10 selections by the Hartford Whalers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
| Year | Pick | Round | Team | Player | Pos | Amateur Club | League | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 34 | 2 | HFDHartford Whalers | Trevor Wasyluk | LW | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | CAN |
| 1996 | 61 | 3 | HFDHartford Whalers | Andrei Petrunin | LW | CSKA Moscow | Russia | RUS |
| 1996 | 88 | 4 | HFDHartford Whalers | Craig MacDonald | C | Harvard U. | NCAA | CAN |
| 1996 | 104 | 4 | HFDHartford Whalers | Steve Wasylko | C | Detroit Whalers | OHL | CAN |
| 1996 | 116 | 5 | HFDHartford Whalers | Mark McMahon | D | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | CAN |
| 1996 | 143 | 6 | HFDHartford Whalers | Aaron Baker | G | Tri-City Americans | WHL | CAN |
| 1996 | 171 | 7 | HFDHartford Whalers | Greg Kuznik | D | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | CAN |
| 1996 | 197 | 8 | HFDHartford Whalers | Kevin Marsh | LW | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | CAN |
| 1996 | 223 | 9 | HFDHartford Whalers | Craig Adams | RW | Harvard U. | NCAA | BRN |
| 1996 | 231 | 9 | HFDHartford Whalers | Askhat Rakhmatullin | LW | Salavat Yulaev | Russia | RUS |