1996 NHL Entry Draft

The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Arena (now called the Scottrade Center) in St. Louis, Missouri on June 22, 1996. 
==Trivia==
This draft is considered possibly the weakest ever, in league history, as few players selected have become impact players in the NHL. Some notable names from this draft class are Daniel Briere, Zdeno Chara and Jon Sim.
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Selections By Round
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |
Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9
===Round 1===
Pick	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	Chris Phillips (D) 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2 	Andrei Zyuzin (D) 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
3 	Jean-Pierre Dumont (RW) 	 	New York Islanders 	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 	Alexandre Volchkov (RW) 	 	Washington Capitals(from Los Angeles Kings)	Barrie Colts (OHL)
5 	Richard Jackman (D) 	 	Dallas Stars 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 	Boyd Devereaux (C) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 	Erik Rasmussen (C) 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA)
8 	Johnathan Aitken (D) 	 	Boston Bruins 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9 	Ruslan Salei (D) 	 	Anaheim Mighty Ducks 	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
10 	Lance Ward (D) 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
11 	Dan Focht (D) 	 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
12 	Josh Holden (C) 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Regina Pats (WHL)
13 	Derek Morris (D) 	 	Calgary Flames 	Regina Pats (WHL)
14 	Marty Reasoner (C) 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Boston College Eagles (NCAA)
15 	Dainius Zubrus (RW) 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Caledon Canadians (MetJHL)
16 	Mario Larocque (D) 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
17 	Jaroslav Svejkovsky (LW)	 	Washington Capitals 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
18 	Matt Higgins (C) 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
19 	Matthieu Descoteaux (D) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
20 	Marcus Nilson (RW) 	 	Florida Panthers 	Djurgårdens IF Stockholm (SEL)
21 	Marco Sturm (C) 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Landshut EV (DEL)
22 	Jeff Brown (D) 	 	New York Rangers 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
23 	Craig Hillier (G) 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
24 	Daniel Brière (C) 	 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
25 	Peter Ratchuk (D) 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Shattuck St. Mary's (USHS)
26 	Jesse Wallin (D) 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
===Round 2===
Pick	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team
27 	Cory Sarich (D) 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
28 	Pavel Skrbek (D) 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins	HC Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
