List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

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The Pittsburgh Penguins are a team in the National Hockey League (NHL).

History[edit]

Joe Daley became the first of 20 players selected by the Penguins in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft on June 6, 1967. The next day, the Penguins participated in their first amateur draft, where they selected Steve Rexe second overall.

The Penguins obtained the first-overall pick in 1984, and selected Mario Lemieux from the Laval Voisins of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Lemieux won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best rookie in 1985. He went on to win six Art Ross trophies as the NHL's leading scorer, captained the team to Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997 following his first retirement. He later came back to play in another five seasons for the Penguins, and in 1999, became chairman and co-owner of the team. As owner, Lemieux negotiated an agreement to construct a new arena, the Consol Energy Center, ensuring the team's future in Pittsburgh. After the Penguins' 2009 Stanley Cup victory, Lemieux became the first person to win a Stanley Cup as both a player and an owner.[1]

In 1990, the Penguins drafted Czechoslovakian Jaromír Jágr with the fifth overall pick. Following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Jagr was the first Czechoslovak to attend the NHL Draft with the government's permission, becoming the first drafted without having to defect to the West.[2][3] Jagr was also the first European drafted in the first round by the Penguins after selecting only Canadians in their first 23 years. He was the first of four consecutive first round Europeans, and eight in ten years from 1990 to 1999. That draft was also notable in being the first time that less than half of Pittsburgh's picks were used on players born in Canada and the first time that a majority of their selections did not hail from Canada (6 players came from the United States, 4 from Canada).

Artem Kopot, an up-and-coming Russian defenseman with the Soviet under-18 team who had also played 28 games with his hometown Traktor Chelyabinsk in 1991–92, was the first Russian player to be drafted by the Penguins, selected in the sixth round, 139th overall, of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Less than a month after being selected by the Penguins and five days before his 20th birthday, Kopot was involved in a fatal one-car accident in his hometown of Chelyabinsk. Kopot was the only person in the vehicle.[4]

Brooks Orpik was the first American drafted by the Penguins in the first round when he was selected in 2000 from Boston College. Along with Ryan Whitney in 2002 and Beau Bennett in 2010, the Penguins have only selected three Americans in the first round as of 2021.

The Penguins traded for the first overall pick for 2003, which they used to select goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury was the third goaltender selected first overall behind Michel Plasse and Rick DiPietro.[5] Pittsburgh's first-round selection, second overall, in 2004, Evgeni Malkin, was the Penguins' second Calder Trophy winner.[6] The Penguins earned another first overall selection in 2005 and selected Sidney Crosby in what was nicknamed the "Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes."[7]

1967 NHL Expansion Draft selections[edit]

Leo Boivin was already an 18-year NHL veteran when he was selected by Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh's first players were selected from the Original Six Teams

Round Pick Player Pos Nationality Previous team GP G A Pts PIM W L T/OT SV% GAA Ref(s)
1 5 Joe Daley Goaltender  Canada Detroit Red Wings 106 0 1 1 16 34 44 19 .898 3.35 ¿
2 10 Roy Edwards Goaltender  Canada Chicago Black Hawks 236 0 2 2 6 97 88 38 .894 2.92
3 17 Earl Ingarfield Center  Canada Detroit Red Wings 746 179 226 405 239
4 22 Al MacNeil Defenseman  Canada New York Rangers 524 17 75 92 617
5 28 Larry Jeffrey * Left wing  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs 368 39 62 101 293
6 34 Ab McDonald **** Left wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings 762 182 248 439 200 ¿
7 40 Leo Boivin Defenseman  Canada Detroit Red Wings 1150 72 250 322 1192 ¿
8 46 Noel Price * Defenseman  Canada Montreal Canadiens 499 14 114 128 333
9 52 Keith McCreary Left wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens 532 131 112 243 294
10 58 Ken Schinkel Right wing  Canada New York Rangers 636 127 198 325 163
11 64 Bob Dillabough Center  Canada Boston Bruins 283 32 54 86 76 ¿
12 70 Art Stratton Center  Canada Chicago Black Hawks 95 18 33 51 24
13 76 Val Fonteyne Left wing  Canada Detroit Red Wings 820 75 154 229 26 ¿
14 82 Jeannot Gilbert Center  Canada Boston Bruins 9 0 1 1 4 ¿
15 88 Tom McCarthy Left wing  Canada Montreal Canadiens 60 8 9 17 8
16 94 Billy Dea Center  Canada Chicago Black Hawks 397 67 54 121 44
17 100 Bobby Rivard Center  Canada Montreal Canadiens 27 5 12 17 4
18 106 Mel Pearson Center  Canada Chicago Black Hawks 38 2 6 8 25 ¿
19 112 Andy Bathgate * Center  Canada Detroit Red Wings 1069 349 624 973 624 ¿
20 118 Les Hunt Defenseman  Canada New York Rangers

NHL draft selections[edit]

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'.

For once, we control our own destiny. The impact that Lemieux is going to have on our franchise is something we need. It won't just be the Pittsburgh Penguins; it will be Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

ED JOHNSTON, General Manager of the Penguins in 1984.[8]

Jim Paek is the first played drafted by Pittsburgh to have been born in Asia. He moved to Canada when he was 1 year old.
Mark Recchi is likely the best player drafted by Pittsburgh outside of the first round, being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.
Jaromir Jagr became the Penguins first non-Canadian first-round pick in 1990.
Patrick Lalime found success as a rookie for the Penguins, however, a contract dispute led to him being demoted and later traded.
Ryan Malone was the first person born and raised in Pittsburgh to play for the Penguins. He's the son of former Penguin player and draft pick Greg Malone.
In 2000, Brooks Orpik became the first American drafted in the first-round by the Penguins.
Marc-Andre Fleury was the first-overall pick in 2003.
The Penguins selected Sidney Crosby first-overall in 2005.

This is huge for the franchise to be able to get a player of his caliber.

MARIO LEMIEUX, Player and owner of the Penguins after the Penguins won the draft lottery to select Sidney Crosby in 2005

Note: Statistics listed include totals from all teams in the National Hockey League.
Note: Stats current to the conclusion of the 2022–23 season.

