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Full 2025 NHL Draft Order
June 18: Updated post-Stanley Cup Final.
June 9: Updated post-Conference Finals.
May 15: Now that the NHL’s draft lottery results are in, most of the 2025 draft order has been set. There’s still some wiggle room near the bottom. Still, with the Oilers securing a bottom-four pick in each round by advancing to the Western Conference Final last night and all other second-round series in elimination game territory, it’s time to look at how the picks will shake out as things stand.
Many of these picks could still change hands leading up to and at the draft on June 27 and 28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. It will be the first (and likely only) decentralized draft in recent memory. This list will be updated as picks are confirmed or traded.
Here’s the whole 2025 NHL draft order:
Last updated 6/27/25, 3:41 p.m.
First Round:
- New York Islanders
- San Jose Sharks
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Utah Mammoth
- Nashville Predators
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Boston Bruins
- Seattle Kraken
- Buffalo Sabres
- Anaheim Ducks
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Pittsburgh Penguins (from Rangers)
- Detroit Red Wings
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Vancouver Canucks
- New York Islanders (from Flames)
- New York Islanders (from Canadiens)
- Calgary Flames (from Devils)
- St. Louis Blues
- Columbus Blue Jackets (from Wild)
- Ottawa Senators
- Philadelphia Flyers (from Avalanche)
- Nashville Predators (from Lightning)
- Los Angeles Kings
- Chicago Blackhawks (from Maple Leafs)
- Nashville Predators (from Golden Knights)
- Washington Capitals
- Winnipeg Jets
- Carolina Hurricanes
- San Jose Sharks (from Stars)
- Philadelphia Flyers (from Oilers)
- Calgary Flames (from Panthers)
Second Round:
- San Jose Sharks
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Nashville Predators
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Washington Capitals (from Bruins)
- Seattle Kraken
- Buffalo Sabres
- Philadelphia Flyers (from Ducks)
- Montreal Canadiens (from Penguins)
- New York Islanders
- New York Rangers
- Detroit Red Wings
- Anaheim Ducks (from Blue Jackets)
- Utah Mammoth
- Vancouver Canucks
- Philadelphia Flyers (from Flames)
- Montreal Canadiens
- New Jersey Devils
- Boston Bruins (from Blues)
- Minnesota Wild
- San Jose Sharks (from Senators)
- Calgary Flames (from Avalanche)
- Nashville Predators (from Lightning)
- Tampa Bay Lightning (from Kings)
- Seattle Kraken (from Maple Leafs)
- Vegas Golden Knights
- Pittsburgh Penguins (from Capitals)
- Anaheim Ducks (from Jets)
- Boston Bruins (from Hurricanes)
- Chicago Blackhawks (from Stars)
- New Jersey Devils (from Oilers)
- Toronto Maple Leafs (from Panthers)
Third Round:
- Vancouver Canucks (from Sharks)
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Nashville Predators
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Boston Bruins
- New York Rangers (from Kraken)
- Buffalo Sabres
- Anaheim Ducks
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- New York Islanders
- Detroit Red Wings (from Rangers)
- Detroit Red Wings
- Colorado Avalanche (from Blue Jackets)
- Utah Mammoth
- Montreal Canadiens (from Canucks)
- Calgary Flames
- Montreal Canadiens
- Montreal Canadiens (from Devils)
- Edmonton Oilers (from Blues)
- Pittsburgh Penguins (from Wild)
- Pittsburgh Penguins (from Senators)
- Toronto Maple Leafs (from Avalanche)
- Carolina Hurricanes (from Lightning)
- Los Angeles Kings
- New York Rangers (from Maple Leafs)
- New Jersey Devils (from Golden Knights)
- Vegas Golden Knights (from Capitals)
- Winnipeg Jets
- Washington Capitals (from Hurricanes)
- Dallas Stars
- San Jose Sharks (from Oilers)
- Ottawa Senators (from Panthers)
Key 2025 Offseason Dates
After the 2025 Stanley Cup Final ended last night, making the Panthers the third back-to-back Stanley Cup champion of the salary cap era, the offseason is now officially in full swing with some notable items in quick procession. Here are some key dates to look out for as the news cycle begins to heat up:
June 19
4 p.m. CT – Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration notification
4 p.m. CT – First buyout period begins
June 27
6 p.m. CT – First round of the 2025 NHL Draft
June 28
11 a.m. CT – Rounds 2-7 of the 2025 NHL Draft
June 30
4 p.m. CT – First buyout period ends
4 p.m. CT – Deadline to issue qualifying offers to pending RFAs
July 1
11 a.m. CT – 2025-26 league year officially begins, free agency opens
July 5
4 p.m. CT – Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification
July 6
4 p.m. CT – Deadline for second club-elected salary arbitration notification
July 15
4 p.m. CT – Qualifying offers expire (unless extended by team in writing)
July 20
First potential salary arbitration hearing
August 4
Last potential salary arbitration hearing
August 6
4 p.m. CT – Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered
Panthers Repeat As Stanley Cup Champs, Bennett Wins Conn Smythe
Aided by Sam Reinhart‘s four goals, the Florida Panthers have repeated as Stanley Cup Champions, defeating Edmonton in Game 6 by a score of 5-1. For his efforts, pending free agent Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe after posting 15 goals throughout the playoffs.
