DRAFT HISTORY
2015 NHL Draft
Connor McDavid went first overall to EDM. 211 players selected across 7 rounds; 68 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDM | Connor McDavid | C | Erie (OHL) | 794 | 1,220 |
| 2 | BUF | Jack Eichel | C | Boston University (H-EAST) | 690 | 698 |
| 3 | ARI | Dylan Strome | C | Erie (OHL) | 598 | 442 |
| 4 | TOR | Mitch Marner | C | London (OHL) | 738 | 821 |
| 5 | CAR | Noah Hanifin | D | Boston College (H-EAST) | 829 | 353 |
| 6 | NJD | Pavel Zacha | C | Sarnia (OHL) | 706 | 407 |
| 7 | PHI | Ivan Provorov | D | Brandon (WHL) | 778 | 313 |
| 8 | CBJ | Zach Werenski | D | U. of Michigan (BIG10) | 642 | 465 |
| 9 | SJS | Timo Meier | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) | 698 | 479 |
| 10 | COL | Mikko Rantanen | RW | TPS (FINLAND) | 722 | 782 |
| 11 | FLA | Lawson Crouse | LW | Kingston (OHL) | 666 | 259 |
| 12 | DAL | Denis Gurianov | RW | Togliatti 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 13 | BOS | Jakub Zboril | D | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 14 | BOS | Jake DeBrusk | LW | Swift Current (WHL) | 628 | 356 |
| 15 | BOS | Zach Senyshyn | RW | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 16 | NYI | Mathew Barzal | C | Seattle (WHL) | 611 | 534 |
| 17 | WPG | Kyle Connor | LW | Youngstown (USHL) | 695 | 674 |
| 18 | OTT | Thomas Chabot | D | Saint John (QMJHL) | 573 | 335 |
| 19 | DET | Evgeny Svechnikov | LW | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 20 | MIN | Joel Eriksson Ek | C | Farjestad (SWEDEN) | 620 | 350 |
| 21 | OTT | Colin White | C | USA U-18 (USHL) | — | — |
| 22 | WSH | Ilya Samsonov | G | Magnitogorsk 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 23 | VAN | Brock Boeser | RW | Waterloo (USHL) | 629 | 482 |
| 24 | PHI | Travis Konecny | C | Ottawa (OHL) | 723 | 544 |
| 25 | WPG | Jack Roslovic | C | USA U-18 (USHL) | 601 | 296 |
| 26 | MTL | Noah Juulsen | D | Everett (WHL) | 214 | 27 |
| 27 | ANA | Jacob Larsson | D | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 28 | NYI | Anthony Beauvillier | LW | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | 713 | 299 |
| 29 | CBJ | Gabriel Carlsson | D | Linkoping Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 30 | ARI | Nick Merkley | RW | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | SJS | Jeremy Roy | D | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 32 | ARI | Christian Fischer | RW | USA U-18 (USHL) | 523 | 137 |
| 33 | TBL | Mitchell Stephens | C | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 34 | TOR | Travis Dermott | D | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 35 | CAR | Sebastian Aho | RW | Karpat (FINLAND) | 756 | 711 |
| 36 | OTT | Gabriel Gagne | RW | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 37 | BOS | Brandon Carlo | D | Tri-City (WHL) | 692 | 119 |
| 38 | CBJ | Paul Bittner | LW | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 39 | COL | A.J. Greer | LW | Boston University (H-EAST) | 326 | 81 |
| 40 | COL | Nicolas Meloche | D | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 41 | NYR | Ryan Gropp | LW | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 42 | NJD | Mackenzie Blackwood | G | Barrie (OHL) | 298 | 2 |
| 43 | LAK | Erik Cernak | D | Kosice (SLOVAKIA) | 509 | 120 |
| 44 | TBL | Matthew Spencer | D | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 45 | BOS | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | C | Omaha (USHL) | — | — |
| 46 | PIT | Daniel Sprong | RW | Charlottetown (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 47 | WPG | Jansen Harkins | C | Prince George (WHL) | 308 | 45 |
| 48 | OTT | Filip Chlapik | C | Charlottetown (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 49 | DAL | Roope Hintz | LW | Ilves (FINLAND) | 521 | 421 |
| 50 | MIN | Jordan Greenway | LW | USA U-18 (USHL) | 488 | 165 |
| 51 | BUF | Brendan Guhle | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | — | — |
| 52 | BOS | Jeremy Lauzon | D | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | 396 | 58 |
| 53 | CGY | Rasmus Andersson | D | Barrie (OHL) | 617 | 278 |
| 54 | CHI | Graham Knott | LW | Niagara (OHL) | — | — |
| 55 | NSH | Yakov Trenin | C | Gatineau (QMJHL) | 457 | 120 |
