Location: Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) Held: June 27-28, 2014 First Overall Pick :Aaron Ekblad (Panthers )Players With NHL Experience: 96
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was the 52nd NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The top three selections were Aaron Ekblad , Sam Reinhart and Leon Draisaitl , going to the Florida Panthers , Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers , respectively. This draft featured the first selection of a player from Oceania with Australian Nathan Walker, being selected by the Washington Capitals in the third round.
Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Who Are the Biggest Steals of the 2014 NHL Draft?
Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images)
Who Are the Biggest Busts of the 2014 NHL Draft?
Michael Dal Colle (5th overall by the New York Islanders )
111 games in the NHL, but only 21 points
More or less a fourth liner in the NHL at 25-years-old
Conner Bleackley (23rd overall by the Colorado Avalanche )
Has not played a game in the NHL
Re-entered the draft in 2016 and got selected in the fifth round by the Stars
Last seen in 2020-21 with the ECHL’s Allen Americans
Deeper Dive
2014 NHL Draft Selections by Round
First Round
David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Second Round
# Player Position NHL Team 31 Brendan Lemieux LW Buffalo Sabres 32 Jayce Hawryluk C Florida Panthers 33 Ivan Barbashev C St. Louis Blues 34 Mason McDonald G Calgary Flames 35 Dominik Masin D Tampa Bay Lightning 36 Thatcher Demko G Vancouver Canucks 37 Alex Nedeljkovic G Carolina Hurricanes 38 Marcus Pettersson D Anaheim Ducks 39 Vitek Vanecek G Washington Capitals 40 Andreas Englund D Ottawa Senators 41 Joshua Jacobs D New Jersey Devils 42 Vladislav Kamenev LW Nashville Predators 43 Ryan MacInnis C Arizona Coyotes 44 Eric Cornel C Buffalo Sabres 45 Brett Pollock LW Dallas Stars 46 Julius Bergman D San Jose Sharks 47 Ryan Collins D Columbus Blue Jackets 48 Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW Philadelphia Flyers 49 Vaclav Karabacek RW Buffalo Sabres 50 Roland McKeown D Los Angeles Kings 51 Jack Dougherty D Nashville Predators 52 Maxim Letunov C St. Louis Blues 53 Noah Rod RW San Jose Sharks 54 Hunter Smith C Calgary Flames 55 Brandon Montour D Anaheim Ducks 56 Ryan Donato C Boston Bruins 57 Johnathan McLeod D Tampa Bay Lightning 58 Christian Dvorak C Arizona Coyotes 59 Brandon Halverson G New York Rangers 60 Alex Lintuniemi D Los Angeles Kings
Thatcher Demko, Vancouver Canucks (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Third Round
# Player Position NHL Team 61 Jonas Johansson G Buffalo Sabres 62 Justin Kirkland LW Nashville Predators 63 Dominic Turgeon C Detroit Red Wings 64 Brandon Hickey D Calgary Flames 65 Juho Lammikko RW Florida Panthers 66 Nikita Tryamkin D Vancouver Canucks 67 Warren Foegele LW Carolina Hurricanes 68 Rinat Valiev D Toronto Maple Leafs 69 Jack Glover D Winnipeg Jets 70 Miles Gendron D Ottawa Senators 71 Connor Chatham RW New Jersey Devils 72 Alex Schoenborn RW San Jose Sharks 73 Brett Lernout D Montreal Canadiens 74 Brycen Martin D Buffalo Sabres 75 Alexander Peters D Dallas Stars 76 Elvis Merzlikins G Columbus Blue Jackets 77 Blake Siebenaler D Columbus Blue Jackets 78 Ilya Sorokin G New York Islanders 79 Brayden Point C Tampa Bay Lightning 80 Louis Belpedio D Minnesota Wild 81 Dylan Sadowy LW San Jose Sharks 82 Jake Walman D St. Louis Blues 83 Matheson Iacopelli RW Chicago Blackhawks 84 Kyle Wood D Colorado Avalanche 85 Keegan Iverson C New York Rangers 86 Mark Friedman D Philadelphia Flyers 87 Anton Karlsson RW Arizona Coyotes 88 Beau Starrett C Chicago Blackhawks 89 Nathan Walker C Washington Capitals 90 Michael Amadio C Los Angeles Kings
Elvis Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (Jess Starr /The Hockey Writers)
Fourth Round
