List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks

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This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team. The Golden Knights franchise was founded as an expansion team in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2017.

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  Played at least one game with the Golden Knights.
  Spent entire NHL career with the Golden Knights.

Draft picks

The 2017 NHL Entry Draft as the Golden Knights made Cody Glass their first ever selection, 6th overall. 2017 NHL Entry Draft (35126850770).jpg
The 2017 NHL Entry Draft as the Golden Knights made Cody Glass their first ever selection, 6th overall.
Nicolas Hague, selected 34th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, has played the most games with Vegas of any of the franchise's draft picks. Tanev-Hague-WC 2024 (cropped).jpg
Nicolas Hague, selected 34th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, has played the most games with Vegas of any of the franchise's draft picks.

Statistics are complete as of the 2022–23 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLOTGAA
2017 16 Cody Glass Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C14623355834
2017 113 Nick Suzuki Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C2917513420995
2017 115 Erik Brannstrom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden D19044549109
2017 234 Nicolas Hague Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D223134659152
2017 262 Jake Leschyshyn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C7624616
2017 365 Jonas Rondbjerg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark RW432578
2017 496Maxim ZhukovFlag of Russia.svg  Russia G
2017 5127 Lucas Elvenes Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden C
2017 5142 Jack Dugan Flag of the United States.svg  United States LW
2017 6158Nick CampoliFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
2017 6161 Jiri Patera Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic G22002.50
2017 7189 Ben Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C20002
2018 261 Ivan Morozov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia C
2018 499Slava DeminFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
2018 4115 Paul Cotter Flag of the United States.svg  United States C621552021
2018 5135Brandon KruseFlag of the United States.svg  United States LW
2018 5154Connor CorcoranFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
2018 6180Peter DiliberatoreFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
2018 6185Xavier BouchardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
2018 7208Jordon KooyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
2019 117 Peyton Krebs Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C13516334972
2019 241 Kaedan Korczak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D110220
2019 379 Pavel Dorofeyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia LW207298
2019 386 Layton Ahac Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
2019 4110Ryder DonovanFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
2019 5135 Isaiah Saville Flag of the United States.svg  United States G
2019 5139Marcus KallionkieliFlag of Finland.svg  Finland LW
2019 5141Mason PrimeauFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
2020 129 Brendan Brisson Flag of the United States.svg  United States C
2020 368 Lukas Cormier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
2020 391Jackson HallumFlag of the United States.svg  United States F
2020 5125Jesper VikmanFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden G
2020 6184Noah EllisFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
2020 7215Maxim MarushevFlag of Russia.svg  Russia C
2021 130 Zach Dean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
2021 238 Daniil Chayka Flag of Russia.svg  Russia D
2021 4102 Jakub Brabenec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic C
2021 4128Jakub DemekFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia RW
2021 6190Artur CholachFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine D
2021 7222Carl LindbomFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden G
2022 248Matyas SapovalivFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic C
2022 379Jordan GustafsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
2022 4128Cameron WhiteheadFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
2022 5145Patrick GuayFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
2022 6177Ben HemmerlingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
2022 7209Abram WiebeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
2023 132 David Edstrom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden C
2023 377Matheiu CatafordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
2023 396Arttu KarkiFlag of Finland.svg  Finland D
2023 6192Tuomas UronenFlag of Finland.svg  Finland RW

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