Editing NHL entry draft (section)

== List of NHL entry drafts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
|-
!width=5%|Draft
!width=17%|Location
!width=16%|City
!width=12%|Date
!width=4%|Rounds
!width=7%|Total drafted
!width=26%|No. 1 pick
|-
| [[1963 NHL amateur draft|1963]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Queen Elizabeth Hotel]]
|rowspan="22"| [[Montreal, Quebec]]
| {{Dts|1963|June|5}}
| 4
| 21
| {{sortname|Garry|Monahan}} ([[Montreal Canadiens]])
|-
| [[1964 NHL amateur draft|1964]]
| {{Dts|1964|June|11}}
| 4
| 24
| {{sortname|Claude|Gauthier|dab=ice hockey}} ([[Detroit Red Wings]])
|-
| [[1965 NHL amateur draft|1965]]
| {{Dts|1965|April|27}}
| 3
| 11
| {{sortname|Andre|Veilleux|André Veilleux}} ([[New York Rangers]])
|-
| [[1966 NHL amateur draft|1966]]
| [[Les Cours Mont-Royal|Mount Royal Hotel]]
| {{Dts|1966|April|25}}
| 4
| 24
| {{sortname|Barry|Gibbs}} ([[Boston Bruins]])
|-
| [[1967 NHL amateur draft|1967]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Queen Elizabeth Hotel]]
| {{Dts|1967|July|7}}
| 3
| 18
| {{sortname|Rick|Pagnutti}} ([[Los Angeles Kings]])
|-
| [[1968 NHL amateur draft|1968]]
| {{Dts|1968|June|13}}
| 3
| 24
| {{sortname|Michel|Plasse}} (Montreal Canadiens)
|-
| [[1969 NHL amateur draft|1969]]
| {{Dts|1969|June|11}}
| 10
| 84
| {{sortname|Rejean|Houle|Réjean Houle}} (Montreal Canadiens)
|-
| [[1970 NHL amateur draft|1970]]
| {{Dts|1970|June|11}}
| 13
| 115
| {{sortname|Gilbert|Perreault}} ([[Buffalo Sabres]])
|-
| [[1971 NHL amateur draft|1971]]
| {{Dts|1971|June|10}}
| 15
| 117
| {{sortname|Guy|Lafleur}} (Montreal Canadiens)
|-
| [[1972 NHL amateur draft|1972]]
| {{Dts|1972|June|8}}
| 11
| 152
| {{sortname|Billy|Harris|dab=ice hockey, born 1952}} ([[New York Islanders]])
|-
| [[1973 NHL amateur draft|1973]]
| Mount Royal Hotel
| {{Dts|1973|May|15}}
| 13
| 168
| {{sortname|Denis|Potvin}} (New York Islanders)
|-
| [[1974 NHL amateur draft|1974]]
|rowspan="4"| NHL Montreal Office
| {{Dts|1974|May|28}}
| 25
| 247
| {{sortname|Greg|Joly}} ([[Washington Capitals]])
|-
| [[1975 NHL amateur draft|1975]]
| {{Dts|1975|June|3}}
| 18
| 217
| {{sortname|Mel|Bridgman}} ([[Philadelphia Flyers]])
|-
| [[1976 NHL amateur draft|1976]]
| {{Dts|1976|June|1}}
| 15
| 135
| {{sortname|Rick|Green|dab=ice hockey}} (Washington Capitals)
|-
| [[1977 NHL amateur draft|1977]]
| {{Dts|1977|June|14}}
| 17
| 185
| {{sortname|Dale|McCourt}} (Detroit Red Wings)
|-
| [[1978 NHL amateur draft|1978]]
| rowspan="2"|Queen Elizabeth Hotel
| {{Dts|1978|June|15}}
| 22
| 234
| {{sortname|Bobby|Smith|dab=ice hockey}} ([[Minnesota North Stars]])
|-
| [[1979 NHL entry draft|1979]]
| {{Dts|1979|August|9}}
| 6
| 126
| {{sortname|Rob|Ramage}} ([[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]])
|-
| [[1980 NHL entry draft|1980]]
|rowspan="5" |[[Montreal Forum]]
| {{Dts|1980|June|11}}
| 10
| 210
| {{sortname|Doug|Wickenheiser}} (Montreal Canadiens)
|-
| [[1981 NHL entry draft|1981]]
