The 2017 NHL Entry Draft will be the 55th NHL Entry Draft.
The draft will be held on June 23–24 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Draft Eligibility
Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1997, and September 15, 1999 are eligible for selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 1996 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft (but not signed by an NHL team) and who were born after June 30, 1997, are also eligible to re-enter the draft.
Top Prospects
Forward Nolan Patrick and defenceman Timothy Liljegren have been mentioned as early favorites for the top selections.
Traded Picks
The order of the 2017 Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2016–17 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade
These picks are listed below:
Round one
There are no traded picks for this round
Round two
- The Boston Bruins' second-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Lee Stempniak to Boston in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Minnesota Wild’s second-round pick will go the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Chris Stewart to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
- The New York Rangers' second-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Eric Staal to New York in exchange for Aleksi Saarela, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Ottawa Senators’ second-round pick will go the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 9, 2016 that sent Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and Cody Donaghey to Ottawa in exchange for Milan Michalek, Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Tobias Lindberg and this pick.
- The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 22, 2016 that sent Roman Polak & Nick Spaling to San Jose in exchange for Raffi Torres, a second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
Round three
- The Boston Bruins’ third-round pick will go the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 29, 2015 that sent Zac Rinaldo to Boston in exchange for this pick.
- The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 15, 2016 that sent Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell to Carolina in exchange for the Rangers' second-round pick in 2016 and this pick. Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 11, 2015 that sent Dennis Robertson, Jake Massie and a fifth-round pick in 2017 to Chicago in exchange for Kris Versteeg, Joakim Nordstrom and this pick.
- The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick will go the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Eric Gelinas to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
- The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Maxim Letunov and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 26, 2016 that sent Dylan Sadowy to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
- The Washington Capitals' third-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 23, 2016 that sent Mike Weber to Washington in exchange for this pick.
Round four
There are no traded picks for this round
Round five
- The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent John-Michael Liles to Boston in exchange for Anthony Camara, a third-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on September 11, 2015 that sent Kris Versteeg, Joakim Nordstrom and a third-round pick in 2017 to Carolina in exchange for Dennis Robertson, Jake Massie and this pick.
Round six
- The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on December 4, 2014 that sent Colby Robak to Anaheim in exchange for Jesse 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 the 2014–15 NHL season — the date of conversion is unknown.
- The Arizona Coyotes' sixth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2016 and Detroit's third-round pick in 2017 to Arizona in exchange for Maxim Letunov and this pick.
- The Colorado 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 in 2015 to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015, Colorado's second-round pick in 2016 and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent Brad Stuart to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Jakub Kindl to Florida in exchange for this pick.
- The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent Magnus Hellberg to New York in exchange for this pick.
- The Vancouver Canucks' sixth-round pick will go to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on January 8, 2016 that sent Emerson Etem to Vancouver in exchange for Nicklas Jensen and this pick.
Round seven
- The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Corey Tropp to Anaheim in exchange for Tim Jackman and this pick.
- The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Ben Smith to San Jose in exchange for Andrew Desjardins and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: San Jose will receive a seventh-round pick in 2017 if Chicago wins the Stanley Cup in 2014–15; it was converted on June 15, 2015.
Unresolved 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.