Draft Round Pick Player Pos Nationality Previous team League GP G A Pts PIM W L T/OT SV% GAA Ref(s)
1967 1 2 Steve Rexe Goaltender  Canada Belleville Mohawks OHA Sr.
1967 1 11 Bob Smith Center  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHL
1968 1 4 Garry Swain Center  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 9 1 1 2 0 ¿
1968 2 14 Ron Snell Right wing  Canada Regina Pats WCJHL 7 3 2 5 6 ¿
1968 3 21 Dave Simpson Defence  Canada Port Arthur Juniors TBJHL
1969 2 15 Rick Kessell Center  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA 135 4 24 28 8
1969 3 26 Michel Briere Center  Canada Shawinigan Bruins QJAHL 76 12 32 44 20 [a 1]
1969 4 38 Yvon Labre Defence  Canada Toronto Marlboros OHA 371 14 87 101 788
1969 5 50 Ed Patenaude Right wing  Canada Calgary Centennials WCHL ¿
1969 6 62 Paul Hoganson Goaltender  Canada Toronto Marlboros OHA 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .741 7.37 ¿
1970 1 7 Greg Polis Left wing  Canada Estevan Bruins WCHL 615 174 169 343 391
1970 2 21 John Stewart Left wing  Canada Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 258 58 60 118 158 ¿
1970 3 35 Larry Bignell Defence  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 20 5 5 10 43 ¿
1970 4 49 Connie Forey Left wing  Canada Ottawa 67's OHA 4 0 0 0 2 ¿
1970 5 63 Steve Cardwell Left wing  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA 53 9 11 20 35 ¿
1970 6 77 Bob Fitchner Center  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 78 12 20 32 59 ¿
1970 7 90 Jim Pearson Defence  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers OHA
1970 8 102 Cam Newton Goaltender  Canada Kitchener Rangers OHA 16 0 1 1 6 4 7 1 .863 3.76 ¿
1970 9 110 Ron Lemieux Defence  Canada Dauphin Kings MJHL
1971 2 18 Brian McKenzie Center  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 6 1 1 2 4 ¿
1971 2 18 Joe Noris Center  Canada Toronto Marlboros OHA 55 2 5 7 22 ¿
1971 4 46 Gerry Methe Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA ¿
1971 5 60 Dave Murphy Goaltender  Canada North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA
1971 6 74 Ian Williams Wing  Canada Notre Dame Fighting Irish WCHA
1971 7 88 Doug Elliott Defence  Canada Harvard Crimson ECAC
1972 2 24 Jack Lynch Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA 382 24 106 130 336
1972 2 30 Bernie Lukowich Right wing  Canada New Westminster Bruins WCHL 79 13 15 28 34 ¿
1972 3 40 Denis Herron Goaltender  Canada Trois-Rivieres Ducs QMJHL 462 0 9 9 89 146 203 76 .884 3.70
1972 4 56 Ron Lalonde Forward  Canada Peterborough Petes OHA 397 45 78 123 106
1972 5 72 Brian Walker Center  Canada Peterborough Petes OHA
1972 6 88 Jeff Ablett Left wing  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL
1972 7 104 D'Arcy Keating Right wing  Canada Notre Dame Fighting Irish WCHA
1972 8 120 Yves Bergeron Right wing  Canada Shawinigan Bruins QMJHL 3 0 0 0 0 ¿
1972 9 136 Jay Babcock Left wing  Canada London Knights OHA
1972 10 149 Don Atchison Goaltender  Canada Saskatoon Blades WCHL
1973 1 7 Blaine Stoughton Left wing  Canada Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 526 258 191 449 204 ¿
1973 2 23 Wayne Bianchin Left wing  Canada Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 276 68 41 109 137
1973 2 27 Colin Campbell Defence  Canada Peterborough Petes OHA 636 25 103 128 1292 ¿
1973 4 55 Dennis Owchar Defence  Canada Toronto Marlboros OHA 288 30 85 115 200
1973 5 71 Guido Tenesi Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA
1973 6 87 Don Seiling Forward  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA
1973 7 103 Terry Ewasiuk Left wing  Canada Victoria Cougars WCHL
1973 8 119 Fred Comrie Center  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL
1973 9 134 Gord Lane **** Defence  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 540 19 94 113 1228
1973 10 150 Randy Aimoe Defence  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL
1973 11 164 Don McLeod Center  Canada Saskatoon Blades WCHL
1974 1 8 Pierre Larouche ** Center  Canada Sorel Black Hawks QMJHL 812 395 427 822 237
1974 2 27 Jacques Cossette Right wing  Canada Sorel Black Hawks QMJHL 64 8 6 14 29
1974 4 62 Mario Faubert Defence  Canada Saint Louis Billikens CCHA 231 21 90 111 222
1974 5 80 Bruce Aberhart Goaltender  Canada London Knights OHA
1974 6 98 Buzz Schneider Left wing  United States Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA ¿ [a 2]
1974 7 116 Rob Laird Left wing  Canada Regina Pats WCHL 1 0 0 0 0
1974 8 133 Larry Finck Defence  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA
1974 9 150 Jim Chicoyne Defence  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL
1974 10 166 Rick Uhrich Right wing  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL
1974 11 181 Serge Gamelin Right wing  Canada Sorel Black Hawks QMJHL
1974 12 195 Rich Perron Defence  Canada Quebec Remparts QMJHL
1974 13 206 Rick Hindmarch Right wing  Canada Calgary Dinos CWUAA
1974 14 216 Bill Davis Defence  Canada Colgate Red Raiders ECAC ¿
1974 15 223 James Mathers Defence  United States Northeastern Huskies ECAC [a 3]
1975 1 13 Gordon Laxton Goaltender  Canada New Westminster Bruins WCHL 17 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 .847 5.55
1975 2 31 Russ Anderson Defence  United States Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA 519 22 99 121 1086
1975 3 49 Paul Baxter Defence  Canada Cleveland Crusaders WHA 472 48 121 169 1564 ¿
1975 4 67 Stu Younger Left wing  United States Michigan Tech Huskies WCHA
1975 5 85 Kim Clackson Defence  Canada Victoria Cougars WCHL 106 0 8 8 370 ¿
1975 6 103 Peter Morris Defence  Canada Victoria Cougars WCHL ¿
1975 7 121 Mike Will Center  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL
1975 8 139 Tapio Levo Defence  Finland Ässät SM-sarja 107 16 53 69 36
1975 9 155 Byron Shutt Left wing  Canada Bowling Green Falcons CCHA ¿
1975 10 170 Frank Salive Goaltender  Canada Peterborough Petes OHA
1975 11 185 John Glynne Defence  United States Vermont Catamounts ECAC
1975 12 196 Lex Hudson Defence  Canada Denver Pioneers WCHA 2 0 0 0 0
1975 13 202 Dan Tsubouchi Right wing  Canada Saint Louis Billikens CCHA
1975 14 206 Bronisla Stankovsky Right wing  United States Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings MidJHL
1975 16 217 Kelly Secord Right wing  Canada New Westminster Bruins WCHL
1976 1 2 Blair Chapman Right wing  Canada Saskatoon Blades WCHL 402 106 125 231 158
1976 2 19 Greg Malone Center  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA 704 191 310 501 661
1976 2 29 Peter Marsh Left wing  Canada Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 278 48 71 119 224 ¿
