NHL Waiver Draft

The NHL Waiver Draft was an annual draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1977 to 2003. A reworked version of the NHL Intra-League Draft, the waiver draft was created to help address the league's competitive balances issues and the financial issues some of the expansion teams added in the preceding ten years were undergoing. It was not held during the 1979–80 and 1991–92 seasons due to the 1979 merger with the World Hockey Association and the 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts, respectively. It was discontinued as a result of the Collective Bargaining Agreement that was reached to end the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Over the course of 25 waiver drafts, 231 selections were made and 240 players total changed teams.
==Rules==
The waiver draft was held within a week of the start of the regular season. A few days prior to the waiver draft each NHL club would be required to turn in a list of players to protect from selection. First-year players were exempt from selection, but in later editions of the waiver draft this exemption was changed to players under a certain number of professional hockey seasons played and below a minimum number of NHL games played.
The order of the waiver draft was the reverse of the previous season's standings, the first round always being limited to non-playoff teams. Once a team claimed an unprotected player from another team, that team would be required to drop a player from their protection list and the other team's choice of compensation would be a cash payment (a sliding scale varying from player to player) or claiming the dropped player.
The number of players a team could lose in the waiver draft was set at three (later two), which would increase by the number of claims made against other teams. By default, team's could only lose a maximum of one goaltender, unless they opted to offer more than one.
The waiver draft concluded when a round was completed with no selections by any team.
==Drafts==
===1977===
The 1977 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 10, 1977. Three selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Paul Woods 	Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
1 	2 	Dave Forbes 	Washington Capitals	Boston Bruins 	cash
1 	3 	Wayne Thomas	New York Rangers 	Toronto Maple Leafs	cash
===1978===
The 1978 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 9, 1978. Five selections were made and six players total changed teams. Protection lists were released three days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Pierre Bouchard	Washington Capitals	Montreal Canadiens	cash
1 	2 	Larry Giroux 	St. Louis Blues 	Detroit Red Wings 	cash
1 	3 	Pierre Plante 	New York Rangers 	Detroit Red Wings 	cash
1 	4 	Jim Lorentz 	Detroit Red Wings 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
2 	5 	Mike Korney 	New York Rangers 	Montreal Canadiens	claim: Dan Newman
===1980===
The 1980 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 8, 1980. Five selections were made. Protection lists were released a day prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Yvon Vautour 	Colorado Rockies 	New York Islanders	cash
1 	2 	John Wensink 	Quebec Nordiques 	Boston Bruins 	cash
1 	3 	Rick Smith 	Detroit Red Wings	Boston Bruins 	cash
1 	4 	Curt Brackenbury	Edmonton Oilers 	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
1 	5 	Colin Campbell 	Vancouver Canucks	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
===1981===
The 1981 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1981. 13 selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Craig Levie 	Winnipeg Jets 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
1 	2 	John Wensink 	Colorado Rockies 	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
1 	3 	Mike McDougal 	Hartford Whalers 	New York Rangers 	cash
1 	4 	Terry Murray 	Washington Capitals	Philadelphia Flyers	cash
1 	5 	Ron Delorme 	Vancouver Canucks 	Colorado Rockies 	cash
1 	6 	Yvon Lambert 	Buffalo Sabres 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
1 	7 	Al Sims 	Los Angeles Kings 	Hartford Whalers 	cash
1 	8 	Gary Edwards 	St. Louis Blues 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
2 	9 	Serge Savard 	Winnipeg Jets 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
2 	10 	Rob McClanahan 	Hartford Whalers 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
2 	11 	John Bednarski 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
3 	12 	Trevor Johansen	Los Angeles Kings 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
4 	13 	Jeff Brubaker 	Montreal Canadiens 	Hartford Whalers 	cash
===1982===