Florida’s stars shone bright throughout the playoffs, including fantastic efforts by the likes of Reinhart, Aleksander Barkov, Carter Verhaeghe, Brad Marchand, Matthew Tkachuk, and, of course, solid play between the pipes from star netminder Sergei Bobrovsky. Remarkably, the Panthers had nine players record at least 15 points throughout the playoffs, with six recording at least 20 points. However, Bennett led the way with his incredible finishing ability. His knack for elevating his game in the playoffs culminated in a well-deserved Conn Smythe win, and he’s now poised to cash in on his next contract.
For Edmonton, it’s another season that has ended in heartbreak. Despite another postseason of heroics from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers were once again undone by their defensive flaws and inconsistent goaltending. For his part, McDavid has amassed an absurd 75 points over the last two playoffs, including last season’s Conn Smythe win, while Draisaitl added an incredible 65 points in that time. However, both stars will have to wait for their shot at hoisting the Stanley Cup.
Bobrovsky turned aside 28 of Edmonton’s 29 shots. “Bob” was particularly strong in the second period, turning aside 10 shots, including several high-danger chances. A key moment came midway through the second period when McDavid and Corey Perry broke out on a two-on-one. However, Perry couldn’t get solid contact on McDavid’s pass through the crease. Just a few minutes later, Reinhart potted his second of the game, giving Florida a commanding 3-0 lead and essentially putting the game out of reach. He scored his third and fourth goals on empty-netters late in the third period.
With the Stanley Cup Finals concluded, another NHL season comes to a close. Attention now turns to a busy offseason schedule, which includes the NHL Draft and the start of free agency in the next few weeks.
Free Agent Focus: Seattle Kraken
Free agency is less than a month away and teams are looking ahead to when it opens. There will be several impact players set to hit the open market in July while many teams have key restricted free agents to re-sign as well. We continue our look around the NHL with an overview of the free agent situation for the Kraken.
Key Restricted Free Agents
F Kaapo Kakko – After joining the Kraken in a mid-season trade from the New York Rangers, Kakko seems to have found his stride in Seattle. While he recorded just 14 points in 30 games with the Rangers, he flourished in 40 games with the Kraken, scoring 10 goals and totaling 30 points. That level of production over 82 games would equate to a 50-point season. Given that the former second-overall pick is still just 24 years old, he may be finally finding his footing in the league. A continued partnership appears to make good sense for both parties.
F Tye Kartye – If the Kraken and new head coach Lane Lambert prioritize bottom-six forwards with a physical presence, bringing Kartye back into the fold would be a logical move. While the forward saw his offensive numbers slightly dip from his rookie campaign, Kartye finished second on the team with 175 hits despite skating in just 63 games. The 24-year-old put up 11 goals and 20 points during the 2023-24 season, showcasing some offensive upside.
