Vuoden 1996 NHL:n varaustilaisuus pidettiin 22. kesäkuuta Yhdysvalloissa Missourin osavaltion St. Louisissa. Draftia pidetään yleisesti yhtenä heikoimmista liigan historiassa sillä vain kourallinen pelaajia on onnistunut nousemaan tähdiksi NHL:ssä. Näitä pelaajia on esimerkiksi Daniel Brière, Zdeno Chára ja Tomáš Kaberle.

Varausjärjestys 1. kierros # Pelaaja Maa NHL-joukkue Joukkue 1 Chris Phillips (P) Ottawa Senators Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 2 Andrei Zjuzin (P) San Jose Sharks HK Salavat Julajev Ufa (RSL) 3 Jean-Pierre Dumont (VLH) New York Islanders Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 4 Aleksandr Voltškov (OLH) Washington Capitals(Los Angeles Kingsiltä) Barrie Colts (OHL) 5 Ric Jackman (P) Dallas Stars Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 6 Boyd Devereaux (KH) Edmonton Oilers Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 7 Erik Rasmussen (KH) Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) 8 Johnathan Aitken (P) Boston Bruins Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 9 Ruslan Salei (P) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) 10 Lance Ward (P) New Jersey Devils Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 11 Dan Focht (P) Phoenix Coyotes Tri-City Americans (WHL) 12 Josh Holden (KH) Vancouver Canucks Regina Pats (WHL) 13 Derek Morris (P) Calgary Flames Regina Pats (WHL) 14 Marty Reasoner (KH) St. Louis Blues Boston College Eagles (NCAA) 15 Dainius Zubrus (OLH) Philadelphia Flyers Caledon Canadians (MetJHL) 16 Mario Larocque (P) Tampa Bay Lightning Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 17 Jaroslav Svejkovsky (OLH) Washington Capitals Tri-City Americans (WHL) 18 Matt Higgins (KH) Montreal Canadiens Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 19 Matthieu Descoteaux (P) Edmonton Oilers Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 20 Marcus Nilson (OLH) Florida Panthers Djurgårdens IF (SEL) 21 Marco Sturm (KH) San Jose Sharks Landshut EV (DEL) 22 Jeff Brown (P) New York Rangers Sarnia Sting (OHL) 23 Craig Hillier (MV) Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa 67's (OHL) 24 Daniel Brière (KH) Phoenix Coyotes Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 25 Peter Ratchuk (P) Colorado Avalanche Shattuck St. Mary's (USHS) 26 Jesse Wallin (P) Detroit Red Wings Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

2. Kierros # Pelaaja Maa NHL-joukkue Joukkue 27 Cory Sarich (P) Buffalo Sabres Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 28 Pavel Skrbek (P) Pittsburgh Penguins HC Kladno (Tšekin Extraliga) 29 Dan LaCouture (VLH) New York Islanders Enfield Jr. Whalers (EJHL) 30 Josh Green (LH) Los Angeles Kings Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 31 Remi Royer (P) Chicago Blackhawks St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) 32 Chris Hajt (P) Edmonton Oilers Guelph Storm (OHL) 33 Darren Van Oene (VLH) Buffalo Sabres Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 34 Trevor Wasyluk (VLH) Hartford Whalers Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 35 Matt Cullen (KH) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim St. Cloud State (NCAA) 36 Marek Posmyk (P) Toronto Maple Leafs Dukla Jihlava (Tšekin Extraliga) 37 Marián Cisár (OLH) Los Angeles Kings HC Bratislava (Slovakian Extraliga) 38 Wes Mason (VLH) New Jersey Devils Sarnia Sting (OHL) 39 Travis Brigley (LH) Calgary Flames Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 40 Steve Begin (KH) Calgary Flames Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 41 Josh de Wolf (DP) New Jersey Devils Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL) 42 Jeff Paul (P) Chicago Blackhawks Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 43 Jan Bulis (KH) Washington Capitals Barrie Colts (OHL) 44 Mathieu Garon (MV) Montreal Canadiens Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 45 Henry Kuster (OLH) Boston Bruins Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 46 Geoff Peters (KH) Chicago Blackhawks Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) 47 Pierre Dagenais (VLH) New Jersey Devils Moncton Alpines (QMJHL) 48 Daniel Goneau (VLH) New York Rangers Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) 49 Colin White (P) New Jersey Devils Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 50 Francis Larivee (MV) Toronto Maple Leafs Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) 51 Juri Babenko (KH) Colorado Avalanche HK Krylja Sovetov Moskova (RSL) 52 Aren Miller (MV) Detroit Red Wings Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

