DRAFT HISTORY
2025 NHL Draft
Matthew Schaefer went first overall to NYI. 224 players selected across 7 rounds; 9 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYI | Matthew Schaefer | D | Erie (OHL) | 82 | 59 |
| 2 | SJS | Michael Misa | C | Saginaw (OHL) | 45 | 21 |
| 3 | CHI | Anton Frondell | C | Djurgarden (SWEDEN-2) | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | UTA | Caleb Desnoyers | C | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 5 | NSH | Brady Martin | C | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | PHI | Porter Martone | RW | Brampton (OHL) | 19 | 10 |
| 7 | BOS | James Hagens | C | Boston College (H-EAST) | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | SEA | Jake O'Brien | C | Brantford (OHL) | — | — |
| 9 | BUF | Radim Mrtka | D | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 10 | ANA | Roger McQueen | C | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 11 | PIT | Benjamin Kindel | C | Calgary (WHL) | 77 | 35 |
| 12 | PHI | Jack Nesbitt | C | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 13 | DET | Carter Bear | LW | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 14 | CBJ | Jackson Smith | D | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 15 | VAN | Braeden Cootes | C | Seattle (WHL) | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | NYI | Victor Eklund | RW | Djurgarden (SWEDEN-2) | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | NYI | Kashawn Aitcheson | D | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 18 | CGY | Cole Reschny | C | Victoria (WHL) | — | — |
| 19 | STL | Justin Carbonneau | RW | Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 20 | CBJ | Pyotr Andreyanov | G | CSKA Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 21 | NSH | Cameron Reid | D | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 22 | PIT | Bill Zonnon | RW | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 23 | OTT | Logan Hensler | D | Wisconsin (BIG10) | — | — |
| 24 | PIT | William Horcoff | C | Michigan (BIG10) | — | — |
| 25 | CHI | Vaclav Nestrasil | RW | Muskegon (USHL) | — | — |
| 26 | NSH | Ryker Lee | RW | Madison (USHL) | — | — |
| 27 | WSH | Lynden Lakovic | LW | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 28 | WPG | Sascha Boumedienne | D | Boston University (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 29 | CHI | Mason West | C | Edina (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 30 | SJS | Joshua Ravensbergen | G | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 31 | LAK | Henry Brzustewicz | D | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 32 | CGY | Cullen Potter | C | Arizona State (NCHC) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | SJS | Simon (Haoxi) Wang | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 34 | MTL | Alexander Zharovsky | RW | Ufa Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 35 | NSH | Jacob Rombach | D | Lincoln (USHL) | — | — |
| 36 | SEA | Blake Fiddler | D | Edmonton (WHL) | — | — |
| 37 | WSH | Milton Gastrin | C | Modo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 38 | PHI | Carter Amico | D | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 39 | PIT | Peyton Kettles | D | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 40 | PHI | Jack Murtagh | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 41 | CAR | Semyon Frolov | G | Spartak Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 42 | NYI | Daniil Prokhorov | RW | Dynamo St. Petersburg Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 43 | NYR | Malcolm Spence | LW | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 44 | DET | Eddie Genborg | RW | Linkoping (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 45 | ANA | Eric Nilson | C | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 46 | UTA | Max Psenicka | D | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 47 | VAN | Alexei Medvedev | G | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 48 | PHI | Shane Vansaghi | RW | Michigan State U. (BIG10) | — | — |
| 49 | CAR | Charlie Cerrato | C | Penn State U. (BIG10) | — | — |
| 50 | NJD | Conrad Fondrk | C | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 51 | BOS | William Moore | C | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 52 | MIN | Theodor Hallquisth | D | Orebro Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 53 | SJS | Cole McKinney | C | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 54 | CGY | Theo Stockselius | C | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 55 | VGK | Jakob Ihs Wozniak | RW | Lulea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 56 | TBL | Ethan Czata | C | Niagara (OHL) | — | — |
| 57 | PHI | Matthew Gard | C | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 58 | NSH | Jack Ivankovic | G | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 59 | LAK | Vojtech Cihar | LW | Karlovy Vary (CZECHIA) | — | — |
| 60 | ANA | Lasse Boelius | D | Assat Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 61 | BOS | Liam Pettersson | D | Vaxjo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 62 | CAR | Ivan Ryabkin | C | Muskegon (USHL) | — | — |
| 63 | NJD | Ben Kevan | RW | Des Moines (USHL) | — | — |
| 64 | TOR | Tinus Luc Koblar | C | Leksand Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | VAN | Kieren Dervin | C | St. Andrews College (HIGH-ON) | — | — |
| 66 | CHI | Nathan Behm | RW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 67 | CAR | Kurban Limatov | D | Dynamo Moscow Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 68 | SEA | Will Reynolds | D | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 69 | MTL | Hayden Paupanekis | C | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 70 | NYR | Sean Barnhill | D | Dubuque (USHL) | — | — |
| 71 | BUF | David Bedkowski | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 72 | ANA | Noah Read | C | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 73 | PIT | Charlton Trethewey | D | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 74 | NYI | Luca Romano | C | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 75 | DET | Michal Pradel | G | Tri-City (USHL) | — | — |
