The 2018 draft featured both the first player trained in the United Kingdom to be drafted in
Liam Kirk[2] and the first Jamaican-born player drafted in Jermaine Loewen.
Eligibility
Ice hockey players that were born between January 1, 1998, and September 15, 2000, are eligible for selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, undrafted, non-North American players born in 1997 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the
2016 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 1998, are also eligible to re-enter the draft.[3]
The
Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the
New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent
Travis Hamonic and a conditional fourth-round pick in
2019 to Calgary in exchange for a second-round pick in 2018, a conditional second-round pick in
2019 and this pick.[10]
The
St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the
Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017 that sent
Brayden Schenn to St. Louis in exchange for
Jori Lehtera, Washington's first-round pick in
2017 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[11] The condition – Philadelphia will receive a first-round pick in 2018 if the Blues' first-round pick is outside of the top ten selections[12] – was converted on April 28, 2018.
The
Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the
New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018 that sent Boston's first-round pick and New Jersey's second-round pick (26th and 48th overall) both in 2018 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[13]
Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a
trade on February 23, 2018 that sent
Derick Brassard and a third-round pick in 2018 to Pittsburgh in exchange for
Ian Cole,
Filip Gustavsson and this pick.[14]
The
Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the
St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018 that sent Winnipeg's first-round pick in 2018 (29th overall) and a third-round pick in 2018 (76th overall) to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[15]
The
Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the
Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018 that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2018 (22nd overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for New Jersey's second-round pick in 2018 (48th overall) and this pick.[13]
The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2018 that sent
Rick Nash to Boston in exchange for
Ryan Spooner,
Matt Beleskey,
Ryan Lindgren, a seventh-round pick in
2019 and this pick.[16]
The
Winnipeg Jets' first-round pick went to the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018 that sent a first-round pick in 2018 (25th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018 (76th overall) and this pick.[15]
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018 that sent
Paul Stastny to Winnipeg in exchange for
Erik Foley, a conditional fourth-round pick in
2020 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[19] The condition – St. Louis will receive a first-round pick in 2018 if the Jets' first-round pick in 2018 is outside of the top three selections[19] – was converted when the Jets qualified for the
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 25, 2018.[20]
The
Vegas Golden Knights' first-round pick went to the
Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018 that sent
Tomas Tatar to Vegas in exchange for the Islanders' second-round pick in
2019, a third-round pick in
2021 and this pick.[21]
The
Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the
Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent
Brendan Smith to the New York Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in
2017 and this pick.[22]
The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 18, 2016 that sent
Derick Brassard and a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Ottawa in exchange for
Mika Zibanejad and this pick.[23]
The
Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on August 25, 2016 that sent
Dave Bolland and
Lawson Crouse to Arizona in exchange for a third-round pick in
2017 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[24] The condition – Florida will receive a second-round pick in 2018 if Crouse plays in 10 or more games for Arizona in the
2016–17 season[25] – was converted on November 10, 2016.
The
Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the
New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent
Travis Hamonic and a conditional fourth-round pick in
2019 to Calgary in exchange for a first-round pick in 2018, a conditional second-round pick in
2019 and this pick.[10]
The
Florida Panthers' second-round pick went the
Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on July 2, 2017 that sent
Marcus Johansson to New Jersey in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[27]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 10, 2016 that sent
Paul Thompson and Graham Black to Florida in exchange for
Marc Savard and this pick.[28]
The
New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the
Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018 that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2018 (22nd overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for Boston's first-round pick in 2018 (26th overall) and this pick.[13]
The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 22, 2018 that sent
Michael Grabner to New Jersey in exchange for
Yegor Rykov and this pick.[30]
The
Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the
Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Ottawa's third-round pick and a fifth-round pick both in 2018 (64th and 146th overall) to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[34]
Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 5, 2017 that sent
Kyle Turris to Nashville in exchange for
Samuel Girard,
Vladislav Kamenev and this pick.[35]
The
Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the
Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a third and fifth-round pick both in 2018 (71st and 133rd overall) to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[34]
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent
Lars Eller to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in
2017 and this pick.[36]
The
Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the
Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Nashville's second-round pick in 2018 (58th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2018 (146th overall) and this pick.[34]
Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a
trade on February 23, 2018 that sent
Ian Cole,
Filip Gustavsson and a first-round pick in 2018 to Ottawa in exchange for
Vincent Dunn and this pick.[14]
The
Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Washington's second-round pick in 2018 (62nd overall) to Edmonton in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2018 (133rd overall) and this pick.[34]
The
Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Toronto's third-round pick and Columbus' fifth-round pick both in 2018 (87th and 142nd overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[34]
Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 17, 2017 that sent
Mike Smith to Calgary in exchange for
Chad Johnson,
Brandon Hickey and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[39] The condition – Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2018 if Calgary fails to qualify for the
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs[40] – was converted on March 26, 2018.[41][42]
The
St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018 that sent a first-round pick in 2018 (25th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Winnipeg's first-round pick in 2018 (29th overall) and this pick.[15]
The
Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the
Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 19, 2018 that sent
Petr Mrazek to Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in
2019 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[45] The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2018 if the Flyers qualify for the
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs and Mrazek wins five regular season games[46] – was converted on April 7, 2018.
The
Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a fourth and fifth-round pick both in 2018 (114th and 145th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[34]
Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade June 23, 2018 that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2018 (74th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Columbus' fifth-round pick in 2018 (142nd overall) and this pick.[34]
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 19, 2018 that sent
Michal Kempny to Washington in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[51] The condition – Chicago will receive the higher of Toronto or Washington's third-round pick in 2018[51] – was converted on April 25, 2018 when Toronto was eliminated from the
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that Toronto would select higher than Washington.
Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2017 that sent
Marcus Johansson to New Jersey in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[27]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as compensation for Toronto hiring
Lou Lamoriello as their general manager on July 23, 2015.[52]
The
Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a third-round pick in
2019 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[34]
The
Vegas Golden Knights' third-round pick went to the
Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017 that sent
Alex Tuch to Vegas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[54] The condition – Minnesota will receive a third-round pick in 2018 if Vegas does not acquire any additional third-round picks in
2017[55] – was converted on June 24, 2017.
The
Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 23, 2017 that sent
Torrey Mitchell to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[56] The condition – Montreal will receive Montreal's fourth-round pick in 2018 if Los Angeles qualifies for the
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 4, 2018.
Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent
Dwight King to Montreal in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade)[57] The condition – Los Angeles will receive a fourth-round pick in 2018 if King does not re-sign with Montreal for the
2017–18 NHL season – was converted on June 22, 2017.[58]
Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 3, 2017 that sent
Derrick Pouliot to Vancouver in exchange for
Andrey Pedan and this pick.[59]
The
Chicago Blackhawks' fourth-round pick went to the
Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent
Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for
Mark McNeill and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[60] The condition – Dallas will receive a fourth-round pick in 2018 if Chicago fails to advance to the
2017 Western Conference Final[60] – was converted on April 20, 2017 when Chicago was eliminated from the playoffs.
The
Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the
San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Vegas' fourth-round pick and Florida's fifth-round pick both in 2018 (123rd and 139th overall) to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[34]
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 4, 2018 that sent
Al Montoya to Edmonton in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[61] The condition – Montreal will receive a fourth-round pick in 2018 if Montoya plays in seven or more games for the Oilers during the
2017–18 NHL season[61] – was converted on March 14, 2018.
The
Florida Panthers' fourth-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 second-round pick in
2016 and this pick.[62]
The
San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the
Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 (87th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2018 (145th overall) and this pick.[34]
The
Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick went to the
Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a fourth-round pick in
2019 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[34]
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018 that sent
Joe Morrow to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[66]
The
Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2018 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for Florida's fifth-round pick in 2018 (139th overall) and this pick.[34]
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent
Mike Hoffman and a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Florida in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2018, a second-round pick in
2019 and this pick.[67]
Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017 that sent
Reilly Smith to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[68]
The
Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the
Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Washington's second-round pick in 2018 (62nd overall) to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018 (71st overall) and this pick.[34]
Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 2017 that sent
Michael Stone to Calgary in exchange for a third-round pick in
2017 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[72] The condition – Arizona will receive a fifth-round pick in 2018 if Stone re-signs with Calgary for the
2017–18 NHL season[72] – was converted on June 30, 2017.[73]
The
Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a fifth-round pick in
2019 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[34]
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2018 (102nd overall) to San Jose in exchange for Vegas' fourth-round pick in 2018 (123rd overall) and this pick.[34]
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent
Mike Hoffman and a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Florida in exchange for Vegas' fourth-round pick in 2018, a second-round pick in
2019 and this pick.[67]
The
Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the
Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2018 (74th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 (87th overall) and this pick.[34]
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017 that sent
Artemi Panarin,
Tyler Motte and the Islanders' sixth-round pick in
2017 to Columbus in exchange for
Brandon Saad,
Anton Forsberg and this pick.[74]
The
San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the
Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 (87th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2018 (114th overall) and this pick.[34]
The
Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the
Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Nashville's second-round pick in 2018 (58th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ottawa's third-round pick in 2018 (64th overall) and this pick.[34]
The
Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the
Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent
Drew Stafford to Boston in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[75] The condition – Winnipeg will receive a fifth-round pick in 2018 if the Bruins reach the
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs and Stafford plays in half of Boston's remaining games in the
2016–17 NHL season[76] – was converted on April 4, 2017.
The
Buffalo Sabres' sixth-round pick went to the
Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Toronto's sixth-round pick in
2019 to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[34]
The
Montreal Canadiens' sixth-round pick went to the
Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a fifth-round pick in
2019 to Detroit in exchange for this pick.[34]
Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent
Steve Ott to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[78]
The
Vancouver Canucks' sixth-round pick went to the
Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2018 (186th overall) and a sixth-round pick in
2019 to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[34]
The
New York Islanders' sixth-round pick went to the
Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a sixth-round pick in
2017 to New York in exchange for this pick.[79]
The
Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the
Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2018 (161st overall) to Washington in exchange for a sixth-round pick in
2019 and this pick.[34]
The
Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a seventh-round pick in
2019 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[34]
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a seventh-round pick in
2017 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[82]
The
Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the
Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on May 31, 2017 that sent
Bokondji Imama to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[83] The condition – Tampa Bay will receive a seventh-round pick in 2018 if Los Angeles signs Imama prior to the June 1 deadline for drafted
CHL players to sign by – was converted.[84]
The
San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent Vegas' fourth-round pick in 2018, a fifth-round pick in 2018 and a second-round pick in
2019 to San Jose in exchange for
Mike Hoffman and this pick.[67]
The
Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the
Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent a seventh-round pick in
2019 to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[34]
The
Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick went to the
New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent Boston's seventh-round pick in
2019 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.[34]
Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2017 that sent Pittsburgh's second-round pick in
2017 to Vegas in exchange for
Trevor van Riemsdyk and this pick.[86]