The 2013 NHL Entry Draft will be the 51st NHL Entry Draft. All seven rounds of the draft are scheduled to take place June 30, 2013, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1][2] Beginning with the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, all fourteen teams not qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs have a "weighted" chance at winning the first overall selection.[2] The Colorado Avalanche won the 2013 draft lottery that took place on April 29, 2013, thus moving them up from the second pick to the first pick.
The order of the 2013 Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2012–13 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.
The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a trade on February 23, 2012 that sent Jeff Carter to Los Angeles in exchange for Jack Johnson and this pick[10] (being conditional at the time of the trade).[11] One condition was converted on April 5, 2012, when Los Angeles qualified for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, giving Columbus the right to choose between Los Angeles' first-round picks in either 2012 or 2013.[12] The other condition was converted on June 22, 2012, when Columbus chose not to take Los Angeles' first round pick in 2012, giving them this pick.[13]
The St. Louis Blues’ first-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013 that sent Jay Bouwmeester to St. Louis in exchange for Mark Cundari, Reto Berra, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[14] The condition – Calgary will receive St. Louis' first-round pick in 2013 if St. Louis qualifies for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 23, 2013.[15]
The Nashville Predators' second-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012 that sent Andrei Kostitsyn to Nashville in exchange for the cancellation of a previously arranged conditional fifth-round pick (in a 2012 trade of Hal Gill to Nashville from Montreal) in 2013 and this pick.[17]
The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 26, 2012 that sent Ben Bishop to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[20]
The New York Rangers’ second-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013 that sent Ryane Clowe to New York in exchange for Florida's third-round pick in 2013, a conditional second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[21]
The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 30, 2013 that sent Jordan Leopold to St. Louis in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2013 ( becomes a fourth round pick if St. Louis advances past the first round of the playoffs) and this pick.[22]
The Winnipeg Jets will receive the 29th pick of this round (59th overall) as compensation for not signing 2008 first-round draft pick Daultan Leveille.[25]
The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 25, 2013 that sent Douglas Murray to Pittsburgh in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[26]
The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012 that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[27]
Round 3
#
Player
Nationality
NHL Team
College/Junior/Club Team
62
Phoenix Coyotes (from Florida via NY Rangers and San Jose)1
The Florida Panthers' third-round pick will go to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Raffi Torres to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[28] San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013 that sent Ryane Clowe to the New York Rangers in exchange for New York's second-round pick in 2013, a conditional second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[21] New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2012 that sent Wojtek Wolski to Florida in exchange for Michael Vernace and this pick.[29]
The Nashville Predators' third-round pick will go to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012 that sent New York's third-round pick in 2012 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[31]
The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick will go to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on January 14, 2013 that sent Mark Fistric to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[32]
The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 24, 2012 that sent Marek Zidlicky to New Jersey in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux, Washington's second-round pick in 2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[33] The conditions – New Jersey make the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Zidlicky plays in 75 percent of New Jersey's games in the first two rounds[33] – were converted on May 9. 2012.[34][35]
The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 24, 2013 that sent Joe Morrow and a fifth-round pick in 2013 to Dallas in exchange for Brenden Morrow and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[37] The condition – Pittsburgh will receive the lower of either Edmonton or Minnesota's previously acquired third-round picks, via Dallas – was converted on April 21, 2013. Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 16, 2012 that sent Nicklas Grossmann to Philadelphia in exchange for Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2012 and this pick.[38] Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2011 that sent Darroll Powe to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[39]
The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012 that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[27]
Round 4
#
Player
Nationality
NHL Team
College/Junior/Club Team
92
Florida Panthers
93
Colorado Avalanche
94
St. Louis Blues (from Tampa Bay)1
95
Nashville Predators
96
Los Angeles Kings (from Carolina)2
97
Calgary Flames
98
Florida Panthers (from Edmonton)3
99
Nashville Predators (from Buffalo)4
100
New Jersey Devils
101
Dallas Stars
102
Ottawa Senators (from Philadelphia via Tampa Bay)5
103
Los Angeles Kings (from Phoenix via Columbus and Philadelphia)6
104
Winnipeg Jets
105
Columbus Blue Jackets
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
Notes
The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012 that sent B. J. Crombeen and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[43]
The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012 that sent Nashville's first-round pick in 2012 to Buffalo in exchange for Paul Gaustad and this pick.[46]
The Philadelphia Flyers' fourth-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Ben Bishop to Tampa Bay in exchange for Cory Conacher and this pick.[47] Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2012 that sent Pavel Kubina to Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in either 2012 or 2013 and this pick.[48]
The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 26, 2013 that sent Simon Gagne to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[49] The condition – Los Angeles will receive a fourth-round pick in 2013 if Philadelphia fails to make the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs – was converted on April 19, 2013.[50] Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as a result of a trade on June 22, 2012 that sent Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in 2012, Vancouver's fourth-round pick in 2012, and this pick.[51] Columbus previously acquired this pick as a result of a trade on February 22, 2012 that sent Antoine Vermette to Phoenix in exchange for Curtis McElhinney, Ottawa's second-round pick in 2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[52] The condition - Phoenix wins at least one round in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs[52] - was converted on April 23, 2012.[53]
