2020 NHL Entry Draft Results

It’s been more than three months since the 2020 NHL Entry Draft was originally be scheduled to be held, but the day has finally arrived. Rather than a Friday night and Saturday event held in front of a capacity crowd at an NHL venue, it is instead a Tuesday and Wednesday affair and an entirely virtual format. However, the results will be the same. A new generation of future NHLers will hear their names called, beginning with 31 top prospects tonight and another 186 hopefuls tomorrow. Below are the picks for the ongoing and completed rounds, with updated selections:

Round One

1. New York Rangers – F Alexis Lafreniere, Rimouski (QMJHL)
2. Los Angeles Kings – F Quinton Byfield, Sudbury (OHL)
3. Ottawa Senators (from SJS) – F Tim Stutzle, Manheim (DEL)
4. Detroit Red Wings – F Lucas Raymond, Frolunda (SHL)
5. Ottawa Senators – D Jake Sanderson, USNTDP (USHL)
6. Anaheim Ducks – D Jamie Drysdale, Erie (OHL)
7. New Jersey Devils – F Alexander Holtz, Djurgardens (SHL)
8. Buffalo Sabres – F Jack Quinn, Ottawa (OHL)
9. Minnesota Wild – F Marco Rossi, Ottawa (OHL)
10. Winnipeg Jets – F Cole Perfetti, Saginaw (OHL)
11. Nashville Predators – G Yaroslav Askarov, St. Petersburg (KHL)
12. Florida Panthers – F Anton Lundell, HIFK (Liiga)
13. Carolina Hurricanes (from TOR) – F Seth Jarvis, Portland (WHL)
14. Edmonton Oilers – F Dylan Holloway, Univ. of Wisconsin (NCAA)
15. Toronto Maple Leafs (from PIT) – F Rodion Amirov, Ufa (KHL)
16. Montreal Canadiens – D Kaiden Guhle, Prince Albert (WHL)
17. Chicago Blackhawks – F Lukas Reichel, Berlin (DEL)
18. New Jersey Devils (from ARI) – F Dawson Mercer, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
19. New York Rangers (from CGY) – D Braden Schneider, Brandon (WHL)
20. New Jersey Devils (from VAN via TBL) – D Shakir Mukhamadullin, Ufa (KHL)
21. Columbus Blue Jackets – F Yegor Chinakhov, Omsk (KHL)
22. Washington Capitals (from CAR via NYR, CGY) – F Hendrix Lapierre, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
23. Philadelphia Flyers – F Tyson Foerster, Barrie (OHL)
24. Calgary Flames (from WSH) – F Connor Zary, Kamloops (WHL)
25. Colorado Avalanche – D Justin Barron, Halifax (QMJHL)
26. St. Louis Blues – F Jake Neighbours, Edmonton (WHL)
27. Anaheim Ducks (from BOS) – F Jacob Perreault, Sarnia (OHL)
28. Ottawa Senators (from NYI) – F Ridly Greig, Brandon (WHL)
29. Vegas Golden Knights – F Brendan Brisson, Chicago (USHL)
30. Dallas Stars – F Mavrik Bourque, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
31. San Jose Sharks (from TBL) – F Ozzy Wiesblatt, Prince Albert (WHL)

