NHL DRAFT HISTORY
First and second overall draft picks since 1969

 Last Updated: 11/09/2002         


Year Player Drafted by
2001 Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta
Jason Spezza Ottawa
2000 Rick DiPietro NY Islanders
Dany Heatley Atlanta
1999 Patrick Stephan Atlanta
Daniel Sedin Vancouver
1998 Vincent Lacavalier Tampa Bay
David Legwand Nashville
1997 Joe Thornton Boston
Patrick Marleau San Jose
1996 Chris Phillips Ottawa
Andrei Zyrizin NY Islanders
1995 Bryan Berard Ottawa
Wade Redden NY Islanders
1994 Ed Jovanovski Florida
Oleg Tverdosky Anaheim
1993 Alexandre Daigle Ottawa
Chris Pronger Hartford
1992 Roman Hamrlik Tampa Bay
Alexi Yashin Ottawa
1991 Eric Lindros Quebec
Pat Fallon San Jose
1990 Owen Nolan Quebec
Petr Nedved Vancouver
1989 Mats Sundin Quebec
Dave Chyzowski NY Islanders
1988 Mike Modano Minnesota
Trevor Linden Vancouver
1987 Pierre Turgeon Buffalo
Brendan Shanahan New Jersey
1986 Joe Murphy Detroit
Jimmy Carson Los Angeles
1985 Wendall Clark Toronto
Craig Simpson Pittsburgh
1984 Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh
Kirk Muller New Jersey
1983 Brian Lawton Minnesota
Sylvain Turgeon Hartford
1982 Gord Kluzak Boston
Brian Bellows Minnesota
1981 Dale Hawerchuk Winnipeg
Doug Smith Los Angeles
1980 Doug Wickenheiser Montreal
Dave Babych Winnipeg
1979 Rob Ramage Colorado
Perry Turnball St. Louis
1978 Bobby Smith Minnesota
Ryan Walter Washington
1977 Dale McCourt Detroit
Barry Beck Colorado
1976 Rich Green Washington
Blair Chapman Pittsburgh
1975 Mel Bridgman Philadelphia
Barry Dean Kansas City
1974 Greg Joly Washington
Wilf Paiement Kansas City
1973 Denis Potvin NY Islanders
Tom Lysiak Atlanta
1972 Billy Harris NY Islanders
Jacques Richard Atlanta
1971 Guy Lafleur Montreal
Marcel Dionne Detroit
1970 Gilbert Perrault Buffalo
Dale Tallon Vancouver
1969 Rejean Houle Montreal
Marc Tardiff Montreal