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1996 NHL Entry Draft. O nwere mmetụta ozugbo na North America, na-eme 46 ihe mgbaru ọsọ na Fort Wayne Komets nke International Hockey League, na-enweta onwe ya aha nke rookie nke afọ na ebe na IHL nke abụọ All-Star Team. N'oge na-esote, o mere NHL mbụ ya na Blues, na-eme ugboro abụọ ma na-enye aka na egwuregwu ise. Ọ bụ agbanyeghị ihe niile maka ọrụ NHL ya; ọ gwuru oge ole na ole na American Hockey League na IHL, mana ọ nweghị mmetụta ọ nwere na oge mbụ ya na Fort Wayne, nke dugara ya ịlaghachi na Europe, ebe nnukwu ice na-emeghe ma na-emeghe egwuregwu dabara nke ọma karịa ụdị onye na-eme ihe mgbaru ọsọ.