The 2010 NHL entry draft was the 48th NHL entry draft, held on June 25–26, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL entry draft.[1] An unofficial record of eleven American-trained players were selected in the first round, starting with Jack Campbell and ending with Brock Nelson.[2] The record was set in the 2006 and 2007 drafts, where ten U.S.-trained players were selected in the first round.
The 2010 NHL entry draft lottery was held on April 13, 2010. The lottery saw no change from the overall NHL standings to end the 2009–10 NHL season. For the fourth time in five years, the 30th placed team, this year being the Edmonton Oilers, has kept the first overall draft pick.
The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for Toronto's first-round pick in 2011, Toronto's second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[8]
The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Olli Jokinen and Phoenix's third-round pick in 2009 to Calgary for Matthew Lombardi, Brandon Prust and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[9] The condition – Calgary had the option to give their first-round pick to Phoenix either in 2009 or 2010 – was converted on June 1, 2009, when Calgary decided to keep their first-round pick in 2009.[10]
The Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent Los Angeles' first-round pick (19th overall) and Philadelphia's second-round pick (59th overall) both in 2010 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[11]
Florida previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2010, that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston in exchange for Dennis Wideman, Boston's third-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[12]
The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent Boston's first-round pick in 2010 (15th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for Philadelphia's second-round pick in 2010 (59th overall) and this pick.[11]
The Phoenix Coyotes' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent Montreal's first and second-round picks both in 2010 (27th and 57th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for Buffalo's fourth-round pick in 2010 (113th overall) and this pick.[14]
Atlanta previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 4, 2010, that sent Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela and Atlanta's second-round pick in 2010 to New Jersey in exchange for Niclas Bergfors, Johnny Oduya, Patrice Cormier, New Jersey's second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[16]
The Montreal Canadiens' first-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent Phoenix's first-round pick and Buffalo's fourth-round pick both in 2010 (22nd and 113th overall) to Montreal in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2010 (57th overall) and this pick.[14]
The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle to Philadelphia in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa, Philadelphia's first-round pick in 2009, a conditional third-round pick in either 2010 or 2011 and this pick.[18]
The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent the Islanders and San Jose's second round picks in 2010 (35th and 58th overall) to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[19]
Toronto's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for first-round picks in the 2010 Entry Draft and the 2011 along with this pick.[8]
Toronto re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[20]
Chicago previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on September 12, 2008, that sent Robert Lang to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[21]
Montreal previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on July 3, 2008, that sent Mikhail Grabovski to Toronto in exchange for Greg Pateryn and this pick.[22]
The New York Islanders' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent Chicago's first-round pick in 2010 (30th overall) to New York in exchange for San Jose's second-round pick in 2010 (58th overall) and this pick.[19]
Boston previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Matt Lashoff and Martins Karsums to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mark Recchi and this pick.[24]
Chicago's acquired second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Jimmy Hayes to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[25]
Chicago previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2008, that sent Rene Bourque to Calgary in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[26] The condition – Calgary chooses to trade a pick in either 2009 or 2010[27] – was converted on March 4, 2009, when Calgary traded their second-round pick in 2009 to Colorado.[28]
Carolina previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 12, 2010, that sent Matt Cullen to Ottawa in exchange for Alexandre Picard and this pick.[29]
The Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Los Angeles' second and fourth-round picks in 2010 (49th and 109th overall) to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[25]
The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Colorado's second-round pick in 2010 (47th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for the Kings' fourth-round pick in 2010 (109th overall) and this pick.[25]
San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on February 7, 2010, that sent Niclas Wallin and a fifth-round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[32]
San Jose previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008, that sent Craig Rivet and z seventh-round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.[33]
Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 4, 2010, that sent Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela and Atlanta's second-round pick in 2010 to New Jersey in exchange for Niclas Bergfors, Johnny Oduya, Patrice Cormier, New Jersey's first-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[16]
Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Raffi Torres to Buffalo in exchange for Nathan Paetsch and this pick.[34]
Buffalo previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008, that sent Steve Bernier to Vancouver in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.[35]
The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent Phoenix's first-round pick and Buffalo's fourth-round pick both in 2010 (22nd and 113th overall) to Montreal in exchange for Montreal's first-round pick in 2010 (27th overall) and this pick.[14]
The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent Chicago's first-round pick in 2010 (30th overall) to the New York Islanders in exchange for the Islanders' second-round pick in 2010 (35th overall) and this pick.[19]
The Islanders previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2010, that sent Andy Sutton to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[37]
Ottawa previously acquired the pick in a trade on September 12, 2009, that sent Dany Heatley and Ottawa's fifth-round pick in 2010 to San Jose in exchange for Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo and this pick.[38]
Florida's acquired second-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that send a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2010 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for this pick.[25]
Florida previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent a first-round pick (#15 overall) in the 2010 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick (#19 overall) in the 2010 Entry Draft and this pick.[11]
Los Angeles previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2008, that sent Patrik Hersley and Ned Lukacevic to Philadelphia in exchange for Denis Gauthier and this pick.[39]
Los Angeles previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a fourth-round pick (#107 overall) in 2009 and a fifth-round pick (#138 overall) in 2009 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[41]
The Atlanta Thrashers' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Clarke MacArthur to Atlanta in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[43]
The Minnesota Wild's third round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that send a second-round pick (59th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a fourth-round pick (99th overall) and this pick.[25]
The Dallas Stars' third-round pick (71st overall) went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a third-round pick (77th overall) and a fourth-round pick (109th overall) to Dallas.[44]
The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on October 20, 2009, that sent Daniel Paille to Boston in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[46]
The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that send a third-round pick (71st overall) to Colorado in exchange for a fourth-round pick (109th overall) and this pick.[44]
The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that send a third-round pick in 2012 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[44]
The Phoenix Coyotes' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a third-round pick (#62 overall) in 2009 to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.[41]
Toronto's fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on September 2, 2008, that sent Mike Van Ryn to Toronto in exchange for Bryan McCabe and this pick.[49]
The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that send a third-round pick in 2011 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[44]
The Atlanta Thrashers' fourth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Clarke MacArthur to Atlanta in exchange for a third-round pick in 2010 and this pick.[43]
The Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that send a second-round pick (59th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick (69th overall) and this pick.[25]
Anaheim's fourth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on July 15, 2008, that sent Joakim Lindström to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[52][53] The condition – Lindstrom appears in more than 40 regular season or 15 playoff games with Anaheim or another team during the 2008–09 season[54] – was converted on April 1, 2009.[55]
The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Aaron Ward to Anaheim in exchange for Justin Pogge and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[56] The condition – Boston does not trade this pick prior to the draft[53] – was converted.
Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2010, that sent Steven Kampfer to Boston in exchange for this conditional pick.[57]
The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a third-round pick (71st overall) to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a third-round pick (77th overall) and this pick.[25]
Colorado previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a second-round pick (47th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick (49th overall) and this pick.[25]
The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a fourth-round pick (116th overall) and a fifth-round pick (146th overall) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.[25]
Toronto previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Lee Stempniak to Phoenix in exchange for Matt Jones, the Coyotes' seventh-round pick in 2010, and this pick.[59]
The Buffalo Sabres' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent a first-round pick (27th overall) and a second-round pick (57th overall) to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for a first-round pick (22nd overall) and this pick.[14]
Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Mikael Tellqvist to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[60]
The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a fourth-round pick (112th overall) to Washington in exchange for a fifth-round pick (146th overall) and this pick.[44]
The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a fifth-round pick (#148 overall) in 2009 to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.[41]
The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 7, 2010, that sent Buffalo's second-round pick in 2010 to Carolina in exchange for Niclas Wallin and this pick.[32]
Carolina's acquired fifth-round pick went to Phoenix as a result of a trade on May 13, 2010, that sent Jared Staal to Carolina in exchange for this pick.[63]
Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 19, 2008, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2009 to Nashville in exchange for Darcy Hordichuk and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[64] The condition of this pick was if Hordichuk is re-signed by Carolina prior to the 2008–09 NHL season the pick would be in the 2009 Entry Draft and if not, the pick would be in the 2010 Entry Draft. The condition was not met on when Hordichuk signed with Vancouver on July 1, 2008.[65]
The Washington Capitals' fifth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a fourth-round pick (112th overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick (116th overall) and this pick.[44]
San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008, that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft and this pick.[27]
The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the Atlanta Thrashers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a sixth-round pick (#177 overall) in 2009 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[41]
The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Chris Peluso to the Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.[69]
The New York Islanders' sixth-round pick went to the Atlanta Thrashers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2011 to New York in exchange for a sixth-round pick (160th overall) and this pick.[44]
The Atlanta Thrashers' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a sixth-round pick (169th overall) and a seventh-round pick (199th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[44]
The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Atlanta Thrashers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2011 to the New York Islanders in exchange for a sixth-round pick (155th overall) and this pick.[44]
The Islanders previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 2010, that sent Jyri Niemi to the NY Rangers in exchange for this pick.[70]
Dallas' sixth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on December 14, 2008, that sent Brian Sutherby to Dallas in exchange for the rights to David McIntyre and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[71] The condition of this pick was if Dallas re-signs Sutherby. The condition was met when Dallas re-signed Sutherby on March 9, 2009..
The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a seventh-round pick (#191 overall) in 2009 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[41]
The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Atlanta Thrashers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a sixth-round pick (158th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a seventh-round pick (199th overall) and this pick.[44]
The Phoenix Coyotes' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Mathieu Schneider to Phoenix in exchange for Sean Zimmerman and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[74] The condition – Schneider successfully clears re-entry waivers – was converted.
Pittsburgh previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a seventh-round pick (#211 overall) in 2009 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[41]
Dallas previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a seventh-round pick (#189 overall) in 2009 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[41]
Dallas' seventh-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on October 8, 2008, that sent Doug Janik to Dallas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[78][79] The converted condition attached to this pick is unknown.
The St. Louis Blues' seventh-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a seventh-round pick (#202 overall) in 2009 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[41]
The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the Atlanta Thrashers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a sixth-round pick (158th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a sixth-round pick (169th overall) and this pick.[44]
The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2011 to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[44]
The Phoenix Coyotes' seventh-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2011 to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[44]
Toronto previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Lee Stempniak to Phoenix in exchange for Matt Jones, the Coyotes' fourth-round pick in 2010, and this pick.[59]
Carolina previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Scott Walker to Washington in exchange for this pick.[80]
San Jose's seventh-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008, that sent second-round picks in the 2009 Entry Draft and the 2010 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Craig Rivet and this pick.[33]
The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2011 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[44]