| 56 | STL | Vince Dunn | D | Niagara (OHL) | 623 | 330 |
| 57 | WSH | Jonas Siegenthaler | D | Zurich (SWISS) | 449 | 82 |
| 58 | CBJ | Kevin Stenlund | C | HV 71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 368 | 90 |
| 59 | ANA | Julius Nattinen | C | JYP 2 (FINLAND-2) | — | — |
| 60 | CGY | Oliver Kylington | D | Farjestad (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 61 | TOR | Jeremy Bracco | RW | USA U-18 (USHL) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | NYR | Robin Kovacs | RW | AIK (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
| 63 | ARI | Kyle Capobianco | D | Sudbury (OHL) | 107 | 17 |
| 64 | TBL | Dennis Yan | LW | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 65 | TOR | Andrew Nielsen | D | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
| 66 | VAN | Guillaume Brisebois | D | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 67 | NJD | Blake Speers | C | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 68 | TOR | Martins Dzierkals | LW | Riga 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 69 | CBJ | Keegan Kolesar | RW | Seattle (WHL) | 439 | 120 |
| 70 | PHI | Felix Sandstrom | G | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 71 | COL | J.C. Beaudin | C | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 72 | TBL | Anthony Cirelli | C | Oshawa (OHL) | 589 | 344 |
| 73 | DET | Vili Saarijarvi | D | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 74 | LAK | Alexander Dergachyov | C | SKA St. Petersburg 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 75 | BOS | Dan Vladar | G | Kladno (CZREP-2) | 169 | 2 |
| 76 | ARI | Adin Hill | G | Portland (WHL) | 214 | 5 |
| 77 | FLA | Sam Montembeault | G | Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) | 231 | 4 |
| 78 | WPG | Erik Foley | LW | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 79 | NYR | Sergey Zborovskiy | D | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 80 | ANA | Brent Gates Jr. | C | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 81 | ARI | Brendan Warren | LW | USA U-18 (USHL) | — | — |
| 82 | NYI | Mitchell Vande Sompel | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 83 | ARI | Jens Looke | RW | Brynas (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 84 | ANA | Deven Sideroff | RW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 85 | NSH | Tommy Novak | C | Waterloo (USHL) | 285 | 159 |
| 86 | SJS | Mike Robinson | G | Lawrence Academy (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 87 | MTL | Lukas Vejdemo | C | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 88 | FLA | Thomas Schemitsch | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 89 | NYR | Aleksi Saarela | C | Assat (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 90 | PHI | Matej Tomek | G | Topeka (NAHL) | — | — |
| 91 | CHI | Dennis Gilbert | D | Chicago (USHL) | 122 | 21 |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | BUF | Will Borgen | D | Moorhead (HIGH-MN) | 373 | 83 |
| 93 | CAR | Callum Booth | G | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 94 | STL | Adam Musil | C | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 95 | TOR | Jesper Lindgren | D | Modo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 96 | CAR | Nicolas Roy | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 443 | 191 |
| 97 | NJD | Colton White | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 107 | 14 |
| 98 | PHI | Samuel Dove-McFalls | LW | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 99 | LAK | Austin Wagner | LW | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 100 | NSH | Anthony Richard | C | Val d'Or (QMJHL) | 16 | 6 |
| 101 | COL | Andrei Mironov | D | Dynamo Moscow (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 102 | FLA | Denis Malgin | C | Zurich (SWISS) | — | — |
| 103 | DAL | Chris Martenet | D | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 104 | PHI | Mikhail Vorobyev | C | Ufa 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 105 | BOS | Jesse Gabrielle | LW | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 106 | SJS | Adam Helewka | LW | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 107 | OTT | Christian Wolanin | D | Muskegon (USHL) | — | — |
