2009 NHL entry draft

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft will be the 47th NHL Entry Draft. It is scheduled to be held in June 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

Top prospects

Source: NHL Central Scouting Services Midterm Rankings.

Ranking	North American Skaters	European Skaters
1	Joe Spitzer (D)	Victor Hedman (D)
2	Eddie Chisholm (C)	Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson (LW)
3	Evander Kane (C)	Joseph Panariello (C)
4	Jordan Schroeder (C)	David Rundblad (D)
5	Brayden Schenn (C)	Tim Erixon (D)
6	Jeff Jones (D)	Marcus Johansson (D)
7	Jared Cowen (D)	Carl Klingberg (RW)
8	John Moore (C)	Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D)
9	Peter Holland (C)	Anthony Ricciardiov (LW)
10	Kyle Duffy (RW)	Dmitri Orlov (D)

Ranking	North American Goalies	European Goalies
1	Matt Kaczkowski	Robin Lehner
2	Scott Stajcer	Mikko Koskinen
3	Michael Lee	Lukas Flueler

Draft order

Round 1

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Notes (Round 1)

1. * The San Jose Sharks' first round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on August 29, 2008 that sent Andrej Meszároš to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and this pick.
Tampa Bay acquired previously as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich to San Jose in exchange for Matt Carle, Ty Wishart, a 4th round pick in 2010 and this pick.

Round 2

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

Notes (Round 2)

1. * The Boston Bruins' second round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on September 11, 2007 that sent Petteri Nokelainen to Boston in exchange for Ben Walter and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition - Nokelainen plays in 50 or more NHL games in either 2007-08 or 2008-09 or appears in 90 games total over those seasons - was verified on March 22, 2008.

2. * The Philadelphia Flyers' second round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on February 25, 2008 that sent Alexandre Picard and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Václav Prospal. The condition - Philadelphia reaches the Eastern Conference Finals 2008 - was verified on May 3, 2008.

3. * The Anaheim Ducks' second round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Cristobal Huet to the Washington Capitals in exchange for this pick. Washington previously acquired this pick in a trade on November 19, 2007 that sent Brian Sutherby to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

4. * The Calgary Flames' second round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Michael Cammalleri and a 2nd round pick in 2008 to Calgary in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2008 and this pick.

5. * The Montreal Canadiens' second round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Alex Tanguay and a 5th round pick in 2008 to Montreal in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2008 and this pick.

6.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' second round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a 1st round pick in 2008 to Toronto in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2008, a 3rd round pick in 2008 and this pick.

7.* The Minnesota Wild's second round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on July 1, 2008 that sent Marek Židlický to Minnesota in exchange for Ryan Jones and this pick.

8.* The Buffalo Sabres' second round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Craig Rivet and a 7th round pick in 2010 to Buffalo in exchange for a 2nd round pick in 2010 and this pick.

Round 3

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90

Notes (Round 3)

1. * The Los Angeles Kings' third round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Steve Bernier to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2nd round pick in 2010 and this pick.
Vancouver previously acquired in a trade on July 6, 2006 that sent Dan Cloutier to Los Angeles for a 2nd round pick in 2007 and this pick (being conditional at time of trade). The condition - Dan Cloutier resigning with the Los Angeles Kings - has been verified on September 27, 2006.

2. * The Philadelphia Flyers third round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on July 1, 2007 that sent Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith to Philadelphia in exchange for Joni Pitkanen and Geoff Sanderson and this pick.

3.* The Calgary Flames' third round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on February 20, 2008 that sent Jim Vandermeer to the Flames in exchange for this pick.

4.* The Buffalo Sabres' third round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a 1st round pick in 2008 to Buffalo in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2008 and this pick. Note: This pick might be awarded to the Anaheim Ducks (see Information on conditional draft picks).

5.* The Ottawa Senators' third round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a 1st round pick in 2008 to Ottawa in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2008 and this pick.

