List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks
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The Vegas Golden Knights are a National Hockey League (NHL) franchise located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded ahead of the 2017–18 season as an expansion team, they play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.[1] As of 2023, Vegas has made 50 selections in seven entry drafts.[2]
The NHL entry draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. 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 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick.[4] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft.[3]
Vegas first participated in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, where they made Cody Glass their first-ever selection at sixth overall;[5][6] additionally, they selected Nick Suzuki and Erik Brannstrom later in the first round.[6] However, only Glass ultimately played for the Golden Knights, with Suzuki traded to the Montreal Canadiens ahead of the 2018–19 season,[7] and Brannstrom traded to the Ottawa Senators during the same season.[8] 2017 second-round pick Nicolas Hague has played the most games for Vegas of any draft picks, with 296 games played since his debut in the 2019–20 season;[9] Hague was also the only Golden Knights draft pick to play with the team in the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals,[10] with him and 2018 fifth-round pick Paul Cotter the only picks to subsequently be engraved on the Stanley Cup.[11] Jiri Patera, selected in the sixth round in 2017, is the only goaltender drafted by Vegas to appear for the team, with eight games played as of the 2023–24 season.[12]
Key[edit]
* Played at least one game with the Golden Knights.
† Spent entire NHL career with the Golden Knights.
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Draft picks[edit]
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Statistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.
| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | W | L | OT | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | Cody Glass* |  Canada |
C | 187 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 13 | Nick Suzuki | Canada |
C | 373 | 108 | 178 | 286 | 121 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 15 | Erik Brannstrom |  Sweden |
D | 266 | 7 | 62 | 69 | 145 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 34 | Nicolas Hague† | Canada |
D | 296 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 195 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 62 | Jake Leschyshyn* | Canada |
C | 77 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 65 | Jonas Rondbjerg† |  Denmark |
RW | 63 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 96 | Maxim Zhukov |  Russia |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 127 | Lucas Elvenes | Sweden |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 142 | Jack Dugan |  United States |
LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 158 | Nick Campoli | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 161 | Jiri Patera† |  Czech Republic |
G | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.57 |
| 2017 | 7 | 189 | Ben Jones† | Canada |
C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 61 | Ivan Morozov | Russia |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 99 | Slava Demin | United States |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 115 | Paul Cotter† | United States |
C | 138 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 62 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 135 | Brandon Kruse | United States |
LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 154 | Connor Corcoran | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 180 | Peter Diliberatore | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 185 | Xavier Bouchard | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 208 | Jordon Kooy | Canada |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 17 | Peyton Krebs* | Canada |
C | 215 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 139 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 41 | Kaedan Korczak† | Canada |
D | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 79 | Pavel Dorofeyev† | Russia |
LW | 67 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 86 | Layton Ahac | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 110 | Ryder Donovan | United States |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 135 | Isaiah Saville | United States |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 139 | Marcus Kallionkieli |  Finland |
LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 141 | Mason Primeau | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 29 | Brendan Brisson† | United States |
C | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 68 | Lukas Cormier† | Canada |
D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 91 | Jackson Hallum | United States |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 125 | Jesper Vikman | Sweden |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 184 | Noah Ellis | United States |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 7 | 215 | Maxim Marushev | Russia |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 30 | Zach Dean | Canada |
C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 38 | Daniil Chayka | Russia |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 102 | Jakub Brabenec | Czech Republic |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 128 | Jakub Demek |  Slovakia |
RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 190 | Artur Cholach |  Ukraine |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 222 | Carl Lindbom | Sweden |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 48 | Matyas Sapovaliv | Czech Republic |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 79 | Jordan Gustafson | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 128 | Cameron Whitehead | Canada |
G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 145 | Patrick Guay | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 177 | Ben Hemmerling | Canada |
RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 209 | Abram Wiebe | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 32 | David Edstrom | Sweden |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 77 | Matheiu Cataford | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 96 | Arttu Karki | Finland |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 192 | Tuomas Uronen | Finland |
RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- General
- "Vegas Golden Knights Draft History". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- "Vegas Golden Knights Draft Register". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- Specific
- ^ Rosen, Dan (June 22, 2016). "Las Vegas awarded NHL franchise". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Draft Picks". hockey-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery to be held Monday". National Hockey League. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Kimelman, Adam (June 23, 2017). "Cody Glass first pick made by Golden Knights". NHL.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Carp, Steve (June 23, 2017). "Golden Knights take Cody Glass with first NHL Entry Draft pic". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Golden Knights Acquire Max Pacioretty From The Montreal Canadiens". NHL.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Acquire Mark Stone From The Ottawa Senators". NHL.com. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Hague". hockey-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Ferrari, Tony (June 15, 2023). "How Nicolas Hague Went from Vegas Draft Pick to Cup Champion". Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Names Engraved on Stanley Cup". NHL.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jiří Patera". hockey-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
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