2018 NHL Entry Draft

**The 2018 NHL Entry Draft** will be the 56th NHL Entry Draft.

The draft will be held from June 22–23, 2018 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

## Eligibility

Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1998, and September 15, 2000 are eligible for selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

Additionally, undrafted, non-North American players born in 1997 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team & who were born after June 30, 1998 are also eligible to re-enter the draft.

## Traded picks

The order of the 2018 Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2017–18 NHL season.

However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below:

### Round one

* The Calgary Flames' first-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent Travis Hamonic and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 or 2020 to Calgary in exchange for a second-round pick in 2018, a conditional second-round pick in 2019 or 2020 and this pick.

### Round two

* The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on August 25, 2016 that sent Dave Bolland and Lawson Crouse to Arizona in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Florida will receive a second-round pick in 2018 (if Crouse plays in 10 or more games for Arizona in the 2016–17 season) was converted on November 10, 2016.
* The Calgary Flames' second-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent Travis Hamonic and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 or 2020 to Calgary in exchange for a first-round pick in 2018, a conditional second-round pick in 2019 or 2020 and this pick.
* The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 26, 2016 that sent Tomas Fleischmann and Dale Weise to Chicago in exchange for Phillip Danault and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' second-round pick will go the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on July 2, 2017 that sent Marcus Johansson to New Jersey in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 and this pick. New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 10, 2016 that sent Paul Thompson and Graham Black to Florida in exchange for Marc Savard and this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017 that sent Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and a fourth-round pick in 2017 to Minnesota in exchange for Grayson Downing, a first-round pick in 2017, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
* The Nashville Predators' second-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on November 5, 2017 that sent Kyle Turris to Nashville in exchange for Samuel Girard, Vladislav Kamenev and this pick.
* The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent Brendan Smith to the New York Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 and this pick. The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 18, 2016 that sent Derick Brassard and a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Ottawa in exchange for Mika Zibanejad and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 22, 2016 that sent Roman Polak and Nick Spaling to San Jose in exchange for Raffi Torres, a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
* The Washington Capitals’ second-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Lars Eller to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.

### Round three

* The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 30, 2017 that sent Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella and a fourth-round pick in 2018 to Buffalo in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick will go to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on November 30, 2017 that sent Sami Vatanen and a conditional third-round pick in 2019 or 2020 to New Jersey in exchange for Adam Henrique, Joseph Blandisi and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 21, 2017 that sent Riley Sheahan and a fifth-round pick in 2018 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Scott Wilson and this pick.
* The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent James Reimer and Jeremy Morin to San Jose in exchange for Alex Stalock, Ben Smith and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Toronto will receive a third-round pick in 2018 if the Sharks qualify for the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals) was converted on May 25, 2016.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs’ third-round pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on July 2, 2017 that sent Marcus Johansson to New Jersey in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in 2018 and this pick. New Jersey previously acquired this pick as compensation for Toronto hiring Lou Lamoriello as their general manager on July 23, 2015.
* The Vegas Golden Knights' third-round pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017 that sent Alex Tuch to Vegas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Minnesota will receive a third-round pick in 2018 (if Vegas does not acquire any additional third-round picks in 2017) was converted on June 24, 2017.

### Round four

* The Chicago Blackhawks’ fourth-round pick will go to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Mark McNeill and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Dallas will receive a fourth-round pick in 2018 if Chicago fails to advance to the 2017 Western Conference Final) was converted on April 20, 2017 when Chicago was eliminated from the playoffs.
* The Florida Panthers’ fourth-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Jiri Hudler to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 30, 2017 that sent Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno, and a third-round pick to Minnesota in exchange for Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella, and this pick.
* The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Dwight King to Montreal in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Los Angeles will receive a fourth-round pick in 2018 if King does not re-sign with Montreal for the 2017–18 NHL season) was converted on June 22, 2017.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick will go to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017 that ensured Vegas would select Jason Garrison in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Tampa Bay in exchange for Nikita Gusev, a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Mark Streit to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on October 3, 2017 that sent Derrick Pouliot to Vancouver in exchange for Andrey Pedan and this pick.
* The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017 that sent Reilly Smith to Vegas in exchange for this pick

### Round five

* The Arizona Coyotes' fifth-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 16, 2017 that sent Nick Cousins and Merrick Madsen to Arizona in exchange for Brendan Warren and this pick.
* The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on October 28, 2017 that sent Scott Wedgewood to Arizona in exchange for this pick. Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 2017 that sent Michael Stone to Calgary in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Arizona will receive a fifth-round pick in 2018 (if Stone re-signs with Calgary for the 2017–18 NHL season) was converted on June 30, 2017.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick will go to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on July 4, 2017 that sent Marcus Kruger to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017 that sent Artemi Panarin, Tyler Motte and the Islanders' sixth-round pick in 2017 to Columbus in exchange for Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg and this pick.
* The Detroit Red Wings' fifth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on October 21, 2017 that sent Scott Wilson and a third-round pick in 2018 to Detroit in exchange for Riley Sheahan and this pick.
* The Washington Capitals' fifth-round pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 14, 2017 that sent Tyler Graovac to Washington in exchange for this pick.

### Round six

* The Boston Bruins' sixth-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Drew Stafford to Boston in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Winnipeg will receive a sixth-round pick in 2018 (if the Bruins fail to reach the Second Round of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs) was converted on April 23, 2017.
* The Montreal Canadiens' sixth-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent Steve Ott to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
* The New York Islanders' sixth-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2017 to New York in exchange for this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth-round pick will go to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on October 6, 2017 that sent Calvin Pickard to Toronto in exchange for Tobias Lindberg and this pick.

### Round seven

* The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade January 10, 2017 that sent Jhonas Enroth to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
* The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on May 31, 2017 that sent Bokondji Imama to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Tampa Bay will receive a seventh-round pick in 2018 (if Los Angeles signs Imama prior to the June 1 deadline for drafted CHL players to sign by) was converted.
* The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
* The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on November 11, 2016 that sent Petr Straka to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition: Philadelphia will receive a seventh-round pick in either 2017 or 2018 was converted when the Devils retained their seventh-round pick in 2017; the date of conversion is unknown.
* The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade July 18, 2016 that sent Mika Zibanejad and a second-round pick in 2018 to New York in exchange for Derick Brassard and this pick.
* The Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on June 22, 2017 that sent Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2017 to Vegas in exchange for Trevor van Riemsdyk and this pick.

### Unresolved conditional draft picks

The following draft picks have been dealt with a condition attached that could not be resolved yet.

They are listed below with round, teams, condition itself and further notes, e.g. the players or picks involved in the respective trade.