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div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the most recent draft, see <a href="/wiki/2024_NHL_entry_draft" title="2024 NHL entry draft">2024 NHL entry draft</a>. For the upcoming draft, see <a href="/wiki/2025_NHL_entry_draft" title="2025 NHL entry draft">2025 NHL entry draft</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2008_NHL_Entry_Draft_Stage.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft_Stage.JPG/300px-2008_NHL_Entry_Draft_Stage.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft_Stage.JPG/450px-2008_NHL_Entry_Draft_Stage.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft_Stage.JPG/600px-2008_NHL_Entry_Draft_Stage.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>The stage at the <a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_entry_draft" title="2008 NHL entry draft">2008 NHL entry draft</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>NHL entry draft</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH</i>) is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL) systematically <a href="/wiki/Draft_(sports)" title="Draft (sports)">select the rights to available</a> <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> players who meet draft eligibility requirements (North American players 18–20 years old and European/international players 18–21 years old; all others enter the league as unrestricted free agents). The NHL entry draft is held once every year, generally within two to three months after the conclusion of the previous regular <a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_seasons" title="List of NHL seasons">season</a>. During the draft, teams take turns selecting amateur players from <a href="/wiki/Junior_ice_hockey" title="Junior ice hockey">junior</a> or collegiate leagues and professional players from European leagues. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1963_NHL_entry_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1963 NHL entry draft">first draft</a> was held in 1963, and has been held every year since. The NHL entry draft was known as the <b>NHL amateur draft</b> until 1979. The entry draft has only been a public event since 1980, and a televised event since 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Up to 1994, the order was solely determined by the standings at the end of the regular season. In 1995, the <a href="#Selection_order_and_draft_lottery">NHL draft lottery</a> was introduced where only teams who had missed the playoffs could participate. The lottery winner moved up the draft order a maximum of four places, meaning only the five worst teams, based on regular season points in a given season, could pick first in the draft, and no team in the non-playoff group could move down more than one place. The chances of winning the lottery were weighted towards the teams at the bottom of the regular season standings. From 2013 to 2015, there was no limit of moving up in the draft order, so the lottery winner would automatically receive the first overall pick, and any teams above it in the draft order would still move down one spot. From 2015 to 2020, there were three lottery winners that received the top three picks, and any teams above it in the draft order would move down no more than three spots. In 2021, the lottery system was changed to include two lottery winners, and they received the top two overall picks, and any teams above it in the draft order would move down no more than two spots. </p><p>Beginning in 2022, the two lottery winners are limited to move up no more than ten places in the draft order, meaning that only the bottom eleven teams based on regular season points, could win first pick in the draft. If a team outside the bottom eleven teams wins the first draft lottery they move up ten spots (e.g. fourteenth team wins the lottery and moves up to fourth overall) and lowest finishing team from the previous season is then awarded the first overall selection. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHL_entry_draft&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1963_NHL_entry_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1963 NHL entry draft">first NHL entry draft</a> (at that time known as the "NHL amateur draft") was held on June 5, 1963, at the <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hotel" title="Queen Elizabeth Hotel">Queen Elizabeth Hotel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1967, NHL president <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Campbell" title="Clarence Campbell">Clarence Campbell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Amateur_Hockey_Association" title="Canadian Amateur Hockey Association">Canadian Amateur Hockey Association</a> (CAHA) president <a href="/wiki/Fred_Page" title="Fred Page">Fred Page</a> announced a new tentative five-year agreement on August 19, 1966, with several proposed changes to the existing system, effective July 1, 1967. The direct sponsorship of junior teams by the NHL was to be phased out in the upcoming year, and no new sponsored players could be registered or be required to sign a contract restricting movement between teams.<sup id="cite_ref-pro-am-pact_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pro-am-pact-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agreement eliminated the A, B and C forms, which had angered the parents of amateur players and were the source of legal action threats when the professional team refused to release a player.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Junior-aged players became eligible for the draft once they graduate from junior hockey, or to be signed as a free agent in the year the player reaches his 20th birthday. The NHL agreed to pay development fees to the CAHA for the drafted players. The new agreement came at a time that also leveled the playing field for new NHL clubs in the <a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_expansion" title="1967 NHL expansion">1967 NHL expansion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pro-am-pact_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pro-am-pact-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NHL briefly changed the drafting age from 20 years old to 18-year-olds in 1974, to compete with the new WHA which was allowing teams to sign underage junior players. The 20-year old rule returned for the 1975 draft. </p><p>In 1979, the rules were changed allowing players who had previously played professionally to be drafted. This rule change was made to facilitate the absorption of players from the defunct <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a>. Consequently, the name of the draft was changed from "NHL amateur draft" to "NHL entry draft". The draft age was also dropped to include 19-year old "underage" players. In 1980, the age was dropped further to 18, so that any player who is between the ages of 18 and 20 is eligible to be drafted. In addition, any non-North American player over the age of 20 can be selected. From 1987 through 1991, 18 and 19-year-old players could only be drafted in the first three rounds unless they met another criterion of experience which required them to have played in major junior, U.S. college and high school, or European hockey.<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1980, the entry draft became a public event, and was held at the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Forum" title="Montreal Forum">Montreal Forum</a>. Prior to that year the entry draft was conducted in Montreal hotels or league offices and was closed to the general public.<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first draft outside of Montreal was held at the <a href="/wiki/Metro_Toronto_Convention_Centre" title="Metro Toronto Convention Centre">Metro Toronto Convention Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Live television coverage of the draft began in 1984 when the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">Canadian Broadcasting Corporation</a> covered the event in both English and French for Canadian audiences. The 1987 entry draft, held at <a href="/wiki/Joe_Louis_Arena" title="Joe Louis Arena">Joe Louis Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a>, was the first NHL draft to be held in the United States. <a href="/wiki/SportsChannel_America" class="mw-redirect" title="SportsChannel America">SportsChannel America</a> began covering the event in the United States in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-History_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the development of the draft, NHL teams sponsored junior teams, and signed prospects in their teens to the junior teams. Players were signed to one of three forms: the "A" form, which committed a player to a tryout; a "B" form, which gave the team an option to sign a player in return for a bonus; and the "C" form, which committed a player's professional rights. The "C" form could only be signed by the player at age eighteen or by the player's parents, often in exchange for some signing bonus.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first drafts (up until the 1968 amateur draft) were held to assign players who had not signed with an NHL organization before the sponsorship of junior teams was discontinued after 1968. </p><p>In October 2023, owners approved a proposal to switch the NHL Draft to a "decentralized" model in line with that of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Draft">NFL</a> drafts, in which only prospects and team representatives will be present in-person at the Draft venue, and business would be conducted remotely from the teams' front offices. These changes are scheduled to take effect in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selection_order_and_draft_lottery">Selection order and draft lottery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHL_entry_draft&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Selection order and draft lottery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The selection order in the NHL entry draft is determined by a combination of <a href="/wiki/Lottery" title="Lottery">lottery</a>, regular season standing, and playoff results. While teams are permitted to trade draft picks both during the draft and prior to it (sometimes several years prior), in all cases, the selection order of the draft picks is based on the original holder of the pick, not a team which may have acquired the pick via a trade or other means.