| {{Dts|1981|June|10}}
| 11
| 211
| {{sortname|Dale|Hawerchuk}} ([[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]])
|-
| [[1982 NHL entry draft|1982]]
| {{Dts|1982|June|9}}
| 12
| 252
| {{sortname|Gord|Kluzak}} (Boston Bruins)
|-
| [[1983 NHL entry draft|1983]]
| {{Dts|1983|June|8}}
| 12
| 242
| {{sortname|Brian|Lawton}} (Minnesota North Stars)
|-
| [[1984 NHL entry draft|1984]]
| {{Dts|1984|June|9}}
| 12
| 250
| {{sortname|Mario|Lemieux}} ([[Pittsburgh Penguins]])
|-
| [[1985 NHL entry draft|1985]]
| [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre|Toronto Convention Centre]]
| [[Toronto, Ontario]]
| {{Dts|1985|June|15}}
| 12
| 252
| {{sortname|Wendel|Clark}} ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]])
|-
| [[1986 NHL entry draft|1986]]
| Montreal Forum
| Montreal, Quebec
| {{Dts|1986|June|21}}
| 12
| 252
| {{sortname|Joe|Murphy|dab=ice hockey}} (Detroit Red Wings)
|-
| [[1987 NHL entry draft|1987]]
| [[Joe Louis Arena]]
| [[Detroit, Michigan]]
| {{Dts|1987|June|13}}
| 12
| 252
| {{sortname|Pierre|Turgeon}} (Buffalo Sabres)
|-
| [[1988 NHL entry draft|1988]]
| Montreal Forum
| Montreal, Quebec
| {{Dts|1988|June|11}}
| 12
| 252
| {{sortname|Mike|Modano}} (Minnesota North Stars)
|-
| [[1989 NHL entry draft|1989]]
| [[Met Center]]
| [[Bloomington, Minnesota]]
| {{Dts|1989|June|17}}
| 12
| 252
| {{sortname|Mats|Sundin}} ([[Quebec Nordiques]])
|-
| [[1990 NHL entry draft|1990]]
| [[BC Place]]
| [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| {{Dts|1990|June|16}}
| 12
| 250
| {{sortname|Owen|Nolan}} (Quebec Nordiques)
|-
| [[1991 NHL entry draft|1991]]
| [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]]
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| {{Dts|1991|June|22}}
| 12
| 264
| {{sortname|Eric|Lindros}} (Quebec Nordiques)
|-
| [[1992 NHL entry draft|1992]]
| Montreal Forum
| Montreal, Quebec
| {{Dts|1992|June|20}}
| 11
| 264
| {{sortname|Roman|Hamrlik|Roman Hamrlík}} ([[Tampa Bay Lightning]])
|-
| [[1993 NHL entry draft|1993]]
| [[Colisée de Québec]]
| [[Quebec City, Quebec]]
| June 26–27, 1993
| 11
| 286
| {{sortname|Alexandre|Daigle}} ([[Ottawa Senators]])
|-
| [[1994 NHL entry draft|1994]]
| [[Hartford Civic Center]]
| [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
| {{Dts|1994|June|28}}
| 11
| 286
| {{sortname|Ed|Jovanovski}} ([[Florida Panthers]])
|-
| [[1995 NHL entry draft|1995]]
| [[Edmonton Coliseum]]
| [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
| {{Dts|1995|July|8}}
| 9
| 234
| {{sortname|Bryan|Berard}} (Ottawa Senators)
|-
| [[1996 NHL entry draft|1996]]
| [[Kiel Center]]
| [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| {{Dts|1996|June|22}}
| 9
| 241
| {{sortname|Chris|Phillips}} (Ottawa Senators)
|-
| [[1997 NHL entry draft|1997]]
| [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]]
| [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| {{Dts|1997|June|21}}
| 9
| 246
| {{sortname|Joe|Thornton}} (Boston Bruins)
|-
