2028 NHL entry draft

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2028 NHL entry draft
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The 2028 NHL entry draft will be the 66th NHL entry draft. The draft is expected to be held in the summer of 2028.

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Eligibility

Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2008, and September 15, 2010, are eligible for selection in the 2028 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2007 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2026 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2008, are also eligible to re-enter the draft. [1]

Traded picks

The order of the 2028 entry draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2027–28 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.

Round one

No traded picks for this round yet.

Round two

  1. The Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on February 24, 2026, that sent Brett Kulak to Colorado in exchange for Sam Girard and this pick. [2]
  2. The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 5, 2026, that sent Conor Garland to Columbus in exchange for a third-round pick in 2026 and this pick. [3]
  3. The Dallas Stars' second-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 10, 2025, that sent Vladislav Kolyachonok to Dallas in exchange for Matt Dumba and this pick. [4]
  4. The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on March 2, 2026, that sent Connor Murphy to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. [5]
  5. The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on March 3, 2026, that sent Michael McCarron to Minnesota in exchange for this pick. [6]
  6. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 6, 2026, that sent Corey Perry to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick. [7]

Round three

  1. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 1, 2025, that sent Alex Nedeljkovic to San Jose in exchange for this pick. [8]
  2. The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on August 20, 2024, that sent future considerations to St. Louis in exchange for Paul Fischer and this pick. [9]
  3. The Vegas Golden Knights' third-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on March 3, 2026, that sent Cole Smith to Vegas in exchange for Christoffer Sedoff and this pick. [10]

Round four

  1. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on January 8, 2026, that sent Nolan Allan, Laurent Brossoit, and a seventh-round pick in 2028 to San Jose in exchange for Ryan Ellis, Jake Furlong, and this pick. [11]
  2. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on July 17, 2025, that sent Dakota Joshua to Toronto in exchange for this pick. [12]

Round five

  1. The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Vincent Desharnais to San Jose in exchange for this pick. [13]

Round six

No traded picks for this round yet.

Round seven

  1. The Calgary Flames' seventh-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to Calgary in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a second-round pick in 2025, and this pick. [14]
  2. The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on January 8, 2026, that sent Ryan Ellis, Jake Furlong, and a fourth-round pick in 2028 to Chicago in exchange for Nolan Allan, Laurent Brossoit, and this pick. [11]