Round Two

32. Detroit Red Wings – D William Wallinder, MODO (Allsvenskan)
33. Ottawa Senators – F Roby Jarventie, Ilves (Liiga)
34. Buffalo Sabres (from SJS) – F J.J. Peterka, Munchen (DEL)
35. Los Angeles Kings – D Helge Grans, Malmo (SHL)
36. Anaheim Ducks – F Sam Colangelo, Chicago (USHL)
37. Minnesota Wild (from NJD via NSH) – F Marat Khusnutdinov, St. Petersburg (KHL)
38. San Jose Sharks (from BUF) – F Thomas Bordeleau, USNTDP (USHL)
39. Minnesota Wild – D Ryan O’Rourke, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
40. Winnipeg Jets – F Daniel Torgersson, Frolunda (SHL)
41. Carolina Hurricanes (from NYR) – F Noel Gunler, Lulea (SHL)
42. Nashville Predators – F Luke Evangelista, London (OHL)
43. Florida Panthers – F Emil Heineman, Leksands (SHL)
44. Ottawa Senators (from TOR) – D Tyler Kleven, USNTDP (USHL)
45. Los Angeles Kings (from EDM via DET) – D Brock Faber, USNTDP (USHL)
46. Chicago Blackhawks (from PIT) – G Drew Commesso, USNTDP (USHL)
47. Montreal Canadiens – F Luke Tuch, USNTDP (USHL)
48. Montreal Canadiens (from CHI) – F Jan Mysak, Hamilton (OHL)
49. Arizona Coyotes – Forfeited
50. Calgary Flames – D Yan Kuznetsov, Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA)
51. Detroit Red Wings (from VAN via LAK) – F Theodor Niederbach, Frolunda (SuperElit)
52. Pittsburgh Penguins (from CLB via OTT) – G Joel Blomqvist, Karpat (Liiga)
53. Carolina Hurricanes – F Vasili Ponomaryov, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
54. Philadelphia Flyers – D Emil Andrae, HV71 (SHL)
55. Detroit Red Wings (from WAS) – F Cross Hanas, Portland (WHL)
56. San Jose Sharks (from COL) – F Tristen Robins, Saskatoon (WHL)
57. Tampa Bay Lightning (from STL via MTL) – F Jack Finley, Spokane (WHL)
58. Boston Bruins – D Mason Lohrei, Green Bay (USHL)
59. Toronto Maple Leafs (from NYI via OTT) – F Roni Hirvonen, Assat (Liiga)
60. New York Rangers (from VGK via LAK) – F Will Cuylle, Windsor (OHL)
61. Ottawa Senators (from DAL) – F Egor Sokolov, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
62. Tampa Bay Lightning – F Gage Goncalves, Everett (WHL)

Round Three

63. Detroit Red Wings – D Donovan Sebrango, Kitchener (OHL)
64. Toronto Maple Leafs (from OTT) – D Topi Niemela, Karpat (Liiga)
65. Minnesota Wild (from SJS via DET) – D Daemon Hunt, Moose Jaw (WHL)
66. Los Angeles Kings – F Kasper Simontaival, Tappara (Liiga)
67. Anaheim Ducks – D Ian Moore, St. Mark’s (USHS)
68. Vegas Golden Knights (from NJD) – D Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown (QMJHL)
69. Carolina Hurricanes (from BUF) – D Alexander Nikishin, Spartak Moscow (KHL)
70. Detroit Red Wings (from MIN) – D Eemil Viro, TPS (Liiga)
71. Ottawa Senators (from WIN) – G Leevi Merilainen, Karpat (U20 Liiga)
72. Calgary Flames (from NYR) – D Jeremie Poirier, Saint John (QMJHL)
73. Nashville Predators (from PHI) – D Luke Prokop, Calgary (WHL)
74. Florida Panthers – F Ty Smilanic, USNTDP (USHL)
75. Colorado Avalanche (from TOR) – F Jean-Luc Foudy, Windsor (OHL)
76. San Jose Sharks (from EDM) – F Daniil Gushchin, Muskegon (USHL)
77. Pittsburgh Penguins – G Calle Clang, Rogle (SuperElit)
78. Columbus Blue Jackets (from MTL) – D Samuel Knazko, TPS (U20 Liiga)
79. Chicago Blackhawks – F Landon Slaggert, USNTDP (USHL)
80. Calgary Flames (from ARI via COL, WSH) – D Jake Boltmann, Edina (USHS)
81. Chicago Blackhawks (from CGY) – D Wyatt Kaiser, Andover (USHS)
82. Vancouver Canucks – D Joni Jurmo, JYP (Liiga)
83. Los Angeles Kings (from CLB via OTT, TOR) – F Alex Laferriere, Des Moines (USHL)
84. New Jersey Devils (from CAR) – G Nico Daws, Guelph (OHL)
85. Tampa Bay Lightning (from PHI via SJS) – F Maxim Groshev, Nizhnekamsk (KHL)
86. St. Louis Blues (from WAS via MTL) – F Dylan Peterson, USNTDP (USHL)
87. Florida Panthers (from COL) – F Justin Sourdif, Vancouver (WHL)
88. St. Louis Blues – D Leo Loof, Farjestad (SuperElit)
89. Boston Bruins – F Trevor Kuntar, Youngstown (USHL)
90. New York Islanders – F Alexander Ljungkrantz, Brynas (SHL)
91. Vegas Golden Knights – F Jackson Hallum, St. Thomas (USHS)
92. New York Rangers (from DAL) – F Oliver Tarnstrom, AIK (Allsvenskan)
93. Tampa Bay Lightning – D Jack Thompson, Sudbury (OHL)