The 1982 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 4, 1982. Seven selections were made and nine players total changed teams. Protection lists were released three days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Murray Brumwell	New Jersey Devils 	Minnesota North Stars	cash
1 	2 	Jack Carlson 	St. Louis Blues 	Minnesota North Stars	cash
1 	3 	Doug Lecuyer 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Winnipeg Jets 	cash
1 	4 	Bill Baker 	New York Rangers 	St. Louis Blues 	claim: Tim Bothwell
2 	5 	Carol Vadnais 	New Jersey Devils 	New York Rangers 	claim: Graeme Nicolson
3 	6 	Dave Hutchison 	New Jersey Devils 	Washington Capitals 	cash
4 	7 	Bob Hoffmeyer 	Edmonton Oilers 	Philadelphia Flyers 	cash
===1983===
The 1983 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 1983. Eleven selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Grant Mulvey 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chicago Black Hawks	cash
1 	2 	Mike Crombeen 	Hartford Whalers 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
1 	3 	Don Nachbaur 	Los Angeles Kings 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
1 	4 	Terry Johnson 	St. Louis Blues 	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
1 	5 	Mark Renaud 	Buffalo Sabres 	Hartford Whalers 	cash
1 	6 	Jean Hamel 	Montreal Canadiens 	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
2 	7 	Mike Zuke 	Hartford Whalers 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
2 	8 	Dwight Schofield	St. Louis Blues 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
2 	9 	Jeff Brubaker 	Calgary Flames 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
2 	10 	John Van Boxmeer	Quebec Nordiques 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
3 	11 	Bob Crawford 	Hartford Whalers 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
===1984===
The 1984 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 9, 1984. Nine selections were made and ten players total changed teams. Protection lists were released four days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Wayne Babych 	Pittsburgh Penguins	St. Louis Blues 	cash
1 	2 	Dave Pichette	New Jersey Devils 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
1 	3 	Jeff Brubaker	Toronto Maple Leafs	Edmonton Oilers 	claim: Terry Martin
1 	4 	Wally Weir 	Hartford Whalers 	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
1 	5 	Craig Levie 	St. Louis Blues 	Minnesota North Stars	cash
1 	6 	Andre Dore 	New York Rangers 	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
1 	7 	Billy Carroll	Edmonton Oilers 	New York Islanders 	cash
2 	8 	Bruce Crowder	Pittsburgh Penguins	Boston Bruins 	cash
2 	9 	Dave Lumley 	Hartford Whalers 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
===1985===
The 1985 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 7, 1985. Nine selections were made. Protection lists were released three days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Willy Lindstrom 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
1 	2 	Randy Velischek 	New Jersey Devils 	Minnesota North Stars	cash
1 	3 	Brent Peterson 	Vancouver Canucks 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
1 	4 	Randy Boyd 	New York Islanders 	Chicago Black Hawks 	cash
1 	5 	Dwight Schofield	Washington Capitals 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
2 	6 	Mike Blaisdell 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	New York Rangers 	cash
2 	7 	Dave Langevin 	Minnesota North Stars	New York Islanders 	cash
3 	8 	Dan Frawley 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Chicago Black Hawks 	cash
4 	9 	Craig Levie 	Calgary Flames 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
===1986===
The 1986 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 6, 1986. Seven selections were made. Protection lists were released three days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick 	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation 	
1 	1 	Bob Bourne 	Los Angeles Kings 	New York Islanders 	cash 	
1 	2 	Clark Gillies 	Buffalo Sabres 	New York Islanders 	cash 	
2 	3 	Mal Davis 	Los Angeles Kings 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash 	
2 	4 	Wilf Paiement 	Buffalo Sabres 	New York Rangers 	cash 	
3 	No selections during round	No selections during round	No selections during round	No selections during round	No selections during round	No selections during round
4 	5 	Pat Hughes 	St. Louis Blues 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash 	
4 	6 	Gord Sherven 	Hartford Whalers 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash 	
4 	7 	John Blum 	Washington Capitals 	Boston Bruins 	cash 	
===1987===
The 1987 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1987. 15 selections were made and 17 players total changed teams.
