| Location: | BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida) | Held: | June 26-27, 2015 |
| First Overall Pick: | Connor McDavid (Oilers) | Players With NHL Experience: | 101 |
The 2015 NHL Entry Draft was the 53rd NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The first three selections were Connor McDavid going to the Edmonton Oilers, Jack Eichel going to the Buffalo Sabres, and Dylan Strome going to the Arizona Coyotes.
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)
Who Are the 3 Biggest Steals of the 2015 NHL Draft?
- Kirill Kaprizov (135th overall by the Minnesota Wild)
- Anthony Cirelli (72nd overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Top-six forward in the NHL
- Has hit double digits in goals in two of his four seasons
- Conor Garland (123rd overall by the Arizona Coyotes)
- 20-goal scorer
- 10 or more goals in every season since his debut in the NHL
Deeper Dive
2015 NHL Draft Selections by Round
First Round
Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Second Round
Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
Third Round
| # | Player | Position | NHL Team |
|---|
| 62 | Robin Kovacs | RW | New York Rangers |
| 63 | Kyle Capobianco | D | Arizona Coyotes |
| 64 | Dennis Yan | LW | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 65 | Andrew Nielsen | D | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 66 | Guillaume Brisebois | D | Vancouver Canucks |
| 67 | Blake Speers | C | New Jersey Devils |
| 68 | Martins Dzierkals | LW | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 69 | Keegan Kolesar | RW | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 70 | Felix Sandstrom | G | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 71 | Jean-Christophe Beaudin | C | Colorado Avalanche |
| 72 | Anthony Cirelli | C | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 73 | Vili Saarijarvi | D | Detroit Red Wings |
| 74 | Alexander Dergachyov | C | Los Angeles Kings |
| 75 | Daniel Vladar | G | Boston Bruins |
| 76 | Adin Hill | G | Arizona Coyotes |
| 77 | Sam Montembeault | G | Florida Panthers |
| 78 | Erik Foley | F | Winnipeg Jets |
| 79 | Sergey Zborovskiy | D | New York Rangers |
| 80 | Brent Gates | C | Anaheim Ducks |
| 81 | Brendan Warren | LW | Arizona Coyotes |
| 82 | Mitchell Vande Sompel | D | New York Islanders |
| 83 | Jens Looke | RW | Arizona Coyotes |
| 84 | Deven Sideroff | RW | Anaheim Ducks |
| 85 | Thomas Novak | C | Nashville Predators |
| 86 | Mike Robinson | G | San Jose Sharks |
| 87 | Lukas Vejdemo | C | Montreal Canadiens |
| 88 | Thomas Schemitsch | D | Florida Panthers |
| 89 | Aleksi Saarela | C | New York Rangers |
| 90 | Matej Tomek | G | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 91 | Dennis Gilbert | D | Chicago Blackhawks |
Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Fourth Round
| # | Player | Position | NHL Team |
|---|
| 92 | William Borgen | D | Buffalo Sabres |
| 93 | Callum Booth | G | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 94 | Adam Musil | C | St. Louis Blues |
| 95 | Jesper Lindgren | D | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 96 | Nicolas Roy | C | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 97 | Colton White | D | New Jersey Devils |
| 98 | Samuel Dove-McFalls | LW | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 99 | Austin Wagner | LW | Los Angeles Kings |
| 100 | Anthony Richard | C | Nashville Predators |
| 101 | Andrei Mironov | D | Colorado Avalanche |
| 102 | Denis Malgin | C | Florida Panthers |
| 103 | Chris Martenet | D | Dallas Stars |
| 104 | Mikhail Vorobyev | C | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 105 | Jesse Gabrielle | LW | Boston Bruins |
| 106 | Adam Helewka | LW | San Jose Sharks |
| 107 | Christian Wolanin | D | Ottawa Senators |
| 108 | Michael Spacek | RW | Winnipeg Jets |
| 109 | Filip Ahl | LW | Ottawa Senators |
| 110 | Joren Van Pottelberghe | G | Detroit Red Wings |
| 111 | Ales Stezka | G | Minnesota Wild |
| 112 | Parker Wotherspoon | D | New York Islanders |
| 113 | Brad Morrison | C | New York Rangers |
| 114 | Dmitry Zhukenov | C | Vancouver Canucks |
| 115 | Alexandre Carrier | D | Nashville Predators |
| 116 | Glenn Gawdin | C | St. Louis Blues |
| 117 | Caleb Jones | D | Edmonton Oilers |
| 118 | Jonne Tammela | RW | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 119 | Daniel Bernhardt | RW | New York Rangers |
| 120 | Mathieu Joseph | RW | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 121 | Ryan Shea | D | Chicago Blackhawks |
Caleb Jones, Edmonton Oilers (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Fifth Round
| # | Player | Position | NHL Team |
|---|
| 122 | Devante Stephens | D | Buffalo Sabres |
| 123 | Conor Garland | RW | Arizona Coyotes |