3. Kierros # Pelaaja Maa NHL-joukkue Joukkue 53 Eric Naud (VLH) Boston Bruins St. Hyacinthe Lasers (QMJHL) 54 Francois Methot (KH) Buffalo Sabres Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 55 Terry Friesen (MV) San Jose Sharks Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 56Zdeno Chára (P) New York Islanders Dukla Trencin (Slovakian Extraliga) 57 Greg Phillips (OLH) Los Angeles Kings Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 58 Sergei Zimakov (P) Washington Capitals HK Krylja Sovetov Moskova (RSL) 59 Tom Poti (P) Edmonton Oilers Cushing Academy (Mass H.S.) 60 Chris Allen (P) Florida Panthers Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 61 Andrei Petrunin (OLH) Hartford Whalers HK TsSKA Moskova (RSL) 62 Per-Anton Lundstrom (P) Phoenix Coyotes Modo Hockey (SEL) 63 Scott Parker (OLH) New Jersey Devils Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 64 Chester Gallant (OLH) Philadelphia Flyers Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) 65 Oleg Kvaša (VLH) Florida Panthers HK TsSKA Moskova (RSL) 66 Mike Lankshear (P) Toronto Maple Leafs Guelph Storm (OHL) 67 Gordie Dwyer (VLH) St. Louis Blues Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 68 Konstantin Kalmikov (OLH) Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Falcons (CoHL) 69 Curtis Tipler (OLH) Tampa Bay Lightning Regina Pats (WHL) 70 Jon Sim (VLH) Dallas Stars Sarnia Sting (OHL) 71 Arron Asham (OLH) Montreal Canadiens Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 72 Boyd Kane (VLH) Pittsburgh Penguins Regina Pats (WHL) 73 Dmitri Vlasenkov (VLH) Calgary Flames Torpedo Jaroslavl (RSL) 74 David Weninger (MV) Washington Capitals Michigan Tech (NCAA) 75 Zenith Komarniski (P) Vancouver Canucks Tri-City Americans (WHL) 76 Dmitri Subbotin (VLH) New York Rangers HK TsSKA Moskova (RSL) 77 Boris Protsenko (OLH) Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 78 Shawn McNeil (KH) Washington Capitals Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 79 Mark Parrish (OLH) Colorado Avalanche St. Cloud State (NCAA) 80 Jason Doyle (OLH) Boston Bruins Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (WHL)

4. Kierros # Pelaaja Maa NHL-joukkue Joukkue 81 Antti-Jussi Niemi (P) Ottawa Senators Jokerit (SML) 82 Joey Tetarenko (P) Florida Panthers Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 83 Tyrone Garner (MV) New York Islanders Oshawa Generals (OHL) 84 Mikael Simons (OLH) Los Angeles Kings Mora IK (SEL) 85 Justin Davis (OLH) Washington Capitals Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 86 Jason Sessa (OLH) Toronto Maple Leafs Lake Superior State University (NCAA) 87 Kurt Walsh (H) Buffalo Sabres Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 88 Craig MacDonald (LH) Hartford Whalers Harvard University (NCAA) 89 Toni Lydman (P) Calgary Flames Kiekko-Reipas (FIN-1) 90 Mike Hurley (OLH) Dallas Stars Tri-City Americans (WHL) 91 Josef Boumedienne (P) New Jersey Devils Huddinge IK (Allsvenskan) 92 Kim Staal (KH) Montreal Canadiens Malmö IF (SEL) 93 Jonas Soling (OLH) Vancouver Canucks Huddinge IK (Allsvenskan) 94 Christian Lefebvre Calgary Flames Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) 95 Jon Zukiwsky (KH) St. Louis Blues Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 96 Éric Bélanger (KH) Los Angeles Kings Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 97 Andrei Petrakov (OLH) St. Louis Blues Avtomobilist Jekaterinburg (RSL) 98 Ben Storey (P) Colorado Avalanche Harvard University (NCAA) 99 Etienne Drapeau (KH) Montreal Canadiens Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 100 Trent Whitfield (KH) Boston Bruins Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 101 Josh MacNevin (P) New Jersey Devils Vernon Vipers (BCJHL) 102 Matt Bradley (OLH) San Jose Sharks Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 103 Vladimir Antipov (OLH) Toronto Maple Leafs Torpedo Jaroslavl (RSL) 104 Steve Wasylko (KH) Hartford Whalers Detroit Whalers (OHL) 105 Michal Rozsíval (P) Pittsburgh Penguins Dukla Jihlava (Tšekin Extraliga) 106 Mike Martone (P) Buffalo Sabres Peterborough Petes (OHL) 107 Randy Petruk (MV) Colorado Avalanche Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 108 Johan Forsander (VLH) Detroit Red Wings HV71 (SEL)

