This list is for 1996–97 NHL transactions within professional

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of players in North America. The following contains team-to-team transactions that occurred in the

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. It lists what team each player has been traded to, or claimed by, and for which players or

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s, if applicable.

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# San Jose's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent fourth-round (# 93 overall) and sixth-round picks in the 1997 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick. # Detroit's acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Jamie Macoun to Detroit in exchange for this pick.

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# Calgary's third-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent

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, a second-round pick in the 1997 entry draft and a third-round pick in the 1998 entry draft to Calgary in exchange for

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and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season. #: Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with the Islanders on November 27, 1996 that sent Paul Kruse to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

October

# Conditions of this draft pick are unknown. # Conditions of this draft pick are unknown Los Angeles made no pick selection belonging to Pittsburgh in the 1997 entry draft.

November

# Washington's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 entry draft to Colorado in exchange a fourth-round pick and fifth-round pick in the 1998 entry draft along with this pick. # Calgary's acquired third-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent

, a second-round pick in the 1997 entry draft and a third-round pick in the 1998 entry draft to Calgary in exchange for

and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.

December

# Carolina's acquired first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a second-round in the 1997 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 1998 entry draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the

. # Conditions of this draft pick are unknown. Florida made no pick selection belonging to Chicago in the 1999 entry draft.

January

# Tampa Bay's acquired third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on July 16, 1997 that sent Brantt Myhres and a third-round pick in the 1998 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Vladimir Vujtek and this pick.

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* Trading Deadline: March 18, 1997NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 , Habs Inside/Out
# Conditions of this draft pick was if Washington were able to re-sign Rick Tocchet as a free agent. He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 23, 1997 and Washington got a compensation pick in the 1998 Entry Draft that still went to Boston to complete the trade. # Ottawa's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on September 24, 1997 that sent Kirk Daubenspeck to Chicago in exchange for future considerations and this pick. # Trade completed on June 27, 1998.

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