| 76 | CBJ | Malte Vass | D | Farjestad Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 77 | COL | Francesco Dell'elce | D | U. Mass. (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 78 | UTA | Stepan Hoch | LW | C. Budejovice Jr. (CZECHIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 79 | BOS | Cooper Simpson | LW | Shakopee (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 80 | CGY | Maceo Phillips | D | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 81 | MTL | Bryce Pickford | D | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 82 | MTL | Arseni Radkov | G | Tyumen Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 83 | EDM | Tommy Lafreniere | RW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 84 | PIT | Gabriel D'Aigle | G | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 85 | VGK | Mateo Nobert | C | Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 86 | TOR | Tyler Hopkins | C | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 87 | CAR | Roman Bausov | D | Dynamo St. Petersburg Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 88 | LAK | Kristian Epperson | LW | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 89 | NYR | Artyom Gonchar | D | Magnitogorsk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 90 | NJD | Mason Moe | C | Madison (USHL) | — | — |
| 91 | PIT | Brady Peddle | D | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 92 | WPG | Owen Martin | C | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 93 | OTT | Blake Vanek | RW | Stillwater (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 94 | DAL | Cameron Schmidt | RW | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 95 | SJS | Teddy Mutryn | C | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 96 | WSH | Maxim Schafer | LW | Eisbaren Berlin (GERMANY) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | OTT | Lucas Beckman | G | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 98 | CHI | Julius Sumpf | C | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 99 | NJD | Trenten Bennett | G | Kemptville (CCHL) | — | — |
| 100 | BOS | Vashek Blanar | D | TROJA-LJUNGBY U18 (SWE-JR. U18) | — | — |
| 101 | ANA | Drew Schock | D | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 102 | MIN | Adam Benak | C | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 103 | BUF | Matous Kucharcik | C | Slavia Jr. (CZECHIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 104 | ANA | Elijah Neuenschwander | G | Fribourg Jr. (SWISS-JR.) | — | — |
| 105 | PIT | Travis Hayes | RW | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 106 | NYI | Tomas Poletin | LW | Pelicans (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 107 | CHI | Parker Holmes | LW | Brantford (OHL) | — | — |
| 108 | TBL | Benjamin Rautiainen | C | Tappara (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 109 | DET | Brent Solomon | RW | Champlin Park (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 110 | UTA | Yegor Borikov | RW | Minsk (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 111 | NYR | Mikkel Eriksen | C | Farjestad Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 112 | FLA | Mads Kongsbak Klyvo | LW | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 113 | MTL | John Mooney | C | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 114 | NJD | Gustav Hillstrom | C | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 115 | SJS | Ilyas Magomedsultanov | D | Yaroslavl Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 116 | BUF | Samuel Meloche | G | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 117 | EDM | David Lewandowski | LW | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 118 | COL | Linus Funck | D | Lulea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 119 | DET | Michal Svrcek | LW | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 120 | LAK | Caeden Herrington | D | Lincoln (USHL) | — | — |
| 121 | MIN | Lirim Amidovski | RW | North Bay (OHL) | — | — |
| 122 | NSH | Alex Huang | D | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 123 | MIN | Carter Klippenstein | C | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 124 | SJS | Zachary Sharp | D | Western Michigan (NCHC) | — | — |
| 125 | LAK | Jimmy Lombardi | C | Flint (OHL) | — | — |
| 126 | DAL | Brandon Gorzynski | C | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 127 | TBL | Aiden Foster | C | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 128 | FLA | Shea Busch | LW | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | FLA | Shamar Moses | RW | North Bay (OHL) | — | — |
| 130 | PIT | Ryan Miller | C | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 131 | EDM | Asher Barnett | D | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 132 | PHI | Max Westergard | LW | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 133 | BOS | Cole Chandler | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 134 | SEA | Maxim Agafonov | D | Ufa Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 135 | BUF | Noah Laberge | D | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 136 | ANA | Alexis Mathieu | D | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 137 | TOR | William Belle | RW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 138 | NYI | Sam Laurila | D | Fargo (USHL) | — | — |
| 139 | NYR | Zeb Lindgren | D | Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 140 | DET | Nikita Tyurin | D | Spartak Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 141 | MIN | Justin Kipkie | D | Victoria (WHL) | — | — |
| 142 | UTA | Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko | G | Ufa Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 143 | VAN | Wilson Bjorck | C | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 144 | CGY | Ethan Wyttenbach | LW | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 145 | MTL | Alexis Cournoyer | G | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 146 | DAL | Atte Joki | C | Lukko Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 147 | STL | Mikhail Fyodorov | RW | Magnitogorsk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 148 | PIT | Quinn Beauchesne | D | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 149 | OTT | Dmitri Isayev | LW | Yekaterinburg Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 150 | SJS | Max Heise | C | Penticton (BCHL) | — | — |
| 151 | TBL | Everett Baldwin | D | St. George's School (HIGH-RI) | — | — |