Unresolved conditional draft picks

RoundTeam receiving pickTeam granting pickConditionFurther notes
1 Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2028 if the pick is outside of the top ten selections and has not already been conveyed to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Otherwise, Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2029. [15] Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on March 6, 2026, that sent Nazem Kadri and a fourth-round pick in 2027 to Colorado in exchange for Victor Olofsson, Maxmilian Curran, a conditional second-round pick in 2027 and this conditional pick. [16]
1 Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Avalanche Toronto will receive a first-round pick in 2028 if Colorado's first-round pick in 2027 is inside of the top ten selections, or if the pick was already conveyed to the New York Islanders. Otherwise, Toronto will receive Colorado's first-round pick in 2027. [17] Toronto acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2026, that sent Nicolas Roy to Colorado in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2026 and this conditional pick. [17]
1 Carolina Hurricanes Dallas Stars Carolina will receive Dallas' first-round pick in 2028 if the pick is outside of the top 10; otherwise, Carolina will receive Dallas' first-round pick in 2029. [18] Carolina acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Mikko Rantanen to Dallas in exchange for Logan Stankoven, a conditional first-round pick in 2026 or 2027, a third-round pick in 2026, a third-round pick in 2027, and this conditional pick. [18]
1 Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers Chicago will receive Edmonton's first-round pick in 2028 if Edmonton's first-round pick in 2027 is in the top twelve selections and Edmonton has not traded this pick prior to the 2027 trade deadline. [19] Chicago acquired this pick in a trade on March 4, 2026, that sent Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach to Edmonton in exchange for Andrew Mangiapane and this conditional pick. [19]
1 Boston Bruins Florida Panthers Boston will receive Florida's first-round pick in 2028 if Florida advances to the 2025 Eastern Conference Final, Marchand plays in 50% of Florida's playoff games, and Florida has traded their first-round pick in 2027 by the time of the draft. If the prior conditions are met but Florida's first-round pick in 2027 is available at the time of the draft, Boston will receive Florida's first-round pick in 2027 instead. [20] Boston acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Brad Marchand to Florida in exchange for this conditional pick. [20]
1 Seattle Kraken Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle will receive a first-round pick in 2028 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2026 is inside the top ten selections. Otherwise, this will become a first-round pick in 2027. [21] Seattle acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont, a conditional first-round pick in 2027, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025, and this conditional pick. [21]
1 Seattle Kraken Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle will receive a first-round pick in 2027 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2026 is outside the top ten selections and this pick is outside of the top ten selections in 2027. If either the first-round pick in 2026 or this pick are inside the top ten, Seattle will instead receive Tampa Bay's first round pick in 2028. If both the 2026 and 2027 first-round picks are inside the top ten selections, Seattle will instead receive Tampa Bay's first round picks in 2028 and 2029. [21] Seattle acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 and this conditional pick. [21]
1 Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Boston will receive Toronto's first-round pick in 2026 if the pick is outside of the top five; if Toronto's first round pick in 2026 is in the top five and Toronto's first round pick in 2027 is in the top ten, Boston will receive Toronto's first-round pick in 2027; otherwise Boston will receive Toronto's first-round pick in 2028. [22] Boston acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Brandon Carlo to Toronto in exchange for Fraser Minten, a fourth-round pick in 2025 and this conditional pick. [22]
1 Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia will receive Toronto's first-round pick in 2028 if the pick is inside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, Philadelphia will receive a first-round pick in 2027. [23] Philadelphia acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Scott Laughton, a fourth-round pick in 2025 and a sixth-round pick in 2027 to Toronto in exchange for Nikita Grebenkin and this conditional pick. [23]
1 and/or 2 Calgary Flames Vegas Golden Knights Calgary will receive Vegas' first-round pick in 2028 if Vegas wins the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. Otherwise, this will remain a second-round pick in 2028. [24] Additionally, Calgary can receive Vegas' first-round pick in 2028 if Vegas' first-round pick in 2027 is inside of the top ten selections. [25] Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on January 18, 2026, that sent Rasmus Andersson to Vegas in exchange for Zach Whitecloud, Abram Wiebe, a first-round pick in 2027 and this conditional pick. [24]
3 Seattle Kraken Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle will receive Tampa Bay's third-round pick in 2028 if either of Tampa Bay's first-round picks in 2026 or 2027 are in the top 10; otherwise, no pick will be exchanged. [21] Seattle acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 and this conditional pick. [21]
4 New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings New York will receive Los Angeles' fourth-round pick in 2028 if Los Angeles wins two rounds during the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs. Otherwise, no pick is conveyed. [26] New York acquired this pick in a trade on February 4, 2026, that sent Artemi Panarin to Los Angeles in exchange for Liam Greentree, a conditional third-round pick in 2026 and this conditional pick. [27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey Operations Guidelines – NHL.com – NHL Headquarters". NHL.com. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Penguins trade Brett Kulak to Avalanche for Samuel Girard, second-round pick". sportsnet.ca. February 24, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Garland traded to Blue Jackets by Canucks for draft picks". NHL.com. March 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dumba, 2028 draft pick traded to Penguins by Stars". nhl.com. July 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Murphy traded to Oilers by Blackhawks for 2nd-round pick in 2028 Draft". NHL.com. March 2, 2026. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  6. ↑ "McCarron traded to Wild by Predators for 2nd-round pick in 2028 Draft". NHL.com. March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Perry traded to Lightning by Kings for 2nd-round pick in 2028 Draft". NHL.com. March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Nedeljkovic traded to Sharks by Penguins". nhl.com. July 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Oilers acquire D Fischer, third-round pick from Blues after not matching offer sheets". tsn.ca. August 20, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Predators trade McCarron to Wild, Smith to Golden Knights". NHL.com. March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Sharks acquire G Brossoit from Blackhawks in multi-player deal". tsn.ca. January 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Joshua traded to Maple Leafs by Canucks for draft pick". nhl.com. July 17, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Penguins trade Bunting to Predators for Schenn, Novak, ship Desharnais to Sharks". NHL.com. National Hockey League. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  14. ↑ Kimelman, Adam (January 31, 2025). "Kuzmenko traded to Flyers from Flames for Frost, Farabee". nhl.com.
  15. ↑ https://puckpedia.com/trade/1112
  16. ↑ "Kadri traded back to Avalanche by Flames for Olofsson, draft picks". NHL.com. March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Roy traded to Avalanche by Maple Leafs for 2 draft picks". NHL.com. March 5, 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Rantanen traded to Stars by Hurricanes, signs 8-year, $96 million contract". nhl.com. March 7, 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Dickinson, Dach traded to Oilers by Blackhawks for Mangiapane, pick". March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  20. 1 2 "Marchand traded to Panthers by Bruins". March 7, 2025.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bjorkstrand, Gourde traded to Lightning by Kraken in 3-team deal". nhl.com. March 5, 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Maple Leafs Acquire Defenceman Brandon Carlo From Boston". March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  23. 1 2 "Laughton traded to Maple Leafs by Flyers for prospect, 2027 1st-round pick". nhl.com. March 7, 2025.
  24. 1 2 "Flames Acquire Whitecloud, Wiebe, Picks From Vegas". Calgary Flames. January 18, 2026. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  25. ↑ Staff, The Athletic NHL (January 18, 2026). "Flames trade Rasmus Andersson to Vegas Golden Knights for Whitecloud, two picks". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  26. ↑ Seravalli, Frank [@frank_seravalli] (February 4, 2026). "Trade details:" (Tweet). Retrieved February 12, 2026– via X (formerly Twitter).
  27. ↑ "Rangers Acquire Liam Greentree, a Conditional Third-Round Pick in 2026 and Conditional Fourth-Round Pick in 2028 in Exchange For Artemi Panarin". New York Rangers. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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