<sup id="cite_ref-D1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-D2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The order of picks discussed in this section always references the original team. </p><p>The basic order of the NHL entry draft is determined based on the standings of the teams in the previous season. As with the other major sports leagues, the basic draft order is intended to favour the teams with the weakest performance who presumably need the most improvement in their roster to compete with the other teams. Subject to the results of the NHL draft lottery (discussed below), the teams pick in the same order each round, with each team getting one pick per round. The basic order of the picks is determined as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-Lottery_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lottery-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>The teams that did not qualify for the playoffs the previous season (picks 1–16)</li> <li>The teams that made the playoffs in the previous season but did not win either their division in the regular season or play in the Conference Finals (picks 17–24 up to 28)</li> <li>The teams that won their divisions in the previous season but did not play in the Conference Finals (potentially picks 25–28)</li> <li>The teams that lose in Conference Finals (picks 29 and 30)</li> <li>The team that was the runner-up in the Stanley Cup Finals (pick 31)</li> <li>The team that won the Stanley Cup in the previous season (pick 32)</li></ol> <p>The number of teams in the second and third group depends on whether the Conference finalists also won their division. The teams in each group (other than the Stanley Cup winner and runner up) are ordered within that group based on their point totals in the preceding regular season (with the lowest point total picking first). Tie-breakers are governed by the same rules used to determine ties in the regular season standings. The order of picks 1–16 may change during the first round of the draft based on the results of the NHL draft lottery. In the subsequent rounds, the basic order based on point totals is used.<sup id="cite_ref-D2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When teams lose their rights to a first-round draft choice, because that player was not signed to a contract and consequently re-entered the entry draft or became an unrestricted <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a>, they are awarded a compensatory draft pick. This selection will be the same numerical choice as the first round draft pick who was not signed, but in the second round. For example, if a team cannot sign the seventh overall first round draft choice, it will receive the seventh pick in the second round of the next draft as compensation.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft_lottery">Draft lottery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHL_entry_draft&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Draft lottery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the conclusion of the regular season, the 16 teams that did not qualify for the playoffs are entered in a weighted lottery to determine the initial draft picks in the first round. The teams are seeded in the basic draft order based on their regular season point totals. The odds of winning the lottery are weighted on a descending scale that gives the greatest chance of winning to the team with the lowest point total (18.5%), and the worst chance to the team with the highest point total (1.0%). </p><p>The prize for winning the draft lottery is to be upgraded to the highest eligible pick in the first round of the draft, with each team that preceded the winner in the basic draft order bumped one pick lower. For example, if the team with the 5th worst point total wins the lottery, it would pick first, and the teams with the worst through 4th-worst records would pick second through fifth. The remaining teams would be unaffected. The teams would return to the basic order for the second and all subsequent rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From its inception through 2015, there was one winner of the lottery; from 1995 to 2012, the team that won the draft lottery moved up no more than four positions in the draft order.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the winner of the lottery was among the five worst teams in a given season, that team won the first pick in the draft. Otherwise, the team will move up no more than four spots, and that team will not receive the first pick in the draft; from 2013 to 2015 the lottery winner received the first pick overall regardless of regular season point totals amongst the non-playoff teams. Beginning with the 2016 draft and lasting until the 2020 draft, the first three selections were determined by the lottery. Any team that did not make the playoffs had a weighted chance to be selected in the first, second, or third slot. Beginning in 2021, only two draws will be held for the first two selections. Starting with the 2022 lottery; the teams winning one of the two lotteries will only be allowed to move up a maximum of ten spots in the draft order, and teams will only be allowed to advance in the draft order because of winning a lottery twice in five years. The two-in-five-years rule only applies to teams jumping up in the draft order. This means the team with the worst record can win any lottery selection an unlimited number of times while the second-worst can do the same for the second overall pick only.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remaining teams maintains their order of selection based on the points accrued the previous season. As the lottery determines the top two slots, no team can drop more than two places from the position established based on previous season point totals.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NHL draft lottery takes place just before or during the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="Stanley Cup playoffs">Stanley Cup playoffs</a> and is hosted at the <a href="/wiki/NHL_Network_(American_TV_channel)" title="NHL Network (American TV channel)">NHL Network</a>'s studios in <a href="/wiki/Secaucus,_New_Jersey" title="Secaucus, New Jersey">Secaucus, New Jersey</a>, from 2020 onwards. The draft lottery previously took place at <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a>'s studios in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> from 2015 to 2019, and at <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a>'s studios in Toronto from 2006 to 2014. </p><p>The odds for the first overall pick are determined as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Draft position odds (2000–12) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Finish in <br /> previous season </th> <th>1st </th> <th>2nd </th> <th>3rd </th> <th>4th </th> <th>5th </th> <th>6th </th> <th>7th </th> <th>8th </th> <th>9th </th> <th>10th </th> <th>11th </th> <th>12th </th> <th>13th </th> <th>14th </th></tr> <tr> <th>30th </th> <td>48.2%</td> <td>51.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>29th </th> <td>18.8%</td> <td>42.0%</td> <td>39.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>28th </th> <td>14.2%</td> <td></td> <td>56.1%</td> <td>29.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>27th </th> <td>10.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>66.7%</td> <td>22.6%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26th </th> <td>8.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>74.7%</td> <td>17.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25th </th> <td></td> <td>6.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>72.7%</td> <td>19.6%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>81.1%</td> <td>14.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23rd </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3.6%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>87.2%</td> <td>9.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22nd </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>91.6%</td> <td>5.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21st </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>94.8%</td> <td>3.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>80.6%</td> <td>16.6%</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>88.0%</td> <td>9.3%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>18th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>90.1%</td> <td>9.9% </td></tr> <tr> <th>17th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>99.5% </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Draft position odds (2013–14) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Finish in <br /> previous season </th> <th>1st </th> <th>2nd </th> <th>3rd </th> <th>4th </th> <th>5th </th> <th>6th </th> <th>7th </th> <th>8th </th> <th>9th </th> <th>10th </th> <th>11th </th> <th>12th </th> <th>13th </th> <th>14th </th></tr> <tr> <th>30th </th> <td>25.0%</td> <td>75.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>29th </th> <td>18.8%</td> <td>25.0%</td> <td>56.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>28th </th> <td>14.2%</td> <td></td> <td>43.8%</td> <td>42.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>27th </th> <td>10.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>58.0%</td> <td>31.3%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26th </th> <td>8.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>68.7%</td> <td>23.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25th </th> <td>6.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>76.8%</td> <td>17.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24th </th> <td>4.