NHL Best Players Drafted by Draft Position
This is a list of the top players selected across all NHL drafts for each draft position. A player is included on the list by ranking #1 for their career across all players selected in that draft position in the cagtegories of games played, goals, assists, or points. When a player led in a particular category, his statistics are bolded; if he did not lead, his statistics in that category are presented, but are greyed out. You can click on the player to get his career statistics.
Montreal
1124
255
577
832
California
888
356
522
878
NY Islanders
1279
524
901
1425
Quebec
1154
66
242
308
Detroit
904
222
463
685
Philadelphia
328
0.901
0.469
2.71
Washington
131
0.908
0.690
2.65
San Jose
1055
38
179
217
Winnipeg
656
81
289
370
Washington
583
0.916
0.547
2.65
Toronto
1018
245
377
622
Phoenix
973
307
389
696
New Jersey
820
0.902
0.489
2.96
Boston
86
0.898
0.519
3.10
Edmonton
1219
184
261
445
Boston
592
301
316
617
NY Rangers
831
238
318
556
Toronto
1007
82
272
354
Boston
929
197
545
742
Carolina
701
0.908
0.558
2.74
Montreal
1215
379
407
786
St. Louis
1055
293
428
721
Toronto
705
17
55
72
Anaheim
450
66
198
264
St. Louis
568
63
233
296
Vancouver
410
0.918
0.516
2.43
Dallas
139
0.916
0.668
2.41
Philadelphia
1431
364
476
840
Calgary
1257
564
562
1126
New Jersey
1079
181
575
756
Buffalo
969
21
137
158
Washington
927
141
481
622
Boston
655
0.886
0.543
3.26
Los Angeles
329
0.896
0.461
3.12
Philadelphia
1264
320
477
797
Anaheim
1257
417
466
883
NY Rangers
666
0.904
0.534
2.89
Winnipeg
1372
117
520
637
Washington
880
150
351
501
Boston
61
0.890
0.442
3.37
Tampa Bay
30
0.891
0.283
3.25
NY Islanders
758
241
221
462
Anaheim
651
186
226
412
Toronto
1055
148
499
647
San Jose
875
167
397
564
NY Rangers
284
0.867
0.512
3.97
Toronto
635
0.905
0.505
2.76
Florida
435
0.909
0.523
2.72
Detroit
179
0.881
0.627
3.35
Buffalo
912
320
319
639
Buffalo
738
189
335
524
New Jersey
1157
70
318
388
NY Rangers
982
179
431
610
Washington
172
0.898
0.544
2.58
Dallas
1050
253
360
613
Montreal
967
406
413
819
NY Islanders
1028
325
511
836
Minnesota
1069
30
145
175
Buffalo
854
42
202
244
NY Rangers
450
17
51
68
NY Islanders
428
25
86
111
NY Islanders
500
0.902
0.416
2.90
Washington
257
0.910
0.527
2.71
St. Louis
395
0.909
0.545
2.70
Washington
415
0.904
0.501
2.69
Philadelphia
157
0.887
0.626
3.30
Hartford
1104
355
345
700
NY Rangers
983
394
463
857
Montreal
994
51
278
329
Quebec
747
154
431
585
Vancouver
168
0.910
0.543
2.90
Columbus
657
170
159
329
Montreal
651
251
383
634
Minnesota
667
0.885
0.493
3.45
Carolina
103
0.907
0.521
2.96
Calgary
1013
161
199
360
Kansas City
964
258
324
582
Montreal
1143
136
439
575
Nashville
827
158
443
601
NY Islanders
677
0.893
0.505
3.43
Minnesota
151
0.918
0.504
2.45
New Jersey
934
200
401
601
California
712
342
369
711
Anaheim
431
0.912
0.501
2.83
Washington
131
0.909
0.669
2.59
Winnipeg
1009
340
433
773
Boston
957
196
481
677
Vancouver
477
0.885
0.459
3.60
Florida
237
0.904
0.507
2.80