| 124 | Ethan Bear | D | Edmonton Oilers |
| 125 | Dmytro Timashov | LW | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 126 | Luke Stevens | LW | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 127 | Niko Mikkola | D | St. Louis Blues |
| 128 | David Kase | RW | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 129 | Sam Ruopp | D | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 130 | Karlis Cukste | D | San Jose Sharks |
| 131 | Matthew Bradley | C | Montreal Canadiens |
| 132 | Karch Bachman | LW | Florida Panthers |
| 133 | Joseph Cecconi | D | Dallas Stars |
| 134 | Matt Schmalz | RW | Los Angeles Kings |
| 135 | Kirill Kaprizov | LW | Minnesota Wild |
| 136 | Pavel Karnaukhov | LW | Calgary Flames |
| 137 | Dominik Simon | C | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 138 | Spencer Smallman | RW | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 139 | Christian Jaros | D | Ottawa Senators |
| 140 | Chase Pearson | C | Detroit Red Wings |
| 141 | Veeti Vainio | D | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 142 | Rudolfs Balcers | LW | San Jose Sharks |
| 143 | Connor Hobbs | D | Washington Capitals |
| 144 | Carl Neill | D | Vancouver Canucks |
| 145 | Karel Vejmelka | G | Nashville Predators |
| 146 | Luke Opilka | G | St. Louis Blues |
| 147 | Ryan Pilon | D | New York Islanders |
| 148 | Troy Terry | C | Anaheim Ducks |
| 149 | Adam Gaudette | C | Vancouver Canucks |
| 150 | Ryan Zuhlsdorf | D | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 151 | Radovan Bondra | RW | Chicago Blackhawks |
Conor Garland, Arizona Coyotes (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Sixth Round
| # | Player | Position | NHL Team |
|---|
| 152 | Giorgio Estephan | C | Buffalo Sabres |
| 153 | Kristian Oldham | G | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 154 | John Marino | D | Edmonton Oilers |
| 155 | Stephen Desrocher | D | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 156 | Jake Massie | D | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 157 | Brett Seney | LW | New Jersey Devils |
| 158 | Cooper Marody | C | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 159 | Vladislav Gavrikov | D | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 160 | Adam Parsells | D | San Jose Sharks |
| 161 | Sergei Boikov | D | Colorado Avalanche |
| 162 | Christopher Wilkie | RW | Florida Panthers |
| 163 | Markus Ruusu | G | Dallas Stars |
| 164 | Roy Radke | RW | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 165 | Cameron Hughes | C | Boston Bruins |
| 166 | Andrew Mangiapane | LW | Calgary Flames |
| 167 | Frederik Tiffels | LW | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 168 | Mason Appleton | C | Winnipeg Jets |
| 169 | David Cotton | C | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 170 | Patrick Holway | D | Detroit Red Wings |
| 171 | Nicholas Boka | D | Minnesota Wild |
| 172 | Andong Song | D | New York Islanders |
| 173 | Colby Williams | D | Washington Capitals |
| 174 | Lukas Jasek | RW | Vancouver Canucks |
| 175 | Tyler Moy | C | Nashville Predators |
| 176 | Liam Dunda | LW | St. Louis Blues |
| 177 | Simon Bourque | D | Montreal Canadiens |
| 178 | Steven Ruggiero | D | Anaheim Ducks |
| 179 | Garrett Metcalf | G | Anaheim Ducks |
| 180 | Bokondji Imama | LW | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 181 | Joni Tuulola | D | Chicago Blackhawks |
Andrew Mangiapane, Connor Brown and Troy Stecher of Team Canada, 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship (Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)
Seventh Round
| # | Player | Position | NHL Team |
|---|
| 182 | Ivan Chukarov | D | Buffalo Sabres |
| 183 | Erik Kallgren | G | Arizona Coyotes |
| 184 | Adam Huska | G | New York Rangers |
| 185 | Nikita Korostelev | RW | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 186 | Steven Lorentz | C | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 187 | Chaz Reddekopp | D | Los Angeles Kings |
| 188 | Ivan Fedotov | G | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 189 | Markus Nutivaara | D | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 190 | Marcus Vela | C | San Jose Sharks |
| 191 | Gustav Olhaver | C | Colorado Avalanche |
| 192 | Patrick Shea | C | Florida Panthers |
| 193 | John Kupsky | G | San Jose Sharks |
| 194 | Matt Roy | D | Los Angeles Kings |
| 195 | Jack Becker | C | Boston Bruins |
| 196 | Riley Bruce | D | Calgary Flames |
| 197 | Nikita Pavlychev | C | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 198 | Sami Niku | D | Winnipeg Jets |
| 199 | Joey Daccord | G | Ottawa Senators |
| 200 | Adam Marsh | LW | Detroit Red Wings |
Sami Niku, Winnipeg Jets (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
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