2017 NHL Entry Draft

2017 NHL Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 23–24, 2017
Location	Chicago, Illinois
First selection	TBA
NHL Entry Draft  < 2016

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Top prospects

Forward Nolan Patrick and defenceman Timothy Liljegren have been mentioned as early favorites for the top selections.^[3]

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

No traded picks for this round

Round two

1. 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.^[4]
2. 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.^[5]
3. 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.^[6]
4. 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.^[7]
5. 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 and Nick Spaling to San Jose in exchange for Raffi Torres, a second-round pick in 2018 and this pick.^[8]

Round three

1. 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.^[9]
2. The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes 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.^[10]
3. 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.^[11]
4. 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.^[12]

Round four

No traded picks for this round

Round five

1. 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.^[13]
2. 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.^[10]

Round six

1. 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^[14] — the date of conversion is unknown.^[15]
2. 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.^[16]

   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.^[17]

3. 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.^[18]
4. 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.^[19]
5. 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.^[20]

Round seven

1. 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.^[21]

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.

Round	Team receiving pick	Team granting pick	Condition	Further notes
2	Vancouver Canucks	Columbus Blue Jackets	Vancouver will receive a second-round pick in 2016, 2017, or 2018 at Columbus' choice.[22]	Vancouver acquired this pick as compensation for Columbus hiring John Tortorella as their head coach on October 21, 2015.[22]
2	Boston Bruins	Edmonton Oilers	Boston will receive a second-round pick in 2016 or 2017, at Edmonton's choice.[23]	Boston acquired this pick as compensation for Edmonton hiring Peter Chiarelli as their president and general manager on April 25, 2015.[24]
3	Philadelphia Flyers	Arizona Coyotes	Philadelphia will receive a third-round pick in 2017 if the Coyotes do not acquire a fourth-round pick in 2016, at Arizona's choice.	Philadelphia acquired this pick in a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Nicklas Grossmann and Chris Pronger to Arizona in exchange for Sam Gagner and this conditional pick.[25]
3	Carolina Hurricanes	New Jersey Devils	Unknown	Carolina acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Tuomo Ruutu to New Jersey in exchange for Andrei Loktionov and this conditional pick.[26]
3	Detroit Red Wings	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2016 or 2017, at Toronto's choice.	Detroit acquired this pick as compensation for Toronto hiring Mike Babcock as their head coach on May 20, 2015.[27]
3	New Jersey Devils	Toronto Maple Leafs	New Jersey will receive a third-round pick in 2016, 2017 or 2018, at Toronto's choice.	New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation for Toronto hiring Lou Lamoriello as their general manager on July 23, 2015.[28]
4 or 5	Edmonton Oilers	Vancouver Canucks	Edmonton will receive a fourth or fifth-round pick based on the performance of Larsen.[29]	Edmonton acquired this pick in a trade on February 24, 2016 that sent Philip Larsen to Vancouver in exchange for this conditional pick.[30]
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	Arizona Coyotes	Pittsburgh will receive a seventh-round pick if Arizona re-signs Plotnikov for the 2016–17 NHL season.[31]	Pittsburgh acquired this pick in a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Sergei Plotnikov to Arizona in exchange for Matthias Plachta and this conditional pick.[32]
7	San Jose Sharks	Chicago Blackhawks	Unknown	San Jose acquired this pick in a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Andrew Desjardins to Chicago in exchange for Ben Smith and this conditional pick.[33][34]
7	Los Angeles Kings	New Jersey Devils	Los Angeles will receive a seventh-round pick in 2017 if New Jersey signs O'Neill to a contract for the 2016–17 NHL season.[35]	Los Angeles acquired this pick in a trade on October 6, 2015 that sent Brian O'Neill to New Jersey in exchange for this conditional pick.[35]

See also

• 2013–14 NHL transactions
• 2014–15 NHL transactions
• 2015–16 NHL transactions
• List of first overall NHL draft picks
• List of NHL players

References

1. "Blackhawks to host 2017 NHL Draft". NHL.com. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
2. "Hockey Operations Guidelines – NHL.com – NHL Headquarters". NHL.com. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
3. "Get to know them: Patrick, Liljegren in 2017". TSN. November 6, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
4. "Devils acquire second- and fourth-round picks from Boston". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
5. "Wild acquire Stewart from Sabres for 2017 pick". March 2, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
6. "Rangers acquire Eric Staal from Hurricanes". February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
7. "Senators acquire Phaneuf in nine-player trade". February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
8. "Sharks acquire Polak, Spaling from Maple Leafs". February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
9. "Flyers trade Rinaldo to Bruins for 2017 draft pick". June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
10. "Blackhawks trade Versteeg, then agree with Kruger". September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
11. "New Jersey Devils trade Eric Gelinas to Avalanche". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
12. "Sabres trade Weber to Caps for third rounder". February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
13. "Canes Acquire Picks, Prospect for Liles". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
14. "Panthers send Robak to Ducks in exchange for Blacker". December 4, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
15. "Panthers send Robak to Ducks in exchange for Blacker". February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
16. "Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend". June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
17. "Avalanche Acquires Brad Stuart". July 1, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
18. "Panthers land defenceman Jakub Kindl from Red Wings". February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
19. "Nashville Acquires a Sixth-Round Pick from the New York Rangers". July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
20. "Canucks acquire Etem from Rangers for Jensen". January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
21. "Blackhawks get Jackman from Ducks". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
22. "Blue Jackets hire Tortorella to replace Richards". October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
23. "Neely: B's will receive compensation for Chiarelli". May 20, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
24. "Changes to compensation for coaches coming". May 30, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
25. "Flyers acquire Gagner from Coyotes". June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
26. "Devils acquire Tuomo Ruutu from Carolina". March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
27. "Mike Babcock hired by Maple Leafs as coach". May 20, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
28. "Lou Lamoriello named new Maple Leafs GM". July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
29. "Oilers trade Larsen's rights to Canucks". February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
30. "Canucks acquire rights to Larsen from Oilers". February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
31. "Maloney said the 7th round pick the Coyotes sent to Pittsburgh for Sergei Plotnikov is conditional on them re-signing him.". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
32. "Plotnikov traded by Penguins to Coyotes: report". February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
33. "Sharks trade Andrew Desjardins to Blackhawks for Ben Smith in swap of 4th liners". March 2, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
34. "Blackhawks trade Ben Smith, draft pick to Sharks for Andrew Desjardins". March 2, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
35. "Devils acquire forward O'Neill from Kings". October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

External links

• 2017 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database