1996 NHL Entry Draft
Round three
Columns: Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
53 | Eric Naud | Left Wing | Canada | Boston Bruins (from Ottawa) | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | 54 | Francois Methot | Centre | Canada | Buffalo Sabres (compensatory) | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | 55 | Terry Friesen | Goaltender | Canada | San Jose Sharks | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | 56 | Zdeno Chara | Defence | Slovakia | New York Islanders | HC Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia) | 57 | Greg Phillips | Centre | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | 58 | Sergei Zimakov | Defence | Russia | Washington Capitals (from Dallas) | PHC Krylya Sovetov (Russia) | 59 | Tom Poti | Defence | United States | Edmonton Oilers | Cushing Academy (USHS-MA) | 60 | Chris Allen | Defence | Canada | Florida Panthers (from Buffalo) | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | 61 | Andrei Petrunin | Right Wing | Russia | Hartford Whalers | HC CSKA Moscow (Russia) | 62 | Per-Anton Lundstrom | Defence | Sweden | Winnipeg Jets (from Anaheim) | MoDo (Sweden) | 63 | Scott Parker | Right Wing | United States | New Jersey Devils | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | 64 | Chester Gallant | Right Wing | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers (from Winnipeg) | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | 65 | Oleg Kvasha | Centre | Russia | Florida Panthers (from Vancouver) | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | 66 | Mike Lankshear | Defence | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary) | 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) | 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)