| [[1998 NHL entry draft|1998]]
| [[Marine Midland Arena]]
| Buffalo, New York
| {{Dts|1998|June|27}}
| 9
| 258
| {{sortname|Vincent|Lecavalier}} (Tampa Bay Lightning)
|-
| [[1999 NHL entry draft|1999]]
| [[FleetCenter (Boston)|FleetCenter]]
| [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| {{Dts|1999|June|26}}
| 9
| 272
| {{sortname|Patrik|Stefan|Patrik Štefan}} ([[Atlanta Thrashers]])
|-
| [[2000 NHL entry draft|2000]]
| [[Canadian Airlines Saddledome]]
| [[Calgary, Alberta]]
| June 24–25, 2000
| 9
| 293
| {{sortname|Rick|DiPietro}} (New York Islanders)
|-
| [[2001 NHL entry draft|2001]]
| [[National Car Rental Center]]
| [[Sunrise, Florida]]
| June 23–24, 2001
| 9
| 289
| {{sortname|Ilya|Kovalchuk}} (Atlanta Thrashers)
|-
| [[2002 NHL entry draft|2002]]
| [[Air Canada Centre]]
| Toronto, Ontario
| June 22–23, 2002
| 9
| 290
| {{sortname|Rick|Nash}} ([[Columbus Blue Jackets]])
|-
| [[2003 NHL entry draft|2003]]
| [[Gaylord Entertainment Center]]
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| June 21–22, 2003
| 9
| 292
| {{sortname|Marc-Andre|Fleury|Marc-André Fleury}} (Pittsburgh Penguins)
|-
| [[2004 NHL entry draft|2004]]
| [[RBC Center]]
| [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
| June 26–27, 2004
| 9
| 291
| {{sortname|Alexander|Ovechkin}} (Washington Capitals)
|-
| [[2005 NHL entry draft|2005]]
| [[Westin Hotels|Westin Hotel Ottawa]]<sup>1</sup>
| [[Ottawa, Ontario]]
| {{Dts|2005|July|30}}
| 7
| 230
| {{sortname|Sidney|Crosby}} (Pittsburgh Penguins)
|-
| [[2006 NHL entry draft|2006]]
| [[General Motors Place]]
| Vancouver, British Columbia
| {{Dts|2006|June|24}}
| 7
| 213
| {{sortname|Erik|Johnson}} ([[St. Louis Blues]])
|-
| [[2007 NHL entry draft|2007]]
| [[Nationwide Arena]]
| [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| June 22–23, 2007
| 7
| 211
| {{sortname|Patrick|Kane}} ([[Chicago Blackhawks]])
|-
| [[2008 NHL entry draft|2008]]
| [[Scotiabank Place]]
| Ottawa, Ontario
| June 20–21, 2008
| 7
| 211
| {{sortname|Steven|Stamkos}} (Tampa Bay Lightning)
|-
| [[2009 NHL entry draft|2009]]
| [[Bell Centre]]
| Montreal, Quebec
| June 26–27, 2009
| 7
| 211
| {{sortname|John|Tavares}} (New York Islanders)
|-
| [[2010 NHL entry draft|2010]]
| [[Staples Center]]
| [[Los Angeles, California]]
| June 25–26, 2010
| 7
| 210
| {{sortname|Taylor|Hall}} ([[Edmonton Oilers]])
|-
| [[2011 NHL entry draft|2011]]
| [[Xcel Energy Center]]
| [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| June 24–25, 2011
| 7
| 211
| {{sortname|Ryan|Nugent-Hopkins}} (Edmonton Oilers)
|-
| [[2012 NHL entry draft|2012]]
| [[Consol Energy Center]]
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| June 22–23, 2012
| 7
| 211
|{{sortname|Nail|Yakupov}} (Edmonton Oilers)
|-
| [[2013 NHL entry draft|2013]]
| [[Prudential Center]]
| [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| {{Dts|2013|June|30}}
| 7
| 211
| [[Nathan MacKinnon]] ([[Colorado Avalanche]])
|-
| [[2014 NHL entry draft|2014]]
