2013 NHL entry draft


The 2013 NHL entry draft was the 51st entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 30, 2013, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The top three selections were Nathan MacKinnon by the Colorado Avalanche, Aleksander Barkov by the Florida Panthers, and Jonathan Drouin by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
As of 2025 there are 53 active NHL players from this draft.

Eligibility

Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1993, and September 15, 1995, were eligible for selection in the 2013 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 1992 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2011 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 1993, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.

Draft lottery

Beginning with the 2013 NHL entry draft, all 14 teams not qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs had a "weighted" chance at winning the first overall selection. The Colorado Avalanche won the 2013 draft lottery that took place on April 29, 2013, thus moving them up from the second pick to the first pick.

Top prospects

RankingNorth American skatersEuropean skaters
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Selections by round

The order of the 2013 entry draft is listed below.

Round one

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1Nathan MacKinnon

Round two

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
31Ian McCoshen

Round three

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
62Yan-Pavel Laplante

Round four

;Notes
  1. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 to St. Louis in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
  2. :St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012, that sent B. J. Crombeen and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
  3. The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 to Los Angeles in exchange for a second and third-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
  4. :Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 13, 2013, that sent Kevin Westgarth to Carolina in exchange for Anthony Stewart, a 6th round pick in 2014, and this pick.
  5. The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 18, 2013, that sent Corban Knight to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
  6. The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 at sent Jerred Smithson to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.
  7. The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent Nashville's first-round pick in 2012 to Buffalo in exchange for Paul Gaustad and this pick.
  8. The Philadelphia Flyers' fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Ben Bishop to Tampa Bay in exchange for Cory Conacher and this pick.
  9. :Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2012, that sent Pavel Kubina to Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in either 2012 or 2013 and this pick.
  10. The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 26, 2013, that sent Simon Gagne to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick. The condition – Los Angeles will receive a fourth-round pick in 2013 if Philadelphia fails to make the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs – was converted on April 19, 2013.
  11. :Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as a result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus in exchange for Ottawa's second-round pick in 2012, Vancouver's fourth-round pick in 2012, and this pick.
  12. :Columbus previously acquired this pick as a result of a trade on February 22, 2012, that sent Antoine Vermette to Phoenix in exchange for Curtis McElhinney, Ottawa's second-round pick in 2012 and this pick. The condition - Phoenix wins at least one round in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - was converted on April 23, 2012.
  13. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 and a fifth-round pick in 2013 to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
  14. :San Jose previously re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013, that sent Michal Handzus to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  15. :Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2012 to San Jose in exchange for Tampa Bay's seventh-round pick in 2012 and this pick.
  16. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  17. :Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 3, 2011, that sent Cody Franson and Matthew Lombardi to Toronto in exchange for Brett Lebda, Robert Slaney and this pick. The condition – Lombardi plays in 60 or more regular season games over the course of the 2011–12 and 2012–13 NHL seasons – was converted on April 3, 2012.
  18. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2013 to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013, Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
  19. The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013, Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
  20. The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Chicago in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
  21. :Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
  22. :Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 9, 2011, that sent Francois Beauchemin to Anaheim in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Jake Gardiner and this pick. The condition – Toronto will receive a fourth-round pick if Joffrey Lupul is on the roster for 40 or more games in the 2012–13 season with the club – was converted on April 10, 2013.

    Round five

;Notes
  1. The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 to Washington in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
  2. :Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2012, that sent Dennis Wideman to Calgary in exchange for Jordan Henry and this pick.
  3. The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 15, 2013, that sent T. J. Brennan to Florida in exchange for this pick.
  4. :Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 8, 2013, that sent Keaton Ellerby to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
  5. :Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 6, 2013, that sent Andrei Loktionov to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  6. The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Michael Frolik to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
  7. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Blake Comeau to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  8. The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent Nashville's fifth-round pick in 2012 to New York in exchange for this pick.
  9. The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 30, 2013, that sent Jordan Leopold to St. Louis in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 and this pick. The condition – Buffalo will receive a fifth-round pick in 2013 if St. Louis fails to advance to the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on May 10, 2013.
  10. The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent Davis Drewiske to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
  11. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on March 24, 2013, that sent Brenden Morrow and Minnesota's third-round pick in 2013 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Joe Morrow and this pick.
  12. The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Chicago in exchange for Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.