1976 3 47 Morris Lukowich Left wing  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 582 199 219 418 584 ¿
1976 4 65 Greg Redquest Goaltender  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .700 14.08
1976 5 83 Brendan Lowe Defence  Canada Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL
1976 6 101 Vic Sirko Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals OHA
1977 2 30 Jim Hamilton Left wing  Canada London Knights OHA 95 14 18 32 28
1977 3 48 Kim Davis Center  Canada Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 36 5 7 12 51
1977 4 66 Mark Johnson Center  United States Wisconsin Badgers WCHA 669 203 305 508 260 [a 4]
1977 6 102 Greg Millen Goaltender  Canada Peterborough Petes OHA 594 0 18 18 72 215 284 89 .874 3.87
1978 2 25 Mike Meeker Center  Canada Peterborough Petes OHA 4 0 0 0 5
1978 4 61 Shane Pearsall Left wing  Canada Ottawa 67's OHA
1978 5 75 Rob Garner Center  Canada Toronto Marlboros OHA 1 0 0 0 0
1979 2 31 Paul Marshall Left wing  Canada Brantford Alexanders OHA 95 15 18 33 17
1979 3 52 Bennett Wolf Defence  Canada Kitchener Rangers OHA 30 0 1 1 133
1979 4 73 Brian Cross Defence  Canada Brantford Alexanders OHA
1979 5 94 Nick Ricci Goaltender  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 19 0 0 0 2 7 12 0 .854 4.72
1979 6 115 Marc Chorney Defence  Canada North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA 210 8 27 35 209
1980 1 9 Mike Bullard Center  Canada Brantford Alexanders OHA 727 329 345 674 705
1980 3 51 Randy Boyd Defence  Canada Ottawa 67's OHA 257 20 67 87 328
1980 4 72 Tony Feltrin Defence  Canada Victoria Cougars WHL 48 3 3 6 65
1980 5 93 Doug Shedden Center  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHA 416 139 186 325 176
1980 6 114 Pat Graham Left wing  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 103 11 17 28 136
1980 8 156 Bob Geale Center  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 1 0 0 0 2
1980 9 177 Brian Lundberg Defence  Canada Michigan Wolverines WCHA 1 0 0 0 2
1980 10 198 Steve McKenzie Defence  Canada St. Albert Saints AJHL
1981 2 28 Steve Gatzos Right wing  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 89 15 20 35 83
1981 3 49 Tom Thornbury Defence  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers OHL 14 1 8 9 16
1981 4 70 Norm Schmidt Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals OHL 125 23 33 56 73
1981 6 109 Paul Edwards Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals OHL
1981 6 112 Rod Buskas Defence  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 556 19 63 82 1294
1981 7 133 Geoff Wilson Defence  Canada Winnipeg Warriors WHL
1981 8 154 Mitch Lamoureux Center  Canada Oshawa Generals OHL 73 11 9 20 59
1981 9 175 Dean DeFazio Left wing  Canada Brantford Alexanders OHL 22 0 2 2 28
1981 10 196 Dave Hannan ** Left wing  Canada Brantford Alexanders OHL 841 114 191 305 942
1982 1 10 Rich Sutter Right wing  Canada Lethbridge Broncos WHL 874 149 166 315 1411
1982 2 38 Tim Hrynewich Left wing  Canada Sudbury Wolves OHL 55 6 8 14 82
1982 3 52 Troy Loney ** Left wing  Canada Lethbridge Broncos WHL 624 87 110 197 1091
1982 5 94 Grant Sasser Center  Canada Portland Winter Hawks WHL 3 0 0 0 0
1982 7 136 Grant Couture Center  Canada Lethbridge Broncos WHL
1982 8 157 Peter Derksen Center  Canada Portland Winter Hawks WHL
1982 9 178 Greg Gravel Center  Canada Windsor Spitfires OHL
1982 10 199 Stu Wenaas Defence  Canada Winnipeg Warriors WHL
1982 11 220 Chris McCauley Defence  Canada London Knights OHL
1982 12 241 Stan Bautsch Goaltender  United States Hibbing High School MN-HS
1983 1 15 Bob Errey ** Left wing  Canada Peterborough Petes OHL 895 170 212 382 1005
1983 2 22 Todd Charlesworth Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals OHL 93 3 9 12 47
1983 3 58 Mike Rowe Defence  Canada Toronto Marlboros OHL 11 0 0 0 11
1983 4 63 Frank Pietrangelo * Goaltender  Canada Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA 141 0 3 3 36 46 59 6 .872 4.12
1983 6 103 Patrick Emond Center  Canada Hull Olympiques QMJHL
1983 7 123 Paul Ames Defence  United States Billerica High School MA-HS
1983 9 163 Marty Ketola Right wing  United States Cloquet High School MN-HS
1983 10 183 Alex Haidy Right wing  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL
1983 11 203 Garth Hildebrand Left wing  Canada Calgary Wranglers WHL
1983 12 223 Dave Goertz Defence  Canada Regina Pats WHL 2 0 0 0 2
1984 1 1 Mario Lemieux ** Center  Canada Laval Voisins QMJHL 915 690 1033 1723 834
1984 1 9 Doug Bodger Defence  Canada Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 1071 106 422 528 1007
1984 1 16 Roger Belanger Center  Canada Kingston Canadians OHL 44 3 5 8 32
1984 4 64 Marc Teevens Center  Canada Peterborough Petes OHL
1984 5 85 Arto Javanainen Right wing  Finland Assat SM-liiga 14 4 1 5 2
1984 7 127 Tom Ryan Defence  United States Newton North High School MA-HS
1984 9 169 John Del Col Left wing  Canada Toronto Marlboros OHL
1984 10 189 Steve Hurt Right wing  United States Hill-Murray School MN-HS
1984 11 210 Jim Steen Center  United States Moorhead High School MN-HS
1984 12 230 Mark Ziliotto Forward  Canada Streetsville Derbys OHA
1985 1 2 Craig Simpson ** Center  Canada Michigan State Spartans CCHA 634 247 250 497 659
1985 2 23 Lee Giffin Right wing  Canada Oshawa Generals OHL 27 1 3 4 9
1985 3 58 Bruce Racine Goaltender  Canada Northeastern Huskies HEA 11 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 .881 3.13
1985 5 86 Steve Gotaas Center  Canada Prince Albert Raiders WHL 49 6 9 15 53
1985 6 107 Kevin Clemens Left wing  Canada Regina Pats WHL
1985 6 114 Stuart-Lee Marston Defence  Canada Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL
1985 7 128 Steve Titus Goaltender  Canada Cornwall Royals OHL
1985 8 149 Paul Stanton ** Defence  United States Catholic Memorial School MA-HS 295 14 49 63 262
1985 9 170 Jim Paek ** Defence  South Korea Oshawa Generals OHL 217 5 29 34 155
1985 10 191 Steve Shaunessy Defence  United States Reading High School MA-HS
1985 11 212 Doug Greschuk Defence  Canada St. Albert Saints AJHL
1985 12 233 Gregory Choules Left wing  Canada Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL
1986 1 4 Zarley Zalapski Defence  Canada Canadian National Team N/A 637 99 285 384 684
1986 2 25 Dave Capuano Left wing  United States Mount Saint Charles Academy RI-HS 104 17 38 55 56
1986 3 46 Brad Aitken Left wing  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 14 1 3 4 25
1986 4 67 Rob Brown Left wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers WHL 543 190 248 438 599
1986 5 88 Sandy Smith Right wing  United States Brainerd High School MN-HS