6.* The Minnesota Wild's third round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a 1st round pick in 2008 to Minnesota in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2008 and this pick.

7.* The Tampa Bay Lightning's third round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2008 that sent Gary Roberts and Ryan Malone to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ryan Malone is signed by Tampa Bay prior to the 2008-09 season – has been converted on June 30, 2008.

8.* The San Jose Sharks' third round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on November 7, 2008 that sent Steve Downie, Steve Eminger and Tampa Bay's 4th round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Matt Carle and this pick.
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a 3rd round pick in 2008 to San Jose in exchange for a 4th round pick in 2008, a 5th round pick in 2008 and this pick.

Round 4

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120

Notes (Round 4)

1. * The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a 4th round pick in 2008 to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 7th round pick in 2008 and this pick.
San Jose acquired previously in a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Vesa Toskala and Mark Bell to Toronto in exchange for a 1st and 2nd round pick in 2007 and this pick.

2. * The Boston Bruins' fourth round pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 30, 2007 that sent Manny Fernandez to Boston in exchange for Petr Kalus and this pick.

3.* The Detroit Red Wings' fourth round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Brad Stuart to Detroit in exchange for a 2nd round pick in 2008 and this pick.

4.* The Dallas Stars' fourth round pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 29, 2008 that sent Brian Rolston to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of trade). The conditions – Ryan Malone is signed by Tampa Bay, Brian Rolston is not – have been verified on June 30, 2008 and July 1, 2008, respectively.
Tampa Bay acquired previously in a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist to Dallas in exchange for Mike Smith, Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Halpern and this pick.

5.* The Florida Panthers' fourth round pick will go to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a 2nd round pick in 2008 to Florida in exchange for a 2nd round pick in 2008 and this pick.

6.* The San Jose Sharks' fourth round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a 4th round pick in 2008 to San Jose in exchange for a 5th round pick in 2010 and this pick.

7.* The New York Rangers' fourth round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a 4th round pick in 2008 to New York in exchange for a 7th round pick in 2008 and this pick.

8.* The Colorado Avalanche's pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Adam Foote to Colorado for a 1st round pick in 2008 or 2009 and this pick (being conditional at the time of trade). The condition – Adam Foote is re-signed by Colorado prior to the 2008-09 season – has been converted on June 30, 2008.

9.* The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth round pick temporarily went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 18, 2008 that sent Vaclav Prospal to Tampa Bay in exchange for a 7th round pick in 2008 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Vaclav Prospal is signed by Tampa Bay prior to the 2008-09 season – has been converted on June 30, 2008.
Tampa Bay reacquired the pick as the result of a trade on November 7, 2008 that sent Matt Carle and San Jose's 3rd round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Steve Downie, Steve Eminger and this pick.

Round 5

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150

Notes (Round 5)

1. * The Boston Bruins' fifth round pick will go to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on December 6, 2007 that sent Alex Auld to Boston for Nate DiCasmirro and this pick.

2. * The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth round pick will go to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 14, 2008 that sent Ryan Hollweg to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick. Toronto acquired previously in a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Hal Gill to Pittsburgh for a 2nd round pick in 2008 and this pick.

3. * The St. Louis Blues' fifth round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 4, 2008 that sent T.J. Fast to St. Louis for this pick.

4. * The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 19, 2008 that sent Darcy Hordichuk and a conditional 5th round pick in 2010 to Carolina for this pick.

5. * The Phoenix Coyotes' fifth round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2008 that sent Brian McGrattan to Phoenix for this pick.

6. * The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on October 1, 2008 that sent Michal Sersen to Tampa Bay for this pick.

Round 6

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180

Notes (Round 6)

1.* The Chicago Blackhawks' sixth round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a 6th round pick in 2008 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.

2.* The Tampa Bay Lightning's sixth round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2008 that sent Janne Niskala to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

3. *The San Jose Sharks' sixth round pick will go to the Atlanta Thrashers as the result of a trade on January 14, 2009 that sent Jason Williams to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchamge for Clay Wilson and this pick.
Columbus previously acquired this pick in a trade on January 29, 2008 that sent Jody Shelley to San Jose for this pick.