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>83.0%</td> <td>12.3%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23rd </th> <td>3.6%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>87.7%</td> <td>8.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22nd </th> <td>2.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>91.3%</td> <td>6.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21st </th> <td>2.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>94.0%</td> <td>3.9%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20th </th> <td>1.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>80.4%</td> <td>18.1%</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19th </th> <td>1.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>86.0%</td> <td>12.9%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>18th </th> <td>0.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>94.7%</td> <td>3.2% </td></tr> <tr> <th>17th </th> <td>0.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>99.5% </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Draft position odds (2015) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Finish in <br /> previous season </th> <th>1st </th> <th>2nd </th> <th>3rd </th> <th>4th </th> <th>5th </th> <th>6th </th> <th>7th </th> <th>8th </th> <th>9th </th> <th>10th </th> <th>11th </th> <th>12th </th> <th>13th </th> <th>14th </th></tr> <tr> <th>30th </th> <td>20.0%</td> <td>80.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>29th </th> <td>13.5%</td> <td>20.0%</td> <td>66.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>28th </th> <td>11.5%</td> <td></td> <td>33.5%</td> <td>55.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>27th </th> <td>9.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>45.0%</td> <td>45.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26th </th> <td>8.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9.1%</td> <td>35.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25th </th> <td>7.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>63.0%</td> <td>29.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24th </th> <td>6.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>70.5%</td> <td>23.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23rd </th> <td>6.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>77.0%</td> <td>17.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22nd </th> <td>5.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>83.0%</td> <td>12.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21st </th> <td>3.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>88.0%</td> <td>8.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20th </th> <td>3.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>91.5%</td> <td>5.5%</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19th </th> <td>2.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>94.5%</td> <td>3.0%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>18th </th> <td>2.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>97.0%</td> <td>1.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th>17th </th> <td>1.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>99.0% </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Draft position odds (2016–2017) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Finish in <br /> previous season </th> <th>1st </th> <th>2nd </th> <th>3rd </th> <th>4th </th> <th>5th </th> <th>6th </th> <th>7th </th> <th>8th </th> <th>9th </th> <th>10th </th> <th>11th </th> <th>12th </th> <th>13th </th> <th>14th </th></tr> <tr> <th>30th </th> <td>20.0%</td> <td>17.5%</td> <td>15.0%</td> <td>47.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>29th </th> <td>13.5%</td> <td>13.1%</td> <td>12.5%</td> <td>35.2%</td> <td>25.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>28th </th> <td>11.5%</td> <td>11.4%</td> <td>11.3%</td> <td>14.2%</td> <td>37.8%</td> <td>13.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>27th </th> <td>9.5%</td> <td>9.7%</td> <td>9.8%</td> <td>3.15%</td> <td>27.3%</td> <td>33.2%</td> <td>7.4%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26th </th> <td>8.5%</td> <td>8.8%</td> <td>9.0%</td> <td></td> <td>9.1%</td> <td>35.5%</td> <td>25.5%</td> <td>3.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25th </th> <td>7.5%</td> <td>7.8%</td> <td>8.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17.5%</td> <td>39.3%</td> <td>17.9%</td> <td>1.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24th </th> <td>6.5%</td> <td>6.9%</td> <td>7.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>27.9%</td> <td>39.1%</td> <td>11.7%</td> <td>0.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23rd </th> <td>6.0%</td> <td>6.4%</td> <td>6.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>39.2%</td> <td>34.8%</td> <td>6.6%</td> <td>0.3%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22nd </th> <td>5.0%</td> <td>5.4%</td> <td>5.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>51.8%</td> <td>28.6%</td> <td>3.4%</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21st </th> <td>3.5%</td> <td>3.8%</td> <td>4.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>64.0%</td> <td>22.8%</td> <td>1.6%</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20th </th> <td>3.0%</td> <td>3.3%</td> <td>3.6%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>73.5%</td> <td>15.9%</td> <td>0.6%</td> <td>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th>19th </th> <td>2.5%</td> <td>2.7%</td> <td>3.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>82.3%</td> <td>9.2%</td> <td>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th>18th </th> <td>2.0%</td> <td>2.2%</td> <td>2.4%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>90.1%</td> <td>3.2% </td></tr> <tr> <th>17th </th> <td>1.0%</td> <td>1.1%</td> <td>1.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>96.6% </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Draft position odds (2017–2021) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Finish in <br /> previous season </th> <th>1st </th> <th>2nd </th> <th>3rd </th> <th>4th </th> <th>5th </th> <th>6th </th> <th>7th </th> <th>8th </th> <th>9th </th> <th>10th </th> <th>11th </th> <th>12th </th> <th>13th </th> <th>14th </th> <th>15th </th></tr> <tr> <th>31st </th> <td>18.5%</td> <td>16.5%</td> <td>14.4%</td> <td>50.6%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>30th </th> <td>13.5%</td> <td>13.0%</td> <td>12.3%</td> <td>33.3%</td> <td>27.9%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>29th </th> <td>11.5%</td> <td>11.3%</td> <td>11.1%</td> <td>13.2%</td> <td>37.7%</td> <td>15.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>28th </th> <td>9.5%</td> <td>9.6%</td> <td>9.7%</td> <td>2.8%</td> <td>26.1%</td> <td>34.0%</td> <td>8.3%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>27th </th> <td>8.5%</td> <td>8.7%</td> <td>8.9%</td> <td></td> <td>8.4%</td> <td>34.5%</td> <td>26.7%</td> <td>4.3%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26th </th> <td>7.5%</td> <td>7.8%</td> <td>8.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16.3%</td> <td>38.9%</td> <td>19.4%</td> <td>2.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25th </th> <td>6.5%</td> <td>6.8%</td> <td>7.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>26.0%</td> <td>39.5%</td> <td>13.1%</td> <td>1.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24th </th> <td>6.0%</td> <td>6.3%</td> <td>6.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>36.8%</td> <td>36.0%</td> <td>7.8%</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23rd </th> <td>5.0%</td> <td>5.3%</td> <td>5.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>48.8%</td> <td>30.7%</td> <td>4.3%</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22nd </th> <td>3.5%</td> <td>3.8%</td> <td>4.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>60.5%</td> <td>25.7%</td> <td>2.4%</td> <td><0.1%</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21st </th> <td>3.0%</td> <td>3.3%</td> <td>3.6%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>69.6%</td> <td>19.4%</td> <td>1.1%</td> <td><0.1%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20th </th> <td>2.5%</td> <td>2.7%</td> <td>3.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>78.0%</td> <td>13.3%</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td><0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th>19th </th> <td>2.0%</td> <td>2.2%</td> <td>2.4%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>85.5%</td> <td>7.8%</td> <td>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th>18th </th> <td>1.5%</td> <td>1.7%</td> <td>1.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>91.8%</td> <td>3.2% </td></tr> <tr> <th>17th </th> <td>1.0%</td> <td>1.1%</td> <td>1.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>96.7% </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Draft position odds (2022–) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Finish in <br /> previous season </th> <th>1st </th> <th>2nd </th> <th>3rd </th> <th>4th </th> <th>5th </th> <th>6th </th> <th>7th </th> <th>8th </th> <th>9th </th> <th>10th </th> <th>11th </th> <th>12th </th> <th>13th </th> <th>14th </th> <th>15th </th> <th>16th </th></tr> <tr> <th>32nd </th> <td>25.5%</td> <td>18.8%</td> <td>55.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>31st </th> <td>13.5%</td> <td>14.4%</td> <td>32.0%</td> <td>40.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>30th </th> <td>11.5%</td> <td>11.5%</td> <td>7.4%</td> <td>40.7%</td> <td>28.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>29th </th> <td>9.5%</td> <td>9.8%</td> <td></td> <td>15.4%</td> <td>44.9%</td> <td>20.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>28th </th> <td>8.5%</td> <td>8.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>24.5%</td> <td>44.2%</td> <td>13.9%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>27th </th> <td>7.5%</td> <td>7.9%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>34.1%</td> <td>41.4%</td> <td>9.