D Ryker Evans – While there weren’t many positives for the Kraken during the 2024-25 season, the emergence of Evans as a bona fide NHLer was one of them. Frequently paired with veteran Brandon Montour, Evans posted solid numbers in his first full NHL season, registering 25 points, 123 hits, and 106 blocked shots. His hit total ranked first among the team’s defensemen and third overall, while his blocked shots also finished third. A long-term deal could pair Evans and Montour for years to come.
Other RFAs: D Cale Fleury, D Peetro Seppala
Key Unrestricted Free Agents
F Michael Eyssimont – Acquired by the Kraken as a part of the Yanni Gourde trade, Eyssimont made a moderate impact in Seattle. In 20 games, he contributed four goals and six points while averaging 10:26 of ice time per game. Eyssimont, 28, has skated in over 200 NHL games and will provide whichever team he lands with a reliable bottom-six depth piece. However, he was simply a secondary addition to the first-round picks Seattle received the Gourde deal. A veteran of four NHL seasons, Eyssimont has already played for four different franchises and could add a fifth when free agency begins. He represents the team’s only non-roster player set for unrestricted free agency.
Other UFAs: F Brandon Biro, F Luke Henman (Group6), D Gustav Olofsson, D Maxime Lajoie, D Nikolas Brouillard, G Ales Stezka
Projected Cap Space
With minimal players set to hit free agency, the Kraken, president of hockey ops Ron Francis and GM Jason Botterill find themselves with plenty of spending room. According to PuckPedia, Seattle has nearly $20MM in cap space. While some of that will likely go towards retaining restricted free agents like Kakko and Evans, Botterill and company should still have plenty of wiggle room to make a splash in free agency if they choose to do so. Now that the team has finalized its coaching staff, they can turn their attention to the future of the roster. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman recently said on his 32 Thoughts podcast that he feels the Kraken could play a factor in outbidding other teams for restricted free agents.
“I think Seattle is really eager to take a step this year. They have a lot of cap room, a lot of draft picks, and a lot of flexibility. I don’t know how Jason Botterill or Ron Francis feel about offer sheets, but it was pointed out to me that Seattle has the flexibility to go down that route if they wanted to. So, that’s another team people should be watching,” he said.
Seattle Kraken Announce Assistant Coaching Hires
The Seattle Kraken are no longer one of the few remaining teams with numerous vacancies on their coaching staff. The Kraken announced they’ve hired Aaron Schneekloth and Chris Taylor as assistant coaches, and Colin Zulianello as the team’s new goaltending coach.
Schneekloth’s hiring comes with little surprise, as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman linked him to the Kraken’s assistant coaching vacancy a few days ago. Schneekloth was serving as the head coach of the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, taking over as the main bench boss upon Greg Cronin‘s departure after the 2022-23 campaign. He coached the Eagles to an 83-46-10-5 record over two years, guiding the team to become regular season champions of the Pacific Division and advancing to the Division Finals in the Calder Cup playoffs.
Unlike Schneekloth, Taylor won’t be a rookie coach at the NHL level. After spending eight years as the assistant coach and head coach of the AHL’s Rochester Americans, Taylor was hired by the New Jersey Devils as an assistant coach ahead of the 2020-21 season under then-head coach, Lindy Ruff. Taylor survived New Jersey’s transition from Ruff to Travis Green, and then from Green to Sheldon Keefe.
Ultimately, the Kraken decided to hire their next goaltending coach from within the organization. Zulianello has been in the same role for the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds for the last three years. He had plenty of experience with Seattle’s current starting netminder, Joey Daccord, from the 2022-23 season, and aided in the Firebirds allowing fewer than 200 goals against in two out of his three years as the team’s goaltending coach.