The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick was re-acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013 that sent Michal Handzus to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[56] Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012 that sent Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2012 to San Jose in exchange for Tampa Bay's seventh-round pick in 2012 and this pick.[57]
The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on December 28, 2010 that sent James Wisniewski to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2011 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The conditions – Montreal reaches the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and Wisniewski plays in at least 50 percent of Montreal's playoff games – were converted on April 10[58] and April 27, 2011,[59] respectively. The Islanders received this pick due to Montreal trading their fifth-round pick in 2012 to Calgary on January 12, 2012.[18][60]
The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 15, 2013 that sent T. J. Brennan to Florida in exchange for this pick.[62] Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 8, 2013 that sent Keaton Ellerby to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[63] Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 6, 2013 that sent Andrei Loktionov to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[64]
The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012 that sent Nashville's fifth-round pick in 2012 to New York in exchange for this pick.[31]
The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick will go to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on March 24, 2013 that sent Brenden Morrow and Minnesota's third-round pick in 2013 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Joe Morrow and this pick.[67]
Round 6
#
Player
Nationality
NHL Team
College/Junior/Club Team
152
Florida Panthers
153
Colorado Avalanche
154
Tampa Bay Lightning
155
Nashville Predators
156
Carolina Hurricanes
157
Calgary Flames
158
Edmonton Oilers
159
Buffalo Sabres
160
New Jersey Devils
161
Dallas Stars
162
Philadelphia Flyers
163
Phoenix Coyotes
164
Winnipeg Jets
165
Columbus Blue Jackets
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
Notes
No traded picks for this round
Round 7
#
Player
Nationality
NHL Team
College/Junior/Club Team
182
Dallas Stars (from Florida)1
183
Colorado Avalanche
184
Tampa Bay Lightning
185
Nashville Predators
186
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Carolina)2
187
Calgary Flames
188
Edmonton Oilers
189
Buffalo Sabres
190
Winnipeg Jets (from New Jersey)3
191
Los Angeles Kings (from Dallas)4
192
Philadelphia Flyers
193
Phoenix Coyotes
194
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Winnipeg)5
195
Columbus Blue Jackets
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
Notes
The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick will go to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012 that sent Dallas' seventh-round pick in 2012 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[31]
The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 13, 2013 that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to New Jersey in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[69]
The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012 that sent Edmonton's seventh-round pick in 2012 to Dallas in exchange for this pick.[31]
The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on January 21, 2013 that sent Henrik Karlsson to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[71][72] Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 2, 2011 that sent Rob Klinkhammer to Ottawa in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[73] The condition – Klinkhammer plays at least five 2011–12 regular season games for Ottawa[74] – was converted on March 14, 2012 when Klinkhammer appeared in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.[75]
The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 3, 2012 that sent Casey Wellman to New York in exchange for Erik Christensen and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[76] The condition - Christensen is not re-signed by Minnesota for the 2012–13 NHL season - was converted on June 5, 2012 when Christensen signed with HC Lev Praha of the KHL.[77]
The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012 that sent Jamie McGinn, Mike Connolly and Michael Sgarbossa to Colorado in exchange for Daniel Winnik, TJ Galiardi and this pick.[78] Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 8, 2011 that sent Kyle Cumiskey to Anaheim in exchange for Jake Newton and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[79] The condition – Cumiskey plays in less than 45 2011–12 regular season games for Anaheim[80] – was converted on January 4, 2012 when Cumiskey did not play in Anaheim's first 38 games of the season.[81]
Information on conditional draft picks
The following draft picks have been dealt with a condition attached that could not be resolved yet. They are listed below with round, teams, condition itself and further notes, e.g. the players or picks involved in the respective trade.
Dallas will receive a first-round pick in 2013 if Boston makes it to the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals. If not Dallas will receive a second-round pick in 2013.
Dallas acquired this pick in a trade on April 2, 2013 that sent Jaromir Jagr to Boston in exchange for Lane MacDermid, Cody Payne and this conditional pick.[82]
Buffalo will receive a fourth-round pick in 2013 if St. Louis wins one round in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, if they do not win a round this will be a fifth-round pick in 2013.[22]
Buffalo acquired this pick in a trade on March 30, 2013 that sent Jordan Leopold to St. Louis in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 and this conditional pick.[22]
Toronto will receive a fourth-round pick if Joffrey Lupul is on the roster for 40 or more games in the 2012–13 season with the club. If he plays less than 40 games, Toronto will receive a sixth-round pick.[84]
Nashville will receive a sixth-round pick in 2013 if Scott Hannan appears in one playoff game for the Sharks. If not Nashville will receive a seventh-round pick in 2013.[86]
Nashville acquired this pick in a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Scott Hannan to San Jose in exchange for this conditional pick.[87]
Carolina will receive a seventh-round pick if Jussi Jokinen plays in at least 25% of Pittsburgh's games in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs and Pittsburgh makes it to the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. If he plays in at least 50% of Pittsburgh's games in the 2013 post-season and Pittsburgh wins the Stanley Cup, Carolina will receive a sixth-round pick. If neither condition is met Carolina will not receive a pick.
Carolina acquired this pick in a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Jussi Jokinen to Pittsburgh in exchange for salary retention and this conditional pick.[88]
Anaheim may receive this pick; conditions unknown.[89]
Anaheim acquired this pick in a trade on June 30, 2010 that sent Logan MacMillan and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2013 to Calgary in exchange for Jason Jaffray and this conditional pick.[89]
Calgary may receive this pick; conditions unknown.[89]
Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on June 30, 2010 that sent Jason Jaffray and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2013 to Anaheim in exchange for Logan MacMillan and this conditional pick.[89]
Nashville will receive a seventh-round pick in 2013 if Taylor Stefishen appears on Washington's reserve list as a signed NHL contracted player for one day or more during the 2011–12 or 2012–13 seasons.[90]
Nashville acquired this pick in a trade on June 2, 2011 that sent Taylor Stefishen to Washington in exchange for this conditional pick.[91]