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26th </th> <td>6.5%</td> <td>6.9%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>44.4%</td> <td>36.5%</td> <td>5.6%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25th </th> <td>6.0%</td> <td>6.4%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>54.4%</td> <td>30.0%</td> <td>3.2%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24th </th> <td>5.0%</td> <td>5.4%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>64.4%</td> <td>23.5%</td> <td>1.7%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23rd </th> <td>3.5%</td> <td>3.8%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>73.3%</td> <td>18.4%</td> <td>0.9%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22nd </th> <td>3.0%</td> <td>3.3%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>79.9%</td> <td>13.4%</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21st </th> <td></td> <td>5.3%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>85.7%</td> <td>8.9%</td> <td>0.2%</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4.3%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>90.7%</td> <td>5.1%</td> <td><0.1%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>94.7%</td> <td>2.1%</td> <td><0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th>18th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1.1%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>97.9%</td> <td>1.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th>17th </th> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1.0%</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>98.9% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eligible_players">Eligible players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHL_entry_draft&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Eligible players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All players who will be 18 years old on or before September 15 and not older than 20 years old before December 31 of the draft year are eligible for selection for that year's NHL Entry Draft. In addition, non-North American players aged 21 are eligible.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_NHL_entry_drafts">List of NHL entry drafts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHL_entry_draft&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of NHL entry drafts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%">Draft </th> <th width="17%">Location </th> <th width="16%">City </th> <th width="12%">Date </th> <th width="4%">Rounds </th> <th width="7%">Total drafted </th> <th width="26%">No. 1 pick </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1963 NHL amateur draft">1963</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hotel" title="Queen Elizabeth Hotel">Queen Elizabeth Hotel</a> </td> <td rowspan="22"><a href="/wiki/Montreal,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Montreal, Quebec">Montreal, Quebec</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001963-06-05-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 5, 1963</span> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>21 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Monahan, Garry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Garry_Monahan" title="Garry Monahan">Garry Monahan</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1964 NHL amateur draft">1964</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001964-06-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 11, 1964</span> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>24 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gauthier, Claude"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Claude_Gauthier_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Claude Gauthier (ice hockey)">Claude Gauthier</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1965_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1965 NHL amateur draft">1965</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001965-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 27, 1965</span> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>11 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Veilleux, Andre"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Veilleux" class="mw-redirect" title="André Veilleux">Andre Veilleux</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1966 NHL amateur draft">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Les_Cours_Mont-Royal" title="Les Cours Mont-Royal">Mount Royal Hotel</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001966-04-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">April 25, 1966</span> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>24 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gibbs, Barry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Gibbs" title="Barry Gibbs">Barry Gibbs</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1967 NHL amateur draft">1967</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hotel" title="Queen Elizabeth Hotel">Queen Elizabeth Hotel</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001967-07-07-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 7, 1967</span> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>18 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Pagnutti, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Pagnutti" title="Rick Pagnutti">Rick Pagnutti</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1968 NHL amateur draft">1968</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001968-06-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 13, 1968</span> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>24 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Plasse, Michel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michel_Plasse" title="Michel Plasse">Michel Plasse</a></span></span></span> (Montreal Canadiens) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1969 NHL amateur draft">1969</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001969-06-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 11, 1969</span> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>84 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Houle, Rejean"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9jean_Houle" title="Réjean Houle">Rejean Houle</a></span></span></span> (Montreal Canadiens) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1970 NHL amateur draft">1970</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001970-06-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 11, 1970</span> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>115 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Perreault, Gilbert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Perreault" title="Gilbert Perreault">Gilbert Perreault</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1971 NHL amateur draft">1971</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001971-06-10-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 10, 1971</span> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>117 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lafleur, Guy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Guy_Lafleur" title="Guy Lafleur">Guy Lafleur</a></span></span></span> (Montreal Canadiens) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1972 NHL amateur draft">1972</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001972-06-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 8, 1972</span> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>152 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Harris, Billy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Harris_(ice_hockey,_born_1952)" title="Billy Harris (ice hockey, born 1952)">Billy Harris</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1973 NHL amateur draft">1973</a> </td> <td>Mount Royal Hotel </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001973-05-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 15, 1973</span> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>168 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Potvin, Denis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Denis_Potvin" title="Denis Potvin">Denis Potvin</a></span></span></span> (New York Islanders) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1974 NHL amateur draft">1974</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">NHL Montreal Office </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001974-05-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">May 28, 1974</span> </td> <td>25 </td> <td>247 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Joly, Greg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Joly" title="Greg Joly">Greg Joly</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1975_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1975 NHL amateur draft">1975</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001975-06-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 3, 1975</span> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>217 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bridgman, Mel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Bridgman" title="Mel Bridgman">Mel Bridgman</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1976 NHL amateur draft">1976</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001976-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 1, 1976</span> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>135 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Green, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Green_(ice_hockey)" title="Rick Green (ice hockey)">Rick Green</a></span></span></span> (Washington Capitals) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1977 NHL amateur draft">1977</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001977-06-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 14, 1977</span> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>185 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McCourt, Dale"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dale_McCourt" title="Dale McCourt">Dale McCourt</a></span></span></span> (Detroit Red Wings) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1978 NHL amateur