2024 NHL entry draft


The 2024 NHL entry draft was the 62nd entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 28–29, 2024, at Sphere in the Las Vegas Valley. As per their April 2024 agreement, all draft rights held by the deactivated Arizona Coyotes franchise were transferred to the new Utah Hockey Club. The San Jose Sharks held the first overall pick for the first time in franchise history. The first three selections were Macklin Celebrini by the San Jose Sharks, Artyom Levshunov by the Chicago Blackhawks, and Beckett Sennecke by the Anaheim Ducks.
File:Sphere-exosphere-on-Jan-26-2024.jpg|thumb|The event was held at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Eligibility

Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2004, and September 15, 2006, were eligible for selection in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2003 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2022 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2004, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.

Draft lottery

Since the 2012–13 NHL season, all teams not qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs have a "weighted" chance at winning the first overall selection. Beginning with the 2014–15 NHL season, the NHL changed the weighting system that was used in previous years. Under the new system, the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the odds for the other non-playoff teams increased. As the league reduced the number of lottery drawings before the 2021–22 season, this resulted in two lotteries being held instead of three, and since the 2022 draft lottery, the teams winning one of the two drawings are allowed to move up a maximum of ten spots in the draft order and a team is only allowed to move up by winning the lottery twice in a five-year period.
The San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks won the two draft lotteries that were held on May 7, 2024. No change in the draft order occurred after the results of the lottery for the first time since 2010. Although the Chicago Blackhawks won the first overall selection in 2023 and the second overall selection in 2024, the latter did not improve on their 2024 pre-draft position, so the team remains eligible to win the draft lottery again in 2025.
Indicates team won first overall
Indicates team won second overall
Indicates teams that did not win a lottery

Team1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th
San Jose25.5%18.8%55.7%
Chicago13.5%14.1%30.7%41.7%
Anaheim11.5%11.2%7.8%39.7%29.8%
Columbus9.5%9.5%0.3%15.4%44.6%20.8%
Montreal8.5%8.6%0.3%24.5%44.0%14.2%
Utah7.5%7.7%0.2%34.1%41.4%9.1%
Ottawa6.5%6.7%0.2%44.4%36.5%5.6%
Seattle6.0%6.2%0.2%54.4%30.0%3.2%
Calgary5.0%5.2%0.2%64.4%23.5%1.7%
New Jersey3.5%3.7%0.1%73.3%18.4%0.9%
Buffalo3.0%3.2%0.1%79.9%13.4%0.5%
Philadelphia5.3%85.7%8.9%0.2%
Minnesota4.3%90.7%5.1%>0.0%
Pittsburgh3.1%94.7%2.1%>0.0%
Detroit1.1%97.9%1.1%
St. Louis1.0%98.9%

Top prospects

RankingNorth American skatersEuropean skaters
1

Selections by round

The order of the 2024 entry draft is listed below.

Round one

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1Macklin Celebrini

Round two

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
33Igor Chernyshov

Round three

;Notes
  1. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Henry Thrun to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
  2. The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a second-round pick in 2024 to Columbus in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  3. The Utah Hockey Club's third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a third-round pick in 2024 and Florida's fifth-round pick in 2024 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
  4. :Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a first-round pick in 2024 to Utah in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024, the Rangers' second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  5. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
  6. The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a third and fifth-round pick both in 2024 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  7. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Utah's third-round pick in 2024 to Buffalo in exchange for Florida's fifth-round pick 2024 and this pick.
  8. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Winnipeg's third-round pick in 2024 to Philadelphia in exchange for Minnesota's fifth-round pick 2025 and this pick.
  9. The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade July 1, 2023, that sent Joel Edmundson to Washington in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  10. :Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Marcus Johansson to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
  11. The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Dmitry Kulikov to Pittsburgh in exchange for Brock McGinn and this pick.
  12. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Tampa Bay's third-round pick in 2024 and a sixth-round pick in 2025 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  13. :New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a third-round pick in 2024 to Washington in exchange for the a fifth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  14. The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Logan Thompson to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  15. :Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Joel Edmundson to Toronto in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  16. :Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Pierre Engvall to New York in exchange for this pick.
  17. The Vegas Golden Knights' third-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Mikhail Vorobyev to Vegas in exchange for Daniil Miromanov, a conditional first-round pick in 2025 and this pick. The condition – Calgary will receive a third-round pick in 2024 if the Golden Knights do not advance to the 2024 Western Conference second round – was converted when Vegas was eliminated in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs on May 5, 2024.
  18. :Vegas previously re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2023, that sent Reilly Smith to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
  19. :Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Teddy Blueger to Vegas in exchange for Peter Diliberatore and this pick.
  20. The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Washington's third-round pick in 2024 to San Jose in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  21. :San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Anthony Duclair and a seventh-round pick in 2025 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jack Thompson and this pick.
  22. The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Vladislav Gavrikov and Joonas Korpisalo to Los Angeles in exchange for Jonathan Quick, a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and this pick.
  23. The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Colin Blackwell and Mark Giordano to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in both 2022 and 2023 and this pick.
  24. The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to Utah Hockey Club as the result of a trade on July 28, 2021, that sent Darcy Kuemper to Colorado in exchange for Conor Timmins, a conditional first-round pick in 2022 and this pick. The condition – Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2024 if Colorado wins the 2022 Stanley Cup and Kuemper plays in 50% or more of their playoff games – was converted on June 26, 2022.
  25. The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on February 23, 2023, that sent Garnet Hathaway and Andrei Svetlakov to Boston in exchange for Craig Smith, a first-round pick in 2023, a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  26. The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Tyler Toffoli to Winnipeg in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  27. The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a third-round pick in 2025 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
  28. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent a third-round pick in 2023 to Dallas in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  29. The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 9, 2023, that sent Niko Mikkola and Vladimir Tarasenko to New York in exchange for Sammy Blais, Hunter Skinner, a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and this pick. The condition – St. Louis will receive a third-round pick in 2024 if the Rangers qualify for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on March 27, 2023.
  30. The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to Utah Hockey Club as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Colorado's first-round pick in 2022 to Edmonton in exchange for Zack Kassian, a first-round pick in 2022, a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.