1$ |
| September 6, 1996 | To Montreal CanadiensAndrei Kovalenko | To Edmonton OilersScott Thornton |
| September 30, 1996 | To Boston BruinsRob DiMaio | To San Jose Sharks5th-rd pick - 1997 Entry Draft (# 107 - Adam Spylo) |
* Calgary's third-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent Hnat Domenichelli, Glen Featherstone, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Steve Chiasson and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
    Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with the Islanders on November 27, 1996 that sent Paul Kruse to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

## October

| Date | | |
| October 1, 1996 | To Hartford WhalersKevin Browm | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheimrights to Espen Knutsen |
| October 1, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTed Drury rights to Marc Moro | To Ottawa SenatorsShaun Van Allen Jason York |
| October 9, 1996 | To Hartford WhalersPaul Coffey Keith Primeau 1st-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 22 – Nikos Tselios) | To Detroit Red WingsBrian Glynn Brendan Shanahan |
| October 10, 1996 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDarby Hendrickson | To New York Islandersconditional 5th-rd pick (# 123 – Jiri Dopita) or 6th-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft$^1$ |
| October 24, 1996 | To Montreal CanadiensDavid Ling 6th-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 152 – Gordie Dwyer) | To Calgary FlamesScott Fraser |
| October 25, 1996 | To Los Angeles Kingsconditional pick – 1997 Entry Draft$^2$ | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPetr Klima |
| October 29, 1996 | To Montreal CanadiensMurray Baron Shayne Corson 5th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 122 – Gennady Razin) | To St. Louis BluesCraig Conroy Rory Fitzpatrick Pierre Turgeon |
* Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
* Conditions of this draft pick are unknown Los Angeles made no pick selection belonging to Pittsburgh in the 1997 Entry Draft.

## November

| Date | | |
| November 2, 1996 | To Colorado AvalancheKeith Jones 1st-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 20 – Scott Parker) 4th-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (WAS - # 106 – Krys Barch)$^1$ | To Washington CapitalsCurtis Leschyshyn Chris Simon |
| November 8, 1996 | To Montreal CanadiensJason MacDonald | To Detroit Red Wingscash |
| November 9, 1996 | To Hartford WhalersCurtis Leschyshyn | To Washington CapitalsAndrei Nikolishin |
| November 13, 1996 | To St. Louis BluesSergio Momesso | To New York RangersBrian Noonan |
| November 13, 1996 | To Montreal CanadiensJassen Cullimore | To Vancouver CanucksDonald Brashear |
| November 17, 1996 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsAndreas Johansson Darius Kasparaitis | To New York IslandersBryan Smolinski |
| November 18, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimBrian Bellows | To Tampa Bay Lightning6th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 153 – Andrei Skopintsev) |
| November 19, 1996 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimShawn Antoski Dmitri Mironov | To Pittsburgh PenguinsAlex Hicks Fredrik Olausson |
| November 19, 1996 | To Florida PanthersChris Wells | To Pittsburgh PenguinsStu Barnes Jason Woolley |
| November 19, 1996 | To Calgary FlamesAaron Gavey | To Tampa Bay LightningRick Tabaracci |
| November 19, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsChris Marinucci | To New York IslandersNicholas Vachon |
| November 22, 1996 | To New Jersey Devilsfuture considerations | To Los Angeles KingsNeal Broten |
| November 22, 1996 | To Boston BruinsAnders Myrvold Landon Wilson | To Colorado Avalanche1st-rd pick - 1998 Entry Draft (# 19 – Robyn Regehr) |
| November 26, 1996 | To New Jersey DevilsKen Sutton 2nd-rd pick - 1999 Entry Draft (# 50 – Brett Clouthier) | To St. Louis BluesMike Peluso Ricard Persson |
| November 27, 1996 | To St. Louis BluesPavol Demitra | To Ottawa SenatorsChrister Olsson |
| November 27, 1996 | To Calgary Flames3rd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (CAR - # 80 – Francis Lessard)$^2$ | To New York IslandersPaul Kruse |
| November 28, 1996 | To Los Angeles KingsBrad Smyth | To Florida Panthers3rd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 56 – Vratislav Cech) |
* Washington's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange a fourth-round pick and fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
* Calgary's acquired third-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent Hnat Domenichelli, Glen Featherstone, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Steve Chiasson and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.

## December

| Date | | |
| December 7, 1996 | To Florida PanthersCraig Fisher | To New York Islanderscash |
| December 15, 1996 | To Hartford WhalersKevin Haller 1st-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (SAS - # 23 – Scott Hannan)$^1$ 7th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 169 – Andrew Merrick) | To Philadelphia FlyersPaul Coffey 3rd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 62 – Kris Mallette) |
| December 17, 1996 | To San Jose Sharkscash | To Calgary FlamesYves Racine |
| December 18, 1996 | To Chicago BlackhawksIvan Droppa | To Florida PanthersAlain Nasreddine conditional pick – 1999 Entry Draft$^2$ |
* Carolina's acquired first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a second-round in the 1997 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
* Conditions of this draft pick are unknown. Florida made no pick selection belonging to Chicago in the 1999 Entry Draft.

