54th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
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Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1996, and September 15, 1998, were eligible for selection in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 1995 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the
2014 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 1996, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.[2]
Draft lottery
Since the
2012–13 NHL season all fourteen teams not qualifying for the
Stanley Cup playoffs have a "weighted" chance at winning the first overall selection.[3] Beginning with the
2014–15 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] Starting with this draft the first three picks overall will be 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] The
Toronto Maple Leafs,
Winnipeg Jets and
Columbus Blue Jackets won the draft lotteries that took place on April 30, 2016,[5] giving them the first, second and third picks overall.[6] Toronto retained the top pick, while Winnipeg and Columbus moved up from the sixth and fourth spots, respectively. In the process, the
Edmonton Oilers and
Vancouver Canucks were each knocked down two places from second and third to fourth and fifth overall, respectively, while the
Calgary Flames dropped from fifth to sixth overall.
The
New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the
Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and the Islanders' third-round pick both in 2016 (12th and 80th overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[10]
The
Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the
New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick (11th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for the Islanders' third-round pick in 2016 (80th overall) and this pick.[10]
The
Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the
Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent
Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick and a compensatory second-round pick both in 2016 (20th and 53rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for the cap hit of
Pavel Datsyuk and this pick.[11]
The
Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Chicago's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2016 (22nd and 36th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 (79th overall) and this pick.[12]
The
New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the
Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent
Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for
Joe Vitale, a compensatory second-round pick in 2016 (53rd overall) and this pick.[11]
Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent
Keith Yandle,
Chris Summers and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for
John Moore,
Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in
2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[13] The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs[14] – was converted on April 4, 2016.[15]
The
Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the
Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent
Andrej Sekera to Los Angeles in exchange for
Roland McKeown and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[16] The condition – Carolina will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if Los Angeles fails to qualify for the
2015 Stanley Cup playoffs[16] – was converted on April 9, 2015.[17]
The
Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the
Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first and third-round pick both in 2016 (18th and 79th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 (36th overall) and this pick.[12]
Winnipeg previously acquired this pick from Chicago as the result of a trade on February 25, 2016 that sent
Andrew Ladd,
Jay Harrison and
Matt Fraser to Chicago in exchange for
Marko Dano, a conditional third-round pick in
2018 and this pick.[18]
The
Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington's third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington in exchange for this pick.[19]
The
St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the
Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall) and this pick.[19]
Toronto previously acquired this pick from Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent
Phil Kessel,
Tyler Biggs,
Tim Erixon and a conditional second-round pick in 2016 to Pittsburgh in exchange for
Nick Spaling,
Kasperi Kapanen,
Scott Harrington, New Jersey's third-round pick in 2016 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[22] The condition – Toronto will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if Pittsburgh qualifies for the
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs[23] – was converted on April 2, 2016.[24]
The
Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the
Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent
Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick and St. Louis' third-round pick both in 2016 (38th and 89th overall) to Florida in exchange for
Dmitry Kulikov and this pick.[25]
Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016 that sent
Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for
Jared McCann, a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[26]
The
Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent
Brian Elliott to Calgary in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in
2018 and this pick.[27]
The
Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick went to the
Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first and third-round pick both in 2016 (18th and 79th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for Chicago's first-round pick in 2016 (22nd overall) and this pick.[12]
The
Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent
Dmitri Kulikov and Vancouver's second-round pick in 2016 (33rd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for
Mark Pysyk, St. Louis' third-round pick in 2016 (89th overall) and this pick.[25]
The
Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent
Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 2016 (45th overall) and this pick.[29]
The
Colorado Avalanche's second-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 sixth-round pick in
2017 and this pick.[30]
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 sixth-round pick in
2017 and this pick.[31]
The
Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent
Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 (39th overall) and this pick.[29]
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent
Josh Gorges to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[33][34]
Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent
Matt Moulson and
Cody McCormick to Minnesota in exchange for
Torrey Mitchell, Winnipeg's second-round pick in
2014 and this pick.[35]
The
New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the
Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 4, 2014 that sent
Johnny Boychuk to New York in exchange for Philadelphia's second-round pick in
2015, a conditional third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[36]
Carolina previously acquired this pick 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
2017 and this pick.[39]
The
Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the
Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2015 that sent
Kimmo Timonen to Chicago in exchange for a second-round pick in
2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[40] The condition – Philadelphia will receive a second-round pick in 2016 if Chicago advances to the
2015 Stanley Cup Finals with Timonen playing in at least 50% of the Blackhawks' playoff games[41] – was converted on May 30, 2015.[42]
The
Arizona Coyotes' compensatory second-round pick (53rd overall) went to the
Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent
Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for
Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick in 2016 (20th overall) and this pick.[11]
Arizona previously received this pick as compensation for not signing
2014 first-round draft pick
Conner Bleackley, whom they acquired in an earlier trade with Colorado.[43]
The
Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the
Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent
Jiri Hudler to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in
2018 and this pick.[44]
Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2015 that sent
Kevin Bieksa to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.[46]
The
Dallas Stars' second-round pick went the
Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent
Kris Russell to Dallas in exchange for
Jyrki Jokipakka,
Brett Pollock and this pick (being conditional at thime of the trade).[47] The condition – Calgary will receive a second-round pick in 2016 if Dallas fails to qualify for the
2016 Western Conference Final[47] – was converted on May 11, 2016.
The
Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on trade on July 1, 2015 that sent
Nick Spaling,
Kasperi Kapanen,
Scott Harrington, New Jersey's third-round pick in 2016 and a conditional first-round pick in 2016 to Toronto in exchange for
Phil Kessel,
Tyler Biggs,
Tim Erixon and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[22] The condition – Pittsburgh will re-acquire their own second-round pick in 2016 if the Penguins qualify for the
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 2, 2016 when the Penguins clinched a playoff spot.[24]
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 in a trade that sent
Daniel Winnik to Pittsburgh in exchange for
Zach Sill, a fourth-round pick in
2015 and this pick.[49]
The
Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on July 28, 2015 that sent
Nick Bonino,
Adam Clendening and Anaheim's second-round pick in 2016 to Pittsburgh in exchange for
Brandon Sutter and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[45] The condition – Vancouver will receive the earlier of New York or Vancouver's third-round pick in 2016[45][50] – was converted on March 25, 2016 when the Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention ensuring that they would finish behind the Islanders in the overall league standings.
Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as compensation for Buffalo hiring
Dan Bylsma as their head coach on May 28, 2015.[51]
Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent
Michal Neuvirth to the New York Islanders in exchange for
Chad Johnson and this pick.[50]
The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 25, 2014 that sent
Andrey Pedan to Vancouver in exchange for
Alexandre Mallet and this pick.[52]
The
Winnipeg Jets' third round pick went to the
Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent
Jiri Tlusty to Winnipeg in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in
2015 and this pick.[53]
Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as compensation for New Jersey hiring
John Hynes as their head coach on June 2, 2015.[55]
The
Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the
New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a second-round pick in
2015 to Ottawa in exchange for Dallas' second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – New Jersey will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 or a third-round pick in 2016 at their choice – was converted when New Jersey did not take the 109th pick in the
2015 NHL Entry Draft.[30]
Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent
Jamie McGinn to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[58] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Anaheim does not qualify for the
2016 Western Conference Final[59] – was converted on April 27, 2016 when Anaheim was eliminated from the
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent
Kyle Palmieri to New Jersey in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in
2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[60] The condition – Anaheim will receive the higher of either Florida or Minnesota's third-round pick in 2016.[61] – was converted on April 24, 2016 when Minnesota was eliminated from the
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Wild's pick would be higher than Florida's.
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015 that sent
Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in
2015 and this pick.[62]
Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent
Sean Bergenheim and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[63]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent
Marek Zidlicky to Detroit in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in
2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[65] The condition – New Jersey will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Detroit does not advance to the
2015 Stanley Cup Finals[65] – was converted on April 29, 2015 when Detroit was eliminated from the
2015 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The
Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Chicago's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2016 (22nd and 36th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (18th overall) and this pick.[12]
The
New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the
New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (11th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (12th overall) and this pick.[10]
Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent
Shane Prince and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[66] The condition – Ottawa will receive the lower of New York or Vancouver's third-round pick in 2016[50] – was converted on March 25, 2016 when the Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention ensuring that they would finish behind the Islanders in the overall league standings.