draft">1978</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Queen Elizabeth Hotel </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001978-06-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 15, 1978</span> </td> <td>22 </td> <td>234 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Smith_(ice_hockey)" title="Bobby Smith (ice hockey)">Bobby Smith</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_NHL_entry_draft" title="1979 NHL entry draft">1979</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001979-08-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">August 9, 1979</span> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>126 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ramage, Rob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Ramage" title="Rob Ramage">Rob Ramage</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies_(NHL)" title="Colorado Rockies (NHL)">Colorado Rockies</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_NHL_entry_draft" title="1980 NHL entry draft">1980</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Forum" title="Montreal Forum">Montreal Forum</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001980-06-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 11, 1980</span> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>210 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wickenheiser, Doug"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Wickenheiser" title="Doug Wickenheiser">Doug Wickenheiser</a></span></span></span> (Montreal Canadiens) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_NHL_entry_draft" title="1981 NHL entry draft">1981</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001981-06-10-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 10, 1981</span> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hawerchuk, Dale"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dale_Hawerchuk" title="Dale Hawerchuk">Dale Hawerchuk</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg Jets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_NHL_entry_draft" title="1982 NHL entry draft">1982</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001982-06-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 9, 1982</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>252 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kluzak, Gord"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gord_Kluzak" title="Gord Kluzak">Gord Kluzak</a></span></span></span> (Boston Bruins) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_NHL_entry_draft" title="1983 NHL entry draft">1983</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001983-06-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 8, 1983</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>242 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lawton, Brian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Lawton" title="Brian Lawton">Brian Lawton</a></span></span></span> (Minnesota North Stars) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_NHL_entry_draft" title="1984 NHL entry draft">1984</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001984-06-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 9, 1984</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>250 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lemieux, Mario"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mario_Lemieux" title="Mario Lemieux">Mario Lemieux</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1985_NHL_entry_draft" title="1985 NHL entry draft">1985</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metro_Toronto_Convention_Centre" title="Metro Toronto Convention Centre">Toronto Convention Centre</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, Ontario">Toronto, Ontario</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001985-06-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 15, 1985</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>252 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Clark, Wendel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Wendel_Clark" title="Wendel Clark">Wendel Clark</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_NHL_entry_draft" title="1986 NHL entry draft">1986</a> </td> <td>Montreal Forum </td> <td>Montreal, Quebec </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001986-06-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 21, 1986</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>252 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Murphy, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Murphy_(ice_hockey)" title="Joe Murphy (ice hockey)">Joe Murphy</a></span></span></span> (Detroit Red Wings) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_NHL_entry_draft" title="1987 NHL entry draft">1987</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Louis_Arena" title="Joe Louis Arena">Joe Louis Arena</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001987-06-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 13, 1987</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>252 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Turgeon, Pierre"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Turgeon" title="Pierre Turgeon">Pierre Turgeon</a></span></span></span> (Buffalo Sabres) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_NHL_entry_draft" title="1988 NHL entry draft">1988</a> </td> <td>Montreal Forum </td> <td>Montreal, Quebec </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001988-06-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 11, 1988</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>252 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Modano, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Modano" title="Mike Modano">Mike Modano</a></span></span></span> (Minnesota North Stars) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_NHL_entry_draft" title="1989 NHL entry draft">1989</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Met_Center" title="Met Center">Met Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington, Minnesota</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001989-06-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 17, 1989</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>252 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Sundin, Mats"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mats_Sundin" title="Mats Sundin">Mats Sundin</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Quebec Nordiques</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_NHL_entry_draft" title="1990 NHL entry draft">1990</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BC_Place" title="BC Place">BC Place</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Vancouver, British Columbia">Vancouver, British Columbia</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001990-06-16-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 16, 1990</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>250 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nolan, Owen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Owen_Nolan" title="Owen Nolan">Owen Nolan</a></span></span></span> (Quebec Nordiques) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_NHL_entry_draft" title="1991 NHL entry draft">1991</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Memorial_Auditorium" title="Buffalo Memorial Auditorium">Buffalo Memorial Auditorium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001991-06-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 22, 1991</span> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>264 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lindros, Eric"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lindros" title="Eric Lindros">Eric Lindros</a></span></span></span> (Quebec Nordiques) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_NHL_entry_draft" title="1992 NHL entry draft">1992</a> </td> <td>Montreal Forum </td> <td>Montreal, Quebec </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001992-06-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 20, 1992</span> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>264 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hamrlik, Roman"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Hamrl%C3%ADk" title="Roman Hamrlík">Roman Hamrlik</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa Bay Lightning">Tampa Bay Lightning</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_NHL_entry_draft" title="1993 NHL entry draft">1993</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colis%C3%A9e_de_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Colisée de Québec">Colisée de Québec</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quebec_City,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec City, Quebec">Quebec City, Quebec</a> </td> <td>June 26–27, 1993 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>286 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Daigle, Alexandre"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alexandre_Daigle" title="Alexandre Daigle">Alexandre Daigle</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Senators" title="Ottawa Senators">Ottawa Senators</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_NHL_entry_draft" title="1994 NHL entry draft">1994</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Civic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Hartford Civic Center">Hartford Civic Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford, Connecticut</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001994-06-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 28, 1994</span> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>286 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Jovanovski, Ed"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Jovanovski" title="Ed Jovanovski">Ed Jovanovski</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_NHL_entry_draft" title="1995 NHL entry draft">1995</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton Coliseum">Edmonton