The 2021 NHL Entry Draft was the 59th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on July 23–24, 2021, delayed by one month from its normally scheduled time of June due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the later-than-normal finish of the 2020–21 NHL season. It was thus the first draft held in July since 2005. For the second year in a row, the event was held in a remote format, with teams convening via videoconferencing, and commissioner Gary Bettman announcing the selections in the opening round, and deputy commissioner Bill Daly in all subsequent rounds from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
The first three selections were Owen Power going to the Buffalo Sabres , Matty Beniers being selected by the Seattle Kraken , and Mason McTavish being picked by the Anaheim Ducks .
Owen Power, Buffalo Sabres (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Deeper Dive
2021 Draft Selections By Round
First Round
Second Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 33 LW Prokhor Poltapov Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL) 34 D Olen Zellweger Everett Silvertips (WHL) 35 D Ryker Evans Regina Pats (WHL) 36 D Shai Buium Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 37 RW Josh Doan Chicago Steel (USHL) 38 D Daniil Chayka Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL) 39 LW Zack Ostapchuk Vancouver Giants (WHL) 40 D Scott Morrow Shattuck St. Mary’s 18U Prep (USHS-Prep) 41 RW Danila Klimovich Minskie Zubry (Belarus Vysshaya) 42 C Francesco Pinelli Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 43 LW Ilya Fedotov Nizhny Novgorod 2 (MHL) 44 D Aleksi Heimosalmi Assat U20 (SM-Sarja) 45 LW William Stromgren MODO Hockey (HockeyAllsvenskan) 46 RW Samu Tuomaala Karpat (Liiga) 47 C Logan Stankoven Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 48 D Artyom Grushnikov Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) 49 D Ben Roger London Knights (OHL) 50 RW Nikita Chibrikov SKA-1946 St. Petersburg (MHL) 51 LW Ville Koivunen Karpat U20 (U20 SM-sarja) 52 C Aatu Raty Karpat (Liiga) 53 LW Alexander Kisakov MHK Dynamo Moskva (MHL) 54 D Jack Peart Grand Rapids High (USHS-MN) 55 D Vincent Iorio Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 56 D Evan Nause Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 57 LW Matthew Knies Tri-City Storm (USHL) 58 C Tristan Broz Fargo Force (USHL) 59 C Samuel Helenius JYP (Liiga) 60 D Janis Moser Biel (Swiss League) 61 D Sean Behrens USNTDP Juniors (USHL) 62 C Colton Dach Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 63 C Riley Kidney Acadie Bathhurst (QMJHL) 64 C Oliver Kapanen JoKP (Mestis)
Third Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 65 C Jayden Grubbe Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 66 RW Sasha Pastujov USNTDP Juniors (USHL) 67 C Ryan Winterton Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) 68 C/LW Samu Salminen Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) 69 D Stanislav Svozil HC Kometa Brno (Czech) 70 LW Carter Mazur Tri-City Storm (USHL) 71 RW Simon Robertsson Skelleftea AIK (SHL) 72 D Anton Olsson Malmo Redhawks (SHL) 73 LW Ayrton Martino Omaha Lancers (USHL) 74 LW Oliver Johansson Timrå IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) 75 C Ryder Korczak Moosejaw Warriors (WHL) 76 D Tyson Hinds Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) 77 C Cole Huckins Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) 78 G Aleksei Kolosov Dinamo Minsk (KHL) 79 LW Justin Ertel Summerside Western Capitals (MJHL) 80 D Brent Johnson Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 81 G Benjamin Gaudreau Sarnia Sting (OHL) 82 D Dmitry Kuzmin Dinamo-Molodechno (Belarus) 83 G Patrik Hamrla HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Extraliga) 84 D Kirill Kirsanov SKA-1946 St. Petersburg (MHL) 85 C Brett Harrison KOOVEE (Mestis) 86 C Caedan Bankier Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 87 D Dmitri Kostenko Ladia Togliatti (MHL) 88 RW Stiven Sardarian Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL) 89 D Cameron Whynot Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 90 D Luca Munzenberger Kölner Junghaie U20 (DNL U20) 91 D Taige Harding Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 92 C Andrei Buyalsky Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 93 G Tristan Lennox Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 94 D Aidan Hreschuk U.S. National U18 Team (USDP) 95 LW Josh Bloom Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 96 D Roman Schmidt USNTDP Juniors (USHL)
Fourth Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 97 RW Olivier Nadeau Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 98 C Joshua Lopina UMass (NCAA) 99 D Ville Ottavainen Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 100 G Jakub Malek VHK Vsetin (Czech 2) 101 D Guillaume Richard Tri-City Storm (USHL) 102 C Jakub Brabenec HC Kometa Brno (Czech) 103 D Gannon Laroque Victoria Royals (WHL) 104 RW Brody Lamb Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 105 D Ethan Del Mastro Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 106 LW Kalle Väisänen TPS U20 (U20 SM-sarja) 107 D Emil Martinsen Lilleberg Sparta Sarpsborg (Norway) 108 C/LW Victor Stjernborg Vaxjo HC (SHL) 109 RW Jackson Blake Chicago Steel (USHL) 110 D Brian Zanetti Lugano U20 (U20-Elit) 111 LW Conner Roulette Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 112 G Talyn Boyko Tri-City Americans (WHL) 113 D William Trudeau Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) 114 C/LW Redmond Savage U.S. National U18 Team (USDP) 115 D Ryan Ufko Chicago Steel (USHL) 116 RW Jake Chiasson Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 117 G Philip Svedeback Växjö Lakers HC J20 (J20 Nationell) 118 D Kyle Masters Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 119 D Joaquim Lemay Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 120 D Vladislav Lukashevich Loko Yaroslavi (MHL) 121 RW Ethan Cardwell Barrie Colts (OHL) 122 G Rasmus Korhonen Ässät U20 (U20 SM-sarja) 123 RW Carson Latimer Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 124 D Jack Matier Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 125 C Cameron Berg Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 126 LW Dylan Duke U.S. National U18 Team (USDP) 127 RW Josh Pillar Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 128 C Jakub Demek Team Slovakia U18 (Slovakia2)