The
Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the
Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent
Teddy Purcell to Florida in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[68] The condition – Edmonton will receive the lower of Minnesota or Florida's third-round pick in 2016[68] – was converted on April 24, 2016 when Minnesota was eliminated from the
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Florida's pick would be lower than Minnesota's.
The
Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the
Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 11, 2015 that sent
Jhonas Enroth to Dallas in exchange for
Anders Lindback and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[69] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Enroth wins fewer than four playoff games for the Stars in
2015 – was converted on April 6, 2015 when the Stars were eliminated from playoff contention.[70]
The
Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall) and this pick.[19]
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent
T.J. Oshie to Washington in exchange for
Troy Brouwer,
Pheonix Copley and this pick.[71]
The
St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent
Dmitri Kulikov and Vancouver's second-round pick in 2016 (33rd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for
Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick in 2016 (38th overall) and this pick.[25]
Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2014 that sent
Ryan Miller,
Steve Ott and conditional second and third-round picks in 2014 to St. Louis in exchange for
Jaroslav Halak,
Chris Stewart,
William Carrier, a first-round pick in
2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[72] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Miller does not re-sign with St. Louis for the
2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014 when Miller signed with Vancouver.[73]
The
Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016 that sent
Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for
Jared McCann, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[26]
The
Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the
New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2016 (110th overall) and a sixth-round pick in
2017 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[77]
The
Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went 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 second-round pick in
2017 and this pick.[80]
The
New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Columbus' fourth-round pick in 2016 (95th overall) to New York in exchange for a sixth-round pick in
2017 and this pick.[77]
The
San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the
New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fourth-round pick in
2017 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[82]
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent
Nicklas Grossmann and
Chris Pronger to Arizona in exchange for
Sam Gagner and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[83] The condition – Philadelphia will receive a fourth-round pick in 2016 if Arizona acquires another fourth-round pick in 2016, at Arizona's choice – was converted on June 25, 2016.
Arizona previously acquired this pick 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 Detroit's third-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[84]
The
Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the
Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in
2015 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[30]
Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Montreal's fifth-round pick in
2015 to New York in exchange for this pick.[30]
The
Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fifth-round pick in
2017 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[77]
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2014 that sent
Brandon Pirri to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in
2014 and this pick.[89]
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent
Korbinian Holzer to Anaheim in exchange for
Eric Brewer and this pick.[90]
The
Boston Bruins' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2015, that sent
Carl Soderberg to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[92]
Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent
Max Talbot and
Paul Carey to Boston in exchange for
Jordan Caron and this pick.[93]
The
Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the
Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Columbus' fourth-round pick in
2015 to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[30]
The
Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the
New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016, that sent
Keith Yandle to Florida in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in
2017 and this pick.[95]
The
St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick went to the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade March 2, 2015, that sent
Olli Jokinen to St. Louis in exchange for
Joakim Lindstrom and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[97] The condition – Toronto will receive a sixth-round pick in 2016 if St. Louis fails to make it to the
2015 Stanley Cup Finals[97] – was converted on April 26, 2015.[98]
The
Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in
2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[99]
The
Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick went the
New York Islanders as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent a conditional third-round pick in 2016 to Ottawa in exchange for
Shane Prince and this pick.[66]
The
Carolina Hurricanes' seventh-round pick went to the
Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent
Eddie Lack to Carolina in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[30]
The
Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in
2017 to Boston in exchange for this pick.[101]
The
Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the
Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent a third-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for
Sean Bergenheim and this pick.[63]
The
Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the
Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Anaheim's seventh-round pick in
2015 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[30]
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 5, 2013 that sent
Shawn Horcoff to Dallas in exchange for
Philip Larsen and this pick.[102]