1986 6 109 Jeff Daniels Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals OHL 425 17 26 43 83
1986 7 130 Doug Hobson Defence  Canada Prince Albert Raiders WHL
1986 8 151 Steve Rohlik Right wing  United States Hill-Murray School MN-HS
1986 9 172 Dave McLlwain Center  Canada North Bay Centennials OHL 501 100 107 207 292
1986 10 193 Kelly Cain Center  Canada London Knights OHL
1986 11 214 Stan Drulia Right wing  United States Belleville Bulls OHL 126 15 27 42 52
1986 12 235 Rob Wilson Right wing  United States Belleville Bulls OHL
1986 S 3 Jeff Lamb Center  United States Denver Pioneers WCHA
1986 S 7 Randy Taylor Defence  Canada Harvard Crimson ECAC
1987 1 5 Chris Joseph Defence  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 510 39 112 151 567
1987 2 26 Rick Tabaracci Goaltender  Canada Cornwall Royals OHL 286 0 8 8 72 93 125 30 .893 2.99
1987 3 47 Jamie Leach Right wing  Canada Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 81 11 9 20 12
1987 4 68 Risto Kurkinen Left wing  Finland JYP SM-liiga
1987 5 89 Jeff Waver Defence  Canada Hamilton Steelhawks OHL
1987 6 110 Shawn McEachern * Left wing  United States Matignon High School MA-HS 911 256 323 579 506
1987 7 131 Jim Bodden Center  Canada Chatham Maroons WOJHL
1987 8 152 Jiří Kučera Center  Czechoslovakia HC Dukla Jihlava Czech 1
1987 9 173 John MacDougall Forward  United States New Prep School MA-HS
1987 10 194 Daryn McBride Right wing  Canada Denver Pioneers WCHA
1987 11 215 Mark Carlson Left wing  United States Philadelphia Junior Flyers N/A
1987 12 236 Ake Lilljebjorn Goaltender  Sweden Brynas IF SEL
1987 S 5 Dan Shea Left wing  United States Boston College Eagles HEA
1987 S 9 John Leonard Defence  United States Bowdoin ECAC East
1988 1 4 Darrin Shannon Left wing  Canada Windsor Spitfires OHL 506 87 163 250 344
1988 2 25 Mark Major Left wing  Canada North Bay Centennials OHL 2 0 0 0 5
1988 3 62 Daniel Gauthier Left wing  Canada Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 5 0 0 0 0
1988 4 67 Mark Recchi *** Right wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers WHL 1652 577 956 1533 1033
1988 5 88 Greg Andrusak Defence  Canada Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs WCHA 28 0 6 6 16
1988 7 130 Troy Mick Defence  Canada Portland Winter Hawks WHL
1988 8 151 Jeff Blaeser Right wing  United States St. John's Preparatory School MA-HS
1988 9 172 Rob Gaudreau Right wing  United States Bishop Hendricken High School RI-HS 231 51 54 105 69
1988 10 193 Don Pancoe Defence  Canada Hamilton Steelhawks OHL
1988 11 214 Cory Laylin Defence  United States Apollo High School MN-HS
1988 12 235 Darren Stolk Defence  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL
1988 S 4 Paul Polillo Center  Canada Western Michigan Broncos CCHA
1988 S 9 Shawn Lillie Center  Canada Colgate Red Raiders ECAC
1989 1 16 Jamie Heward Defence  Canada Regina Pats WHL 394 38 86 124 221
1989 2 37 Paul Laus Defence  Canada Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 530 14 58 72 1702
1989 3 58 John Brill Left wing  United States Grand Rapids High School MN-HS
1989 4 79 Todd Nelson Defence  Canada Prince Albert Raiders WHL 3 1 0 1 2
1989 5 100 Tom Nevers Center  United States Edina High School MN-HS
1989 6 121 Mike Markovich Defence  United States Denver Pioneers WCHA
1989 6 126 Mike Needham * Right wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers WHL 86 9 5 14 16
1989 7 142 Pat Schafhauser Defence  United States Hill-Murray School MN-HS
1989 8 163 David Shute Left wing  United States Victoria Cougars WHL
1989 9 184 Andrew Wolf Defence  Canada Victoria Cougars WHL
1989 10 205 Greg Hagen Forward  United States Hill-Murray School MN-HS
1989 11 226 Scott Farrell Defence  Canada Spokane Chiefs WHL
1989 12 247 Jason Smart Center  Canada Saskatoon Blades WHL
1989 S 21 John DePourcq Center  Canada Ferris State Bulldogs CCHA
1990 1 5 Jaromir Jagr ** Right wing  Czechoslovakia HC Kladno Czech 1 1733 766 1155 1921 1167
1990 3 61 Joe Dziedzic Left wing  United States Edison High School MN-HS 130 14 14 28 131
1990 4 68 Chris Tamer Defence  United States Michigan Wolverines CCHA 644 21 64 85 1183
1990 5 89 Brian Farrell Left wing  United States Avon Old Farms CT-HS
1990 6 107 Ian Moran Right wing  United States Belmont Hill School MA-HS 489 21 50 71 321
1990 6 110 Denis Casey Goaltender  Canada Colorado College Tigers WCHA
1990 7 130 Mika Välilä Center  Sweden Tappara SM-liiga
1990 7 131 Ken Plaquin Defence  Canada Michigan Tech Huskies WCHA
1990 7 145 Patrick Neaton Defence  Canada Michigan Wolverines CCHA 9 1 1 2 12
1990 8 152 Petteri Koskimaki Center  Finland Boston University Terriers HEA
1990 9 173 Ladislav Karabin Left wing  Czechoslovakia Bratislava Slovan Czech 1 9 0 0 0 2
1990 10 194 Tim Fingerhut Left wing  United States Canterbury School CT-HS
1990 11 215 Michael Thompson Right wing  Canada Michigan State Spartans CCHA
1990 12 236 Brian Bruininks Defence  United States Colorado College Tigers WCHA
1990 S 5 Joe Dragon Center  Canada Cornell Big Red ECAC
1990 S 10 Savo Mitrovic Center  Canada New Hampshire Wildcats HEA
1991 1 16 Markus Näslund Left wing  Sweden Modo Hockey SEL 1117 395 474 869 736
1991 2 38 Rusty Fitzgerald Center  United States East High School MN-HS 25 2 2 4 12
1991 3 60 Shane Peacock Defence  United States Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL
1991 4 82 Joe Tamminen Left wing  United States Virginia High School MN-HS
1991 5 104 Rob Melanson Defence  Canada Hull Olympiques QMJHL
1991 6 126 Brian Clifford Right wing  United States Nichols High School NY-HS
1991 7 148 Ed Patterson Right wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers WHL 68 3 3 6 56
1991 8 170 Peter McLaughlin Defence  United States Belmont Hill School MA-HS
1991 9 192 Jeff Lembke Goaltender  United States Omaha Lancers USHL
1991 10 214 Chris Tok Defence  United States Greenway High School MN-HS
1991 11 236 Paul Dyck Defence  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
1991 12 258 Pasi Huura Defence  Finland Ilves SM-liiga
1991 S 22 Greg Carvel Center  United States St. Lawrence Saints ECAC
1992 1 19 Martin Straka Center  Czechoslovakia HC Plzeň Czech 1 954 257 460 717 360
1992 2 43 Marc Hussey Defence  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
1992 3 67 Travis Thiessen Defence  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
1992 4 91 Todd Klassen Right wing  Canada Tri-City Americans WHL
1992 5 115 Philippe DeRouville Goaltender  Canada Verdun College-Francais QMJHL 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .903 3.16