Fifth Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 129 D Topias Vilen Pelicans (Liiga) 130 LW Sean Tschigerl Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 131 RW Jacob Melanson Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) 132 D Nikolai Makarov Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL) 133 LW James Malatesta Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 134 C Liam Dower Nilsson Frölunda HC J20 (J20 Nationell) 135 D Artem Guryev Peterborough Petes (OHL) 136 RW Robert Orr Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 137 G Aku Koskenvuo HIFK U20 (U20 SM-sarja) 138 D Jack Bar Chicago Steel (USHL) 139 C Manix Landry Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 140 D Jonathan Myrenberg Linköping HC J20 (J20 Nationell) 141 D Cole Jordan Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 142 D Daniil Sobolev Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 143 D Jacob Holmes Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 144 RW Jaroslav Chmelar Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja) 145 D Tyson Galloway Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 146 RW Dmitri Rashevsky MHK Dynamo Moskva (MHL) 147 C Justin Robidas Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 148 G Gage Alexander Winnipeg Ice (WHL) 149 LW Oskar Jellvik Djurgårdens IF J20 (J20 Nationell) 150 RW Joshua Roy Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) 151 C Haakon Hanelt Eisbären Berlin (DEL) 152 G Kirill Gerasimyuk SKA-Varyagi im. Morozova (MHL) 153 C/LW Ty Voit Sarnia Sting (OHL) 154 D Isaac Belliveau Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 155 D Oscar Plandowski Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) 156 C Max McCue London Knights (OHL) 157 LW Eetu Liukas TPS (Liiga) 158 D Ty Murchison U.S. National U18 Team (USDP) 159 LW Viljami Marjala Québec Remparts (QMJHL) 160 C Cameron MacDonald Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
Sixth Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 161 C William von Barnekow Tyringe SoSS (HockeyEttan) 162 C Kyle Kukkonen Maple Grove High (USHS-MN) 163 G Semyon Vyazovoy Tolpar Ufa (MHL) 164 D Viktor Hurtig Västerås IK J20 (J20 Nationell) 165 LW Ben Boyd Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) 166 LW Pasquale Zito Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 167 LW Liam Gilmartin U.S. National U18 Team (USDP) 168 RW Jack Beck Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 169 D Hugo Gabrielsson Frölunda HC J20 (J20 Nationell) 170 D Bryce Montgomery London Knights (OHL) 171 D Cal Thomas Maple Grove High (USHS-MN) 172 C Ilya Safonov Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 173 LW Lucas Ciona Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) 174 D Ethan Samson Prince George Cougars (WHL) 175 C Francesco Arcuri Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 176 D Dru Krebs Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 177 C Theo Jacobsson MODO Hockey (HockeyAllsvenskan) 178 RW Connor Lockhart Erie Otters (OHL) 179 LW Simon Knak Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 180 LW Matvey Petrov MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva (MHL) 181 D Ryan Mast Sarnia Sting (OHL) 182 D Nate Benoit Tri-City Storm (USHL) 183 G Chase Clark Tri-City Storm (USHL) 184 LW Jakub Kos Ilves U20 (U20 SM-sarja) 185 G Vyacheslav Peksa Irbis Kazan (MHL) 186 LW Shane Lachance Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) 187 G Nikita Quapp Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) 188 D Nikita Novikov MHK Dynamo Moskva (MHL) 189 D Aleksi Malinen JYP (Liiga) 190 D Artur Cholach Sokol Kiev (Ukraine) 191 C Xavier Simoneau Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 192 D Alex Gagne Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
Seventh Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 193 C Tyson Kozak Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 194 D Ryan McCleary Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 195 LW Justin Janicke U.S. National U18 Team (USDP) 196 D Daniil Pylenkov Vityaz Podolsk (KHL) 197 RW Martin Rysavy HC Vitkovice (Czech) 198 RW Ivan Vorobyov Mamonty Yugry (MHL) 199 D Evgenii Kashnikov Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 200 G Yegor Naumov MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva (MHL) 201 LW Lucas Forsell Färjestad BK J20 (J20 Nationell) 202 D Chandler Romeo Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) 203 C Zakhar Bardakov Vityaz Podolsk (KHL) 204 D Connor Kelley Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 205 G Arseni Sergeyev Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) 206 C Owen McLaughlin U.S. National U18 Team (USDP) 207 RW Albert Sjoberg Södertälje SK (HockeyAllsvenskan) 208 D Hank Kempf Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 209 C Nikita Guslistov Almaz Cherepovets (MHL) 210 D Braden Hache Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 211 LW Robert Flinton St. Paul’s School (USHS-Prep) 212 D Maximus Wanner Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 213 C Andre Gasseau USNTDP Juniors (USHL) 214 G Joe Vrbetic North Bay Battalion (OHL) 215 D Daniel Laatsch Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 216 C Jalen Luypen Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 217 D Ty Gallagher U.S. National U18 Team (USDP) 218 C Kirill Tankov SKA-Varyagi im. Morozova (MHL) 219 D Joel Nystrom Färjestad BK (SHL) 220 LW Taylor Makar Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 221 D Tomas Machu HC Vitkovice U20 (Czech U20) 222 G Carl Lindbom Djurgårdens IF J20 (J20 Nationell) 223 LW Samuel Lipkin New Jersey Rockets (NCDC) 224 RW Niko Huuhtanen Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
Sources
