page_title: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks
section_title: Goaltenders
hierarchical_section_title: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks / Goaltenders
caption_attribution_description: English: Jim Rutherford in 1976
context_page_description: The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. The Red Wings have participated in all 56 NHL Entry Drafts as well as six supplemental drafts and have drafted 513 players.
  The NHL Entry Draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 14 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick. The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft. Between 1986 and 1994, the NHL also held a Supplemental Draft for players in American colleges.
context_section_description: Detroit has drafted 47 goaltenders, 17 of whom have appeared in the NHL. The first goaltender drafted by Detroit to appear in the league was Jim Rutherford; he played in 457 games with the Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Los Angeles Kings. Rutherford has since served as the general manager (GM) of the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes and is now the GM of the Penguins. Chris Osgood has the most games played, wins, and ties of any goaltender drafted by the Wings, while Rutherford has the most career losses. Jimmy Howard currently plays for Detroit; Howard has the most career overtime losses of any player on the list, while Mrázek has the lowest goals against average.
caption: Jim Rutherford was Detroit's first choice in the 1969 NHL Draft.
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