5. Kierros # Pelaaja Maa NHL-joukkue Joukkue 109 Andy Berenzweig (P) New York Islanders University of Michigan (NCAA) 110 Peter Cava (KH) Toronto Maple Leafs Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 111 Brandon Sugden (OLH) Toronto Maple Leafs London Knights (OHL) 112 Ryan Christie (VLH) Dallas Stars Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 113 Jevgeni Tsybuk (P) Dallas Stars Torpedo Jaroslavl (RSL) 114 Brian Urick (OLH) Edmonton Oilers Notre Dame (NCAA) 115 Aleksei Tezikov (P) Buffalo Sabres HK Lada Toljatti (RSL) 116 Mark McMahon (P) Hartford Whalers Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 117 Brendan Buckley (P) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Boston College (NCAA) 118 Glenn Crawford (LH) New Jersey Devils Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 119 Richard Lintner (P) Phoenix Coyotes Trencin Jr. (SVK) 120 Jesse Black (P) Los Angeles Kings Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 121 Tyler Prosofsky (OLH) Vancouver Canucks Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 122 Josef Straka (KH) Calgary Flames HC Litvínov (Tšekin Extraliga) 123 Peter Hogan (P) Los Angeles Kings Oshawa Generals (OHL) 124 Per-Ragnar Bergkvist (MV) Philadelphia Flyers Leksands IF (SEL) 125 Jason Robinson (P) Tampa Bay Lightning Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 126 Matt Lahey (LH) Washington Capitals Peterborough Petes (OHL) 127 Daniel Archambault (P) Montreal Canadiens Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 128 Petr Šachl (OLH) New York Islanders HC České Budějovice (Tšekin Extraliga) 129 Andrew Long (KH) Florida Panthers Guelph Storm (OHL) 130 Andy Johnson (P) Chicago Blackhawks Peterborough Petes (OHL) 131 Colin Pepperall (LH) New York Rangers Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 132 Elias Abrahamsson (P) Boston Bruins Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 133 Jesse Boulerice (OLH) Philadelphia Flyers Detroit Whalers (OHL) 134 Luke Curtin (LH) Colorado Avalanche Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 135 Michal Podolka (MV) Detroit Red Wings Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

6. Kierros # Pelaaja Maa NHL-joukkue Joukkue 136 Andreas Dackell (OLH) Ottawa Senators Brynäs IF (SEL) 137 Michel Larocque (MV) San Jose Sharks Boston University (NCAA) 138 Todd Miller (KH) New York Islanders Sarnia Sting (OHL) 139 Robert Esche (MV) Phoenix Coyotes Detroit Whalers (OHL) 140 Dmitrij Jakušin (P) Toronto Maple Leafs Pembroke (COJHL) 141 Bryan Randall (OLH) Edmonton Oilers Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 142 Ryan Davis (OLH) Buffalo Sabres Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 143 Aaron Baker (MV) Hartford Whalers Tri-City Americans (WHL) 144 Magnus Nilsson (VLH) Detroit Red Wings HC Vita Hästen (SWE-3) 145 Sean Ritchlin (OLH) New Jersey Devils University of Michigan (NCAA) 146 Brian Willsie (OLH) Colorado Avalanche Guelph Storm (OHL) 147 Nolan McDonald (MV) Vancouver Canucks University of Vermont (NCAA) 148 Chris Bogas (P) Toronto Maple Leafs Michigan State University (NCAA) 149 Blaine Russell (MV) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 150 Peter Bergman Pittsburgh Penguins Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 151 Lucio DeMartinis Toronto Maple Leafs Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 152 Nikolai Ignatov (P) Tampa Bay Lightning HK TsSKA Moskova (RSL) 153 A. J. van Bruggen (OLH) Washington Capitals Northern Michigan University (NCAA) 154 Brett Clark (P) Montreal Canadiens University of Maine (NCAA) 155 Chris Lane Boston Bruins Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 156 Gaetan Poirier (VLH) Florida Panthers Merrimack College (NCAA) 157 Xavier Delisle (KH) Tampa Bay Lightning Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) 158 Ola Sandberg (P) New York Rangers Djurgårdens IF (SEL) 159 Stephen Wagner (MV) St. Louis Blues Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 160 Kai Fischer (MV) Colorado Avalanche Düsseldorf EG (DEL) 161 Darren Mortier (KH) Buffalo Sabres Sarnia Sting (OHL) 162 Alexandre Jacques (OLH) Detroit Red Wings Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

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