NHL Entry Draft

The NHL Entry Draft is an event in which the teams of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL.

Draft order

Draft order in the Entry Draft is determined by a combination of lottery, regular season standing, and playoff results. In all cases, the team considered is the original holder of the draft pick, not a team which may have acquired the pick via a trade or other means.

List of Drafts

2016 NHL Entry Draft - First Niagara Center - Buffalo, New York

2015 NHL Entry Draft - BB&T Center - Sunrise, Florida

2014 NHL Entry Draft - Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2013 NHL Entry Draft - Prudential Center - Newark, New Jersey

2012 NHL Entry Draft - Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2011 NHL Entry Draft - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, Minnesota

2010 NHL Entry Draft - Staples Center - Los Angeles, California

2009 NHL Entry Draft - Bell Centre - Montreal, Quebec

2008 NHL Entry Draft - Scotiabank Place - Ottawa, Ontario

2007 NHL Entry Draft - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio

2006 NHL Entry Draft - GM Place - Vancouver, British Columbia

2005 NHL Entry Draft - The Westin Ottawa - Ottawa, Ontario

2004 NHL Entry Draft - RBC Center - Raleigh, North Carolina

2003 NHL Entry Draft - Gaylord Entertainment Center - Nashville, Tennessee

2002 NHL Entry Draft - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, Ontario

2001 NHL Entry Draft - National Car Rental Center - Sunrise, Florida

2000 NHL Entry Draft - Pengrowth Saddledome - Calgary, Alberta

1999 NHL Entry Draft - FleetCenter - Boston, Massachusetts

1998 NHL Entry Draft - Marine Midland Arena - Buffalo, New York

1997 NHL Entry Draft - Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1996 NHL Entry Draft - Kiel Center - St. Louis, Missouri

1995 NHL Entry Draft - Edmonton Coliseum - Edmonton, Alberta

1994 NHL Entry Draft - Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, Connecticut

1993 NHL Entry Draft - Colisée de Quebec - Quebec City, Quebec

1992 NHL Entry Draft - Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec

1991 NHL Entry Draft - Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, New York

1990 NHL Entry Draft - B.C. Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

1989 NHL Entry Draft - Metropolitan Sports Center - Bloomington, Minnesota

1988 NHL Entry Draft - Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec

1987 NHL Entry Draft - Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, Michigan

1986 NHL Entry Draft - Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec

1985 NHL Entry Draft - Metro Toronto Convention Centre - Toronto, Ontario

1984 NHL Entry Draft - Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec

1983 NHL Entry Draft - Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec

1982 NHL Entry Draft - Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec

1981 NHL Entry Draft - Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec

1980 NHL Entry Draft - Montreal Forum - Montreal, Quebec

1979 NHL Entry Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1978 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1977 NHL Amateur Draft - Mount Royal Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1976 NHL Amateur Draft - NHL Office - Montreal, Quebec

1975 NHL Amateur Draft - NHL Office - Montreal, Quebec

1974 NHL Amateur Draft - NHL Office - Montreal, Quebec

1973 NHL Amateur Draft - Mount Royal Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1972 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1971 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1970 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1969 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1968 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1967 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1966 NHL Amateur Draft - Mount Royal Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1965 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1964 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

1963 NHL Amateur Draft - Queen Elizabeth Hotel - Montreal, Quebec

Draft oddities