Boston Bruins Announce Development Camp Roster
Today, the Boston Bruins announced their preliminary roster for the upcoming development camp as the offseason approaches. The 22-player roster will surely grow, especially after the Bruins make their seven selections in the 2025 NHL Draft, if not more. The current iteration of the roster is as follows, and will include where each player was rostered during the 2024-25 campaign, and their draft ranking:
Forwards
Dalton Bancroft (Cornell University, undrafted)
Andre Gasseau (Boston College, 213th overall, 2021)
Beckett Hendrickson (University of Minnesota, 124th overall, 2023)
Dean Letourneau (Boston College, 25th overall, 2024)
Bret Link (Colorado College, undrafted)
Jonathan Morello (Dubuque Fighting Saints, 154th overall, 2024)
Logan Morrell (Arizona State University, undrafted)
Casper Nässén (Miami University (Ohio), 214th overall, 2023)
Chris Pelosi (Quinnipiac University, 92nd overall, 2023)
Ryan Walsh (Cornell University, 188th overall, 2023)
Ethan Whitcomb (University of Connecticut, undrafted)
Will Zellers (Green Bay Gamblers, 76th overall, 2024)
Defensemen
Jackson Edward (Providence Bruins, 200th overall, 2022)
CJ Foley (Dartmouth College, undrafted)
Ty Gallagher (Colorado College, 217th overall, 2021)
Elliott Groenewold (Quinnipiac University, 110th overall, 2024)
Loke Johansson (Moncton Wildcats, 186th overall, 2024)
Kristian Kostadinski (Boston College, 220th overall, 2023)
Ben Robertson (Cornell University, undrafted)
Goalies
Albin Boija (University of Maine, undrafted)
Cameron Korpi (University of Michigan, undrafted)
Philip Svedebäck (Providence College, 117th overall, 2021)
Chris Driedger Signs With KHL’s Traktor Chelyabinsk
Pending UFA goaltender Chris Driedger signed a one-year contract with Russia’s Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League on Tuesday, per a team release.
Driedger, 31, didn’t see NHL ice in 2024-25 for the second time in three seasons. The longtime No. 2/3 netminder was signed by the Panthers last offseason, his second tour of duty with the club, to serve as an insurance option behind backup Spencer Knight. He wasn’t needed due to the young netminder’s emergence, and even though Florida traded Knight to the Blackhawks in the Seth Jones deal, they acquired Vítek Vaněček from the Sharks to be their new backup shortly thereafter and didn’t need Driedger’s services. They then sent him to the Jets for Kaapo Kähkönen in a swap of experienced third-stringers at the trade deadline.
Between Florida’s and Winnipeg’s AHL affiliates, the Charlotte Checkers and Manitoba Moose, Driedger logged a highly underwhelming 3.03 GAA and .877 SV% with an 11-9-4 record in 25 appearances. It was the worst save percentage he’d put up over that large a sample of his entire career, both professional and junior. It’s unsurprising to see the 6’4″ netminder head overseas in search of career and financial stability as a result with an NHL offer far from guaranteed this summer.
For a brief period, Driedger was one of the better backups in the league. During his first stint with the Panthers, he had a 21-8-4 record, .931 SV%, 2.07 GAA, and four shutouts in 35 appearances in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. While he was set to be an unrestricted free agent the following summer, the Kraken selected his signing rights in their expansion draft and promptly signed him to a three-year, $10.5MM deal. He dealt with frequent injuries in his first year though, and after managing a .899 SV% in 27 games in Seattle’s first season, he had ACL surgery that robbed him of most of the 2022-23 campaign. Upon returning, he was played almost exclusively with the Kraken’s AHL affiliate in Coachella Valley.
The Winnipeg native’s NHL career is now likely behind him. If that’s the case, the 2012 third-rounder wraps it up with 67 games to his name, during which he posted a 31-24-5 record, five shutouts, a 2.45 GAA, .917 SV%, and saved 16.0 goals above average. He also has a .910 SV% in 217 AHL games across 10 seasons.
Driedger will likely form a platoon in Chelyabinsk with 25-year-old Sergei Mylnikov, who posted a .920 SV% in 21 games for Traktor last year. Driedger is the replacement in Chelyabinsk for former NHLer Zachary Fucale, who spent the last two seasons with the club and led the KHL with nine shutouts this year but signed a two-year contract with Belarusian side Dinamo Minsk earlier this month.
Meanwhile, the Jets will look to add a different veteran depth option behind Connor Hellebuyck and Eric Comrie for 2025-26. They have youngsters Thomas Milic and Domenic DiVincentiis under NHL contract next year, but neither has the track record to confidently be penciled in as a No. 3 option/AHL starter.