29 	Dan LaCouture (LW) 	 	New York Islanders 	Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL)
30 	Josh Green (LW) 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
31 	Rémi Royer (D) 	 	Chicago Blackhawks 	St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL)
32 	Chris Hajt (D) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
33 	Darren Van Oene (LW)	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
34 	Trevor Wasyluk (LW) 	 	Hartford Whalers 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
35 	Matt Cullen (C) 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	St. Cloud State (NCAA)
36 	Marek Posmyk (D) 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dukla Jihlava
37 	Marian Cisar (RW) 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Bratislava (Slovakia)
38 	Wes Mason (LW) 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
39 	Travis Brigley (RW) 	 	Calgary Flames 	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
40 	Steve Bégin (C) 	 	Calgary Flames 	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
41 	Josh DeWolf (D) 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL)
42 	Jeff Paul (D) 	 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
43 	Jan Bulis (C) 	 	Washington Capitals	Barrie Colts (OHL)
44 	Mathieu Garon (G) 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
45 	Henry Kuster (RW) 	 	Boston Bruins 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
46 	Geoff Peters (C) 	 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL)
47 	Pierre Dagenais (LW)	 	New Jersey Devils 	Moncton Alpines (QMJHL)
48 	Daniel Goneau (LW) 	 	New York Rangers 	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
49 	Colin White (D) 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
50 	Francis Larivée (G) 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
51 	Yuri Babenko (C) 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Krylya Sovetov Moscow (RUS)
52 	Aren Miller (G) 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
===Round 3===
Pick	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team
53 	Eric Naud (LW) 	 	Boston Bruins 	St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL)
54 	François Méthot (C) 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
55 	Terry Friesen (G) 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
56 	Zdeno Chara (D) 	 	New York Islanders 	Dukla Trencin (SVK)
57 	Greg Phillips (RW) 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
58 	Sergei Zimakov (D) 	 	Washington Capitals	Krylya Sovetov Moscow (RUS)
59 	Tom Poti (D) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Cushing Academy (Mass H.S.)
60 	Chris Allen (D) 	 	Florida Panthers 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
61 	Andrei Petrunin (RW) 	 	Hartford Whalers 	CSKA Moscow (RUS)
62 	Per-Anton Lundström (D) 	 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Modo Hockey (SEL)
63 	Scott Parker (RW) 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
64 	Chester Gallant (RW) 	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL)
65 	Oleg Kvasha (LW) 	 	Florida Panthers 	CSKA Moscow (RUS)
66 	Mike Lankshear (D) 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Guelph Storm (OHL)
67 	Gordie Dwyer (LW) 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
68 	Konstantin Kalmikov (RW)	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Falcons (CoHL)
69 	Curtis Tipler (RW) 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regina Pats (WHL)
70 	Jon Sim (LW) 	 	Dallas Stars 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
71 	Arron Asham (RW) 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
72 	Boyd Kane (LW) 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regina Pats (WHL)
73 	Dmitri Vlasenkov (LW) 	 	Calgary Flames 	Torpedo Yaroslavl (RSL)
74 	David Weninger (G) 	 	Washington Capitals	Michigan Tech (NCAA)
75 	Zenith Komarniski (D) 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
76 	Dmitri Subbotin (LW) 	 	New York Rangers 	CSKA Moscow (RSL)
77 	Boris Protsenko (RW) 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
78 	Shawn McNeil (C) 	 	Washington Capitals	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
79 	Mark Parrish (RW) 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	St. Cloud State (NCAA)
80 	Jason Doyle (RW) 	 	Boston Bruins 	Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (WHL)
===Round 4===
Pick	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team
81 	Antti-Jussi Niemi (D) 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Jokerit (FNL)
82 	Joey Tetarenko (D) 	 	Florida Panthers 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
83 	Tyrone Garner (G) 	 	NY Islanders 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
84 	Mikael Simons (RW) 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Mora (SWE)
85 	Justin Davis (RW) 	 	Washington Capitals	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
86 	Jason Sessa (RW) 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Lake Superior State University (NCAA)
87 	Kurt Walsh (LW) 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
88 	Craig MacDonald (LW/RW)	 	Hartford Whalers 	Harvard University (NCAA)
89 	Toni Lydman (D) 	 	Calgary Flames 	Kiekko-Reipas (FIN)
90 	Mike Hurley (RW) 	 	Dallas Stars 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
91 	Josef Boumedienne (D) 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Huddinge (SWE)
92 	Kim Staal (C) 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Malmö IF (SEL)
93 	Jonas Soling (RW) 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Huddinge (SWE)
94 	Christian Lefebvre 	 	Calgary Flames 	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
95 	Jon Zukiwsky (C) 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
96 	Eric Bélanger (C) 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
97 	Andrei Petrakov (RW) 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Yekaterinburg Automobilist (Russia)
98 	Ben Storey (D) 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Harvard University (NCAA)
99 	Etienne Drapeau (C) 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
100 	Trent Whitfield (C) 	 	Boston Bruins 	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
101 	Josh MacNevin (D) 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Vernon Vipers (BCJHL)
102 	Matt Bradley (RW) 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
103 	Vladimir Antipov (RW) 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)
104 	Steve Wasylko (C) 	 	Hartford Whalers 	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