| 108 | WPG | Michael Spacek | RW | Pardubice (Czech Republic) | — | — |
| 109 | OTT | Filip Ahl | LW | HV 71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 110 | DET | Joren Van Pottelberghe | G | Linkoping U18 (SWEDEN-JR. U18) | — | — |
| 111 | MIN | Ales Stezka | G | Liberec Jr. (CZREP-JR.) | — | — |
| 112 | NYI | Parker Wotherspoon | D | Tri-City (WHL) | 188 | 46 |
| 113 | NYR | Brad Morrison | C | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 114 | VAN | Dmitry Zhukenov | C | Omsk 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 115 | NSH | Alexandre Carrier | D | Gatineau (QMJHL) | 369 | 109 |
| 116 | STL | Glenn Gawdin | C | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 117 | EDM | Caleb Jones | D | USA U-18 (USHL) | 255 | 56 |
| 118 | TBL | Jonne Tammela | RW | Kalpa (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 119 | NYR | Daniel Bernhardt | RW | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 120 | TBL | Mathieu Joseph | RW | Saint John (QMJHL) | 473 | 160 |
| 121 | CHI | Ryan Shea | D | Boston College H.S. (HIGH-MA) | 150 | 41 |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | BUF | Devante Stephens | D | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 123 | ARI | Conor Garland | RW | Moncton (QMJHL) | 556 | 324 |
| 124 | EDM | Ethan Bear | D | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 125 | TOR | Dmytro Timashov | LW | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 126 | CAR | Luke Stevens | LW | Noble & Greenough (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 127 | STL | Niko Mikkola | D | Kalpa Jr. (Finland Jr.) | 396 | 73 |
| 128 | PHI | David Kase | RW | Chomutov (CZREP-2) | — | — |
| 129 | CBJ | Sam Ruopp | D | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 130 | SJS | Karlis Cukste | D | Riga 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 131 | MTL | Matthew Bradley | C | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 132 | FLA | Karch Bachman | LW | Culver Academy (HIGH-IN) | — | — |
| 133 | DAL | Joseph Cecconi | D | Muskegon (USHL) | — | — |
| 134 | LAK | Matt Schmalz | RW | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 135 | MIN | Kirill Kaprizov | LW | Novokuznetsk (RUSSIA) | 397 | 475 |
| 136 | CGY | Pavel Karnaukhov | LW | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 137 | PIT | Dominik Simon | C | Plzen (Czech Republic) | — | — |
| 138 | CAR | Spencer Smallman | RW | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 139 | OTT | Christian Jaros | D | Lulea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 140 | DET | Chase Pearson | C | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 141 | CBJ | Veeti Vainio | D | Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 142 | SJS | Rudolfs Balcers | LW | Stavanger (NORWAY) | — | — |
| 143 | WSH | Connor Hobbs | D | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 144 | VAN | Carl Neill | D | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 145 | NSH | Karel Vejmelka | G | Pardubice Jr. (CZREP-JR.) | 268 | 5 |
| 146 | STL | Luke Opilka | G | USA U-18 (USHL) | — | — |
| 147 | NYI | Ryan Pilon | D | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 148 | ANA | Troy Terry | C/RW | USA U-18 (USHL) | 500 | 342 |
| 149 | VAN | Adam Gaudette | C | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | 367 | 121 |
| 150 | TBL | Ryan Zuhlsdorf | D | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 151 | CHI | Radovan Bondra | RW | Kosice (SLOVAKIA) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | BUF | Giorgio Estephan | C | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
| 153 | TBL | Kristian Oldham | G | Omaha (USHL) | — | — |
| 154 | EDM | John Marino | D | South Shore (USPHL PRE.) | 443 | 157 |
| 155 | TOR | Stephen Desrocher | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 156 | CAR | Jake Massie | D | Kimball Union Academy (HIGH-NH) | — | — |
| 157 | NJD | Brett Seney | LW | Merrimack (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 158 | PHI | Cooper Marody | C | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 159 | CBJ | Vladislav Gavrikov | D | Yaroslavl (RUSSIA) | 517 | 170 |
| 160 | SJS | Adam Parsells | D | Wausau West (HIGH-WI) | — | — |