Round	Pick 	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation 	
1 	1 	Kevin Maguire 	Buffalo Sabres 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	cash 	
1 	2 	Reijo Ruotsalainen 	New Jersey Devils 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash 	
1 	3 	Randy Boyd 	Vancouver Canucks 	New York Islanders 	cash 	
1 	4 	Al Tuer 	Minnesota North Stars 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash 	
1 	5 	Charlie Simmer 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Boston Bruins 	cash 	
2 	6 	Risto Siltanen 	New Jersey Devils 	Quebec Nordiques 	cash 	
3 	No selections during round	No selections during round	No selections during round	No selections during round	No selections during round	No selections during round
4 	7 	Tim Tookey 	Los Angeles Kings 	Philadelphia Flyers 	cash 	
4 	8 	Glen Cochrane 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash 	
4 	9 	Bill Root 	St. Louis Blues 	Hartford Whalers 	claim: Doug Wickenheiser 	
4 	10 	Willi Plett 	Boston Bruins 	New York Rangers 	cash 	
5 	11 	Ed Hospodar 	Buffalo Sabres 	Philadelphia Flyers 	claim: David Fenyves 	
5 	12 	Jack O'Callahan 	New Jersey Devils 	Chicago Blackhawks 	cash 	
5 	13 	Doug Wickenheiser 	Vancouver Canucks 	Hartford Whalers 	claim: Brent Peterson 	
5 	14 	Stu Kulak 	Quebec Nordiques 	New York Rangers 	claim: Richard Zemlak 	
6 	15 	Richard Zemlak 	Minnesota North Stars 	New York Rangers 	cash 	
===1988===
The 1988 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 1988. 18 selections were made.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Stewart Gavin 	Minnesota North Stars	Hartford Whalers 	cash
1 	2 	Behn Wilson 	Vancouver Canucks 	Chicago Blackhawks 	cash
1 	3 	Steve Dykstra 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
1 	4 	Craig Redmond 	New York Rangers 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
2 	5 	Tom Martin 	Minnesota North Stars	Hartford Whalers 	cash
2 	6 	Risto Siltanen	Vancouver Canucks 	New Jersey Devils 	cash
2 	7 	Jay Caufield 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Minnesota North Stars	cash
3 	8 	Andy Brickley 	Boston Bruins 	New Jersey Devils 	cash
3 	9 	Ken Hammond 	Edmonton Oilers 	Los Angeles Kings 	cash
4 	10 	Ken Leiter 	Minnesota North Stars	New York Islanders 	cash
4 	11 	Dave Hannan 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Edmonton Oilers 	claim: Dave Hunter
4 	12 	Dave Hunter 	Winnipeg Jets 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
5 	13 	Jim Hofford 	Los Angeles Kings 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
5 	14 	Steve Smith 	Buffalo Sabres 	Calgary Flames 	cash
5 	15 	Doug Sulliman 	Philadelphia Flyers 	New Jersey Devils 	cash
5 	16 	Doug Smith 	Edmonton Oilers 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
6 	17 	Brad Marsh 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Philadelphia Flyers 	cash
6 	18 	Dale DeGray 	Los Angeles Kings 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	cash
===1989===
The 1989 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 2, 1989. Eight selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Greg Adams 	Quebec Nordiques 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
1 	2 	Dave Hannan 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Pittsburgh Penguins	cash
1 	3 	Moe Mantha Jr. 	Winnipeg Jets 	Philadelphia Flyers	cash
1 	4 	Kent Nilsson 	New Jersey Devils 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
2 	5 	David Mackey 	Minnesota North Stars	Chicago Blackhawks 	cash
2 	6 	Craig Coxe 	Vancouver Canucks 	Chicago Blackhawks 	cash
2 	7 	Mikael Andersson	Hartford Whalers 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
2 	8 	Nick Kypreos 	Washington Capitals 	Philadelphia Flyers	cash
===1990===
The 1990 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 1, 1990. Eight selections were made.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Wayne Van Dorp 	Quebec Nordiques 	Chicago Blackhawks 	cash
1 	2 	Randy Gregg 	Vancouver Canucks	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
1 	3 	Bengt-Ake Gustafsson	Detroit Red Wings	Washington Capitals 	cash
2 	4 	Shawn Anderson 	Quebec Nordiques 	Washington Capitals 	cash
2 	5 	Mario Marois 	St. Louis Blues 	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
3 	6 	Aaron Broten 	Quebec Nordiques 	Minnesota North Stars	cash
3 	7 	Rod Buskas 	Los Angeles Kings	Pittsburgh Penguins 	cash
3 	8 	Bob Bassen 	St. Louis Blues 	Chicago Blackhawks 	cash
===1992===
The 1992 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 4, 1992. Eight selections were made.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Adam Creighton 	Tampa Bay Lightning	New York Islanders 	cash
1 	2 	Norm Maciver 	Ottawa Senators 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
1 	3 	Yvon Corriveau 	San Jose Sharks 	Washington Capitals 	cash
1 	4 	Chris Dahlquist	Calgary Flames 	Minnesota North Stars	cash
