2025 NHL entry draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | TBA |
Location | Peacock Theater Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Overview | |
First selection | TBA |
The 2025 NHL entry draft will be the 63rd NHL entry draft. The draft is expected to be held in the summer of 2025 and will take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. [1]
Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2005, and September 15, 2007, are eligible for selection in the 2025 NHL entry draft. Additionally, undrafted non-North American players born in 2004 (who had not previously played a complete draft season in North America) are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2023 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2005, are also eligible to re-enter the draft. [2]
As of the start of the 2024–25 season [update] , forward James Hagens is the favourite to go first overall. Other top forward prospects include Porter Martone, Roger McQueen, Michael Misa, Ivan Ryabkin, and Anton Frondell. The top ranked defender is Matthew Schaefer. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Joshua Ravensbergen is the only draft-eligible goaltender featured in the "A" tier of NHL Central Scouting's preliminary watchlist. [7]
The order of the 2025 entry draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2024–25 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.
No traded picks for this round with resolved conditions.
The following draft picks have been dealt with a condition attached that could not be resolved yet. They are listed below with round, teams, condition itself and further notes, e.g. the players or picks involved in the respective trade.
Round | Team receiving pick | Team granting pick | Condition | Further notes |
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | Calgary Flames | Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Calgary's first-round pick in 2024 is inside of the top nineteen selections and one of the following conditions happens. If Calgary acquires Florida's first-round pick in 2025 and both selections are outside of the top ten, Montreal will receive the higher of the two picks in 2025. If Calgary acquires Florida's first-round pick in 2025 and their own selection is in the top ten, Montreal will receive Florida's first-round pick in 2025. If Calgary does not receive Florida's first-round pick in 2025, Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Calgary's first-round pick is outside of the top ten selections. If Calgary does not receive Florida's first-round pick in 2025 and their own first-round pick in 2025 is inside the top ten selections, Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Calgary's first-round pick in 2025 is not the first overall selection. If Calgary does not receive Florida's first-round pick in 2025 and their own first-round pick in 2025 is the first overall selection this pick will defer to the higher of Calgary or Florida's first-round picks in 2026. [81] | Montreal acquired this pick in a trade on August 18, 2022, that sent future considerations to Calgary in exchange for Sean Monahan and this conditional pick. [81] |
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | Colorado Avalanche | Philadelphia will receive a first-round pick if Colorado's first-round pick in 2025 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise this pick will defer to 2026. [82] | Philadelphia acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Sean Walker and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Colorado in exchange for Ryan Johansen and this conditional pick. [82] |
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | Edmonton Oilers | Philadelphia will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Edmonton's first-round pick in 2025 is outside of the top twelve selections. Otherwise, the pick will defer to 2026. [83] | Philadelphia acquired this pick in a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a Florida's first-round pick in 2024 to Edmonton in exchange for this conditional pick. [83] |
1 | Calgary Flames | Florida Panthers | Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Florida's first-round pick in 2024 and 2025 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, the pick will defer to 2026. [84] | Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on July 22, 2022, that sent Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025 to Florida in exchange for Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and this conditional pick. [84] |
1 | Calgary Flames | New Jersey Devils | Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if New Jersey's first-round pick in 2025 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, the pick will defer to 2026. [85] | Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on June 19, 2024, that sent Jacob Markstrom to New Jersey in exchange for Kevin Bahl and this conditional pick. [85] |
1 | N/A | Ottawa Senators | Ottawa will forfeit one first-round pick in either 2025 or 2026, at their own choice. [86] | Ottawa was forced to forfeit this pick as a result of a league penalty sanction relating to the trade of Evgenii Dadonov to the Vegas Golden Knights, and Dadonov's subsequent voided trade to the Anaheim Ducks. [86] |
1 | Nashville Predators | San Jose Sharks | Nashville will receive either San Jose or Vegas' first-round pick in 2025, at San Jose's choice, if Vegas' first-round pick in 2025 is within the top ten selections. Otherwise, Nashville will receive Vegas' first-round pick. [31] | Nashville acquired this pick in a trade on August 23, 2024, that sent Yaroslav Askarov, Nolan Burke, and a 3rd-round pick in 2025 to San Jose in exchange for Magnus Chrona, David Edstrom, and this conditional pick. [31]
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1 | Nashville Predators | Tampa Bay Lightning | Nashville will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2025 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, the pick will defer to 2026. [87] | Nashville acquired this pick in a trade on February 26, 2023, that sent Tanner Jeannot to Tampa Bay in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024, a third, fourth and fifth-round pick all in 2023 and this conditional pick. [87] |
1 | Chicago Blackhawks | Toronto Maple Leafs | Chicago will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Toronto's first-round pick in 2025 is outside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, the pick will defer to 2026. [64] | Chicago acquired this pick in a trade on February 27, 2023, that sent Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty, a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 and 2025 to Toronto in exchange for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a second-round pick in 2026 and this conditional pick. [64] |
2 or 3 | Montreal Canadiens | New Jersey Devils | Montreal will receive a second-round pick in 2025 if Allen plays in at least 40 games during the 2024–25 NHL season and if the club Allen is on qualifies for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. Otherwise this will remain a third-round pick in 2025. [88] | Montreal acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Jake Allen to New Jersey in exchange for this conditional pick. [88] |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | Calgary Flames | Montreal will receive a third-round pick in 2025 if Calgary's first-round pick in 2024 is inside of the top nineteen selections, if Calgary does not receive Florida's first-round pick in 2025 and if Calgary's first-round pick in 2025 is the first overall selection. [81] | Montreal acquired this pick in a trade on August 18, 2022, that sent future considerations to Calgary in exchange for Sean Monahan and this conditional pick. [81] |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | San Jose Sharks | Toronto will receive the early of Colorado or Edmonton's third-round picks in 2025. [89] | Toronto acquired this pick in a trade on October 30, 2024 that sent Timothy Liljegren to San Jose in exchange for Matt Benning, a sixth-round pick in 2026 and this conditional pick. [89] |
4 | Florida Panthers | Calgary Flames | Florida will receive a fourth-round pick in 2025 if Calgary receives Florida's first-round pick in 2025. Otherwise, the pick will defer to 2026. [84] | Florida acquired this pick in a trade on July 22, 2022, that sent Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a conditional first-round pick in 2025 to Calgary in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk and this conditional pick. [84] |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | Calgary Flames | Montreal will receive a fourth-round pick in 2025 if Calgary's first-round pick in 2024 is inside of the top nineteen selections, if Calgary does not receive Florida's first-round pick in 2025, if Calgary and Florida's first-round picks in 2025 are outside of the top ten selections, Florida's first-round pick in 2025 is transferred to another team and Florida's first-round pick in 2025 is better than Calgary's. [81] | Montreal acquired this pick in a trade on August 18, 2022, that sent future considerations to Calgary in exchange for Sean Monahan and this conditional pick. [81] |
4 | Anaheim Ducks | Detroit Red Wings | Anaheim will receive the earlier of Boston or Detroit's fourth-round picks in 2025. [90] | Anaheim acquired this pick in a trade on July 3, 2024, that sent Gage Alexander to Detroit in exchange for Robby Fabbri and this conditional pick. [90] |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal will receive the later of Boston or Detroit's fourth-round picks in 2025. [91] | Montreal acquired this pick in a trade on August 15, 2023, that sent Jeff Petry to Detroit in exchange for Gustav Lindstrom and this conditional pick. [91] |
7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Florida Panthers | The trade condition is not confirmed. | Pittsburgh acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Magnus Hellberg to Florida in exchange for Ludovic Waeber and this conditional pick. [92] |
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