Over the last 10 years in the NHL 2170 players have been taken between the third round to the seventh round of the draft... I was talking to a friend who said that he believed the team needed to change its head scout. That he didn't like the way the team drafted...especially in the first two rounds.. I made the argument that I believe the scouts have more to do with rounds 3-7, because the GM's are usually pretty aware of the top 50 players or so and after that they really don't have any idea for the most part... So I went off and did a study: How many players in the NHL drafted in the third round or later have//over the last 10 years..playeds 82 or more games. And then how many of those players are still on the teams who drafted them
But I was shocked to find only 133 players met the first criteria of simply playing 82 games...that is just over 6%.
How many of those players re still on the team that drafted them? 30 Players 1.38%
4 players remain
St Louis
3 players remain
LA Kings
2 players remain
Calgary Anaheim Chicago New Jersey Philadelphia
1 player remains
Nashville Tampa Ottawa Minnesota Columbus Carolina Boston Buffalo NY Rangers Dallas Vegas Toronto
Only 20 teams.
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Here are all the teams listed from best to worst when it comes to drafting players who will at least play 82 games in the NHL:
7 Players - TIED FOR 1ST
Arizona/Utah (7 players):None Remain
- Kyle Capobianco (Draft: 2015, Round: 3, GP: 99)
- Adin Hill (Draft: 2015, Round: 3, GP: 193)
- Conor Garland (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 523)
- Mackenzie Entwistle (Draft: 2017, Round: 3, GP: 193)
- Ty Emberson (Draft: 2018, Round: 3, GP: 152)
- Matias Maccelli (Draft: 2019, Round: 4, GP: 262)
- Emil Martinsen Lilleberg (Draft: 2021, Round: 4, GP: 145)
Los Angeles Kings (7 players):3 Remain
- Austin Wagner (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 178)
- Matt Roy (Draft: 2015, Round: 7, GP: 488)
- Jacob Moverare (Draft: 2016, Round: 4, GP: 106)
- Michael Eyssimont (Draft: 2016, Round: 5, GP: 253)
- Michael Anderson (Draft: 2017, Round: 4, GP: 394)
- Jordan Spence (Draft: 2019, Round: 4, GP: 220)
- Alex Laferriere (Draft: 2020, Round: 3, GP: 207)
6 Players - TIED FOR 3RD
Edmonton Oilers (6 players):NONE remain
- Caleb Jones (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 255)
- Ethan Bear (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 275)
- John Marino (Draft: 2015, Round: 6, GP: 412)
- Vincent Desharnais (Draft: 2016, Round: 7, GP: 187)
- Stuart Skinner (Draft: 2017, Round: 3, GP: 206)
- Michael Kesselring (Draft: 2018, Round: 6, GP: 173)
Nashville Predators (6 players): 1 remains
- Thomas Novak (Draft: 2015, Round: 3, GP: 251)
- Alexandre Carrier (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 346)
- Karel Vejmelka (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 235)
- Rem Pitlick (Draft: 2016, Round: 3, GP: 132)
- Spencer Stastney (Draft: 2018, Round: 5, GP: 101)
- Juuso Parssinen (Draft: 2019, Round: 7, GP: 151)
Tampa Bay Lightning (6 players): 1 remains
- Anthony Cirelli (Draft: 2015, Round: 3, GP: 555)
- Mathieu Joseph (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 455)
- Connor Ingram (Draft: 2016, Round: 3, GP: 111)
- Ross Colton (Draft: 2016, Round: 4, GP: 378)
- Nicklaus Perbix (Draft: 2017, Round: 6, GP: 266)
- Cole Koepke (Draft: 2018, Round: 6, GP: 132)
5 Players - TIED FOR 6TH
Chicago Blackhawks (5 players): 2 remain
- Dennis Gilbert (Draft: 2015, Round: 3, GP: 112)
- Ryan Shea (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 118)
- Philipp Kurashev (Draft: 2018, Round: 4, GP: 348)
- Wyatt Kaiser (Draft: 2020, Round: 3, GP: 147)
- Louis Crevier (Draft: 2020, Round: 7, GP: 102)
Minnesota Wild (5 players): 1 remains
- Kirill Kaprizov (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 370)
- Brandon Duhaime (Draft: 2016, Round: 4, GP: 343)
- Mason Shaw (Draft: 2017, Round: 4, GP: 82)
- Jack McBain (Draft: 2018, Round: 3, GP: 290)
- Connor Dewar (Draft: 2018, Round: 3, GP: 286)
New Jersey Devils (5 players):2 remain
- Colton White (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 107)
- Joseph Anderson (Draft: 2016, Round: 3, GP: 169)
- Jesper Bratt (Draft: 2016, Round: 6, GP: 602)
- Fabian Zetterlund (Draft: 2017, Round: 3, GP: 296)
- Yegor Sharangovich (Draft: 2018, Round: 5, GP: 405)
Ottawa Senators (5 players): 1 remains
- Christian Wolanin (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 86)
- Christian Jaros (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 94)
- Joey Daccord (Draft: 2015, Round: 7, GP: 155)
- Drake Batherson (Draft: 2017, Round: 4, GP: 437)
- Mark Kastelic (Draft: 2019, Round: 5, GP: 255)
St. Louis Blues (5 players): 4 remain
- Niko Mikkola (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 376)