1 	5 	Shawn Cronin 	Philadelphia Flyers	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
2 	6 	Igor Larionov 	San Jose Sharks 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
2 	7 	Doug Evans 	Philadelphia Flyers	Quebec Nordiques 	cash
2 	8 	Dave Christian 	Chicago Blackhawks 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
===1993===
The 1993 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 1993. Six selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Dave McLlwain	Ottawa Senators 	Toronto Maple Leafs	cash
1 	2 	Mike Hudson 	New York Rangers 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
1 	3 	Paul Broten 	Dallas Stars 	New York Rangers 	cash
2 	4 	John McIntyre	Vancouver Canucks 	New York Rangers 	cash
2 	5 	Rich Sutter 	Chicago Blackhawks 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
3 	6 	Garry Valk 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
===1994===
The 1994 NHL Waiver Draft was held on January 18, 1995. Due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout, the waiver draft was postponed until January. 17 selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Rob Gaudreau 	Ottawa Senators 	San Jose Sharks 	cash
1 	2 	Brian Glynn 	Hartford Whalers 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
1 	3 	Dean Kennedy 	Edmonton Oilers 	Winnipeg Jets 	cash
2 	4 	Kelly Chase 	Hartford Whalers 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
2 	5 	Len Esau 	Edmonton Oilers 	Calgary Flames 	cash
2 	6 	Donald Dufresne	St. Louis Blues 	Los Angeles Kings 	cash
2 	7 	Randy Wood 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
2 	8 	Chris Joseph 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tampa Bay Lightning	cash
3 	9 	Igor Korolev 	Winnipeg Jets 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
3 	10 	Francois Leroux	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ottawa Senators 	cash
4 	11 	Sheldon Kennedy	Calgary Flames 	Winnipeg Jets 	cash
4 	12 	Wayne McBean 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Winnipeg Jets 	cash
5 	13 	Roger Johansson	Chicago Blackhawks 	Calgary Flames 	cash
5 	14 	Doug Brown 	Detroit Red Wings 	Pittsburgh Penguins	claim: Micah Aivazoff
6 	15 	Micah Aivazoff 	Edmonton Oilers 	Pittsburgh Penguins	cash
6 	16 	Greg Gilbert 	St. Louis Blues 	New York Rangers 	cash
6 	17 	Mike Hudson 	Pittsburgh Penguins	New York Rangers 	cash
===1995===
The 1995 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 2, 1995. Eight selections were made.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Jim McKenzie 	Winnipeg Jets 	New York Islanders 	cash
2 	2 	Ted Drury 	Ottawa Senators 	Hartford Whalers 	cash
2 	3 	Bill Huard 	Dallas Stars 	Colorado Avalanche 	cash
2 	4 	Brent Hughes 	Buffalo Sabres 	Boston Bruins 	cash
2 	5 	Pat Jablonski 	St. Louis Blues 	Toronto Maple Leafs	cash
3 	6 	Justin Hocking	Ottawa Senators 	Los Angeles Kings 	cash
3 	7 	Rob Conn 	Buffalo Sabres 	New Jersey Devils 	cash
4 	8 	Bob Sweeney 	New York Islanders	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
===1996===
The 1996 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 30, 1996. Nine selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Rob DiMaio 	San Jose Sharks 	Philadelphia Flyers	cash
1 	2 	Jim Dowd 	New York Islanders 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
2 	3 	Corey Foster 	New York Islanders 	Pittsburgh Penguins	cash
2 	4 	Bob Corkum 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Philadelphia Flyers	cash
2 	5 	Alexander Semak 	Vancouver Canucks 	New York Islanders 	cash
2 	6 	Dean Malkoc 	Boston Bruins 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
2 	7 	Craig Billington	Colorado Avalanche 	Florida Panthers 	cash
3 	8 	Chris Joseph 	Vancouver Canucks 	Pittsburgh Penguins	cash
3 	9 	Ralph Intranuovo	Toronto Maple Leafs	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
===1997===
The 1997 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 28, 1997. Nine selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Tim Taylor 	Boston Bruins 	Detroit Red Wings 	cash
1 	2 	Tom Chorske 	New York Islanders 	Ottawa Senators 	cash
1 	3 	Mike Peluso 	Calgary Flames 	New York Rangers 	cash
2 	4 	Robert Lang 	Boston Bruins 	Pittsburgh Penguins	cash
2 	5 	Mick Vukota 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	New York Islanders 	cash
2 	6 	Pascal Rheaume	St. Louis Blues 	New Jersey Devils 	cash
2 	7 	Jimmy Waite 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Chicago Blackhawks 	cash
2 	8 	Brent Severyn 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Colorado Avalanche 	cash
2 	9 	Scott Daniels 	New Jersey Devils 	Philadelphia Flyers	cash
===1998===
The 1998 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1998. Nine selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Zdeno Ciger 	Nashville Predators 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
1 	2 	Brent Gilchrist 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Detroit Red Wings 	cash