1992 6 139 Artem Kopot Defence  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk CIS [a 5]
1992 7 163 Jan Alinc Center  Czechoslovakia HC Litvinov Czech 1
1992 8 187 Fran Bussey Left wing  United States East High School MN-HS
1992 9 211 Brian Bonin Center  United States White Bear Lake High School MN-HS 12 0 0 0 0
1992 10 235 Brian Callahan Left wing  United States Belmont Hill School MA-HS
1993 1 26 Stefan Bergqvist Defence  Sweden Leksands IF SEL 7 0 0 0 9
1993 2 52 Domenic Pittis Center  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 86 5 11 16 71
1993 3 62 Dave Roche Left wing  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 171 15 15 30 334
1993 4 104 Jonas Junkka Defence  Sweden Kiruna IF Division 1
1993 5 130 Chris Kelleher Defence  United States Saint Sebastian's School MA-HS 1 0 0 0 0
1993 6 156 Patrick Lalime Goaltender  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 444 0 6 6 58 200 174 48 .905 2.58
1993 7 182 Sean Selmser Left wing  Canada Red Deer Rebels WHL 1 0 0 0 5
1993 8 208 Larry McMorran Center  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds WHL
1993 9 234 Tim Harberts Center  United States Wayzata High School MN-HS
1993 10 260 Leonid Toropchenko Center  Russia Springfield Indians AHL
1993 11 286 Hans Jonsson Defence  Sweden Modo Hockey SEL 242 10 38 48 92
1994 1 24 Chris Wells Center  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 195 9 20 29 193
1994 2 50 Richard Park Center  South Korea Belleville Bulls OHL 738 102 139 241 266
1994 3 57 Sven Butenschon Defence  Germany Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 140 2 12 14 86
1994 3 73 Greg Crozier Left wing  Canada Lawrence Academy MA-HS 1 0 0 0 0
1994 3 76 Alexei Krivchenkov Defence  Russia HC CSKA Moscow IHL-R
1994 4 104 Tom O'Connor Defence  United States Springfield Olympics EJHL
1994 5 128 Clint Johnson Left wing  United States East High School MN-HS
1994 6 154 Valentin Morozov Left wing  Russia HC CSKA Moscow IHL-R
1994 7 161 Serge Aubin Center  Canada Granby Bisons QMJHL 374 44 64 108 361
1994 7 180 Drew Palmer Defence  United States Seattle Thunderbirds WHL
1994 8 206 Boris Zelenko Center  Russia HC CSKA Moscow IHL-R
1994 9 232 Jason Godbout Defence  United States Hill-Murray School MN-HS
1994 10 258 Mikhail Kazakevich Center  Russia Torpedo Yaroslavl IHL-R
1994 11 284 Brian Leitza Goaltender  United States Sioux City Musketeers USHL
1995 1 24 Alexei Morozov Right wing  Russia Krylya Sovetov Moscow IHL-R 451 84 135 219 98
1995 3 76 Jean-Sébastien Aubin Goaltender  Canada Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 218 0 3 3 10 80 83 16 .900 2.93
1995 4 102 Oleg Belov Right wing  Russia HC CSKA Moscow IHL-R
1995 5 128 Jan Hrdina Center  Czech Republic Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 513 101 196 297 341
1995 6 154 Alexei Kolkunov Center  Russia Krylya Sovetov Moscow IHL-R
1995 7 180 Derrick Pyke Right wing  Canada Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL
1995 8 206 Sergei Voronov Defence  Russia Dynamo Moscow IHL-R
1995 9 232 Frank Ivankovic Goaltender  Canada Oshawa Generals OHL
1996 1 23 Craig Hillier Goaltender  Canada Ottawa 67's OHL
1996 2 28 Pavel Skrbek Defence  Czech Republic HC Poldi Kladno Czech 12 0 0 0 8
1996 3 72 Boyd Kane Left wing  Canada Regina Pats WHL 31 0 3 3 39
1996 3 77 Borys Protsenko Center  Ukraine Calgary Hitmen WHL 31 0 3 3 39
1996 4 105 Michal Rozsíval Defence  Czech Republic Swift Current Broncos WHL 963 68 241 309 704
1996 6 150 Peter Bergman Center  Canada Kamloops Blazers WHL
1996 7 186 Éric Meloche Right wing  Canada Cornwall Colts CJHL 74 9 11 20 36
1996 9 238 Timo Seikkula Center  Finland JHT Kalajoki Divisioona
1997 1 17 Robert Dome Right wing  Slovakia Las Vegas Thunder IHL 53 7 7 14 12
1997 2 44 Brian Gaffaney Center  United States North Iowa Huskies USHL
1997 3 71 Josef Melichar Defence  Czech Republic HC Ceske Budejovice Czech 349 7 42 49 300
1997 4 97 Alexander Mathieu Center  Canada Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL
1997 5 124 Harlan Pratt Defence  Canada Prince Albert Raiders WHL
1997 6 152 Petr Havelka Left wing  Czech Republic AC Sparta Prague Czech
1997 7 179 Mark Moore Defence  Canada Harvard Crimson ECAC
1997 8 208 Andrew Ference * Defence  Canada Portland Winter Hawks WHL 907 43 182 225 753
1997 9 234 Eric Lind Defence  United States Avon Old Farms CT-HS
1998 1 23 Milan Kraft Center  Czech Republic HC Keramika Plzeň Czech 207 41 41 82 52
1998 2 54 Alexander Zevakhin Left wing  Russia HC CSKA Moscow RHL
1998 3 80 David Cameron Center  Canada Prince Albert Raiders WHL
1998 4 110 Scott Myers Goaltender  Canada Prince George Cougars WHL
1998 5 134 Rob Scuderi ** Defence  United States Boston University Terriers HEA 783 8 102 110 198
1998 6 169 Jan Fadrný Left wing  Czech Republic HC Slavia Praha Czech
1998 7 196 Joel Scherban Center  Canada London Knights OHL
1998 8 224 Mika Lehto Goaltender  Finland Assat SM-liiga
1998 9 244 Toby Petersen Center  United States Colorado College Tigers WCHA 398 33 48 81 50
1998 9 254 Matt Hussey Center  United States Avon Old Farms CT-HS 21 2 2 4 2
1999 1 18 Konstantin Koltsov Right wing  Belarus Severstal Cherepovets RSL 144 12 26 38 50
1999 2 51 Matt Murley Left wing  United States Rensselaer Engineers ECAC 62 2 7 9 38
1999 2 57 Jeremy Van Hoof Defence  Canada Ottawa 67's OHL
1999 3 86 Sébastien Caron Goaltender  Canada Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 95 0 1 1 12 26 48 12 .892 3.45
1999 4 115 Ryan Malone Left wing  United States Omaha Lancers USHL 647 179 191 370 693
1999 5 144 Tomas Skvaridlo Right wing  Slovakia HKM Zvolen Slovak
1999 5 157 Vladimir Malenkikh Defence  Russia HC Lada Togliatti RSL
1999 6 176 Doug Meyer Left wing  United States Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA
1999 7 204 Tom Kostopoulos Right wing  Canada London Knights OHL 630 61 96 157 723
1999 8 233 Darcy Robinson Defence  Canada Saskatoon Blades WHL [a 6]
1999 9 261 Andrew McPherson Center  Canada Rensselaer Engineers ECAC
2000 1 18 Brooks Orpik ** Defence  United States Boston College Eagles HEA 1035 18 176 194 972
2000 2 52 Shane Endicott Defence  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 45 1 2 3 47
2000 3 84 Peter Hamerlík Goaltender  Slovakia HK 36 Skalica Slovak
2000 4 124 Michel Ouellet Right wing  Canada Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL 190 52 64 116 58
2000 5 146 David Kočí Defence  Czech Republic AC Sparta Prague Czech 142 3 1 4 461
2000 6 185 Patrick Foley Defence  United States New Hampshire Wildcats HEA
2000 7 216 Jim Abbott Forward  United States New Hampshire Wildcats HEA