| 152 | LAK | Petteri Rimpinen | G | K-Espoo (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 153 | TOR | Harry Nansi | RW | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 154 | PIT | Jordan Charron | RW | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 155 | WSH | Jackson Crowder | C | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 156 | WPG | Viktor Klingsell | RW | Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 157 | PHI | Luke Vlooswyk | D | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 158 | DAL | Mans Goos | G | Farjestad Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 159 | ANA | Emile Guite | LW | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 160 | CBJ | Owen Griffin | C | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | NJD | David Rozsival | RW | Liberec Jr. (CZECHIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 162 | CHI | Ashton Cumby | D | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 163 | NSH | Daniel Nieminen | D | Pelicans (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 164 | PHI | Nathan Quinn | C | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 165 | BOS | Kirill Yemelyanov | C | Yaroslavl Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 166 | NYR | Samuel Jung | RW | Karpat Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 167 | BUF | Ashton Schultz | C | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 168 | ANA | Anthony Allain-Samake | D | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 169 | PIT | Carter Sanderson | LW | Muskegon (USHL) | — | — |
| 170 | NYI | Burke Hood | G | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 171 | NYR | Evan Passmore | D | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 172 | DET | Will Murphy | D | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 173 | CBJ | Victor Raftheim | D | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 174 | UTA | Ludvig Johnson | D | Zug (SWISS) | — | — |
| 175 | VAN | Gabriel Chiarot | RW | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 176 | CGY | Aiden Lane | RW | St. Andrews College (HIGH-ON) | — | — |
| 177 | MTL | Carlos Handel | D | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 178 | NJD | Sigge Holmgren | D | Brynas U18 (SWE-JR. U18) | — | — |
| 179 | STL | Love Harenstam | G | Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 180 | WSH | Aron Dahlqvist | D | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 181 | OTT | Bruno Idzan | LW | Lincoln (USHL) | — | — |
| 182 | UTA | Reko Alanko | D | Jokerit Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 183 | CAR | Viggo Nordlund | LW | Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 184 | LAK | Jan Chovan | C | Tappara Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 185 | TOR | Rylan Fellinger | D | Flint (OHL) | — | — |
| 186 | VGK | Alexander Weiermair | C | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 187 | VGK | Gustav Sjoqvist | D | AIK (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
| 188 | WPG | Edison Engle | D | Dubuque (USHL) | — | — |
| 189 | MTL | Andrew MacNiel | D | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 190 | DAL | Dawson Sharkey | RW | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 191 | EDM | Daniel Salonen | G | Lukko Jr. (FINLAND-JR.) | — | — |
| 192 | FLA | Arvid Drott | RW | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | TBL | Caleb Heil | G | Madison (USHL) | — | — |
| 194 | CHI | Ilya Kanarsky | G | AKM Tula Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 195 | BUF | Melvin Novotny | LW | Leksand Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 196 | LAK | Brendan McMorrow | C | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 197 | FLA | Brendan Dunphy | D | Wenatchee (WHL) | — | — |
| 198 | CBJ | Jeremy Loranger | C | Sherwood Park (BCHL) | — | — |
| 199 | BUF | Yevgeni Prokhorov | G | Dinamo-Shinnik Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 200 | ANA | Brady Turko | RW | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 201 | PIT | Kale Dach | C | Sherwood Park (BCHL) | — | — |
| 202 | NYI | Jacob Kvasnicka | RW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 203 | NYR | Felix Farhammar | D | Orebro Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 204 | DET | Grayden Robertson-Palmer | C | Phillips Andover Academy (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 205 | SEA | Karl Annborn | D | HV71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 206 | TBL | Roman Luttsev | C | Yaroslavl Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 207 | VAN | Matthew Lansing | C | Fargo (USHL) | — | — |
| 208 | CGY | Jakob Leander | D | HV71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 209 | MTL | Maxon Vig | D | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 210 | SJS | Richard Gallant | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP - USHL) | — | — |
| 211 | CGY | Yan Matveiko | LW | CSKA Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 212 | TBL | Grant Spada | D | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 213 | OTT | Andrei Trofimov | G | Magnitogorsk Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 214 | COL | Nolan Roed | C | Tri-City (USHL) | — | — |
| 215 | TBL | Marco Mignosa | RW | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 216 | LAK | William Sharpe | D | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 217 | TOR | Matthew Hlacar | LW | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 218 | SEA | Loke Krantz | RW | Linkoping Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 219 | BUF | Ryan Rucinski | C | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 220 | WPG | Jacob Cloutier | RW | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 221 | CAR | Filip Ekberg | RW | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 222 | DAL | Charlie Paquette | RW | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 223 | EDM | Aidan Park | C | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 224 | FLA | Yegor Midlak | G | Spartak Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
2025 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2025 NHL draft?
- Matthew Schaefer was selected first overall by NYI, out of Erie (OHL).
- How many players were drafted in 2025?
- 224 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2025 NHL draft.
- Who has the most NHL points from the 2025 draft class?
- Matthew Schaefer (pick #1, NYI) leads the 2025 class with 59 career NHL points.