Round Four

94. Philadelphia Flyers (from DET via TBL) – F Zayde Wisdom, Kingston (OHL)
95. Florida Panthers (from OTT) – D Michael Benning, Sherwood Park (AJHL)
96. Calgary Flames (from SJS via MTL, BUF) – G Daniil Chechelev, Chekhov (MHL)
97. Detroit Red Wings (from LAK) – F Sam Stange, Sioux City (USHL)
98. San Jose Sharks (from ANA via MTL) – F Brandon Coe, North Bay (OHL)
99. New Jersey Devils – F Jaromir Pytlik, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
100. Edmonton Oilers (from BUF via SJS) – F Carter Savoie,  Sherwood Park (AJHL)
101. Nashville Predators (from MIN) – D Adam Wilsby, Sodertalje (Allsvenskan)
102. Montreal Canadiens (from WIN) – F Jack Smith, St. Cloud (USHS)
103. New York Rangers – G Dylan Garand, Kamloops (WHL)
104. Anaheim Ducks (from NSH via PHI) – D Thimo Nickl, Drummondville (QMJHL)
105. Florida Panthers – D Zach Uens, Merrimack College (NCAA)
106. Toronto Maple Leafs – G Artur Akhtyamov, Kazan (MHL)
107. Detroit Red Wings (from EDM) – G Jan Bednar, Karlovy Vary (Czech)
108. Pittsburgh Penguins – F Lukas Svejkovsky, Medicine Hat (WHL)
109. Montreal Canadiens – F Blake Biondi, Hermantown (USHS)
110. Chicago Blackhawks – D Michael Krutil, Praha (Czech)
111. Arizona Coyotes – D Mitchell Miller, Tri-City (USHL)
112. Los Angeles Kings (from CGY) – G Juho Markkanen, SaiPa (U20 Liiga)
113. Vancouver Canucks – F Jackson Kunz, Shattuck St. Mary’s (USHS)
114. Columbus Blue Jackets – F Mikael Pyyhtia, TPS (U20 Liiga)
115. Carolina Hurricanes – F Zion Nybeck, HV71 (SHL)
116. Tampa Bay Lightning (from PHI) – D Eamon Powell, USNTDP (USHL)
117. Washington Capitals – F Bogdan Trineyev, Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
118. Colorado Avalanche – F Colby Ambrosio, Tri-City (USHL)
119. St. Louis Blues – F Tanner Dickinson, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
120. New Jersey Devils (from BOS) – D Ethan Edwards, Spruce Grove (AJHL)
121. New York Islanders – F Alex Jefferies, Gunnery (USHS)
122. Toronto Maple Leafs (from NYR) – D William Villeneuve, Saint John (QMJHL)
123. Dallas Stars – F Antonio Stranges, London Knights (OHL)
124. Montreal Canadiens (from TBL) – F Sean Farrell, Chicago (USHL)