Round 7

#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210

Notes (Round 7)

1. * The Florida Panthers' seventh round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on January 10, 2008 that sent Magnus Johansson to Florida for this pick.

2.* The St. Louis Blues' seventh round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a 7th round pick in 2008 to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.

3.* The Anaheim Ducks' seventh round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a 7th round pick in 2008 to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

4.* The Philadelphia Flyers' seventh round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 24, 2008 that sent Janne Niskala to Philadelphia in exchange for Triston Grant and this pick.

5.* The Vancouver Canucks' seventh round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on December 24, 2008 that sent Jason Labarbera to Vancouver for this pick.

Information on conditional draft picks

The following draft picks have been dealt with a condition attached that could not be resoluted 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
2	Chicago Blackhawks	Calgary Flames	Picks will be exchanged at Calgary's choice in either 2009 or 2010.	Chicago acquired the pick in a trade on July 1, 2008 that sent Rene Bourque to Calgary in exchange for this conditional pick. Note: Pick belongs to Montreal Canadiens
3	Anaheim Ducks	Los Angeles Kings	Anaheim receives Buffalo’s 3rd round pick (currently held by Los Angeles) if Sean O'Donnell is traded again before the deadline this season.	Anaheim acquired the pick in a trade on September 30, 2008 that sent Sean O'Donnell to Los Angeles in exchange for this conditional pick.
3 or 4	Boston Bruins	Philadelphia Flyers	Boston receives Philadelphia’s 3rd round pick if Andrew Alberts is signed by Philadelphia before his contract expires on June 30, 2009. Otherwise, Boston will receive Philadelphia's fourth round pick.	Boston acquired the pick in a trade on October 13, 2008 that sent Andrew Alberts to Philadelphia in exchange for Ned Lukacevic and this conditional pick.
5	New York Rangers	Phoenix Coyotes	New York receives the pick if David LeNeveu is not signed by New York (converted, LeNeveu was signed by Anaheim on July 7, 2008) AND Al Montoya plays at least 15 games for Phoenix next season.	New York acquired the pick in a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Al Montoya and Marcel Hossa to Phoenix in exchange for Fredrik Sjostrom, Josh Gratton, David LeNeveu and this conditional pick.
5 or 6	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nashville Predators	Tampa Bay receives Nashville's 5th round pick if Nick Tarnasky plays more than 55 games in the 2008–09 season. Otherwise Tampa Bay receives a 6th round pick from Nashville.	Tampa Bay acquired the pick in a trade on September 29, 2008 that sent Nick Tarnasky to Nashville in exchange for this conditional pick.
7	Carolina Hurricanes	Chicago Blackhawks	Carolina receives Florida's pick if Chicago re-signs Craig Adams before his contract expires at the end of the 2008-09 season.	Carolina acquired the pick in a trade on January 17, 2008 that sent Craig Adams to Chicago for this conditional pick.
7	Philadelphia Flyers	Dallas Stars	unknown	Philadelphia acquired the pick in a trade on December 10, 2007 that sent Jussi Timonen to Dallas for this conditional pick.
7	Dallas Stars	Colorado Avalanche	unknown	Dallas acquired the pick in a trade on June 10, 2008 that sent Marty Sertich to Colorado for this conditional pick.
7	Chicago Blackhawks	Dallas Stars	unknown	Chicago acquired the pick in a trade on October 8, 2008 that sent Doug Janik to Dallas for this conditional pick.
7	Vancouver Canucks	Chicago Blackhawks	If Jim Sharrow plays more than 10 games with Chicago during the 2008-09 season, the Canucks receive a higher round selection	Vancouver acquired the pick in a trade on December 9, 2008 that sent Jim Sharrow to Chicago for this conditional pick.

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season
• List of NHL first overall draft choices
• List of NHL players