NHL Entry Draft

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The NHL Entry Draft is the mechanism in the National Hockey League for teams to select the rights to prospective players.

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History

The first NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 5, 1963 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. Any amateur player that was 17 years of age and older and was not already sponsored by an NHL club was eligible to be drafted.

In 1969 the rules were changed so that any amateur player under the age of 20 was eligible to be drafted. 84 players (more than four times the average in each of the first six drafts) were selected that year.

In 1979, the name of the Draft was changed from "Amateur" to "Entry" to accommodate a rule change that allowed players who had previously played professionally to be drafted. This rule change was made to facilitate the absorption of players from the now defunct World Hockey Association.

Beginning in 1980 and continuing today, any player who is 18-20 years old is eligible to be drafted. In addition, any non-North American player over the age of 20 can be selected.

Also in 1980, the Entry Draft became a public event. Prior to this year the Entry Draft was conducted in Montreal hotels or League offices and was closed to the general public. The 1980 draft was held in the Montreal Forum and there were more than 2,500 fans in attendance.

In 1985 the first draft outside of Montreal was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario in 1985. The event was attended by 7,000 fans.

Live television coverage of the Draft began in 1984 when the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation covered the event in both English and French for Canadian audiences. SportsChannel America began covering the event in the United States in 1989.

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C Form

The C form was the standard instrument used by the NHL to acquire young players in the Original Six era, prior to the Universal Draft of 1969 (prior drafts were of players not on sponsorship lists).

The form, which usually led to a professional contract, would be signed at 18 and could be renewed once. The player usually would already be on one of the Junior teams affiliated with an NHL franchise.

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Misconceptions about the C-Form

There is a popular view that parents signed very young children's hockey lives over to the teams. This comes from the fact that at the time, most Junior clubs were owned or subsidised by NHL teams, and usually subsidised minor hockey in their areas.

However, one had to be 18 to sign a C-Form. Players as young as 14 could be put on a 4-name Negotiation list (as Bobby Orr was in 1962).

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List of Drafts

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First Overall Selections

Below is a listing of all of the first overall selections.

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NHL Draft Busts and Steals

The NHL draft is often unpredictable in terms of where a player is going to go in his future. NHL scouts try to see whether or not a prospect has the potential to make it to the NHL and what role would he play in the future (ex. 4th Line energy forward, 5th/6th Defenseman, 3rd string Goaltender, etc.). Most of the time, scouts are correct in their predictions, and these prospects become what they are labeled, in about 5-7 years time. However, scouts are human and they do make mistakes at times. In some cases, a top-notch prospect who is being dubbed as "The next Mario Lemieux" will become no more than a career minor league journeyman. This career path is going to have a player labeled as a draft "bust" throughout history. Likewise, a prospect that had been shrugged off by scouts as not having an impact in the NHL ends up having a fruitful, and in some cases a Hall of Fame-worthy, career in the league. In this case, a player is considered to be a draft "steal". In every NHL draft there will be at least one draft bust and one draft steal.

The actual definition of both busts and steals is broad, and everyone has their own opinions about what qualifies a player as a bust or a steal, so it cannot be truly defined in this context. However, it is agreed upon that a draft bust will usually come in the first round of a draft, but if the year's draft is deep (filled with top prospects), early second rounders will be added on. A draft steal will come in the later rounds of the draft, especially in rounds five or later. However, there are players that are considered as steals which are picked in the 2nd-4th rounds.

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Player Numbers By League Summary

Below is a chart showing where players have been drafted from by year. The leagues represented are the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, United States Colleges, United States High Schools, International players. Those player listed under Other do not fit any of the other listed categories. International players who were playing for teams in North American leagues are listed in the chart as being drafted from their respective league rather than being listed at international.

Year OHL WHL QMJHL US Colleges USHS Int'l Other
2003 44 41 38 23 10 93 43
2002 35 43 23 41 6 110 32
2001 41 45 26 24 8 119 26
2000 39 41 21 35 7 123 27
1999 52 40 20 36 9 94 21
1998 50 44 41 27 7 75 14
1997 52 63 19 26 4 63 19
1996 51 54 31 25 6 58 16
1995 54 55 35 5 2 69 14
1994 45 66 28 6 28 80 33
1993 60 44 23 17 33 78 31
1992 57 45 22 9 25 84 22
1991 43 40 25 43 37 55 21
1990 39 33 14 38 57 53 16
1989 39 44 16 48 47 38 20
1988 32 30 22 48 56 39 25
1987 32 36 17 40 69 38 20
1986 66 32 22 22 40 28 42
1985 59 47 15 20 48 31 31
1984 55 37 16 22 44 40 36
1983 57 41 24 14 35 34 37
1982 60 55 17 20 47 35 18
1981 59 37 28 21 17 32 17
1980 73 41 24 42 7 13 10
1979 48 37 19 15 - 6 1
1978 59 48 22 73 - 16 16
1977 42 44 40 49 - 5 5
1976 47 33 18 26 - 8 3
1975 55 57 28 59 - 6 12
1974 69 66 40 41 - 6 25
1973 56 49 24 25 - - 14
1972 46 44 30 21 - - 11
1971 41 28 13 22 - - 13
1970 51 22 13 16 - - 13
1969 36 20 11 7 - 1 9
Total 1744 1503 825 1006 649 1530 713
Total Players Drafted (1969-2003): 7,970
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Player Numbers By Team