Coliseum</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001995-07-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 8, 1995</span> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>234 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Berard, Bryan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Berard" title="Bryan Berard">Bryan Berard</a></span></span></span> (Ottawa Senators) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_NHL_entry_draft" title="1996 NHL entry draft">1996</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Kiel Center">Kiel Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001996-06-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 22, 1996</span> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>241 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Phillips, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Phillips" title="Chris Phillips">Chris Phillips</a></span></span></span> (Ottawa Senators) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_NHL_entry_draft" title="1997 NHL entry draft">1997</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh)" title="Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)">Civic Arena</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-06-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 21, 1997</span> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>246 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Thornton, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thornton" title="Joe Thornton">Joe Thornton</a></span></span></span> (Boston Bruins) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_NHL_entry_draft" title="1998 NHL entry draft">1998</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marine_Midland_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Midland Arena">Marine Midland Arena</a> </td> <td>Buffalo, New York </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-06-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 27, 1998</span> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>258 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lecavalier, Vincent"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></span></span></span> (Tampa Bay Lightning) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_NHL_entry_draft" title="1999 NHL entry draft">1999</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FleetCenter_(Boston)" class="mw-redirect" title="FleetCenter (Boston)">FleetCenter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001999-06-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 26, 1999</span> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>272 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stefan, Patrik"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Patrik_%C5%A0tefan" title="Patrik Štefan">Patrik Stefan</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Thrashers" title="Atlanta Thrashers">Atlanta Thrashers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_NHL_entry_draft" title="2000 NHL entry draft">2000</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Airlines_Saddledome" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Airlines Saddledome">Canadian Airlines Saddledome</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calgary,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary, Alberta">Calgary, Alberta</a> </td> <td>June 24–25, 2000 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>293 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="DiPietro, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_DiPietro" title="Rick DiPietro">Rick DiPietro</a></span></span></span> (New York Islanders) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_NHL_entry_draft" title="2001 NHL entry draft">2001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Car_Rental_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="National Car Rental Center">National Car Rental Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sunrise,_Florida" title="Sunrise, Florida">Sunrise, Florida</a> </td> <td>June 23–24, 2001 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>289 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kovalchuk, Ilya"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ilya_Kovalchuk" title="Ilya Kovalchuk">Ilya Kovalchuk</a></span></span></span> (Atlanta Thrashers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_NHL_entry_draft" title="2002 NHL entry draft">2002</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Canada Centre">Air Canada Centre</a> </td> <td>Toronto, Ontario </td> <td>June 22–23, 2002 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>290 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nash, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Nash" title="Rick Nash">Rick Nash</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_NHL_entry_draft" title="2003 NHL entry draft">2003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Entertainment_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaylord Entertainment Center">Gaylord Entertainment Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>June 21–22, 2003 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>292 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Fleury, Marc-Andre"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_Fleury" title="Marc-André Fleury">Marc-Andre Fleury</a></span></span></span> (Pittsburgh Penguins) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_NHL_entry_draft" title="2004 NHL entry draft">2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RBC_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="RBC Center">RBC Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a> </td> <td>June 26–27, 2004 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>291 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ovechkin, Alexander"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin" title="Alexander Ovechkin">Alexander Ovechkin</a></span></span></span> (Washington Capitals) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_NHL_entry_draft" title="2005 NHL entry draft">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westin_Hotels" class="mw-redirect" title="Westin Hotels">Westin Hotel Ottawa</a><sup>1</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottawa, Ontario">Ottawa, Ontario</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002005-07-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">July 30, 2005</span> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>230 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Crosby, Sidney"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Crosby" title="Sidney Crosby">Sidney Crosby</a></span></span></span> (Pittsburgh Penguins) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_NHL_entry_draft" title="2006 NHL entry draft">2006</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_Motors_Place" class="mw-redirect" title="General Motors Place">General Motors Place</a> </td> <td>Vancouver, British Columbia </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002006-06-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 24, 2006</span> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>213 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Erik"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Erik_Johnson" title="Erik Johnson">Erik Johnson</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_NHL_entry_draft" title="2007 NHL entry draft">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nationwide_Arena" title="Nationwide Arena">Nationwide Arena</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a> </td> <td>June 22–23, 2007 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kane, Patrick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kane" title="Patrick Kane">Patrick Kane</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_entry_draft" title="2008 NHL entry draft">2008</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Place" class="mw-redirect" title="Scotiabank Place">Scotiabank Place</a> </td> <td>Ottawa, Ontario </td> <td>June 20–21, 2008 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stamkos, Steven"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a></span></span></span> (Tampa Bay Lightning) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_entry_draft" title="2009 NHL entry draft">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_Centre" title="Bell Centre">Bell Centre</a> </td> <td>Montreal, Quebec </td> <td>June 26–27, 2009 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tavares, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Tavares" title="John Tavares">John Tavares</a></span></span></span> (New York Islanders) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_NHL_entry_draft" title="2010 NHL entry draft">2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a> </td> <td>June 25–26, 2010 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>210 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hall, Taylor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Hall" title="Taylor Hall">Taylor Hall</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_entry_draft" title="2011 NHL entry draft">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xcel_Energy_Center" title="Xcel Energy Center">Xcel Energy Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul, Minnesota</a> </td> <td>June 24–25, 2011 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Nugent-Hopkins" title="Ryan Nugent-Hopkins">Ryan Nugent-Hopkins</a></span></span></span> (Edmonton Oilers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_NHL_entry_draft" title="2012 NHL entry draft">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Consol_Energy_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Consol Energy Center">Consol Energy Center</a> </td> <td>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania </td> <td>June 22–23, 2012 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Yakupov, Nail"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nail_Yakupov" title="Nail Yakupov">Nail Yakupov</a></span></span></span> (Edmonton Oilers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_NHL_entry_draft" title="2013 