Stars Sign Ben Kraws To Two-Way Extension
The Stars have signed goaltender Ben Kraws to a two-way extension for the 2025-26 campaign, the team announced Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Kraws was slated to be a restricted free agent in two weeks after completing his first NHL contract, a one-year entry-level deal he signed with Dallas as an undrafted free agent in March 2024. The 6’5″, 194-lb netminder was coming off a strong showing in his fifth collegiate season at the time, posting a 2.49 GAA and .919 SV% in 37 games for St. Lawrence University. He played all but two games during the season and was easily the school’s top player, earning a Hobey Baker Award nomination as a result.
While the 24-year-old has seen a few games of action with AHL Texas since signing his deal 15 months ago, most of his short time in the pros has been spent down a level with ECHL Idaho. He was the Steelheads’ starter this year while sitting No. 5 on the Stars’ goalie depth chart behind their NHL duo of Jake Oettinger and Casey DeSmith and the AHL tandem of Magnus Hellberg and Rémi Poirier. He did quite well in his first professional audition, posting a 2.88 GAA, .910 SV%, five shutouts, and a 23-12-5 record in 40 games.
Hellberg won’t be back with the organization next season after signing in Sweden, while Poirier re-upped with the Stars on a two-year, two-way deal just yesterday. The latter outplayed Hellberg anyway and is likely slated to take over as the AHL starter next year. Kraws’ landing a second contract from Dallas indicates they may be penciling him in as Poirier’s backup in the AHL next year.
Still, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Dallas add another name to the mix in net, even if it’s on an AHL-only contract. Kraws has a more pedestrian .896 SV% and 2.87 GAA in seven career AHL showings for Texas. There’s certainly room for improvement on that small sample size, and the Stars would do well to add a more experienced call-up option in case an injury sidelines DeSmith or Oettinger for any significant length of time.
Penguins Re-Sign Joona Koppanen To Two-Way Deal
The Penguins have re-signed forward Joona Koppanen for the 2025-26 campaign, the club announced Tuesday. It’s an implied two-way deal with a $775K cap hit if he’s in the NHL.
After turning 27 in February, Koppanen was slated to become a bona fide unrestricted free agent for the first time. A Bruins sixth-round pick in 2015, Koppanen departed Boston for Pittsburgh in 2023 via Group VI UFA status, signing a two-year deal with only a partial two-way structure.
This season marked Koppanen’s third straight campaign with NHL ice time after playing the first five seasons of his professional career in North America without a call-up. He recorded an assist in five games for Boston in his NHL debut in 2022-23 before suiting up 15 times for the Pens over the last two years, including 11 showings late in 2024-25. The 6’5″, 215-lb Finn scored his first NHL goal in his first game of the season against the Islanders on March 18 but failed to get on the scoresheet the rest of the way.
The large, versatile winger doesn’t have much upside in the tank at this stage, but he remains a decent plug-and-play piece if injuries necessitate it and is sound organizational depth. He consistently hovers around the half a point per game mark in the AHL and had an 8-15–23 scoring line in 56 showings for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, including 24 PIMs and a plus-five rating.
It’s commonplace to see a foreign-born player of Koppanen’s caliber return to Europe at this stage of his career, but he evidently likes the fit in Pittsburgh. With the club potentially looking to sell off additional pieces this summer, there could be more of an NHL opportunity for him in 2025-26 than he’s had in the past. It’s also worth noting that he’ll be taking a pay cut if he’s assigned to the minors at any point next year. His contract had a one-way structure in 2024-25, so he earned his full $775K league-minimum salary despite only spending a small portion of the season on the NHL roster. While his new two-way deal likely carries a high AHL salary and an even higher guarantee, it could still mean a reduction in Koppanen’s take-home pay if he logs more minor-league action.
Since arriving in the North American pyramid with Boston’s top minor-league affiliate in Providence in 2017-18, he has a 53-84–137 scoring line with 114 PIMs and a +32 rating in 359 AHL games. His signing brings Pittsburgh to having 39 out of 50 standard contracts on the books for next year.