This is a ranking of the minor teams who have provided the most players to the NHL as of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Rk - Team - Plays

  1. Peterborough Petes, OHL - 160
  2. Oshawa Generals, OHL - 144
  3. London Knights, OHL - 137
  4. Kitchener Rangers, OHL - 136
  5. Ottawa 67's, OHL - 131
  6. Sudbury Wolves, OHL - 105
  7. Regina Pats, WHL - 104
  8. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL - 104
  9. Kamloops Blazers, WHL - 104
  10. Portland Winter Hawks, WHL - 103
  11. Saskatoon Blades, WHL - 102
  12. Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL - 101
  13. Toronto Marlboros, OHL - 97 (defunct)
  14. Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL - 96
  15. Kingston Frontenacs, OHL - 93
  16. Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL - 90
  17. Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL - 85
  18. Prince Albert Raiders, WHL - 80
  19. Windsor Spitfires, OHL - 74
  20. Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL - 73
  21. Niagara Falls Thunder, OHL - 72 (defunct)
  22. Victoria Cougars, WHL - 70 (defunct)
  23. Gatineau/Hull Olympiques, QMJHL - 70
  24. Calgary Wranglers, WHL - 66 (defunct)
  25. University of Minnesota, NCAA - 66
  26. Guelph Storm, OHL - 66
  27. University of Michigan, NCAA - 64
  28. Sherbrooke Castors, QMJHL - 63 (defunct)
  29. Hamilton Steelhawks, OHL - 62 (defunct)
  30. New Westminster Bruins, WHL - 62 (defunct)
  31. CSKA Moscow, Russia - 60
  32. Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL - 57
  33. North Bay Centennials, OHL - 56 (defunct)
  34. Swift Current Broncos, WHL - 56
  35. Spokane Chiefs, WHL - 56
  36. Belleville Bulls, OHL - 55
  37. Laval Titan, QMJHL - 54 (defunct)
  38. Hamilton Fincups, OHA - 52 (defunct)
  39. Drummondville Voltigeurs, QMJHL - 52
  40. Tri-City Americans, WHL - 51
  41. Plymouth Whalers, OHL - 51
  42. Chicoutimi Saguenéens, QMJHL - 51
  43. Boston University, NCAA - 50
  44. Michigan State, NCAA - 47
  45. Quebec Remparts, QMJHL - 47 (defunct)
  46. Trois-Rivières Draveurs, QMJHL - 47 (defunct)
  47. Michigan Tech, NCAA - 46
  48. Cornwall Royals, QMJHL - 45 (defunct)
  49. HC Dynamo Moscow, Russia - 45
  50. Yale University, NCAA - 43
  51. University of Denver, NCAA - 43
  52. University of Wisconsin, NCAA - 41
  53. Red Deer Rebels, WHL - 40
  54. Flin Flon Bombers, WCHL - 39 (defunct)
  55. Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL - 38 (defunct)
  56. University of North Dakota, NCAA - 38
  57. Cornwall Royals, OHL - 37 (defunct)
  58. Djurgårdens IF, Sweden - 37
  59. Boston College, NCAA - 36
  60. MODO Hockey, Sweden - 35
  61. HIFK Helsinki, Finland - 35
  62. Providence College, NCAA - 34
  63. Winnipeg Warriors, WHL - 34 (defunct)
  64. TPS Turku, Finland - 34
  65. Jokerit, Finland - 34
  66. Harvard University, NCAA - 34
  67. Cornell University, NCAA - 34
  68. HC Chemopetrol, Czech Extraliga - 33
  69. Färjestads BK, Sweden - 32
  70. Clarkson University, NCAA - 32
  71. Montreal Jr. Canadiens, QMJHL - 32 (defunct)
  72. University of Colorado, NCAA - 32
  73. University of New Hampshire, NCAA - 31
  74. Krylja Sovetov, Russia - 31
  75. Granby Prédateurs, QMJHL - 30 (defunct)
  76. Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL - 30
  77. University of Notre Dame, NCAA - 30
  78. Frölunda HC, Sweden - 30
  79. Ilves, Finland - 30

Note: Totals for Canadian Hockey League teams include all teams from that city, regardless of franchise moves except for Toronto, Quebec City, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.de:Entry draft

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