1996 NHL Entry Draft
Round one
Columns: Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team
1 | Chris Phillips | Defence | Canada | Ottawa Senators | Prince Albert Raiders ( WHL ) | 2 | Andrei Zyuzin | Defence | Russia | San Jose Sharks | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia) | 3 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | Right Wing | Canada | New York Islanders | Val-d'Or Foreurs ( QMJHL ) | 4 | Alexandre Volchkov | Left Wing | Russia | Washington Capitals (from Los Angeles) | Barrie Colts ( OHL ) | 5 | Ric Jackman | Defence | Canada | Dallas Stars | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 6 | Boyd Devereaux | Centre | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 7 | Erik Rasmussen | Centre | United States | Buffalo Sabres | University of Minnesota ( NCAA ) | 8 | Johnathan Aitken | Defence | Canada | Boston Bruins (from Hartford) | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 9 | Ruslan Salei | Defence | Belarus | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Las Vegas Thunder ( IHL ) | 10 | Lance Ward | Defence | Canada | New Jersey Devils | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | 11 | Dan Focht | Defence | Canada | Winnipeg Jets | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | 12 | Josh Holden | Centre | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Regina Pats (WHL) | 13 | Derek Morris | Defence | Canada | Calgary Flames | Regina Pats (WHL) | 14 | Marty Reasoner | Centre | United States | St. Louis Blues (from St. Louis via Edmonton) | Boston College (NCAA) | 15 | Dainius Zubrus | Right Wing | Lithuania | Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto) | Pembroke (COJHL) | 16 | Mario Larocque | Defence | Canada | Tampa Bay Lightning | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | 17 | Jaroslav Svejkovsky | Right Wing | Czech Republic | Washington Capitals | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | 18 | Matt Higgins | Centre | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | 19 | Matthieu Descoteaux | Defence | Canada | Edmonton Oilers (from Boston) | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | 20 | Marcus Nilson | Left Wing | Sweden | Florida Panthers | Djurgardens IF (Sweden) | 21 | Marco Sturm | Left Wing | Germany | San Jose Sharks (from Chicago) | Landshut EV (Germany) | 22 | Jeff Brown | Defence | Canada | New York Rangers | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | 23 | Craig Hillier | Goaltender | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | 25 | Peter Ratchuk | Defence | United States | Colorado Avalanche | Shattuck St. Mary's (USHS-MN)