1996 NHL Entry Draft
The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.
Selections by round
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.Round one
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | Chris Phillips | Defense | Canada | Ottawa Senators | Prince Albert Raiders |
| 2 | Andrei Zyuzin | Defense | Russia | San Jose Sharks | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | Right Wing | Canada | New York Islanders | Val-d'Or Foreurs |
| 4 | Alexander Volchkov | Left Wing | Russia | Washington Capitals | Barrie Colts |
| 5 | Ric Jackman | Defense | Canada | Dallas Stars | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 6 | Boyd Devereaux | Center | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Kitchener Rangers |
| 7 | Erik Rasmussen | Center | United States | Buffalo Sabres | University of Minnesota |
| 8 | Johnathan Aitken | Defense | Canada | Boston Bruins | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| 9 | Ruslan Salei | Defense | Belarus | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Las Vegas Thunder |
| 10 | Lance Ward | Defense | Canada | New Jersey Devils | Red Deer Rebels |
| 11 | Dan Focht | Defense | Canada | Phoenix Coyotes | Tri-City Americans |
| 12 | Josh Holden | Center | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Regina Pats |
| 13 | Derek Morris | Defense | Canada | Calgary Flames | Regina Pats |
| 14 | Marty Reasoner | Center | United States | St. Louis Blues | Boston College |
| 15 | Dainius Zubrus | Right Wing | Lithuania | Philadelphia Flyers | Pembroke Lumber Kings |
| 16 | Mario Larocque | Defense | Canada | Tampa Bay Lightning | Hull Olympiques |
| 17 | Jaroslav Svejkovsky | Right Wing | Czech Republic | Washington Capitals | Tri-City Americans |
| 18 | Matt Higgins | Center | Canada | Montreal Canadiens | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| 19 | Matthieu Descoteaux | Defense | Canada | Edmonton Oilers | Shawinigan Cataractes |
| 20 | Marcus Nilson | Left Wing | Sweden | Florida Panthers | Djurgardens IF |
| 21 | Marco Sturm | Left Wing | Germany | San Jose Sharks | Landshut EV |
| 22 | Jeff Brown | Defense | Canada | New York Rangers | Sarnia Sting |
| 23 | Craig Hillier | Goaltender | Canada | Pittsburgh Penguins | Ottawa 67's |
| 24 | Daniel Briere | Center | Canada | Phoenix Coyotes | Drummondville Voltigeurs |
| 25 | Peter Ratchuk | Defense | United States | Colorado Avalanche | Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
| 26 | Jesse Wallin | Defense | Canada | Detroit Red Wings | Red Deer Rebels |