NHL entry draft">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prudential_Center" title="Prudential Center">Prudential Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002013-06-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">June 30, 2013</span> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_MacKinnon" title="Nathan MacKinnon">Nathan MacKinnon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_entry_draft" title="2014 NHL entry draft">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>June 27–28, 2014 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>210 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Ekblad" title="Aaron Ekblad">Aaron Ekblad</a> (Florida Panthers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_NHL_entry_draft" title="2015 NHL entry draft">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BB%26T_Center_(Sunrise,_Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)">BB&T Center</a> </td> <td>Sunrise, Florida </td> <td>June 26–27, 2015 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connor_McDavid" title="Connor McDavid">Connor McDavid</a> (Edmonton Oilers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_NHL_entry_draft" title="2016 NHL entry draft">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Niagara_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="First Niagara Center">First Niagara Center</a> </td> <td>Buffalo, New York </td> <td>June 24–25, 2016 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>211 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auston_Matthews" title="Auston Matthews">Auston Matthews</a> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_NHL_entry_draft" title="2017 NHL entry draft">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>June 23–24, 2017 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>217 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nico_Hischier" title="Nico Hischier">Nico Hischier</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_NHL_entry_draft" title="2018 NHL entry draft">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a> </td> <td>June 22–23, 2018 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>217 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rasmus_Dahlin" title="Rasmus Dahlin">Rasmus Dahlin</a> (Buffalo Sabres) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NHL_entry_draft" title="2019 NHL entry draft">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Arena" title="Rogers Arena">Rogers Arena</a> </td> <td>Vancouver, British Columbia </td> <td>June 21–22, 2019 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>217 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Hughes" title="Jack Hughes">Jack Hughes</a> (New Jersey Devils) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_NHL_entry_draft" title="2020 NHL entry draft">2020</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">NHL Network studios<sup>2</sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secaucus,_New_Jersey" title="Secaucus, New Jersey">Secaucus, New Jersey</a> </td> <td>October 6–7, 2020 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>216<sup>3</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexis_Lafreni%C3%A8re" title="Alexis Lafrenière">Alexis Lafreniere</a> (New York Rangers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_NHL_entry_draft" title="2021 NHL entry draft">2021</a> </td> <td>July 23–24, 2021 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>223<sup>3</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Owen_Power" title="Owen Power">Owen Power</a> (Buffalo Sabres) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_NHL_entry_draft" title="2022 NHL entry draft">2022</a> </td> <td>Bell Centre </td> <td>Montreal, Quebec </td> <td>July 7–8, 2022 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>225 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juraj_Slafkovsk%C3%BD" title="Juraj Slafkovský">Juraj Slafkovsky</a> (Montreal Canadiens) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NHL_entry_draft" title="2023 NHL entry draft">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgestone_Arena" title="Bridgestone Arena">Bridgestone Arena</a> </td> <td>Nashville, Tennessee </td> <td>June 28–29, 2023 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>224 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connor_Bedard" title="Connor Bedard">Connor Bedard</a> (Chicago Blackhawks) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NHL_entry_draft" title="2024 NHL entry draft">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sphere_(venue)" title="Sphere (venue)">Sphere</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise, Nevada</a> </td> <td>June 28–29, 2024 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>225 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macklin_Celebrini" title="Macklin Celebrini">Macklin Celebrini</a> (San Jose Sharks) </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <ol><li>Originally scheduled to be hosted at <a href="/wiki/Corel_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Corel Centre">Corel Centre</a>; venue location changed due to scheduling conflict related to the league's <a href="/wiki/NHL_Collective_Bargaining_Agreement" title="NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement">CBA</a> negotiations that ended the 2004–05 lockout.</li> <li>Originally scheduled to be hosted at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, from June 26–27 before the season was suspended after March 11, 2020, due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>; draft was held via conference call as a result. The 2021 draft was also held via conference call due to the pandemic.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Coyotes" title="Arizona Coyotes">Arizona Coyotes</a> forfeited their 2020 second-round pick as the result of a penalty due to violations of the NHL Combine Testing Policy during the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="2019–20 NHL season">2019–20 NHL season</a>. They also forfeited their <a href="/wiki/2021_NHL_entry_draft" title="2021 NHL entry draft">2021</a> first-round pick.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHL_entry_draft&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/SportsChannel_America" class="mw-redirect" title="SportsChannel America">SportsChannel America</a> began covering the NHL Draft in the United States with the <a href="/wiki/1989_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 NHL Entry Draft">1989 NHL Entry Draft</a> being the first NHL draft ever televised. </p><p>Currently the rights to the draft are held by <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a>, <a href="/wiki/TVA_Sports" title="TVA Sports">TVA Sports</a> and the <a href="/wiki/NHL_Network_(American_TV_channel)" title="NHL Network (American TV channel)">NHL Network</a> which only broadcasts the second to last round of the draft. </p><p>Formerly the rights to the drafts were held by <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a> and were aired on <a href="/wiki/NBCSN" title="NBCSN">NBCSN</a> (formerly known as Versus from 2006 to 2011). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHL_entry_draft&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KHL_Junior_Draft" title="KHL Junior Draft">KHL Junior Draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NHL_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NHL draft picks">List of first overall NHL draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_undrafted_NHL_players_with_100_games_played" title="List of undrafted NHL players with 100 games played">List of undrafted NHL players with 100 games played</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taro_Tsujimoto" title="Taro Tsujimoto">Taro Tsujimoto</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHL_entry_draft&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>General</dt></dl> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output 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National Hockey League (1992–2017)">1992–2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(2017%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the National Hockey League (2017–present)">Since 2017</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_NHL_standings" title="List of all-time NHL standings">All-time standings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_playoff_series" title="List of NHL playoff series">All-time playoff series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_organizational_changes_in_the_NHL" title="History of organizational changes in the NHL">Organizational changes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_and_relocated_National_Hockey_League_teams" title="List of defunct and relocated National Hockey League teams">defunct and relocated teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_expansion" title="1967 NHL expansion">1967 expansion</a></li> <li><a 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hockey">Violence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_uniform" title="NHL uniform">Uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_in_Canada" title="Ice hockey in Canada">Ice hockey in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_in_the_United_States" title="Ice hockey in the United States">Ice hockey in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_teams_by_valuation" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NHL teams by valuation">Valuations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Collective_Bargaining_Agreement" title="NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement">Collective bargaining agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_lockout" title="NHL lockout">Lockouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_on_television" title="National Hockey League on television">Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_on_the_radio" title="National Hockey League on the radio">radio coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_attendance_figures" title="List of 