51st annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
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Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1993, and September 15, 1995,[3] were eligible for selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 1992 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the
2011 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 1993, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.[4]
Draft lottery
Beginning with the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, all 14 teams not qualifying for the
Stanley Cup playoffs had a "weighted" chance at winning the first overall selection.[5] The
Colorado Avalanche won the 2013 draft lottery that took place on April 29, 2013, thus moving them up from the second pick to the first pick.
The
Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a first-round pick in 2013 (20th overall) and Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2013 (58th overall) to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
The
San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the
Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a first-round pick in 2013 (18th overall) to San Jose in exchange Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2013 (58th overall) and this pick.
The
St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the
Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013, that sent
Jay Bouwmeester to St. Louis in exchange for
Mark Cundari,
Reto Berra, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[15] The condition – Calgary will receive St. Louis' first-round pick in 2013 if St. Louis qualifies for the
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 23, 2013.[16]
The
Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the
Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a trade on February 23, 2012, that sent
Jeff Carter to Los Angeles in exchange for
Jack Johnson and this pick[17] (being conditional at the time of the trade).[18] One condition was converted on April 5, 2012, when Los Angeles qualified for the
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, giving Columbus the right to choose between Los Angeles' first-round picks in either
2012 or 2013.[19] The other condition was converted on June 22, 2012, when Columbus chose not to take Los Angeles' first round pick in 2012, giving them this pick.[20]
The
Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the
Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent
Jaromir Jagr to Boston in exchange for
Lane MacDermid,
Cody Payne and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[22] The condition – Dallas will receive a first-round pick if Boston advances to the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals – was converted on May 25, 2013.[23]
The
Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent
Andrei Kostitsyn to Nashville in exchange for the cancellation of a previously arranged conditional fifth-round pick (in a 2012 trade of
Hal Gill to Nashville from Montreal) in 2013 and this pick.[24]
The
Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the
Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second and third-round pick in 2013 (57th and 88th overall) and Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[27]
The
New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the
Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent second and third-round picks in 2013 (42nd and 73rd overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[28]
The
Phoenix Coyotes' second-round pick went to the
New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (39th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (73rd overall) and this pick.[28]
The
Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the
Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent San Jose's second-round pick in 2013 (50th overall) and a third-round pick in 2013 (89th overall) to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[29]
The
New York Rangers' second-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent
Ryane Clowe to New York in exchange for Florida's third-round pick in 2013, a conditional second-round pick in
2014 and this pick.[32]
The
San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the
Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (44th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (89th overall) and this pick.[29]
Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent
Tyler Kennedy to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[33]
The
Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent
Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 (117th overall), a fourth-round pick in
2014 and this pick.[34]
The
St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the
Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 30, 2013, that sent
Jordan Leopold to St. Louis in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[35]
The
Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall) and St. Louis' third and fourth-round picks in 2013 (83rd and 113th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[38]
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (88th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.[27]
The
Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the
Detroit Red Wings as a result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a first round pick in 2013 (18th overall) to San Jose in return for a first round pick in 2013 (20th overall) and this pick.[29]
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 25, 2013, that sent
Douglas Murray to Pittsburgh in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[39]
The Winnipeg Jets received the 29th pick of this round (59th overall) as compensation for not signing
2008 first-round draft pick
Daultan Leveille.[40]
The
Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the
Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Washington's third and fourth-round picks in 2013 (84th and 114th overall) and Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[29]
Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent
Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[41]
Round three
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Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
62
Yan-Pavel Laplante (C)
Canada
Phoenix Coyotes (from Florida via NY Rangers and San Jose)1
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent
Ryane Clowe to the New York Rangers in exchange for New York's second-round pick in 2013, a conditional second-round pick in
2014 and this pick.[32]
New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2012, that sent
Wojtek Wolski to Florida in exchange for
Michael Vernace and this pick.[43]
The
Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the
New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent New York's third-round pick in 2012 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[45]
The
Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the
Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on January 14, 2013, that sent
Mark Fistric to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[46]
Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2012, that sent
Marek Zidlicky to New Jersey in exchange for
Kurtis Foster,
Nick Palmieri,
Stephane Veilleux, Washington's second-round pick in
2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[48] The conditions – New Jersey make the Eastern Conference Finals of the
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Zidlicky plays in 75 percent of New Jersey's games in the first two rounds[48] – were converted on May 9, 2012.[49][50]
The
Phoenix Coyotes' third-round pick went to the
New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (39th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 (42nd overall) and this pick.[28]
The
Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent
Michael Frolik to Winnipeg in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2013 (134th overall) and this pick.[52]
The
Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the
Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 24, 2013, that sent
Joe Morrow and a fifth-round pick in 2013 to Dallas in exchange for
Brenden Morrow and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[54] The condition – Pittsburgh will receive the lower of either Edmonton or Minnesota's previously acquired third-round picks, via Dallas – was converted on April 21, 2013.
Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 16, 2012, that sent
Nicklas Grossmann to Philadelphia in exchange for Los Angeles' second-round pick in
2012 and this pick.[55]
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2011, that sent
Darroll Powe to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[56]
The
St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to the
Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall), a fourth-round pick in 2013 (113th overall) and this pick.[38]
The
Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 (114th overall), Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) and this pick.[29]
Florida previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent
Chris Higgins to Vancouver in exchange for
Evan Oberg and this pick.[59]
The
Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the
Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.[27]
The
Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the
Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (44th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for San Jose's second-round pick in 2013 (50th overall) and this pick.[29]
The
Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent
Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[41]
The
Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the
Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 (83rd and 113th overall) and this pick.[38]
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012, that sent
B. J. Crombeen and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[60]
The
Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the
Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a second and third-round pick in 2013 (57th and 88th overall) and this pick.[27]
Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 13, 2013, that sent
Kevin Westgarth to Carolina in exchange for
Anthony Stewart, a 6th round pick in
2014, and this pick.[61]
The
Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the
Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent Nashville's first-round pick in
2012 to Buffalo in exchange for
Paul Gaustad and this pick.[64]
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2012, that sent
Pavel Kubina to Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in either
2012 or 2013 and this pick.[66]
The
Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the
Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 26, 2013, that sent
Simon Gagne to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[67] The condition – Los Angeles will receive a fourth-round pick in 2013 if Philadelphia fails to make the
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs – was converted on April 19, 2013.[68]
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as a result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent
Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in 2012, Vancouver's fourth-round pick in 2012, and this pick.[69]
Columbus previously acquired this pick as a result of a trade on February 22, 2012, that sent
Antoine Vermette to Phoenix in exchange for
Curtis McElhinney, Ottawa's second-round pick in
2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[70] The condition - Phoenix wins at least one round in the
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs[70] - was converted on April 23, 2012.[71]
The
San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 (117th overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2013 (151st overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[29]
San Jose previously re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013, that sent
Michal Handzus to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[72]
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2012 to San Jose in exchange for Tampa Bay's seventh-round pick in 2012 and this pick.[73]
The
Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 (203rd overall) and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[29]
Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 3, 2011, that sent
Cody Franson and
Matthew Lombardi to Toronto in exchange for
Brett Lebda,
Robert Slaney and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[74] The condition – Lombardi plays in 60 or more regular season games over the course of the
2011–12 and
2012–13 NHL seasons[74] – was converted on April 3, 2012.[75]
The
St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the
Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (83rd overall), Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 (94th overall) and this pick.[38]
The
Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (84th overall), Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) and this pick.[29]
The
Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 (111th overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Chicago in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2013 (151st overall) and this pick.[29]
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent
Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 (51st overall), a fourth-round pick in
2014 and this pick.[34]
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 9, 2011, that sent
Francois Beauchemin to Anaheim in exchange for
Joffrey Lupul,
Jake Gardiner and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[76] The condition – Toronto will receive a fourth-round pick if Joffrey Lupul is on the roster for 40 or more games in the
2012–13 season with the club – was converted on April 10, 2013.
The
Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 (84th and 114th overall) and this pick.[29]
Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2012, that sent
Dennis Wideman to Calgary in exchange for
Jordan Henry and this pick.[77]
Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 8, 2013, that sent
Keaton Ellerby to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[79]
Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 6, 2013, that sent
Andrei Loktionov to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[80]
The
Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent
Michael Frolik to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (74th overall) and this pick.[52]
The
New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the
Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent Nashville's fifth-round pick in 2012 to New York in exchange for this pick.[45]
The
St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the
Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 30, 2013, that sent
Jordan Leopold to St. Louis in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[35] The condition – Buffalo will receive a fifth-round pick in 2013 if St. Louis fails to advance to the second round of the
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on May 10, 2013.[82]
The
Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the
Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on March 24, 2013, that sent
Brenden Morrow and Minnesota's third-round pick in 2013 to Pittsburgh in exchange for
Joe Morrow and this pick.[84]
The
Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 (111th overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Chicago in exchange for Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 (117th overall) and this pick.[29]
The
Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the
Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 7, 2013, that sent
Sergei Gonchar to Dallas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[85] The condition – Ottawa will receive a sixth-round pick in 2013 if Gonchar signs with Dallas prior to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft – was converted on June 8, 2013.[86]
The
Winnipeg Jets' sixth-round pick went to the
Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on February 13, 2013, that sent
Eric Tangradi to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[87] The condition – Pittsburgh will receive a sixth-round pick in 2013 if Tangradi plays a certain number of games for Winnipeg – the date of conversion in unknown.[88]
The
San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the
Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent
Scott Hannan to San Jose in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[89] The condition – Nashville will receive a sixth-round pick in 2013 if Hannan appears in one playoff game in the
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs for the Sharks – was converted on May 1, 2013.[90]
The
Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the
Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent Dallas' seventh-round pick in 2012 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[45]
The
New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 13, 2013, that sent
Alexei Ponikarovsky to New Jersey in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[92]
The
Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the
Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent Edmonton's seventh-round pick in 2012 to Dallas in exchange for this pick.[45]
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 2, 2011, that sent
Rob Klinkhammer to Ottawa in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[95] The condition – Klinkhammer plays at least five
2011–12 regular season games for Ottawa[96] – was converted on March 14, 2012 when Klinkhammer appeared in a game against the
Montreal Canadiens.[97]
The
New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the
Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 3, 2012, that sent
Casey Wellman to New York in exchange for
Erik Christensen and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[98] The condition - Christensen is not re-signed by Minnesota for the
2012–13 NHL season - was converted on June 5, 2012 when Christensen signed with
HC Lev Praha of the
KHL.[99]
The
St. Louis Blues' seventh-round pick went to the
Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Toronto's fourth-round pick in 2013 (112th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[29]
The
Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2014 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[29]
Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 8, 2011, that sent
Kyle Cumiskey to Anaheim in exchange for
Jake Newton and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[101] The condition – Cumiskey plays in less than 45
2011–12 regular season games for Anaheim[102] – was converted on January 4, 2012 when Cumiskey did not play in Anaheim's first 38 games of the season.[103]
The
Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the
New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[104]