List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks
![Vegas Golden Knights player Nicolas Hague during the 2024 NHL Winter Classic](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Tanev-Hague-WC_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Tanev-Hague-WC_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg)
The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey franchise located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded ahead of the 2017–18 season as an expansion team, they play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] As of 2023, Vegas has made 50 selections in seven entry drafts.[2]
The NHL entry draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team.[3] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick.[4] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft.[3]
Vegas first participated in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, where they made Cody Glass their first-ever selection at sixth overall;[5][6] additionally, they selected Nick Suzuki and Erik Brannstrom later in the first round.[6] However, only Glass ultimately played for the Golden Knights, with Suzuki traded to the Montreal Canadiens ahead of the 2018–19 season,[7] and Brannstrom traded to the Ottawa Senators during the same season.[8] 2017 second-round pick Nicolas Hague has played the most games for Vegas of any draft pick, with 296 games played since his debut in the 2019–20 season;[9] Hague was also the only Golden Knights draft pick to play with the team in the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals,[10] with him and 2018 fifth-round pick Paul Cotter the only picks to subsequently be engraved on the Stanley Cup.[11] Jiri Patera, selected in the sixth round in 2017, is the only goaltender drafted by Vegas to appear for the team, with eight games played as of the 2023–24 season.[12]
Key
* Played at least one game with the Golden Knights.
† Spent entire NHL career with the Golden Knights.
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Draft picks
![The 2017 NHL draft floor and stage, after the Golden Knights selected Cody Glass 6th overall.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/2017_NHL_Entry_Draft_%2835126850770%29.jpg/290px-2017_NHL_Entry_Draft_%2835126850770%29.jpg)
![Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Jiri Patera during warmups prior to the 2024 NHL Winter Classic.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Winter_Classic_-_Vegas_Golden_Knights_at_Seattle_Kraken_-_January_1%2C_2024_-_Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Patera_warmups.jpg/170px-Winter_Classic_-_Vegas_Golden_Knights_at_Seattle_Kraken_-_January_1%2C_2024_-_Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Patera_warmups.jpg)
![Vegas Golden Knights forward Paul Cotter during warmups prior to a game against the Washington Capitals on November 14, 2023.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/PaulCotter2023.jpg/170px-PaulCotter2023.jpg)
![Vegas Golden Knights forward Pavel Dorofeyev during warmups prior to a game against the Washington Capitals on November 14, 2023.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/PavelDorofeyev2023.jpg/170px-PavelDorofeyev2023.jpg)
Statistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.
Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | W | L | OT | GAA |
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2017 | 1 | 6 | Cody Glass* | ![]() | C | 187 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 54 | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 1 | 13 | Nick Suzuki | ![]() | C | 373 | 108 | 178 | 286 | 121 | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 1 | 15 | Erik Brannstrom | ![]() | D | 266 | 7 | 62 | 69 | 145 | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 2 | 34 | Nicolas Hague† | ![]() | D | 296 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 195 | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 2 | 62 | Jake Leschyshyn* | ![]() | C | 77 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 3 | 65 | Jonas Rondbjerg† | ![]() | RW | 63 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 4 | 96 | Maxim Zhukov | ![]() | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 5 | 127 | Lucas Elvenes | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 5 | 142 | Jack Dugan | ![]() | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 6 | 158 | Nick Campoli | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 6 | 161 | Jiri Patera† | ![]() | G | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.57 |
2017 | 7 | 189 | Ben Jones† | ![]() | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 2 | 61 | Ivan Morozov | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 4 | 99 | Slava Demin | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 4 | 115 | Paul Cotter† | ![]() | C | 138 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 62 | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 5 | 135 | Brandon Kruse | ![]() | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 5 | 154 | Connor Corcoran | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 6 | 180 | Peter Diliberatore | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 6 | 185 | Xavier Bouchard | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 7 | 208 | Jordon Kooy | ![]() | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 1 | 17 | Peyton Krebs* | ![]() | C | 215 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 139 | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 2 | 41 | Kaedan Korczak† | ![]() | D | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 3 | 79 | Pavel Dorofeyev† | ![]() | LW | 67 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 3 | 86 | Layton Ahac | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 4 | 110 | Ryder Donovan | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 5 | 135 | Isaiah Saville | ![]() | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 5 | 139 | Marcus Kallionkieli | ![]() | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 5 | 141 | Mason Primeau | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | 1 | 29 | Brendan Brisson† | ![]() | C | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
2020 | 3 | 68 | Lukas Cormier† | ![]() | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
2020 | 3 | 91 | Jackson Hallum | ![]() | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | 5 | 125 | Jesper Vikman | ![]() | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | 6 | 184 | Noah Ellis | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | 7 | 215 | Maxim Marushev | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 1 | 30 | Zach Dean | ![]() | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 2 | 38 | Daniil Chayka | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 4 | 102 | Jakub Brabenec | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 4 | 128 | Jakub Demek | ![]() | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 6 | 190 | Artur Cholach | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 7 | 222 | Carl Lindbom | ![]() | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 2 | 48 | Matyas Sapovaliv | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 3 | 79 | Jordan Gustafson | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 4 | 128 | Cameron Whitehead | ![]() | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 5 | 145 | Patrick Guay | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 6 | 177 | Ben Hemmerling | ![]() | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 7 | 209 | Abram Wiebe | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 1 | 32 | David Edstrom | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 3 | 77 | Matheiu Cataford | ![]() | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 3 | 96 | Arttu Karki | ![]() | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 6 | 192 | Tuomas Uronen | ![]() | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
See also
References
- General
- "Vegas Golden Knights Draft History". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- "Vegas Golden Knights Draft Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- Specific
- ^ Rosen, Dan (June 22, 2016). "Las Vegas awarded NHL franchise". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Draft Picks". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery to be held Monday". National Hockey League. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Kimelman, Adam (June 23, 2017). "Cody Glass first pick made by Golden Knights". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Carp, Steve (June 23, 2017). "Golden Knights take Cody Glass with first NHL Entry Draft pic". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Golden Knights Acquire Max Pacioretty From The Montreal Canadiens". National Hockey League. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Acquire Mark Stone From The Ottawa Senators". National Hockey League. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Hague". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Ferrari, Tony (June 15, 2023). "How Nicolas Hague Went from Vegas Draft Pick to Cup Champion". Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Names Engraved on Stanley Cup". National Hockey League. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jiří Patera". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
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