Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1997, and September 15, 1999, were eligible for selection in the 2017 NHL entry draft. Additionally, undrafted non-North American players born in 1996 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the2015 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 1997, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.[2]
Since the2012–13 NHL season all teams not qualifying for theStanley Cup playoffs have a "weighted" chance at winning the first overall selection.[3] Beginning with the2014–15 NHL season the NHL changed the weighting system that was used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the odds for the other non-playoff teams increased.[4] The first three picks overall in this draft were awarded by lottery. The odds of winning the second and third draws increased on a proportional basis depending on which team won the previous draw.[4] In the 2017 draft lottery, the expansionVegas Golden Knights had the same odds of winning the lottery as the team that finished with the third fewest points in the2016–17 NHL season (this ended up being the Arizona Coyotes). Vegas earned the lowest possible pick that they could receive, and selected sixth overall in the first-round and third in each subsequent round of this draft.[5] TheNew Jersey Devils,Philadelphia Flyers andDallas Stars won the draft lotteries that took place on April 29, 2017,[6] giving them the first, second and third picks overall. New Jersey moved up four spots to earn the first selection, while Philadelphia and Dallas moved up from the thirteenth and eighth spots, respectively. In the process, theColorado Avalanche,Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights andArizona Coyotes were each knocked down three places from first, second, third and fourth overall, respectively, while theBuffalo Sabres andDetroit Red Wings dropped two spots and theFlorida Panthers,Los Angeles Kings,Carolina Hurricanes andWinnipeg Jets each dropped one place.
Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that ensured that Vegas selectedWilliam Karlsson in the2017 NHL expansion draft from Columbus in exchange forDavid Clarkson, a second-round pick in2019 and this pick.[12]
TheChicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to theDallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent Anaheim's first-round pick in 2017 (29th overall) and a third-round pick in 2017 (70th overall) to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[13]
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2017, that sentKevin Shattenkirk andPheonix Copley to Washington in exchange forZach Sanford,Brad Malone, a conditional seventh-round pick in 2017 or 2018, a conditional second-round pick in2019 and this pick.[15]
TheAnaheim Ducks' first-round pick went to theChicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent a first-round pick in 2017 (26th overall) to Dallas in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 (70th overall) and this pick.[13]
Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2017, that sentPatrick Eaves to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[16] The condition – Dallas will receive a first-round pick in 2017 if Anaheim advances to the2017 Western Conference Final and Eaves plays in at least 50% of their games[16] – was converted on May 10, 2017.[17]
TheArizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to thePhiladelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a second and third-round pick both in 2017 (44th and 75th overall) and the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[19]
ThePhiladelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to theArizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 (75th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.[19]
Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that ensured that Vegas selectedJason Garrison in the2017 NHL expansion draft from Tampa Bay in exchange forNikita Gusev, Pittsburgh's fourth-round pick in2018 and this pick.[21]
TheToronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to theTampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on February 27, 2017, that sentBrian Boyle to Toronto in exchange forByron Froese and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[23] The condition – Tampa Bay will receive the highest pick of Ottawa, San Jose or Toronto's second-round picks in 2017[23] – was converted on April 23, 2017, when Toronto was eliminated from the2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, ensuring that Toronto's second-round pick would be higher than San Jose or Ottawa's second-round picks.
TheBoston Bruins' second-round pick went to theSan Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017, that sentMirco Mueller and a fifth-round pick in 2017 to New Jersey in exchange for Nashville's fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[24]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sentLee Stempniak to Boston in exchange for a fourth-round pick in2016 and this pick.[25]
TheSan Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to theAnaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sentFrederik Andersen to Toronto in exchange for Pittsburgh's first-round pick in2016 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[26] The condition – Anaheim will receive the middle pick of Ottawa, San Jose or Toronto's second-round picks in 2017.[27] – was converted on May 9, 2017, when Ottawa advanced to the 2017 Eastern Conference Final, ensuring that the Sharks second-round pick would be higher than the Senators' and lower than the Maple Leafs'.