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href="/wiki/50_goals_in_50_games" title="50 goals in 50 games">50 goals in 50 games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_players_with_1,000_games_played" title="List of NHL players with 1,000 games played">Games, career (min. 1,000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_players_with_500_consecutive_games_played" title="List of NHL players with 500 consecutive games played">Consecutive games, career (min. 500)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_players_with_2,000_career_penalty_minutes" title="List of NHL players with 2,000 career penalty minutes">PIMs, career (min. 2,000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_players_with_five_or_more_goals_in_an_NHL_game" title="List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game">5+ goals, game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_players_with_eight_or_more_points_in_an_NHL_game" title="List of players with eight or more points in an NHL game">8+ points, game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_goaltenders_with_300_wins" title="List of NHL goaltenders with 300 wins">Goaltender wins, career (min. 300)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_goalscoring_NHL_goaltenders" title="List of goalscoring NHL goaltenders">Goaltenders who have scored</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Wayne_Gretzky" title="List of career achievements by Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky's records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordie_Howe#Records" title="Gordie Howe">Gordie Howe's records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_longest_winning_streaks" title="List of NHL longest winning streaks">Longest winning streaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_longest_losing_streaks" title="List of NHL longest losing streaks">Longest losing streaks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_games_played_by_NHL_teams" title="List of international games played by NHL teams">International games with NHL teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_ice_hockey_competitions_featuring_NHL_players" title="List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players">International games with NHL players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_4_Nations_Face-Off" title="NHL 4 Nations Face-Off">4 Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="World Cup of Hockey">World Cup of Hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Fights_Cancer" title="Hockey Fights Cancer">Hockey Fights Cancer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_attendance_figures" title="List of National Hockey League attendance figures">Attendance totals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_(sports)#NHL_2" title="Trade (sports)">Trade deadline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waivers_(NHL)" title="Waivers (NHL)">Waivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_player_salaries_in_the_NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="List of player salaries in the NHL">Player salaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_Players%27_Association" title="National Hockey League Players' Association">NHLPA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Collective_Bargaining_Agreement" title="NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement">CBA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ice_hockey_video_games" title="List of ice hockey video games">Video games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_mascots" title="List of NHL mascots">Mascots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Analytics_(ice_hockey)" title="Analytics (ice hockey)">Advanced statistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_uniform" title="NHL uniform">NHL uniform</a></li></ul> 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title="1967 NHL amateur draft">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1968 NHL amateur draft">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1969 NHL amateur draft">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1970 NHL amateur draft">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1971 NHL amateur draft">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1972 NHL amateur draft">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1973 NHL amateur draft">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1974 NHL amateur draft">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1975 NHL amateur draft">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1976 NHL amateur draft">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1977 NHL amateur draft">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1978 NHL amateur draft">1978</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NHL entry draft</a> (1979–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_NHL_entry_draft" title="1979 NHL entry draft">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NHL_entry_draft" title="1980 NHL entry draft">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NHL_entry_draft" title="1981 NHL entry draft">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NHL_entry_draft" title="1982 NHL entry draft">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NHL_entry_draft" title="1983 NHL entry draft">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NHL_entry_draft" title="1984 NHL entry draft">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NHL_entry_draft" title="1985 NHL entry draft">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NHL_entry_draft" title="1986 NHL entry draft">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NHL_entry_draft" title="1987 NHL entry draft">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NHL_entry_draft" title="1988 NHL entry draft">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NHL_entry_draft" title="1989 NHL entry draft">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NHL_entry_draft" title="1990 NHL entry draft">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NHL_entry_draft" title="1991 NHL entry draft">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NHL_entry_draft" title="1992 NHL entry draft">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NHL_entry_draft" title="1993 NHL entry draft">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NHL_entry_draft" title="1994 NHL entry draft">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NHL_entry_draft" title="1995 NHL entry draft">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NHL_entry_draft" title="1996 NHL entry draft">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NHL_entry_draft" title="1997 NHL entry draft">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NHL_entry_draft" title="1998 NHL entry draft">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NHL_entry_draft" title="1999 NHL entry draft">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NHL_entry_draft" title="2000 NHL entry draft">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NHL_entry_draft" title="2001 NHL entry draft">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NHL_entry_draft" title="2002 NHL entry draft">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NHL_entry_draft" title="2003 NHL entry draft">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NHL_entry_draft" title="2004 NHL entry draft">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NHL_entry_draft" title="2005 NHL entry draft">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NHL_entry_draft" title="2006 NHL entry draft">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NHL_entry_draft" title="2007 NHL entry draft">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_entry_draft" title="2008 NHL entry draft">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_entry_draft" title="2009 NHL entry draft">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NHL_entry_draft" title="2010 NHL entry draft">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_entry_draft" title="2011 NHL entry draft">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NHL_entry_draft" title="2012 NHL entry draft">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NHL_entry_draft" title="2013 NHL entry draft">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_entry_draft" title="2014 NHL entry draft">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NHL_entry_draft" title="2015 NHL entry draft">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NHL_entry_draft" title="2016 NHL entry draft">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NHL_entry_draft" title="2017 NHL entry draft">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NHL_entry_draft" title="2018 NHL entry draft">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NHL_entry_draft" title="2019 NHL entry draft">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NHL_entry_draft" title="2020 NHL entry draft">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NHL_entry_draft" title="2021 NHL entry draft">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NHL_entry_draft" title="2022 NHL entry draft">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NHL_entry_draft" title="2023 NHL entry draft">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NHL_entry_draft" title="2024 NHL entry draft">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_NHL_entry_draft" title="2025 NHL entry draft">2025</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2026_NHL_entry_draft" title="2026 NHL entry draft">2026</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NHL_supplemental_draft" title="NHL supplemental draft">NHL supplemental drafts</a> (1986–1994)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986_NHL_supplemental_draft" title="1986 NHL supplemental draft">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NHL_supplemental_draft" title="1987 NHL supplemental draft">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NHL_supplemental_draft" title="1988 NHL supplemental draft">1988</a></li> 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