Round Five

125. Vegas Golden Knights (from DET) – G Jesper Vikman, AIK (SuperElit)
126. Edmonton Oilers (from OTT via SJS) – F Tyler Tullio, Oshawa (OHL)
127. New York Rangers (from SJS) – F Evan Vierling, Barrie(OHL)
128. Los Angeles Kings – F Martin Chromiak, Kingston (OHL)
129. Anaheim Ducks – F Artyom Galimov, Kazan (KHL)
130. New Jersey Devils – F Artem Shlaine, Shattuck St. Mary’s (USHS)
131. Buffalo Sabres –F Matteo Costantini, Buffalo (OJHL)
132. Detroit Red Wings (from MIN) – D Alex Cotton, Lethbridge (WHL)
133. Winnipeg Jets – D Anton Johannesson, HV71 (SuperElit)
134. New York Rangers – F Brett Berard, USNTDP (USHL)
135. Philadelphia Flyers (from NSH) – F Elliot Desnoyers, Moncton (QMJHL)
136. Montreal Canadiens (from FLA) – G Jakub Dobes, Omaha (USHL)
137. Toronto Maple Leafs – F Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Novosibirsk (KHL)
138. Edmonton Oilers – F Maxim Berezkin, Yaroslavl (KHL)
139. Colorado Avalanche (from PIT) – F Ryder Rolston, Waterloo (USHL)
140. Los Angeles Kings (from MTL via CAR) – D Ben Meehan, Cedar Rapids (USHL)
141. Chicago Blackhawks – D Isaak Phillips, Sudbury (OHL)
142. Arizona Coyotes – F Carson Bantle, Madison (USHL)
143. Calgary Flames – F Ryan Francis, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
144. Vancouver Canucks – D Jacob Truscott, USNTDP (USHL)
145. Columbus Blue Jackets – D Ole Bjorgvik-Holm, Mississauga (OHL)
146. Minnesota Wild (from CAR via STL) –F Pavel Novak, Kelowna (WHL)
147. Tampa Bay Lightning (from PHI) – F Jaydon Dureau, Portland (WHL)
148. Washington Capitals – F Bear Hughes, Spokane (WHL)
149. Pittsburgh Penguins (from COL) – F Raivis Ansons, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
150. St. Louis Blues – D Matthew Kessel, Univ. of Massachusetts (NCAA)
151. Boston Bruins – D Mason Langenbrunner, Eden Prairie (USHS)
152. New York Islanders – F William Dufour, Drummondville (QMJHL)
153. Florida Panthers (from VGK via TOR) – D Kasper Puutio, Everett (WHL)
154. Dallas Stars – F Daniel Ljungman, Linkoping (SHL)
155. Ottawa Senators (from TBL) – F Eric Engstrand, Malmo (SHL)

Round Six

156. Detroit Red Wings – D Kyle Aucoin, Tri-City (USHL)
157. Tampa Bay Lightning (from OTT) – F Nick Capone, Tri-City (USHL)
158. Ottawa Senators (from SJS) – F Philippe Daoust, Moncton (QMJHL)
159. Carolina Hurricanes (from LAK) – F Lucas Mercuri, Salisbury (USHS)
160. Anaheim Ducks – F Albin Sundsvik, Skelleftea (SHL)
161. New Jersey Devils – F Benjamin Baumgartner, Davos (NLA)
162. Dallas Stars (from BUF via CAR, FLA) – F Yevgeni Oksentyuk, Flint (OHL)
163. St. Louis Blues (from MIN) – G Will Cranley, Ottawa (OHL)
164. Winnipeg Jets – D Tyrel Bauer, Seattle (WHL)
165. New York Rangers – F Matt Rempe, Seattle (WHL)
166. Nashville Predators – D Luke Reid, Chicago (USHL)
167. Colorado Avalanche (from FLA) – F Nils Aman, Leksands (SHL)
168. Toronto Maple Leafs – F Veeti Miettinen, Espoo (U20 Liiga)
169. Edmonton Oilers – F Filip Engaras, Univ. of New Hampshire (NCAA)
170. Pittsburgh Penguins – F Chase Yoder, USNTDP (USHL)
171. Montreal Canadiens – F Alexander Gordin, St. Petersberg (KHL)
172. Chicago Blackhawks – F Chad Yetman, Erie (OHL)
173. Arizona Coyotes – F Filip Barklund, Orebro (SuperElit)
174. Calgary Flames – F Rory Kerins, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
175. Vancouver Canucks – F Dmitry Zlodeyev, Moscow (MHL)
176. Columbus Blue Jackets – D Samuel Johannesson, Rogle (SHL)
177. Toronto Maple Leafs (from CAR) – D Axel Rindell, Kukurit (Liiga)
178. Philadelphia Flyers – F Connor McClennon, Winnipeg (WHL)
179. Washington Capitals – G Garin Bjorklund, Medicine Hat (WHL)
180. Toronto Maple Leafs (from COL) – F Joe Miller, Blake (USHS)
181. Ottawa Senators (from STL) – F Cole Reinhardt, Brandon (WHL)
182. Boston Bruins – F Riley Duran, Lawrence Academy (USHS)
183. New York Islanders – D Matias Rajaniemi, Pelicans (Liiga)
184. Vegas Golden Knights –D Noah Ellis, Des Moines (USHL)
185. Dallas Stars – G Remi Poirier, Gatineau (QMJHL)
186. Tampa Bay Lightning – G Amir Miftakhov, Kazan (KHL)

