List of Ottawa Senators draft picks
2015 Draft picks
Table:
Round

Overall

Player

Position

Nationality

Club team

1

18

Thomas Chabot

Defence

Canada

Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

1

21 (from NYI via Buffalo)

Colin White

Centre

United States

U.S. NTDP (USHL)

2

36 (from New Jersey)

Gabriel Gagne

Right Wing

Canada

Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

2

48

Filip Chlapik

Centre

Czech Republic

Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)

4

107 (from Pittsburgh via Edmonton)

Christian Wolanin

Defence

United States

Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)

4

109

Filip Ahl

Left Wing

Sweden

HV71 (J20 SuperElit)

5

139

Christian Jaros

Defence

Slovakia

Luleå HF (J20 SuperElit)

7

199

Joel Daccord

Goalie

United States

Cushing Academy (USHS)

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Thomas Chabot ( born January 30 , 1997 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman . He is currently playing with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Chabot was drafted in the first round ( 18th overall ) by the Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft . In January 2017 , Chabot became the first defenceman to be named the most valuable player of the World Junior Championships .
The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The team was founded as an expansion team in 2005 and play at TD Station in Saint John , New Brunswick , Canada . The Dogs became the first team from Atlantic Canada to win a Memorial Cup championship , with a 2011 Memorial Cup victory . Saint John has won three President 's Cup championships in 2011 , 2012 and 2017 .
Colin Andrew White ( born January 30 , 1997 ) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The Senators selected him in the first round , 21st overall , in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft .
The National Team Development Program ( NTDP ) was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite ice hockey players under the age of 18 , and centralize their training . There are two teams in the program : under-17 and under-18 . Both teams are based in Plymouth , Michigan . The stated goal of the NTDP is to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on the U.S. National Teams and success in their future hockey careers . Its efforts focus not only on high-caliber participation on the ice , but creating well-rounded individuals off the ice . While enrolled in the NTDP , players stay with billet families . From its founding until 2014-15 , the program was based in Ann Arbor , Michigan , playing games at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube . However , following that season , the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL relocated , freeing up the what was then known as the Compuware Arena . USA Hockey purchased the facility from Peter Karmanos , renamed it the USA Hockey Arena and moved the NTDP to Plymouth . The under-17 and under-18 teams play games domestically against opponents in the United States Hockey League ( under-17 and under-18 teams ) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( under-18 team ) , as well as three international tournaments for each team plus occasional friendlies . The NTDP teams previously competed in the North American Hockey League until 2009 .
Gabriel Gagné ( born November 11 , 1996 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with the Allen Americans of the ECHL . Gagné was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft .
The Victoriaville Tigres are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The team is based in Victoriaville , Quebec , Canada . The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins .
Filip Chlapík ( born 3 June 1997 ) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward . He is currently playing for the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League ( AHL ) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Chlapík was selected 48th overall by the Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft .
The Czech Republic ( /ˈtʃɛk -/ ( listen ) ; Czech : Česká republika [ ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpublɪka ] ( listen ) ) , also known by its short-form name , Czechia ( /ˈtʃɛkiə/ ( listen ) ; Czech : Česko [ ˈtʃɛsko ] ( listen ) ) , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Poland to the northeast , Slovakia to the southeast , Austria to the south , and Germany to the west . The Czech Republic is a landlocked country with a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,866 square kilometers ( 30,450 sq mi ) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate . It is a unitary parliamentary republic , with 10.7 million inhabitants . Its capital and largest city is Prague , with 1.3 million residents ; other major cities are Brno , Ostrava , Olomouc and Pilsen . The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia . The Czech state was formed in the late ninth century as the Duchy of Bohemia under the Great Moravian Empire . In 1002 , the duchy was formally recognized as an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire along with the Kingdom of Germany , the Kingdom of Burgundy , the Kingdom of Italy ; and became the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1198 , reaching its greatest territorial extent in the 14th century . Prague was the imperial seat in periods between the 14th and 17th century . The Protestant Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century led to the Hussite Wars , the first of many conflicts with the Catholic Church . Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526 , the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg Monarchy . The Protestant Bohemian Revolt ( 1618-20 ) against the Catholic Habsburgs led to the Thirty Years ' War . After the Battle of the White Mountain , the Habsburgs consolidated their rule , eradicated Protestantism , reimposed Catholicism , and adopted a policy of gradual Germanization .
The Charlottetown Islanders are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) . Based in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , Canada , the Islanders play their home games at the Eastlink Centre , which has 3,717 arena seats .
Christian Wolanin ( born March 17 , 1995 ) is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League ( AHL ) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Wolanin was selected by the Senators in the fourth round , 107th overall , in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft .
The Muskegon Lumberjacks are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League . They play in Muskegon , Michigan , at L. C. Walker Arena . The Lumberjacks replaced the International Hockey League franchise ( IHL ) of the same name , which relocated to Evansville , Indiana , at the end of the 2009-10 IHL season .
Filip Ahl ( born 12 June 1997 ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Södertälje SK of the HockeyAllsvenskan ( Allsv ) . He was chosen in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators .
HV71 ( Swedish pronunciation : [ ˈhôːveː ˌɧɵtːɪˈɛtː ] ) , often referred to as just HV , is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping , playing in the Swedish Hockey League ( SHL ; formerly Elitserien ) , the top tier of Swedish ice hockey . The team played in the 2008-09 Champions Hockey League season , and also participates in the new Champions Hockey League tournament since the 2014-15 season . Between 2008 and 2013 , HV also participated in the European Trophy tournament .
Christián Jaroš ( born 2 April 1996 ) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Jaros was drafted 139th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Senators .
Slovakia ( /sloʊˈvækiə , -ˈvɑːk-/ ( listen ) ; Slovak : Slovensko [ ˈslɔʋɛnskɔ ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Slovak Republic ( Slovak : Slovenská republika , listen ( help·info ) ) , is a landlocked country in the eastern part of Central Europe . It is bordered by Poland to the north , Ukraine to the east , Hungary to the south , Austria to the southwest , and the Czech Republic to the northwest . Slovakia 's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres ( 19,000 sq mi ) and is mostly mountainous . The population is over 5.6 million and consists mostly of Slovaks . The capital and largest city is Bratislava , and the second-largest city is Košice . The official language is Slovak . The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries . In the 7th century they played a significant role in the creation of Samo 's Empire and in the 9th century established the Principality of Nitra , which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia . In the 10th century , after the dissolution of Great Moravia , the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary , which would become the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 . In 1241 and 1242 , much of the territory was destroyed by the Mongols during their invasion of Central and Eastern Europe . The area was recovered largely thanks to Béla IV of Hungary who also settled Germans who became an important ethnic group in the area , especially in what are today parts of central and eastern Slovakia . After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , the Czechoslovak National Council established Czechoslovakia ( 1918-1939 ) .
Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå , Sweden . The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League ( SHL ) , the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden , since the 1984-85 season . They are the northernmost team in the league and have won the Swedish championships once , in 1996 . Since being promoted to the top flight ( then called Elitserien ) in 1984 , the team has not once had to participate in a promotion/relegation-qualifier to defend their spot in the top league .
Joey Daccord ( born August 19 , 1996 ) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League ( AHL ) as a prospect under contract with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Daccord played college hockey for Arizona State Sun Devils .
Cushing Academy is a private , coeducational college-preparatory school for boarding and day students in Ashburnham , Massachusetts , United States . It serves approximately 400 students in grades 9-12 and a postgraduate year .