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First overall picks. Billy Harris, drafted by the New York Islanders in 1972. Mario Lemieux, drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1984. Mats Sundin, drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in 1989, the first European player to be picked first overall. Alexander Ovechkin, drafted by the Washington Capitals in 2004.
The stage at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The NHL entry draft (French: Repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH) is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements (North American players 18–20 years old and European/international players 18–21 ...
The Kraken's first-ever draft pick was Matty Beniers, taken second overall in the 2021 NHL entry draft. [5][6] After the 2022–23 season, Beniers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie after accumulating 24 goals and 33 assists in 80 games. [7] The Kraken's second overall pick in 2021 was the highest they have ever drafted.
Taylor Hall. Roman Hamrlík. Billy Harris (ice hockey, born 1952) Dale Hawerchuk. Nico Hischier. Réjean Houle. Jack Hughes.
The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. [3] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 14 non-playoff teams, the winner of the lottery will pick first ...
Nathan MacKinnon. Auston Matthews. Dale McCourt. Connor McDavid. Mike Modano. Garry Monahan. Joe Murphy (ice hockey)
Denis Herron was the first goaltender drafted by Pittsburgh to become a full-time NHL player. Blair Chapman was Pittsburgh's highest selection since their inaugural year. While he did play in the NHL, he never lived up to his draft position. Mario Lemieux was Pittsburgh's first selection in 1984 and has been called the 'best player ever drafted'.
Their first pick in the NHL was Kevin Lowe, taken 21st overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. The highest the Oilers have picked is first overall, which they did on three successive occasions between 2010 and 2012 and, most recently, 2015. They selected Taylor Hall (2010), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011), Nail Yakupov (2012), and Connor McDavid (2015).