105 	Michal Rozsival (D) 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dukla Jihlava (CZE)
106 	Mike Martone (D) 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
107 	Randy Petruk (G) 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
108 	Johan Forsander (LW) 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	HV71 (SEL)
===Round 5===
Pick	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team
109 	Andrew Berenzweig (D) 	 	New York Islanders 	University of Michigan (NCAA)
110 	Peter Cava (C) 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
111 	Brian Sugden (R) 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	London Knights (OHL)
112 	Ryan Christie (L) 	 	Dallas Stars 	Owen Sounds Platers (OHL)
113 	Evgeny Tsybuk (D) 	 	Dallas Stars 	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Rus)
114 	Brian Urick (R) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Notre-Dame (NCAA)
115 	Andrei Tzikov (D) 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Lada Togliatti (Rus)
116 	Mark McMahon (D) 	 	Hartford Whalers 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
117 	Brandon Buckley (D) 	 	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Boston College (NCAA)
118 	Glenn Crawford (L) 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
119 	Richard Lintner (D) 	 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)
120 	Jesse Black (D) 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
121 	Tyler Prosofsky (R) 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
122 	Josef Straka (C) 	 	Calgary Flames 	HC Litvinov (Czech)
123 	Peter Hogan (D) 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
124 	Per-Ragnar Bergkvist (G)	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Leksands IF (Swe)
125 	Jason Robinson (D) 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
126 	Matt Lahey (LW) 	 	Washington Capitals 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
127 	Daniel Archambeault (D) 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
128 	Petr Sachl (RW) 	 	New York Islanders 	HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech)
129 	Andrew Long (C) 	 	Florida Panthers 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
130 	Andy Johnson (D) 	 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Peterborough Petes (QMJHL)
131 	Colin Pepperall (LW) 	 	New York Rangers 	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
132 	Elias Abrahamsson (D) 	 	Boston bruins 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
133 	Jesse Boulerice (C) 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
134 	Luke Curtin (LW) 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
135 	Michal Podolka (G) 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
===Round 6===
Pick	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team
136 	Andreas Dackell () 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Brynäs IF (Swe)
137 	Michel Larocque (G) 	{{}} 	San Jose Sharks 	Boston University (NCAA)
138 	Todd Miller (C) 	 	New York Islanders 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
139 	Robert Esche (G) 	 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
140 	Dmitriy Yakushin (D)	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Pembroke (COJHL)
141 	Bryan Randall (RW) 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
142 	Ryan Davis (RW) 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Owen Sounds Platers (OHL)
143 	Aaron Baker 	{{}} 	Hartford Whalers 	()
144 	Magnus Nilsson 	{{}} 	Detroit Red Wings 	()
145 	Sean Ritchlin 	{{}} 	New Jersey Devils 	()
146 	Brian Willsie 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	
147 	Nolan McDonald 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	
148 	Chris Bogas 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	
149 	Blaine Russell 	 	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	
150 	Peter Bergman 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	
151 	Lucio DeMartinis 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	
152 	Nikolai Ignatov 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	
153 	AJ Van Bruggen 	 	Washington Capitals 	
154 	Brett Clark 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	
155 	Chris Lane 	 	Boston Bruins 	
156 	Gaetan Poirier 	 	Florida Panthers 	
157 	Xavier Delisle 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	
158 	Ola Sandberg 	 	NY Rangers 	
159 	Stephen Wagner 	 	St Louis Blues 	
160 	Kai Fischer 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	
161 	Darren Mortier 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	
162 	Alexandre Jacques 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	
163 	Francois Hardy 	 	Ottawa Senators 	
164 	Jake Deadmarsh 	 	San Jose Sharks 	
===Round 7===
{| class="sortable autostripe" id="sortableTable0"	7 	165 	NY Islanders 	J.R. Prestifilippo	G 	Hotchkiss Academy (Conn.)					
7	166	Dallas 	Eoin McInerney 	G 	London Knights [OHL] 	 					
7	167	Colorado 	Dan Hinote 	C 	Army [NCAA] 	 					
7	168	Edmonton 	David Bernier 	R 	St. Hyacinthe Lasers [QMJHL] 	 					
7	169	St. Louis 	Daniel Corso 	C 	Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL] 	 					
7	170	Edmonton 	Brandon Lafrance 	R 	Ohio State University [NCAA] 	 					
7	171	Hartford 	Greg Kuznik 	D 	Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL] 	 					
7	172	Anaheim 	Timo Ahmaoja 	D 	JyP HT Jyvaskyla [FNL] 	 					
7	173	New Jersey 	Daryl Andrews 	D 	Melfort Mustangs [SJHL] 	 					
7	174	Phoenix 	Trevor Letowski 	C 	Sarnia Sting [OHL] 	 					
7	175	Vancouver 	Clint Cabana 	D 	Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] 	 					
7	176	Colorado 	Samuel Pahlsson 	C 	Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik [SEL]	 					
7	177	St. Louis 	Reed Low 	R 	Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL] 	 					
7	178	Toronto 	Reggie Berg 	C 	U. of Minnesota [NCAA] 	 					
7	179	Tampa Bay 	Pavel Kubina 	D 	Vitkovice HC [Czech] 	 					
7	180	Washington 	Mike Anderson 	W 	U. of Minnesota [NCAA] 	 					
7	181	Mtl. Canadiens	Timo Vertala 	L 	JyP HT Jyvaskyla [FNL] 	 					
7	182	Boston 	Tom Brown 	D 	Sarnia Sting [OHL] 	 					
7	183	Florida 	Alexandre Couture	D 	Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL] 	 					
7	184	Chicago 	Mike Vellinga 	D 	Guelph Storm [OHL] 	 					
7	185	NY Rangers 	Jeff Dessner 	D 	Taft H.S. (Conn.) 	 					
7	186	Pittsburgh 	Eric Meloche 	R 	Cornwall (COJHL) 	 					
7	187	Philadelphia 	Roman Malov 	C 	Omsk Avangard [Russia] 	 					
7	188	Colorado 	Roman Pylner 	 	Litvinov Jr. (Czech.) 	 					
