1996 NHL Entry Draft Round three Round three

| Pick | Player | Position_ | Nationality | NHL_team | College_junior_club_team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Curtis Tipler | Right Wing | Canada | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regina Pats ( WHL ) |
| 70 | Jon Sim | Left Wing | Canada | Dallas Stars (from Washington) | 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) | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 73 | Dmitri Vlasenkov | Left Wing | Russia | Calgary Flames (from Florida) | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 74 | David Weninger | Goaltender | Canada | Washington Capitals (from Chicago) | Michigan Tech ( NCAA ) |
| 75 | Zenith Komarniski | Defence | Canada | Vancouver Canucks (compensatory) | 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) |
| 79 | Mark Parrish | Right Wing | United States | Colorado Avalanche | St. Cloud State University (NCAA) |