## January

| Date | | |
| January 25, 1997 | To San Jose SharksEd Belfour | To Chicago BlackhawksUlf Dahlen Michal Sykora Chris Terreri |
| January 27, 1997 | To Detroit Red WingsTomas Sandstrom | To Pittsburgh PenguinsGreg Johnson |
| January 31, 1997 | To Toronto Maple LeafsCraig Wolanin | To Tampa Bay Lightning3rd-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (EDM - # 67 – Alex Henry)$^1$ |
* Tampa Bay's acquired third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on July 16, 1997 that sent Brantt Myhres and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Vladimir Vujtek and this pick.

## February

| Date | | |
| February 6, 1997 | To Phoenix CoyotesJayson More | To New York RangersDallas Eakins Mike Eastwood |
| February 11, 1997 | To New Jersey DevilsPeter Zezel | To St. Louis BluesChris McAlpine 9th-rd pick - 1999 Entry Draft (# 270 – James Desmarais) |
| February 21, 1997 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimJean-Jacques Daigneault | To Pittsburgh PenguinsGarry Valk |
| February 25, 1997 | To New Jersey DevilsDave Ellett Doug Gilmour New Jersey's option of a 4th-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft or 3rd-rd pick – 1999 Entry Draft (# 95 – Andre Lakos) | To Toronto Maple LeafsJason Smith Steve Sullivan rights to Alyn McCauley |

## March

* Trading Deadline: March 18, 1997
| Date | | |
| March 1, 1997 | To Boston BruinsJason Allison Jim Carey Anson Carter 3rd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 63 – Lee Goren) conditional 2nd-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft$^1$ (# 52 – Bobby Allen) | To Washington CapitalsAdam Oates Bill Ranford Rick Tocchet |
| March 5, 1997 | To Hartford WhalersSteve Chiasson 3rd-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 80 – Francis Lessard) | To Calgary FlamesHnat Domenichelli Glen Featherstone 1st-rd pick - 1997 Entry Draft (# 51 – Dmitri Kokorev) 3rd-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 62 – Paul Manning) |
| March 8, 1997 | To San Jose SharksSergei Nemchinov Brian Noonan | To Calgary FlamesRuss Courtnall Esa Tikkanen |
| March 18, 1997 | To Buffalo SabresMiroslav Satan | To Edmonton OilersCraig Millar Barrie Moore |
| March 18, 1997 | To Montreal CanadiensDave Manson | To Phoenix CoyotesMurray Baron Chris Murray |
| March 18, 1997 | To Hartford WhalersChris Murray | To Phoenix CoyotesGerald Diduck |
| March 18, 1997 | To Hartford WhalersDerek King | To New York Islanders5th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 115 – Adam Edinger) |
| March 18, 1997 | To Toronto Maple LeafsKelly Chase | To Hartford Whalers8th-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 208 – Jaroslav Svoboda) |
| March 18, 1997 | To Hartford WhalersBates Battaglia 4th-rd pick – 1998 Entry Draft (# 91 – Josef Vasicek) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimMark Janssens |
| March 18, 1997 | To Chicago BlackhawksDenis Chasse rights to Kevin Bolibruck 6th-rd pick - 1998 Entry Draft (OTT - # 161 – Chris Neil)$^2$ | To Ottawa SenatorsMike Prokopec |
| March 18, 1997 | To Toronto Maple Leafsfuture considerations | To Detroit Red WingsLarry Murphy |
| March 18, 1997 | To Vancouver Canucksfuture considerations (5th-rd pick - 1998 Entry Draft # 140 – Rick Bertran)$^3$ | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJosef Beranek |
| March 18, 1997 | To Los Angeles KingsGlen Murray | To Pittsburgh PenguinsEd Olczyk |
| March 18, 1997 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimRichard Park | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRoman Oksiuta |
| March 18, 1997 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJason Podollan | To Florida PanthersKirk Muller |
| March 18, 1997 | To Edmonton OilersDrew Bannister 6th-rd pick – 1997 Entry Draft (# 141 – Peter Sarno) | To Tampa Bay LightningJeff Norton |
| March 18, 1997 | To Calgary FlamesTyler Moss | To Tampa Bay LightningJamie Huscroft |
| March 18, 1997 | To Calgary FlamesTyrone Garner Marty McInnis 6th-rd pick - 1997 Entry Draft (# 140 – Ilja Demidov) | To New York IslandersRobert Reichel |
| March 18, 1997 | To Vancouver Canucksfuture considerations | To Philadelphia FlyersFrantisek Kucera |
| March 18, 1997 | To Calgary FlamesRavil Gusmanov | To Chicago BlackhawksMarc Hussey |
| March 18, 1997 | To Montreal CanadiensSteve Cheredaryk | To Phoenix CoyotesPat Jablonski |
* Conditions of this draft pick was if Washington were able to re-sign Rick Tocchet as a free agent. He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 23, 1997 and Washington got a compensation pick in the 1998 Entry Draft that still went to Boston to complete the trade.
* Ottawa's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on September 24, 1997 that sent Kirk Daubenspeck to Chicago in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
* Trade completed on June 27, 1998.