2028 NHL entry draft
66th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players

2028 NHL entry draft
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The 2028 NHL entry draft will be the 66th NHL entry draft. The draft is expected to be held in the summer of 2028.

Eligibility

Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2008, and September 15, 2010, are eligible for selection in the 2028 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2007 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2026 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2008, are also eligible to re-enter the draft.[1]

Traded picks

The order of the 2028 entry draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2027–28 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.

Round one

No traded picks for this round yet.

Round two

  1. The Dallas Stars' second-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 10, 2025, that sent Vladislav Kolyachonok to Dallas in exchange for Matt Dumba and this pick.[2]

Round three

  1. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 1, 2025, that sent Alex Nedeljkovic to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[3]
  2. The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on August 20, 2024, that sent future considerations to St. Louis in exchange for Paul Fischer and this pick.[4]

Round four

  1. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on January 8, 2026, that sent Nolan Allan, Laurent Brossoit, and a seventh-round pick in 2028 to San Jose in exchange for Ryan Ellis, Jake Furlong, and this pick.[5]
  2. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on July 17, 2025, that sent Dakota Joshua to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[6]

Round five

  1. The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Vincent Desharnais to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[7]

Round six

No traded picks for this round yet.

Round seven

  1. The Calgary Flames' seventh-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to Calgary in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a second-round pick in 2025, and this pick.[8]
  2. The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on January 8, 2026, that sent Ryan Ellis, Jake Furlong, and a fourth-round pick in 2028 to Chicago in exchange for Nolan Allan, Laurent Brossoit, and this pick.[5]

Unresolved conditional draft picks

Round Team receiving pick Team granting pick Condition Further notes
1 Carolina Hurricanes Dallas Stars Carolina will receive Dallas' first-round pick in 2028 if the pick is outside of the top 10; otherwise, Carolina will receive Dallas' first-round pick in 2029.[9] Carolina acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Mikko Rantanen to Dallas in exchange for Logan Stankoven, a conditional first-round pick in 2026 or 2027, a third-round pick in 2026, a third-round pick in 2027, and this conditional pick.[9]
1 Boston Bruins Florida Panthers Boston will receive Florida's first-round pick in 2028 if Florida advances to the 2025 Eastern Conference Final, Marchand plays in 50% of Florida's playoff games, and Florida has traded their first-round pick in 2027 by the time of the draft. If the prior conditions are met but Florida's first-round pick in 2027 is available at the time of the draft, Boston will receive Florida's first-round pick in 2027 instead.[10] Boston acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Brad Marchand to Florida in exchange for this conditional pick.[10]
1 Seattle Kraken Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle will receive a first-round pick in 2028 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2026 is inside the top ten selections. Otherwise, this will become a first-round pick in 2027.[11] Seattle acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont, a conditional first-round pick in 2027, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025, and this conditional pick.[11]
1 Seattle Kraken Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle will receive a first-round pick in 2027 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2026 is outside the top ten selections and this pick is outside of the top ten selections in 2027. If either the first-round pick in 2026 or this pick are inside the top ten, Seattle will instead receive Tampa Bay's first round pick in 2028. If both the 2026 and 2027 first-round picks are inside the top ten selections, Seattle will instead receive Tampa Bay's first round picks in 2028 and 2029.[11] Seattle acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 and this conditional pick.[11]
1 Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Boston will receive Toronto's first-round pick in 2026 if the pick is outside of the top five; if Toronto's first round pick in 2026 is in the top five and Toronto's first round pick in 2027 is in the top ten, Boston will receive Toronto's first-round pick in 2027; otherwise Boston will receive Toronto's first-round pick in 2028.[12] Boston acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Brandon Carlo to Toronto in exchange for Fraser Minten, a fourth-round pick in 2025 and this conditional pick.[12]
1 Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia will receive Toronto's first-round pick in 2028 if the pick is inside of the top ten selections. Otherwise, Philadelphia will receive a first-round pick in 2027.[13] Philadelphia acquired this pick in a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Scott Laughton, a fourth-round pick in 2025 and a sixth-round pick in 2027 to Toronto in exchange for Nikita Grebenkin and this conditional pick.[13]
1 and/or 2 Calgary Flames Vegas Golden Knights Calgary will receive Vegas' first-round pick in 2028 if Vegas wins the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. Otherwise, this will remain a second-round pick in 2028.[14] Additionally, Calgary can receive Vegas' first-round pick in 2028 if Vegas' first-round pick in 2027 is inside of the top ten selections.[15] Calgary acquired this pick in a trade on January 18, 2026, that sent Rasmus Andersson to Vegas in exchange for Zach Whitecloud, Abram Wiebe, a first-round pick in 2027 and this conditional pick.[14]
3 Seattle Kraken Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle will receive Tampa Bay's third-round pick in 2028 if either of Tampa Bay's first-round picks in 2026 or 2027 are in the top 10; otherwise, no pick will be exchanged.[11] Seattle acquired this pick in a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 and this conditional pick.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hockey Operations Guidelines – NHL.com – NHL Headquarters". NHL.com. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dumba, 2028 draft pick traded to Penguins by Stars". nhl.com. July 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "Nedeljkovic traded to Sharks by Penguins". nhl.com. July 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Oilers acquire D Fischer, third-round pick from Blues after not matching offer sheets". tsn.ca. August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Sharks acquire G Brossoit from Blackhawks in multi-player deal". tsn.ca. January 8, 2026.
  6. ^ "Joshua traded to Maple Leafs by Canucks for draft pick". nhl.com. July 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Penguins trade Bunting to Predators for Schenn, Novak, ship Desharnais to Sharks". NHL.com. National Hockey League. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Kimelman, Adam (January 31, 2025). "Kuzmenko traded to Flyers from Flames for Frost, Farabee". nhl.com.
  9. ^ a b "Rantanen traded to Stars by Hurricanes, signs 8-year, $96 million contract". nhl.com. March 7, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Marchand traded to Panthers by Bruins". March 7, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Bjorkstrand, Gourde traded to Lightning by Kraken in 3-team deal". nhl.com. March 5, 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Maple Leafs Acquire Defenceman Brandon Carlo From Boston". March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Laughton traded to Maple Leafs by Flyers for prospect, 2027 1st-round pick". nhl.com. March 7, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Flames Acquire Whitecloud, Wiebe, Picks From Vegas". Calgary Flames. January 18, 2026. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  15. ^ Staff, The Athletic NHL (January 18, 2026). "Flames trade Rasmus Andersson to Vegas Golden Knights for Whitecloud, two picks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  • 2028 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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