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 22, 2016, that sentRoman Polak andNick Spaling to San Jose in exchange forRaffi Torres, a second-round pick in2018 and this pick.[28]
Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 23, 2017, that sentRon Hainsey to Pittsburgh in exchange forDanny Kristo and this pick.[37]
TheArizona Coyotes' third-round pick went to theFlorida Panthers as the result of a trade on August 25, 2016, that sentDave Bolland andLawson Crouse to Arizona in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in2018 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[39] The condition – Florida will receive the better of Arizona or Detroit's third-round picks in 2017[40] – was converted on March 29, 2017, when Detroit clinched a better regular season record than Arizona for the2016–17 NHL season.
TheNew Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to theCarolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sentTuomo Ruutu to New Jersey in exchange forAndrei Loktionov and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[41] The condition and date of conversion are unknown.
TheDetroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to theArizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sentMaxim Letunov and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in2016 and this pick.[43]
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 26, 2016, that sentDylan Sadowy to Detroit in exchange for this pick.[44]
TheDallas Stars' third-round pick went to theChicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent a first-round pick in 2017 (26th overall) to Dallas in exchange for Anaheim's first-round pick in 2017 (29th overall) and this pick.[13]
TheFlorida Panthers' third-round pick went to theDetroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017, that sentThomas Vanek to Florida in exchange forDylan McIlrath and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[45] The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2017 if Florida fails to qualify for the2017 Stanley Cup playoffs[45] – was converted on March 30, 2017.[46]
ThePhiladelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to theArizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 (44th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.[19]
TheCalgary Flames' third-round pick went to theEdmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent St. Louis' third-round pick and Vancouver's fifth-round pick both in 2017 (82nd and 126th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[19]
Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 2017, that sentMichael Stone to Calgary in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in2018 and this pick.[47]
TheSt. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to theArizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2017 (78th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Vancouver's fifth-round pick in 2017 (126th overall) and this pick.[19]
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 7, 2016, that sentNail Yakupov to St. Louis in exchange forZach Pochiro and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[52] The condition – Edmonton will receive a third-round pick in 2017 if Yakupov scores 14 or fewer goals in the2016–17 season[52] – was converted on April 9, 2017, when Yakupov finished the season with 3 goals.
TheNew York Rangers' third-round pick went to theDetroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017, that sentBrendan Smith to New York in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in2018 and this pick.[53]
Chicago previously re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 15, 2016, that sentTeuvo Teravainen andBryan Bickell to Carolina in exchange for the Rangers' second-round pick in2016 and this pick.[55][56]
Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017, that sentViktor Stalberg to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[60]
TheFlorida Panthers' fourth-round pick went to theSan Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Nashville's fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick both in 2017 (123rd and 174th overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for this pick.[61]
The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sentKeith Yandle to Florida in exchange for a sixth-round pick in2016 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[62] The condition – New York will receive a fourth-round pick in 2017 if Florida re-signs Yandle for the2016–17 NHL season[62] – was converted on June 23, 2016.[63]
TheNew York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to theArizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second and third-round pick both in 2017 (44th and 75th overall) and this pick.[19]
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in2016 to New York in exchange for this pick.[65]
TheSan Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to theChicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Carolina's fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick both in 2017 (135th and 181st overall) to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[66]
Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017, that sentJannik Hansen to San Jose in exchange forNikolay Goldobin and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[67] The condition – Vancouver will receive a fourth-round pick in 2017 if San Jose does not win theStanley Cup during the2016–17 NHL season[67] – was converted on April 22, 2017.
Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2017, that sentJordie Benn to Montreal in exchange forGreg Pateryn and this pick.[70]
TheNashville Predators' fourth-round pick went to theNew York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Florida's fourth-round pick in 2017 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 (174th overall) and this pick.[61]
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017, that sentMirco Muller and a fifth-round pick in 2017 to New Jersey in exchange for Boston's second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[24]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 4, 2017, that sentVernon Fiddler to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[71]
TheVancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to theArizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2017 (78th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for St. Louis' third-round pick in 2017 (82nd overall) and this pick.[19]
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2016, that sentPhilip Larsen to Vancouver in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[73][74] The condition — Edmonton will receive a fifth-round pick in 2017 if Larsen fails to maintain a scoring rate of 0.3 points per game over the2016–17 NHL season with a minimum of 42 games played — was converted on March 4, 2017, when it became mathematically impossible for Larsen to appear in 42 games during the 2016–17 season.[75]
TheCarolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to theVancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 (181st overall) and this pick.[66]
Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sentJohn-Michael Liles to Boston in exchange forAnthony Camara, a third-round pick in2016 and this pick.[79]
TheSan Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to theNew Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017, that sent Boston's second-round pick and Nashville's fourth-round pick both in 2017 to San Jose in exchange forMirco Muller and this pick.[24]
TheSt. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to theChicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a Florida's fifth-round pick in2016 to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.[80]
TheColorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Buffalo's second-round pick in2015 to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015, Colorado's second-round pick in2016 and this pick.[82]
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014, that sentBrad Stuart to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick in2016 and this pick.[83]
TheArizona Coyotes' sixth-round pick went to theSan Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sent a fourth-round pick in2016 and Detroit's third-round pick in 2017 to Arizona in exchange forMaxim Letunov and this pick.[43]
TheLos Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to theNew York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a sixth-round pick in2018 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[87]
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Columbus' fourth-round pick in2016 to New York in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[80]
TheSan Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to theNew York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Florida's fourth-round pick in 2017 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for Nashville's fourth-round pick in 2017 (123rd overall) and this pick.[61]
TheChicago Blackhawks' sixth-round pick went to theVancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Carolina's fifth-round pick in 2017 (135th overall) and this pick.[66]
TheAnaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went to theFlorida Panthers as the result of a trade on December 4, 2014, that sentColby Robak to Anaheim in exchange forJesse Blacker and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition — Florida will receive a sixth-round pick in 2017 dependent on how many games Robak played for Anaheim during the2014–15 NHL season[91] — the date of conversion is unknown.[92]
TheNashville Predators' sixth-round pick went to theSan Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose and Ottawa's seventh-round picks in 2017 (205th and 214th overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[93]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017, that sentP. A. Parenteau to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[94]
TheFlorida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to theBoston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a seventh-round pick in2016 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[95]
TheLos Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to thePhiladelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017, that sentMark Streit to Tampa Bay in exchange forValtteri Filppula, a fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[64] The condition – Philadelphia will receive Los Angeles' seventh-round pick in 2017 if Tampa Bay trades Streit[96] – was converted on March 1, 2017, when Streit was traded to Pittsburgh.[97]
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017, that sentBen Bishop and a fifth-round pick in 2017 to Los Angeles in exchange forPeter Budaj,Erik Cernak, a conditional pick in 2017 and this pick.[77]
ThePhiladelphia Flyers' seventh-round pick went to theMontreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a seventh-round pick in2018 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[98]
TheSan Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to theNew Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Nashville's sixth-round pick in 2017 (185th overall) to San Jose in exchange for Ottawa's seventh-round pick in 2017 (214th overall) and this pick.[93]
TheMontreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to theWinnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a seventh-round pick in2016 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[99]
TheChicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to theSan Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sentAndrew Desjardins to Chicago in exchange forBen Smith and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[100] The condition – San Jose will receive a seventh-round pick in 2017 if Chicago wins theStanley Cup in2015 – was converted on June 15, 2015.[101]
TheOttawa Senators' seventh-round pick went to theNew Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Nashville's sixth-round pick in 2017 (185th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2017 (205th overall) and this pick.[93]
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 24, 2017, that sentTommy Wingels to Ottawa in exchange forBuddy Robinson,Zack Stortini and this pick.[102]
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