2000 8 248 Steven Crampton Left wing  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
2000 9 273 Roman Šimíček Center  Czech Republic HPK SM-liiga 63 7 10 17 59
2000 9 280 Nick Boucher Goaltender  Canada Dartmouth Big Green ECAC
2001 1 21 Colby Armstrong Right wing  Canada Red Deer Rebels WHL 476 89 120 209 376
2001 2 54 Noah Welch Defence  United States Saint Sebastian's School MA-HS 75 4 5 9 58
2001 3 86 Drew Fata Defence  Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 8 1 1 2 9
2001 3 96 Alexandre Rouleau Defence  Canada Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL
2001 4 120 Tomáš Surový Left wing  Slovakia HK Poprad Slovak 126 27 32 59 71
2001 4 131 Ben Eaves Center  United States Boston College Eagles HEA
2001 5 156 Andy Schneider Defence  United States Lincoln Stars USHL
2001 7 217 Tomáš Duba Goaltender  Czech Republic AC Sparta Prague Czech
2001 8 250 Brandon Crawford-West Goaltender  United States Texas Tornado NAHL
2002 1 5 Ryan Whitney Defence  United States Boston University Terriers HEA 481 50 209 259 383
2002 2 35 Ondřej Němec Defence  Czech Republic VHK Vsetín Czech
2002 3 69 Erik Christensen Defence  Canada Kamloops Blazers WHL 387 68 95 163 162
2002 4 101 Daniel Fernholm Defence  Sweden Djurgårdens IF U20 SWE-JR
2002 5 136 Andy Sertich Defence  United States Greenway High School MN-HS
2002 5 137 Cam Paddock Center  Canada Kelowna Rockets WHL 16 2 1 3 0
2002 6 171 Bobby Goepfert Goaltender  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL
2002 7 202 Patrik Bartschi Forward  Switzerland EHC Kloten NLA
2002 8 234 Maxime Talbot * Center  Canada Hull Olympiques QMJHL 704 91 113 204 495
2002 8 239 Ryan Lannon Defence  United States Harvard Crimson ECAC
2002 9 265 Dwight LaBrosse Goaltender  United States Guelph Storm OHL
2003 1 1 Marc-André Fleury *** Goaltender  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 985 0 21 21 80 544 315 91 .913 2.58
2003 2 32 Ryan Stone Center  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 35 0 7 7 55
2003 3 70 Jonathan Filewich Right wing  Canada Prince George Cougars WHL 5 0 0 0 0
2003 3 73 Daniel Carcillo ** Left wing  Canada Sarnia Sting OHL 429 48 52 100 1233
2003 4 121 Paul Bissonnette Left wing  Canada Saginaw Spirit OHL 202 7 15 22 340
2003 5 161 Evgeny Isakov Left wing  Russia Severstal Cherepovets RSL
2003 6 169 Lukáš Bolf Defence  Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha U20 Czech U20
2003 7 199 Andy Chiodo Goaltender  Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 8 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 .892 3.46
2003 7 229 Stephen Dixon Center  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL
2003 8 232 Joe Jensen Left wing  United States St. Cloud State Huskies WCHA 6 1 0 1 2
2003 9 263 Matt Moulson Left wing  Canada Cornell Big Red ECAC 650 176 193 369 122
2004 1 2 Evgeni Malkin *** Center  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 1063 471 758 1229 1090
2004 2 31 Johannes Salmonsson Left wing  Sweden Djurgårdens IF SEL
2004 2 61 Alex Goligoski * Defence  United States Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 1042 87 378 465 358
2004 3 67 Nick Johnson Left wing  Canada St. Albert Saints AJHL 113 14 23 37 52
2004 3 85 Brian Gifford Center  United States Moorhead High School MN-HS
2004 4 99 Tyler Kennedy * Right wing  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 527 89 126 215 239
2004 5 130 Michal Sersen Defence  Slovakia Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL
2004 6 164 Moises Gutierrez Right wing  United States Kamloops Blazers WHL
2004 7 194 Chris Peluso Defence  United States Brainard High School MN-HS
2004 7 222 Jordan Morrison Right wing  Canada Peterborough Petes OHL
2004 8 228 David Brown Goaltender  Canada Notre Dame Fighting Irish WCHA
2004 9 259 Brian Ihnačák Center  Canada Brown Bears ECAC
2005 1 1 Sidney Crosby *** Center  Canada Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL 1190 550 952 1502 783
2005 2 61 Michael Gergen Defence  United States Shattuck-Saint Mary's MN-HS
2005 3 62 Kris Letang *** Defence  Canada Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 1005 156 535 691 691
2005 4 125 Tommi Leinonen Defence  Finland Oulun Karpat U20 U20 SM-liiga
2005 5 126 Tim Crowder Right wing  Canada Surrey Eagles BCHL
2005 6 194 Jean-Philipp Paquet Center  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
2005 7 195 Joe Vitale Defence  United States Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 234 11 33 44 156
2006 1 2 Jordan Staal * Center  Canada Peterborough Petes OHL 1173 275 370 645 555
2006 2 32 Carl Sneep Defence  United States Brainard High School MN-HS 1 0 1 1 0
2006 3 65 Brian Strait Defence  United States USNTDP N/A 187 6 23 29 91
2006 5 125 Chad Johnson Goaltender  Canada Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks CCHA 192 0 3 3 0 80 72 15 .907 2.73
2006 7 185 Timo Seppanen Defence  Finland HIFK Hockey SM-liiga
2007 1 20 Angelo Esposito Center  Canada Quebec Remparts QMJHL
2007 2 51 Keven Veilleux Right wing  Canada Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL
2007 3 78 Robert Bortuzzo * Defence  Canada Kitchener Rangers OHL 533 20 54 74 484
2007 3 80 Casey Pierro-Zabotel Left wing  Canada Merritt Centennials BCHL
2007 4 111 Luca Caputi Left wing  Canada Mississauga IceDogs OHL 35 3 6 9 20
2007 4 118 Alex Grant Defence  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 7 2 0 2 9
2007 5 141 Jake Muzzin * Defence  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 683 69 225 294 399
2007 6 171 Dustin Jeffrey Center  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 131 18 15 33 12
2008 4 120 Nathan Moon Center  Canada Kingston Frontenacs OHL
2008 5 150 Alexander Pechursky Goaltender  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk-2 RUS-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923 1.69
2008 6 180 Patrick Killeen Goaltender  Canada Brampton Battalion OHL
2008 7 210 Nicholas D'Agostino Defence  Canada St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL
2009 1 30 Simon Despres Defence  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 193 6 37 43 150
2009 2 61 Philip Samuelsson Defence  Sweden Chicago Steel USHL 13 0 0 0 2
2009 3 63 Ben Hanowski Right wing  United States Little Falls High School MN-HS 16 1 2 3 2
2009 4 121 Nick Petersen Right wing  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
2009 5 123 Alex Velischek Defence  United States Delbarton School NJ-HS
2009 5 151 Andy Bathgate Center  Canada Belleville Bulls OHL [a 7]
2009 6 181 Viktor Ekbom Defence  Sweden IK Oskarshamn SWE-1
2010 1 20 Beau Bennett Right wing  United States Penticton Vees BCHL 200 24 40 64 52
2010 3 80 Bryan Rust ** Right wing  United States USNTDP USHL 505 144 172 316 167
2010 4 110 Tom Kuhnhackl ** Right wing  Germany Landshut Cannibals GER-2 232 18 36 54 60
2010 5 140 Kenny Agostino Left wing  United States Delbarton School NJ-HS 86 8 22 30 40
2010 6 152 Joe Rogalski Defence  United States Sarnia Sting OHL
2010 6 170 Reid McNeill Defence  Canada London Knights OHL
2011 1 23 Joe Morrow Defence  Canada Portland Winterhawks WHL 162 9 23 32 62
2011 2 54 Scott Harrington Defence  Canada London Knights OHL 255 11 38 49 87
2011 5 144 Dominik Uher Defence  Czech Republic Spokane Chiefs WHL 2 0 0 0 0
2011 6 174 Josh Archibald * Right wing  United States Brainerd High School MN-HS 305 45 38 83 143
2011 7 209 Scott Wilson * Center  Canada Georgetown Raiders OJHL 193 20 31 51 58
2012 1 8 Derrick Pouliot Defence  Canada Portland Winterhawks WHL 221 8 46 54 91
2012 1 22 Olli Maatta ** Defence  Finland London Knights OHL 612 36 123 159 148
2012 2 52 Teddy Blueger* Center  Latvia Shattuck-Saint Mary's MN-HS 268 35 63 98 96
2012 3 81 Oskar Sundqvist * Center  Sweden Skellefteå AIK U20 J20 SuperElit 355 50 73 123 141
2012 3 83 Matt Murray ** Goaltender  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 272 0 5 5 10 146 86 24 .910 2.79
2012 4 92 Matia Marcantuoni Center  Canada Kitchener Rangers OHL
2012 4 113 Sean Maguire Goaltender  Canada Powell River Kings BCHL
2012 5 143 Clark Seymour Defence  Canada Peterborough Petes OHL
2012 6 173 Anton Zlobin Left wing  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL
2013 2 44 Tristan Jarry Goaltender  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 206 0 10 10 20 117 60 20 .914 2.65
2013 3 77 Jake Guentzel * Left wing  United States Sioux City Musketeers USHL 453 197 217 414 210
2013 4 119 Ryan Segalla Defence  United States Salisbury School CT-HS
2013 6 164 Dane Birks Defence  Canada Merritt Centennials BCHL
2013 6 179 Blaine Byron Center  Canada Smiths Falls Bears CCHL
2013 7 209 Troy Josephs Center  Canada St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL
2014 1 22 Kasperi Kapanen Right wing  Finland KalPa Liiga 387 78 108 186 96
2014 4 113 Sam Lafferty Right wing  United States Deerfield Academy MA-HS 210 23 36 59 118
2014 5 145 Anthony Angello Center  United States Omaha Lancers USHL 31 3 2 5 14
2014 6 173 Jaden Lindo Right wing  Canada Owen Sound Attack OHL
2014 7 203 Jeff Taylor Defence  Canada Union Dutchmen ECAC
2015 2 46 Daniel Sprong Right wing  Netherlands Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 268 67 49 116 44
2015 5 137 Dominik Simon Center  Czech Republic HC Skoda Plzen Czech 256 22 55 77 80
2015 6 167 Frederik Tiffels Left wing  Germany Western Michigan Broncos NCHC
2015 7 197 Nikita Pavlychev Center  Russia Des Moines Buccaneers USHL
2016 2 55 Filip Gustavsson Goaltender  Sweden Lulea HF SHL 66 0 1 1 0 32 22 10 .920 2.51
2016 2 61 Kasper Bjorkqvist Right wing  Finland Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 6 1 0 1 2
2016 3 77 Connor Hall Defence  Canada Kitchener Rangers OHL
2016 4 121 Ryan Jones Defence  United States Lincoln Stars USHL
2016 5 151 Niclas Almari Defence  Finland Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga
2016 6 181 Joe Masonius Defence  United States Connecticut Huskies HEA
2017 2 51 Zachary Lauzon Defence  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL
2017 3 93 Clayton Phillips Defence  United States Fargo Force USHL
2017 5 152 Jan Drozg Right wing  Slovenia Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit
2017 5 155 Linus Olund Center  Sweden Brynas IF SHL
2017 6 186 Antti Palojarvi Defence  Finland Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga
2017 7 217 Will Reilly Defence  Canada Rensselaer Engineers ECAC
2018 2 53 Calen Addison Defence  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 80 5 28 33 24
2018 2 58 Filip Hallander Center  Sweden Timra IK SWE-1 3 0 0 0 0
2018 5 129 Justin Almeida Center  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
2018 6 177 Liam Gorman Center  United States Chicago Steel USHL
2019 1 21 Samuel Poulin Right wing  Canada Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL 3 0 1 1 2
2019 3 74 Nathan Legare Right wing  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL
2019 5 145 Judd Caufield Right wing  United States USNTDP USHL
2019 7 203 Valtteri Puustinen Wing  Finland HPK Liiga 1 0 1 1 0
2019 7 211 Santeri Airola Defence  Finland SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga
2020 2 52 Joel Blomqvist Goaltender  Finland Oulun Karpat Liiga
2020 3 77 Calle Clang Goaltender  Sweden Rogle BK J20 J20 SuperElit
2020 4 108 Lukas Svejkovsky Right wing  United States Medicine Hat Tigers WHL
2020 5 149 Raivis Ansons Right wing  Latvia Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL
2020 6 170 Chase Yoder Forward  United States USNTDP USHL
2021 2 58 Tristan Broz Center  United States Fargo Force USHL
2021 5 154 Isaac Belliveau Defence  Canada Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL
2021 7 194 Ryan McCleary Defence  Canada Portland Winterhawks WHL
2021 7 215 Daniel Laatsch Defence  United States Sioux City Musketeers USHL
2021 7 218 Kirill Tankov Center  Russia SKA Varyagi MHL
2022 1 21 Owen Pickering Defence  Canada Swift Current Broncos WHL
2022 4 118 Sergei Murashov Goaltender  Russia Loko Yaroslavl MHL
2022 5 150 Zam Plante Center  United States Chicago Steel USHL
2022 6 167 Nolan Collins Defence  Canada Sudbury Wolves OHL
2022 6 182 Luke Devlin Center  United States St. Andrew's College CAHS
2023 1 14 Brayden Yager Center  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors WHL
2023 3 91 Emil Pieniniemi Defense  Finland Karpat Liiga
2023 5 142 Mikhail Ilyin Right Wing  Russia Almaz Cherepovets MHL
2023 6 174 Cooper Foster Center  Canada Ottawa 67's OHL
2023 7 217 Emil Järventie Left Wing  Finland SaiPa Liiga
2023 7 223 Kalle Kangas Defense  Finland Jokerit Mestis
  1. ^ Briere died from injures sustained in a car crash shortly after the conclusion of the 1971 season
  2. ^ Schneider won a Gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics
  3. ^ Mathers attended Northeastern University but did not play in any games for the team. He was the first player from Pittsburgh drafted by the Penguins.
  4. ^ Johnson won a Gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics
  5. ^ Kopot was killed in a single-car crash shortly after being drafted
  6. ^ Robinson died due to a heart attack caused by an undiagnosed heart condition in 2007
  7. ^ Bathgate's namesake was his Hall of Fame grandfather, one of the original Penguins
¿ Played in the WHA.

Draftees by nationality[edit]

Country Selections Percent Last selection
North America 383 81.8%
 Canada 277 58.8% Cooper Foster (2023)
 United States 108 23.1% Luke Devlin (2022)
Europe 83 17.7%
 Finland 20 3.6% Kalle Kangas (2023)
 Russia 1a 3.6% Mikhail Ilyin (2023)
 Sweden 15 3.2% Calle Clang (2020)
 Czech Republic 14 3% Dominik Simon (2015)
 Czechoslovakia 5 1.1% Jan Alinc (1992)
 Slovakia 5 1.1% Michal Sersen (2004)
 Germany 3 0.6% Frederik Tiffels (2015)
 Latvia 2 0.4% Raivis Ansons (2020)
 Belarus 1 0.2% Konstantin Koltsov (1999)
 Netherlands 1 0.2% Daniel Sprong (2015)
 Slovenia 1 0.2% Jan Drozg (2017)
 Switzerland 1 0.2% Patrick Bärtschi (2002)
 Ukraine 1 0.2% Borys Protsenko (1996)
Asia 2 0.4%
 South Korea 2 0.4% Richard Park (1994)

Notes[edit]

  • a The Penguins first-round pick in 1969 was traded to the Boston Bruins.
  • b The Penguins first-round pick in 1971 was traded to the St. Louis Blues.
  • c The Penguins first-round pick in 1972 was traded to the Minnesota North Stars.
  • d The Penguins first-round pick in 1977 was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • e The Penguins first-round pick in 1978 was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers.
  • f The Penguins first-round pick in 1979 was traded to the Washington Capitals.
  • g The Penguins first-round pick in 1981 was traded to the Montreal Canadiens.
  • h The Penguins obtained the 9th overall pick in 1984 from the Winnipeg Jets.
  • i The Penguins obtained the 16th overall pick in 1984 from the Philadelphia Flyers.
  • j The Penguins obtained the 1st overall pick in 2003 from the Florida Panthers.
  • k The Penguins first-round pick in 2008 was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers.
  • l The Penguins obtained the 8th overall pick in 2012 from the Carolina Hurricanes.
  • m The Penguins first-round pick in 2013 was traded to the Calgary Flames.
  • n The Penguins first-round pick in 2015 was traded to the Edmonton Oilers.
  • o The Penguins first-round pick in 2016 was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • p The Penguins first-round pick in 2017 was traded to the St. Louis Blues.
  • q The Penguins first-round pick in 2018 was traded to the Ottawa Senators.

References[edit]

Draft order
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Other
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  3. ^ "Athlete profile: Jaromir Jagr". Sports Illustrated/CNN. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  4. ^ Inquirer Staff (July 24, 1992). "Philly.com, Article Collections: Magic's Roberts Gets Offer Sheet From Mavs". Philly.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "First Overall Selections". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 13 April 2001. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Calder Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Year in Review: 2005". CBC. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
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