NHL Entry Draft 2018

NHL Entry Draft 2018 var den 56. NHL Entry Draften. Den ble avholdt i American Airlines Center i Dallas, Texas. De tre første valgene var Rasmus Dahlin, Andrei Svechnikov og Jesperi Kotkaniemi.

Beste talenter

Første runde

Rasmus Dahlin ble valgt som nummer én av Buffalo Sabres.

Andrei Svechnikov ble valgt som nummer to av Carolina Hurricanes.

Evan Bouchard ble valgt som nummer ti av Edmonton Oilers.

#	Spiller	Nasjonalitet	NHL-lag	College-/junior-/klubblag
1	Rasmus Dahlin (D)	Sverige	Buffalo Sabres	Frölunda HC (SHL)
2	Andrei Svechnikov (RW)	Russland	Carolina Hurricanes	Barrie Colts (OHL)
3	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C)	Finland	Montreal Canadiens	Ässät (Liiga)
4	Brady Tkachuk (LW)	USA	Ottawa Senators	Boston University (Hockey East)
5	Barrett Hayton (C)	Canada	Arizona Coyotes	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6	Filip Zadina (RW)	Tsjekkia	Detroit Red Wings	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
7	Quinn Hughes (D)	USA	Vancouver Canucks	University of Michigan (Big Ten)
8	Adam Boqvist (D)	Sverige	Chicago Blackhawks	Brynäs IF (SHL)
9	Vitali Kravtsov (RW)	Russland	New York Rangers	Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)
10	Evan Bouchard (D)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	London Knights (OHL)
11	Oliver Wahlstrom (RW)	USA	New York Islanders	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
12	Noah Dobson (D)	Canada	New York Islanders (fra Calgary)	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
13	Ty Dellandrea (C)	Canada	Dallas Stars	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
14	Joel Farabee (LW)	USA	Philadelphia Flyers (fra St. Louis)	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
15	Grigori Denisenko (LW)	Russland	Florida Panthers	Lokomotiv Jaroslavl (KHL)
16	Martin Kaut (RW)	Tsjekkia	Colorado Avalanche	Dynamo Pardubice (ELH)
17	Ty Smith (D)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
18	Liam Foudy (C)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	London Knights (OHL)
19	Jay O'Brien (C)	USA	Philadelphia Flyers	Thayer Academy Tigers (USHS)
20	Rasmus Kupari (C)	Finland	Los Angeles Kings	Kärpät (Liiga)
21	Ryan Merkley (D)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Guelph Storm (OHL)
22	K'Andre Miller (D)	USA	New York Rangers (fra Pittsburgh via Ottawa)	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
23	Isac Lundeström (C)	Sverige	Anaheim Ducks	Luleå HF (SHL)
24	Filip Johansson (D)	Sverige	Minnesota Wild	Leksands IF (Allsvenskan)
25	Dominik Bokk (RW)	Tyskland	St. Louis Blues (fra Toronto)	Växjö Lakers (SHL)
26	Jacob Bernard-Docker (D)	Canada	Ottawa Senators (fra Boston via NY Rangers)	Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
27	Nicolas Beaudin (D)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks (fra Nashville)	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
28	Nils Lundkvist (D)	Sverige	New York Rangers (fra Tampa Bay)	Lulea HF (SHL)
29	Rasmus Sandin (D)	Sverige	Toronto Maple Leafs (fra Winnipeg via St. Louis)	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
30	Joseph Veleno (C)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings (fra Vegas)	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
31	Alexander Alexeyev (D)	Russland	Washington Capitals	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

Eksterne linker

• 2018 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database