1 	3 	Pascal Trepanier	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Colorado Avalanche	cash
1 	4 	Dennis Bonvie 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
1 	5 	Kevin Dahl 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
2 	6 	Frederic Chabot 	Montreal Canadiens 	Los Angeles Kings 	cash
2 	7 	Maxim Galanov 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	New York Rangers 	cash
3 	8 	Rory Fitzpatrick	Boston Bruins 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
3 	9 	Kip Miller 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	New York Islanders	cash
===1999===
The 1999 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 27, 1999. Ten selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Ladislav Kohn 	Atlanta Thrashers 	Toronto Maple Leafs	cash
1 	2 	Vyacheslav Butsayev	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Ottawa Senators 	cash
1 	3 	Chris Joseph 	Vancouver Canucks 	Ottawa Senators 	cash
1 	4 	Jamie Rivers 	New York Islanders 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
1 	5 	Ken Sutton 	Washington Capitals 	New Jersey Devils 	cash
1 	6 	Rich Brennan 	Los Angeles Kings 	Nashville Predators	cash
2 	7 	Jeff Williams 	Atlanta Thrashers 	New Jersey Devils 	cash
2 	8 	Evgeny Namestnikov 	Vancouver Canucks 	New York Rangers 	cash
2 	9 	Terry Yake 	St. Louis Blues 	Atlanta Thrashers 	cash
3 	10 	Ladislav Benysek 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
===2000===
The 2000 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 29, 2000. Five selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Zdeno Ciger 	Minnesota Wild 	Nashville Predators	cash
1 	2 	Jason Podollan 	Tampa Bay Lightning	Los Angeles Kings 	cash
1 	3 	Andreas Johansson	New York Rangers 	Calgary Flames 	cash
2 	4 	Sylvain Blouin 	Minnesota Wild 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
2 	5 	Jeff Odgers 	Atlanta Thrashers 	Minnesota Wild 	cash
===2001===
The 2001 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 28, 2001. Eights selections were made and nine players total changed teams. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Chris Osgood 	New York Islanders 	Detroit Red Wings 	cash
1 	2 	Sebastien Bordeleau	Minnesota Wild 	St. Louis Blues 	cash
1 	3 	Kirk Muller 	Columbus Blue Jackets	Dallas Stars 	cash
1 	4 	Jamie Allison 	Calgary Flames 	Chicago Blackhawks 	claim: Phil Housley
1 	5 	P. J. Stock 	Boston Bruins 	New York Rangers 	cash
2 	6 	Glen Metropolit 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Washington Capitals	cash
2 	7 	Josh Holden 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
2 	8 	Martin Brochu 	Vancouver Canucks 	Minnesota Wild 	cash
===2002===
The 2002 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 4, 2002. Six selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Stephane Robidas 	Atlanta Thrashers 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
1 	2 	Mathieu Biron 	Columbus Blue Jackets	Tampa Bay Lightning	cash
1 	3 	Petr Tenkrat 	Florida Panthers 	Nashville Predators	cash
1 	4 	Francis Bouillon 	Nashville Predators 	Montreal Canadiens 	cash
1 	5 	Ronald Petrovicky	New York Rangers 	Calgary Flames 	cash
1 	6 	Rick Berry 	Washington Capitals 	Pittsburgh Penguins	cash
===2003===
The 2003 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 2003. 18 selections were made and 20 players total changed teams. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.
Round	Pick	Player 	Claimed by 	Claimed from 	Compensation
1 	1 	Nolan Baumgartner	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
1 	2 	Travis Green 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Toronto Maple Leafs	claim: Petr Tenkrat
1 	3 	Wade Brookbank 	Nashville Predators 	Ottawa Senators 	cash
1 	4 	Serge Aubin 	Atlanta Thrashers 	Colorado Avalanche 	cash
1 	5 	Darren Langdon 	Montreal Canadiens 	Vancouver Canucks 	cash
1 	6 	Sheldon Keefe 	New York Rangers 	Tampa Bay Lightning	cash
2 	7 	Chris Mason 	Nashville Predators 	Florida Panthers 	cash
2 	8 	Ronald Petrovicky	Atlanta Thrashers 	New York Rangers 	cash
2 	9 	Steve Begin 	Montreal Canadiens 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
2 	10 	Brian Willsie 	Washington Capitals 	Colorado Avalanche 	cash
2 	11 	Todd Simpson 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Phoenix Coyotes 	cash
2 	12 	Jeff Heerema 	St. Louis Blues 	New York Rangers 	cash
3 	13 	Steve Valiquette 	Florida Panthers 	Edmonton Oilers 	cash
3 	14 	Shawn Heins 	Atlanta Thrashers 	New York Rangers 	cash
3 	15 	Joel Bouchard 	New York Rangers 	Buffalo Sabres 	cash
3 	16 	Denis Hamel 	Washington Capitals 	Ottawa Senators 	claim: Glen Metropolit
4 	17 	Jani Hurme 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Florida Panthers 	cash
4 	18 	Mike Siklenka 	New York Rangers 	Philadelphia Flyers	cash
==See also==
*Waivers (NHL)
==References==
==External links==
* Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia
Category:National Hockey League drafts