| 161 | COL | Sergei Boikov | D | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 162 | FLA | Christopher Wilkie | RW | Tri-City (USHL) | — | — |
| 163 | DAL | Markus Ruusu | G | JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 164 | CHI | Roy Radke | RW | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 165 | BOS | Cameron Hughes | C | U. of Wisconsin (BIG10) | 5 | 1 |
| 166 | CGY | Andrew Mangiapane | LW | Barrie (OHL) | 560 | 259 |
| 167 | PIT | Frederik Tiffels | LW | Western Michigan (NCHC) | — | — |
| 168 | WPG | Mason Appleton | C | Tri-City (USHL) | 465 | 152 |
| 169 | CAR | David Cotton | C | Cushing Academy (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 170 | DET | Patrick Holway | D | Boston Advantage U18 (FS) (T1AAA) (USMAAAE) | — | — |
| 171 | MIN | Nicholas Boka | D | USA U-18 (USHL) | — | — |
| 172 | NYI | Andong Song | D | Lawrenceville | — | — |
| 173 | WSH | Colby Williams | D | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 174 | VAN | Lukas Jasek | RW | Trinec (Czech Republic) | — | — |
| 175 | NSH | Tyler Moy | C | Harvard U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 176 | STL | Liam Dunda | LW | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 177 | MTL | Simon Bourque | D | Rimouski (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 178 | ANA | Steven Ruggiero | D | USA U-18 (USHL) | — | — |
| 179 | ANA | Garrett Metcalf | G | Madison (USHL) | — | — |
| 180 | TBL | Bokondji Imama | LW | Saint John (QMJHL) | 33 | 2 |
| 181 | CHI | Joni Tuulola | D | HPK (FINLAND) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | BUF | Ivan Chukarov | D | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — | — |
| 183 | ARI | Erik Kallgren | G | Linkoping Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 184 | NYR | Adam Huska | G | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 185 | TOR | Nikita Korostelev | RW | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 186 | CAR | Steven Lorentz | C/LW | Peterborough (OHL) | 381 | 80 |
| 187 | LAK | Chaz Reddekopp | D | Victoria (WHL) | — | — |
| 188 | PHI | Ivan Fedotov | G | Nizhnekamsk 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 189 | CBJ | Markus Nutivaara | D | Karpat (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 190 | SJS | Marcus Vela | C | Langley (BCHL) | — | — |
| 191 | COL | Gustav Olhaver | C | Rogle Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 192 | FLA | Patrick Shea | C | Kimball Union Academy (HIGH-NH) | — | — |
| 193 | SJS | Jake Kupsky | G | Lone Star (NAHL) | — | — |
| 194 | LAK | Matt Roy | LW | Michigan Tech (WCHA) | 517 | 149 |
| 195 | BOS | Jack Becker | C | Mahtomedi (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 196 | CGY | Riley Bruce | D | North Bay (OHL) | — | — |
| 197 | PIT | Nikita Pavlychev | C | Des Moines (USHL) | — | — |
| 198 | WPG | Sami Niku | D | JYP 2 (FINLAND-2) | — | — |
| 199 | OTT | Joey Daccord | G | Cushing Academy (HIGH-MA) | 175 | 5 |
| 200 | DET | Adam Marsh | LW | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 201 | MIN | Gustav Bouramman | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 202 | NYI | Petter Hansson | D | Linkoping Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 203 | WPG | Matteo Gennaro | C | Prince Albert (WHL) | — | — |
| 204 | MIN | Jack Sadek | D | Lakeville North (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 205 | NSH | Evan Smith | G | Austin (NAHL) | — | — |
| 206 | FLA | Ryan Bednard | G | Johnstown (NAHL) | — | — |
| 207 | MTL | Jeremiah Addison | LW | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 208 | EDM | Miroslav Svoboda | G | Trinec Jr. (CZREP-JR.) | — | — |
| 209 | EDM | Ziyat Paigin | D | Kazan (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 210 | VAN | Tate Olson | D | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 211 | CHI | John Dahlstrom | RW | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
2015 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2015 NHL draft?
- Connor McDavid was selected first overall by EDM, out of Erie (OHL).
- How many players were drafted in 2015?
- 211 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2015 NHL draft.
- Who has the most NHL points from the 2015 draft class?
- Connor McDavid (pick #1, EDM) leads the 2015 class with 1,220 career NHL points.