Round Seven

187. Detroit Red Wings – Kienan Draper, St. Andrew’s (CAHS)
188. Chicago Blackhawks (from OTT via MTL) – D Louis Crevier, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
189. Toronto Maple Leafs (from SJS) – D John Fusco, Dexter (USHS)
190. Los Angeles Kings – F Aatu Jamsen, Pelicans (U20 Liiga)
191. Vancouver Canucks (from ANA) – D Viktor Persson, Brynas (SuperElit)
192. Arizona Coyotes (from NJD) – F Elliot Ekefjard, Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan)
193. Buffalo Sabres – D Albert Lyckasen, Linkoping (SuperElit)
194. St. Louis Blues (from MIN) – D Noah Beck, Fargo (USHL)
195. Toronto Maple Leafs (from WIN) – F Wyatt Schingoethe, Waterloo (USHL)
196. San Jose Sharks (from NYR) – F Alex Young, Canmore (AJHL)
197. New York Rangers (from NSH) – G Hugo Ollas, Linkoping (SuperElit)
198. Florida Panthers – F Elliot Ekmark, Linkoping (SuperElit)
199. Carolina Hurricanes (from TOR) – F Alexander Pashin, Ufa (KHL)
200. Edmonton Oilers – F Jeremias Lindewall, MODO (SuperElit)
201. San Jose Sharks (from PIT) – F Adam Raska, Rimouski (QMJHL)
202. Nashville Predators (from MTL via PHI) – F Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Chicago (USHL) 
203. Detroit Red Wings (from CHI via STL) – F Chase Bradley, Omaha (USHL)
204. Arizona Coyotes – F Ben McCartney, Brandon (WHL)
205. Calgary Flames – D Ilya Solovyov, Saginaw (OHL)
206. San Jose Sharks (from VAN via NYR) – F Linus Oberg, Orebro (SHL)
207. Anaheim Ducks (from CLB) – F Ethan Bowen, Chilliwack (BCHL)
208. Carolina Hurricanes – D Ronan Seeley, Everett (WHL)
209. Nashville Predators (from PHI) – F Chase McLane, Tri-City (USHL)
210. San Jose Sharks (from WAS) – F Timofey Spitserov, Culver Academy (USHS)
211. Washington Capitals (from COL via PIT) – F Oskar Magnusson, Malmo (SHL)
212. Florida Panthers (from STL via TOR) – G Devon Levi, Carleton Place (CCHL)
213. Toronto Maple Leafs (from BOS) – F Ryan Tverberg, Toronto (OJHL)
214. New York Islanders – G Henrik Tikkanen, HIFK (U20 Liiga)
215. Vegas Golden Knights – F Maxim Marushev, Kazan (KHL)
216. Buffalo Sabres (from DAL) – F Jakub Konecny, Praha (U20 Czech)
217. Tampa Bay Lightning – F Declan McDonnell, Kitchener (OHL)