- Alexey Toropchenko (Draft: 2017, Round: 4, GP: 293)
- Joel Hofer (Draft: 2018, Round: 4, GP: 96)
- Tyler Tucker (Draft: 2018, Round: 7, GP: 135)
- Matthew Kessel (Draft: 2020, Round: 5, GP: 91)
Montreal Canadiens (5 players: None remain
- Victor Mete (Draft: 2016, Round: 4, GP: 248)
- Michael Pezzetta (Draft: 2016, Round: 6, GP: 200)
- Cale Fleury (Draft: 2017, Round: 3, GP: 93)
- Jordan Harris (Draft: 2018, Round: 3, GP: 169)
- Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Draft: 2019, Round: 7, GP: 84)
Calgary Flames (5 players): 2 remain
- Andrew Mangiapane (Draft: 2015, Round: 6, GP: 543)
- Adam Fox (Draft: 2016, Round: 3, GP: 461)
- Adam Ruzicka (Draft: 2017, Round: 4, GP: 117)
- Martin Pospisil (Draft: 2018, Round: 4, GP: 144)
- Dustin Wolf (Draft: 2019, Round: 7, GP: 108)
Columbus Blue Jackets (5 players): 1 remains
- Keegan Kolesar (Draft: 2015, Round: 3, GP: 405)
- Vladislav Gavrikov (Draft: 2015, Round: 6, GP: 486)
- Markus Nutivaara (Draft: 2015, Round: 7, GP: 275)
- Emil Bemstrom (Draft: 2017, Round: 4, GP: 242)
- Dimitri Voronkov (Draft: 2019, Round: 4, GP: 197)
4 Players - TIED FOR 15TH
Anaheim Ducks (4 players): 2 remain
- Troy Terry (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 470)
- Joshua Mahura (Draft: 2016, Round: 3, GP: 275)
- Lukas Dostal (Draft: 2018, Round: 3, GP: 153)
- Henry Thrun (Draft: 2019, Round: 4, GP: 123)
Carolina Hurricanes (4 players): 1 remain
- Nicolas Roy (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 415)
- Steven Lorentz (Draft: 2015, Round: 7, GP: 352)
- Morgan Geekie (Draft: 2017, Round: 3, GP: 382)
- Jackson Blake (Draft: 2021, Round: 4, GP: 131)
3 Players - TIED FOR 17TH
Winnipeg Jets (3 players): NONE remain
- Mason Appleton (Draft: 2015, Round: 6, GP: 440)
- Johnathan Kovacevic (Draft: 2017, Round: 3, GP: 228)
- Declan Chisholm (Draft: 2018, Round: 5, GP: 117)
Florida Panthers (3 players): None Remain
- Sam Montembeault (Draft: 2015, Round: 3, GP: 226)
- Denis Malgin (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 257)
- Riley Stillman (Draft: 2016, Round: 4, GP: 167)
Boston Bruins (3 players): 1 remains
- Daniel Vladar (Draft: 2015, Round: 3, GP: 133)
- Jeremy Swayman (Draft: 2017, Round: 4, GP: 224)
- Jakub Lauko (Draft: 2018, Round: 3, GP: 139)
Buffalo Sabres (3 players): 1 remains
- William Borgen (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 342)
- Brandon Hagel (Draft: 2016, Round: 6, GP: 418)
- Jacob Bryson (Draft: 2017, Round: 4, GP: 286)
Washington Capitals (3 players): 1 remains
- Beck Malenstyn (Draft: 2016, Round: 5, GP: 229)
- Axel Jonsson-Fjallby (Draft: 2016, Round: 5, GP: 99)
- Aliaksei Protas (Draft: 2019, Round: 3, GP: 292)
New York Rangers (3 players): NY Rangers 1
- Morgan Barron (Draft: 2017, Round: 6, GP: 296)
- Zachary Jones (Draft: 2019, Round: 3, GP: 115)
- Adam Edstrom (Draft: 2019, Round: 6, GP: 86)
2 Players - TIED FOR 23RD
Dallas Stars (2 players): 1 remains
- Jacob Peterson (Draft: 2017, Round: 5, GP: 83)
- Oskar Back (Draft: 2018, Round: 3, GP: 113)
Vegas Golden Knights (2 players): 1 remains
- Paul Cotter (Draft: 2018, Round: 4, GP: 264)
- Pavel Dorofeyev (Draft: 2019, Round: 3, GP: 197)
Toronto Maple Leafs (2 players): 1 remains
- Joseph Woll (Draft: 2016, Round: 3, GP: 98)
- Pontus Holmberg (Draft: 2018, Round: 6, GP: 200)
New York Islanders (2 players): None Remain
- Parker Wotherspoon (Draft: 2015, Round: 4, GP: 156)
- Sebastian Aho (Draft: 2017, Round: 5, GP: 190)
Philadelphia Flyers (2 players):2 Remain
- Noah Cates (Draft: 2017, Round: 5, GP: 283)
- Samuel Ersson (Draft: 2018, Round: 5, GP: 130)
San Jose Sharks (2 players):None Remain
- Rudolfs Balcers (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 170)
- Noah Gregor (Draft: 2016, Round: 4, GP: 317)
1 Player - TIED FOR 29TH
Colorado Avalanche (1 player): None Remain
- Nils Aman (Draft: 2020, Round: 6, GP: 132)
Pittsburgh Penguins (1 player): None Remain
- Dominik Simon (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 256)
Vancouver Canucks (1 player): None Remain
- Adam Gaudette (Draft: 2015, Round: 5, GP: 340)
Teams with ZERO successful picks: Seattle Kraken (joined league in 2021, limited data)
So out of all these players I would say there are only 5 stars....
Kaprisof, Cirelli, and Bratt, Hagel, Swayman
However there are some very good goalies...
Dustin Wolf, Sam Montembeaut, Jeremy Swagman, Justin Woll, and Dan Vladar.
What say you? Besides all the scouting departments might be overpaid...Just kidding.. I think I see here is how difficult it is to predict players at a young age... It feels like there might be more undrafted players play in the NHL right now that they played 82 games versus players drafted in the 3rd to 7th round... Anyone who checks gets a cookie...
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