Draft Index

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First Overall Selections, Year-by-Year
Year	Lg	Draft	Team	First Pick	Amateur Team
2008	NHL	Entry	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Sarnia (OHL)
2007	NHL	Entry	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Kane	London (OHL)
2006	NHL	Entry	St. Louis Blues	Erik Johnson	USA U-18 (USDP)
2005	NHL	Entry	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Rimouski
2004	NHL	Entry	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Dynamo
2003	NHL	Entry	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marc-Andre Fleury	Cape Breton
2002	NHL	Entry	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash	London
2001	NHL	Entry	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Spartak
2000	NHL	Entry	New York Islanders	Rick DiPietro	Boston University
1999	NHL	Entry	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Long Beach
1998	NHL	Entry	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Rimouski
1997	NHL	Entry	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Sault Ste. Marie
1996	NHL	Entry	Ottawa Senators	Chris Phillips	Prince Albert
1995	NHL	Entry	Ottawa Senators	Bryan Berard	Detroit
1994	NHL	Entry	Florida Panthers	Ed Jovanovski	Windsor
1993	NHL	Entry	Ottawa Senators	Alexandre Daigle	Victoriaville
1992	NHL	Entry	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Hamrlik	ZPS Zlin, TCH
1991	NHL	Entry	Quebec Nordiques	Eric Lindros	Oshawa
1990	NHL	Entry	Quebec Nordiques	Owen Nolan	Cornwall
1989	NHL	Entry	Quebec Nordiques	Mats Sundin	Nacka, SWE
1988	NHL	Entry	Minnesota North Stars	Mike Modano	Prince Albert
1987	NHL	Entry	Buffalo Sabres	Pierre Turgeon	Granby
1986	NHL	Entry	Detroit Red Wings	Joe Murphy	Michigan State
1985	NHL	Entry	Toronto Maple Leafs	Wendel Clark	Saskatoon
1984	NHL	Entry	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Laval
1983	NHL	Entry	Minnesota North Stars	Brian Lawton	Mount St. Charles (High-RI)
1982	NHL	Entry	Boston Bruins	Gord Kluzak	Billings
1981	NHL	Entry	Winnipeg Jets	Dale Hawerchuk	Cornwall
1980	NHL	Entry	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Wickenheiser	Regina
1979	NHL	Entry	Colorado Rockies	Rob Ramage	London
1978	NHL	Amateur	Minnesota North Stars	Bobby Smith	Ottawa
1977	NHL	Amateur	Detroit Red Wings	Dale McCourt	St. Catharines
1976	NHL	Amateur	Washington Capitals	Rick Green	London
1975	NHL	Amateur	Philadelphia Flyers	Mel Bridgman	Victoria
1974	NHL	Amateur	Washington Capitals	Greg Joly	Regina
1973	NHL	Amateur	New York Islanders	Denis Potvin	Ottawa
1972	NHL	Amateur	New York Islanders	Billy Harris	Toronto
1971	NHL	Amateur	Montreal Canadiens	Guy Lafleur	Quebec
1970	NHL	Amateur	Buffalo Sabres	Gilbert Perreault	Montreal
1969	NHL	Amateur	Montreal Canadiens	Rejean Houle	Montreal
1968	NHL	Amateur	Montreal Canadiens	Michel Plasse	Drummondville
1967	NHL	Amateur	Los Angeles Kings	Rick Pagnutti	Garson
1966	NHL	Amateur	Boston Bruins	Barry Gibbs	Estevan
1965	NHL	Amateur	New York Rangers	Andre Veilleux	Montreal Jr. B
1964	NHL	Amateur	Detroit Red Wings	Claude Gauthier	Rosemount Midgets
1963	NHL	Amateur	Montreal Canadiens	Garry Monahan	St. Michael's Juveniles

Franchise Draft History
Franchise	From	To
Anaheim Ducks	1993	2008
Atlanta Thrashers	1999	2008
Boston Bruins	1963	2008
Buffalo Sabres	1970	2008
Calgary Flames	1972	2008
Carolina Hurricanes	1979	2008
Chicago Blackhawks	1963	2008
Cleveland Barons	1967	1977
Colorado Avalanche	1979	2008
Columbus Blue Jackets	2000	2008
Dallas Stars	1967	2008
Detroit Red Wings	1963	2008
Edmonton Oilers	1979	2008
Florida Panthers	1993	2008
Los Angeles Kings	1967	2008
Minnesota Wild	2000	2008
Montreal Canadiens	1963	2008
Nashville Predators	1998	2008
New Jersey Devils	1974	2008
New York Islanders	1972	2008
New York Rangers	1963	2008
Ottawa Senators	1992	2008
Philadelphia Flyers	1967	2008
Phoenix Coyotes	1979	2008
Pittsburgh Penguins	1967	2008
San Jose Sharks	1991	2008
St. Louis Blues	1968	2008
Tampa Bay Lightning	1992	2008
Toronto Maple Leafs	1963	2008
Vancouver Canucks	1970	2008
Washington Capitals	1974	2008

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