7	189	Detroit 	Colin Beardsmore 	C 	North Bay Centennials [OHL] 	 					
 	190	Los Angeles 	Steve Valiquette 	G 	Sudbury Wolves [OHL] 	 					
 	191	San Jose 	Cory Cyrenne 	C 	Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL] 	 					
 	192	NY Islanders 	Evgeny Korolev 	D 	Peterborough Petes [OHL] 	 					
===Round 8===
	193	Los Angeles 	Kai Nurminen 	F	HV71 Jonkoping [SEL] 					
	194	Dallas 	Joel Kwiatkowski 	D	Prince George Cougars [WHL] 					
	195	Edmonton 	Fernando Pisani 	R	St. Albert Saints [AJHL] 					
	196	St. Louis 	Andrej Podkonicky	L	ZTK Zvolen (Slovakia) 					
	197	Hartford 	Kevin Marsh 	W	Calgary Hitmen [WHL] 					
	198	Anaheim 	Kevin Kellett 	D	Prince Albert Raiders [WHL] 					
	199	New Jersey 	Willie Mitchell 	D	Melfort Mustangs [SJHL] 					
	200	Phoenix 	Nick Lent 	R	Omaha Lancers [USHL] 					
	201	Vancouver 	Jeff Scissons 	C	Vernon Vipers [BCJHL] 					
	202	Calgary 	Ryan Wade 	F	Kelowna Rockets [WHL] 					
	203	St. Louis 	Tony Hutchins 	F	Lawrence Academy (Mass.) 					
	204	Toronto 	Tomas Kaberle 	D	Kladno [Czech] 					
	205	New Jersey 	Jay Bertsch 	 	Spokane Chiefs [WHL] 					
	206	Washington 	Oleg Orekhovsky 	D	Moscow Dynamo [Russia] 					
	207	Mtl. Canadiens	Mattia Baldi 	 	Ambri-Piotta [Swiss-A] 					
	208	Boston 	Bob Prier 	F	St. Lawrence University [NCAA] 					
	209	Florida 	Denis Khlopotnov 	G	CSKA Moscow [Russia] 					
	210	Chicago 	Chris Twerdun 	D	Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL] 					
	211	NY Rangers 	Ryan McKie 	D	London Knights [OHL] 					
	212	Ottawa 	Erich Goldmann 	D	Mannheim Eagles [DEL] 					
	213	Philadelphia 	Jeff Milliker 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL] 					
	214	Colorado 	Matt Scorsune 	D	Hotchkiss Academy (Conn.) 					
	215	Detroit 	Craig Stahl 	W	Tri-City Americans [WHL] 					
	216	Ottawa 	Ivan Ciernik 	L	Nitra (Slovakia) 					
	217	San Jose 	David Thibeault 	L	Drummondville Voltigeurs [QMJHL]					
	218	NY Islanders 	Mike Muzechka 	 	Calgary Hitmen [WHL] 					
	219	Los Angeles 	Sebastien Simard 	 	 					
Round 9
	220	Dallas 	Nick Bootland 	W	Guelph Storm [OHL] 					
	221	Edmonton 	John Hultberg 	G	Kingston Frontenacs [OHL] 					
	222	Buffalo 	Scott Buhler 	G	Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] 					
	223	Hartford 	Craig Adams 	R	Harvard University [NCAA] 					
	224	Anaheim 	Tobias Johansson 	D	Malmo IF [SEL] 					
	225	New Jersey 	Pasi Petrilainen 	D	Tappara Tampere [FNL] 					
	226	Phoenix 	Marc-Etienne Hubert 	C	Laval Titan College Francais [QMJHL]					
	227	Vancouver 	Lubomir Vaic 	C	Kosice (Slovakia) 					
	228	Calgary 	Ronald Petrovicky 	R	Prince George Cougars [WHL] 					
	229	St. Louis 	Konstantin Shafronov	R	Fort Wayne Komets [IHL] 					
	230	Toronto 	Jared Hope 	 	Spokane Chiefs [WHL] 					
	231	Hartford 	Askhat Rakhmatulin 	F	Salavat Yulajev (Russia) 					
	232	Washington 	Chad Cavanagh 	C	London Knights [OHL] 					
	233	Mtl. Canadiens	Michel Tremblay 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes [QMJHL] 					
	234	Boston 	Anders Soderberg 	L	Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik [SEL] 					
	235	Florida 	Russell Smith 	 	Hull Olympiques [QMJHL] 					
	236	Chicago 	Andrei Kozyrev 	D	Cherepovets Severstal [Russia] 					
	237	NY Rangers 	Ronnie Sundin 	D	Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg [SEL] 					
	238	Pittsburgh 	Timo Seikkula 	C	Junkkarit (Finland) 					
	239	Ottawa 	Sami Salo 	D	TPS Turku [FNL] 					
	240	Colorado 	Justin Clark 	R	U. of Michigan [NCAA] 					
	241	Detroit 	Evgeny Afanasiev 	 	Detroit (Midget) 					
==See also==
*1996-97 NHL season
*List of NHL players
==References==
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Category:National Hockey League entry draft
Category:NHL Drafts