# Player Position NHL Team 91 William Lagesson D Edmonton Oilers 92 Joe Wegwerth RW Florida Panthers 93 Nicholas Magyar RW Colorado Avalanche 94 Ville Husso G St. Louis Blues 95 Linus Soderstrom G New York Islanders 96 Josh Wesley D Carolina Hurricanes 97 Lucas Wallmark C Carolina Hurricanes 98 Frederik Olofsson LW Chicago Blackhawks 99 Chase De Leo C Winnipeg Jets 100 Shane Eiserman C Ottawa Senators 101 Nelson Nogier D Winnipeg Jets 102 Alexis Vanier D San Jose Sharks 103 John Piccinich RW Toronto Maple Leafs 104 Ryan Mantha D New York Rangers 105 Michael Prapavessis D Dallas Stars 106 Christoffer Ehn C Detroit Red Wings 107 Julien Pelletier LW Columbus Blue Jackets 108 Devon Toews D New York Islanders 109 Kaapo Kahkonen G Minnesota Wild 110 Austin Poganski RW St. Louis Blues 111 Zachary Nagelvoort G Edmonton Oilers 112 Viktor Arvidsson LW Nashville Predators 113 Sam Lafferty C Pittsburgh Penguins 114 Alexis Pepin LW Colorado Avalanche 115 Brent Moran G Dallas Stars 116 Danton Heinen C Boston Bruins 117 Michael Bunting LW Arizona Coyotes 118 Igor Shesterkin G New York Rangers 119 Ben Thomas D Tampa Bay Lightning 120 Steven Johnson D Los Angeles Kings
Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
Fifth Round
# Player Position NHL Team 121 Maxwell Willman C Buffalo Sabres 122 Richard Nejezchleb LW New York Rangers 123 Matthew Berkovitz D Anaheim Ducks 124 Jaedon Descheneau RW St. Louis Blues 125 Nikolas Koberstein D Montreal Canadiens 126 Gustav Forsling D Vancouver Canucks 127 Clark Bishop C Carolina Hurricanes 128 Dakota Joshua C Toronto Maple Leafs 129 C.J. Suess LW Winnipeg Jets 130 Liam Coughlin C Edmonton Oilers 131 Ryan Rehill D New Jersey Devils 132 Joonas Lyytinen D Nashville Predators 133 Dysin Mayo D Arizona Coyotes 134 Shane Gersich C Washington Capitals 135 Miro Karjalainen D Dallas Stars 136 Chase Perry G Detroit Red Wings 137 Tyler Bird RW Columbus Blue Jackets 138 Oskar Lindblom LW Philadelphia Flyers 139 Tanner Faith D Minnesota Wild 140 Daniel Walcott D New York Rangers 141 Luc Snuggerud D Chicago Blackhawks 142 Tyler Nanne D New York Rangers 143 Miguel Fidler LW Florida Panthers 144 Anton Lindholm D Colorado Avalanche 145 Anthony Angello C Pittsburgh Penguins 146 Anders Bjork LW Boston Bruins 147 Daniel Audette C Montreal Canadiens 148 Andreas Soderberg D Chicago Blackhawks 149 Rourke Chartier C San Jose Sharks 150 Alec Dillon G Los Angeles Kings
Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
Sixth Round
# Player Position NHL Team 151 Christopher Brown C Buffalo Sabres 152 Joey Dudek C New Jersey Devils 153 Tyler Vesel C Edmonton Oilers 154 Aaron Haydon D Dallas Stars 155 Kyle Schempp C New York Islanders 156 Kyle Pettit C Vancouver Canucks 157 Jake Marchment C Los Angeles Kings 158 Nolan Vesey LW Toronto Maple Leafs 159 Steven Spinner RW Washington Capitals 160 Pontus Sjalin D Minnesota Wild 161 Brandon Baddock LW New Jersey Devils 162 Aaron Irving D Nashville Predators 163 David Westlund D Arizona Coyotes 164 Pavel Kraskovsky C Winnipeg Jets 165 John Nyberg LW Dallas Stars 166 Julius Vahatalo LW Detroit Red Wings 167 Chase Lang C Minnesota Wild 168 Radel Fazleev C Philadelphia Flyers 169 Reid Duke C Minnesota Wild 170 Cristiano Digiacinto LW Tampa Bay Lightning 171 Kevin Labanc RW San Jose Sharks 172 Chandler Yakimowicz RW St. Louis Blues 173 Jaden Lindo RW Pittsburgh Penguins 174 Maximilian Pajpach G Colorado Avalanche 175 Adam Ollas-Mattsson D Calgary Flames 176 Samuel Blais LW St. Louis Blues 177 Hayden Hawkey G Montreal Canadiens 178 Dylan Sikura C Chicago Blackhawks 179 Ivan Nalimov G Chicago Blackhawks 180 Matthew Mistele LW Los Angeles Kings
Kevin Lebanc, San Jose Sharks, Nov. 28, 2017 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Seventh Round
# Player Position NHL Team 181 Victor Olofsson RW Buffalo Sabres 182 Hugo Fagerblom G Florida Panthers 183 Keven Bouchard G Edmonton Oilers 184 Austin Carroll RW Calgary Flames 185 Cameron Darcy C Tampa Bay Lightning 186 Mackenze Stewart D Vancouver Canucks 187 Kyle Jenkins D Carolina Hurricanes 188 Pierre Engvall LW Toronto Maple Leafs 189 Kelly Summers D Ottawa Senators 190 Francis Perron LW Ottawa Senators 191 Jared Fiegl LW Arizona Coyotes 192 Matt Ustaski C Winnipeg Jets 193 Edgars Kulda LW Arizona Coyotes 194 Kevin Elgestal RW Washington Capitals 195 Patrick Sanvido D Dallas Stars 196 Axel Holmstrom C Detroit Red Wings 197 Olivier Leblanc D Columbus Blue Jackets 198 Jesper Pettersson D Philadelphia Flyers 199 Pavel Jenys C Minnesota Wild 200 Lukas Sutter C New York Islanders 201 Alexander Kadeykin C Detroit Red Wings 202 Dwyer Tschantz RW St. Louis Blues 203 Jeff Taylor D Pittsburgh Penguins 204 Julien Nantel C Colorado Avalanche 205 Ondrej Kase RW Anaheim Ducks 206 Emil Johansson D Boston Bruins 207 Jake Evans C Montreal Canadiens 208 Jack Ramsey RW Chicago Blackhawks 209 Spencer Watson RW Los Angeles Kings 210 Jacob Middleton D Los Angeles Kings
Victor Olofsson, Buffalo Sabres (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
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