| [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]]
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| June 27–28, 2014
| 7
| 210
| [[Aaron Ekblad]] (Florida Panthers)
|-
| [[2015 NHL entry draft|2015]]
| [[BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)|BB&T Center]]
| Sunrise, Florida
| June 26–27, 2015
| 7
| 211
| [[Connor McDavid]] (Edmonton Oilers)
|-
| [[2016 NHL entry draft|2016]]
| [[First Niagara Center]]
| Buffalo, New York
| June 24–25, 2016
| 7
| 211
| [[Auston Matthews]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs]])
|-
| [[2017 NHL entry draft|2017]]
| [[United Center]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| June 23–24, 2017
| 7
| 217
| [[Nico Hischier]] ([[New Jersey Devils]])
|-
| [[2018 NHL entry draft|2018]]
| [[American Airlines Center]]
| [[Dallas, Texas]]
| June 22–23, 2018
| 7
| 217
| [[Rasmus Dahlin]] (Buffalo Sabres)
|-
| [[2019 NHL entry draft|2019]]
| [[Rogers Arena]]
| Vancouver, British Columbia
| June 21–22, 2019
| 7
| 217
| [[Jack Hughes]] (New Jersey Devils)
|-
| [[2020 NHL entry draft|2020]]
| rowspan=2| NHL Network studios<sup>2</sup>
| rowspan=2| [[Secaucus, New Jersey]]
| October 6–7, 2020
| 7
| 216<sup>3</sup>
| [[Alexis Lafrenière|Alexis Lafreniere]] (New York Rangers)
|-
| [[2021 NHL entry draft|2021]]
| July 23–24, 2021
| 7
| 223<sup>3</sup>
| [[Owen Power]] (Buffalo Sabres)
|-
| [[2022 NHL entry draft|2022]]
| Bell Centre
| Montreal, Quebec
| July 7–8, 2022
| 7
| 225
| [[Juraj Slafkovský|Juraj Slafkovsky]] (Montreal Canadiens)
|-
| [[2023 NHL entry draft|2023]]
| [[Bridgestone Arena]]
| Nashville, Tennessee
| June 28–29, 2023
| 7
| 224
| [[Connor Bedard]] (Chicago Blackhawks)
|-
|[[2024 NHL entry draft|2024]]
|[[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]]
|[[Paradise, Nevada]]
|June 28–29, 2024
| 7
| 225
| [[Macklin Celebrini]] (San Jose Sharks)
|}

;Notes
# Originally scheduled to be hosted at [[Corel Centre]]; venue location changed due to scheduling conflict related to the league's [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|CBA]] negotiations that ended the 2004–05 lockout. 
# Originally scheduled to be hosted at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, from June 26–27 before the season was suspended after March 11, 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; draft was held via conference call as a result. The 2021 draft was also held via conference call due to the pandemic.
# The [[Arizona Coyotes]] forfeited their 2020 second-round pick as the result of a penalty due to violations of the NHL Combine Testing Policy during the [[2019–20 NHL season]]. They also forfeited their [[2021 NHL entry draft|2021]] first-round pick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-sanctions-to-coyotes-for-violating-combine-testing-policy/c-318762274|title=NHL announces sanctions to Coyotes for violating combine testing policy|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref>