The 2009 NHL Entry Draft lottery was held on April 14, 2009. The New York Islanders retained the first overall selection, hence there were no changes from the reverse order of finish of the 2008–09 NHL season.

2009 NHL Draft Notes (Round one)

1.* The San Jose Sharks’ first-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on February 20, 2009 that sent Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Dean McAmmond and this pick.

Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 29, 2008 that sent Andrej Meszároš to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and this pick.

Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich to San Jose in exchange for Matt Carle, Ty Wishart, a fourth-round pick in 2010 and this pick.

2009 NHL Draft Notes (Round 2)

Notes (Round two)

1.* The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ second-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Toronto (Luke Schenn) in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008, a third-round pick in 2008 and this pick.

2.* The Minnesota Wild’s second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on July 1, 2008 that sent Marek Židlický to Minnesota in exchange for Ryan Jones and this pick.^[8]

3.* The Buffalo Sabres’ second-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Craig Rivet and a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.^[9]

4.* On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.^[10]

5.* The Anaheim Ducks’ second-round pick will go to the Atlanta Thrashers as the result of a trade on February 16, 2009 that sent Mathieu Schneider and a conditional pick in 2009 to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a third-round pick in 2010 and this pick.^[11]
Montreal previously acquired this pick in a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Cristobal Huet to the Washington Capitals in exchange for this pick.^[12]
Washington previously acquired this pick in a trade on November 19, 2007 that sent Brian Sutherby to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.^[13]

6.* The Columbus Blue Jackets’ second-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Antoine Vermette to Columbus in exchange for Pascal Leclaire and this pick.^[14]

7.* The Montreal Canadiens’ second-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Jordan Leopold to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Lawrence Nycholat, Ryan Wilson and this pick.^[15]
Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Alex Tanguay and a fifth-round pick in 2008 to Montreal in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.^[7]

8.* The New York Rangers’ second-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Nik Antropov to New York in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2010 and this pick. The conditional pick is a 4th round pick in 2010, should the New York Rangers make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs in 2009.

9.* The Carolina Hurricanes’ second-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Dominic Moore to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for this pick.

Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Ales Kotalik to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for this pick.

Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Erik Cole and a fifth-round pick in 2009 to Carolina in exchange for Patrick O’Sullivan and this pick.

10.* The Calgary Flames’ second-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Justin Williams to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Patrick O’Sullivan and this pick.

Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Michael Cammalleri and a second-round pick in 2008 to Calgary in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.

11.* The Philadelphia Flyers’ second-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on February 25, 2008 that sent Václav Prospal to Philadelphia in exchange for Alexandre Picard and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[20] The condition – Philadelphia reaches the Eastern Conference Finals 2008 – was verified on May 3, 2008.^[21]

12.* The Boston Bruins’ second-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on September 11, 2007 that sent Petteri Nokelainen to Boston in exchange for Ben Walter and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[22] The condition – Nokelainen plays in 50 or more NHL games in either 2007-08 or 2008-09 OR appears in 90 games total over those seasons – was verified on March 22, 2008.

2009 NHL Draft Notes (Round 3)

1.* The Tampa Bay Lightning’s third-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2008 that sent Gary Roberts and Ryan Malone to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ryan Malone is signed by Tampa Bay prior to the 2008-09 season^[24] – has been converted on June 30, 2008.^[25]

2.* The Atlanta Thrashers’ third-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 17, 2009 that sent a second-round pick in 2009 and a third-round pick in 2010 to Atlanta in exchange for Mathieu Schneider and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[11] The condition – Montreal exits in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs – has been converted on April 22, 2009.^[26]

3.* The Los Angeles Kings’ third-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on July 4, 2008 that sent Steve Bernier to the Vancouver Canucks for a second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.

Vancouver previously acquired in a trade on July 5, 2006 that sent Dan Cloutier to Los Angeles for a second-round pick in 2007 and this pick (being conditional at time of trade). The condition – Dan Cloutier resigning with the Los Angeles Kings – has been verified on September 27, 2006^[27].

4.* The Phoenix Coyotes’ third-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Matthew Lombardi, Brandon Prust and a conditional first-round pick in either 2009 or 2010 to Phoenix in exchange for Olli Jokinen and this pick.

5.* The Ottawa Senators’ third-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.

6.* The Minnesota Wild’s third-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Minnesota in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.

7.* The Buffalo Sabres’ third-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Buffalo in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.

8.* The Florida Panthers’ third-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Steve Eminger to Florida in exchange for Noah Welch and this pick.

9.* The Calgary Flames’ third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on February 20, 2008 that sent Jim Vandermeer to Calgary in exchange for this pick.

10.* The Philadelphia Flyers’ third-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on July 1, 2007 that sent Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith to Philadelphia in exchange for Joni Pitkanen and Geoff Sanderson and this pick.

11.* The Pittsburgh Penguins’ third-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Bill Guerin to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[28] The conditions – Pittsburgh advance past the First Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs and Guerin plays in more than 50 per cent of those First Round games – have been verified on April 21^[29] and 25^[30], 2009, respectively.

12.* The San Jose Sharks’ third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on November 7, 2008 that sent Steve Downie, Steve Eminger and Tampa Bay’s fourth-round pick in 2009 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Matt Carle and this pick.

Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a third-round pick in 2008 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2008, a fifth-round pick in 2008 and this pick.

Updated April 27th, 2009
Notes: John Tavares has been bumped down to 3rd overall pick by Central Scouting. This isn’t expected to change team’s decisions on this draft order though.

1

John Tavares

Ht/Wt:6.00/199 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:London (OHL)

2

Victor Hedman

Ht/Wt:6.06/220 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Modo (Swe JE)

3

Matt Duchene

Ht/Wt:5.10.5/190 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Brampton (OHL)

4

Evander Kane

Ht/Wt:6.00/170 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Vancouver (WHL)

5

Magnus PaajarviSvensson

Ht/Wt:6.01/187 lbs
Position:LW
Drafted From:Timra (Swe JE)

6

Brayden Schenn

Ht/Wt:6.00/196 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Brandon (WHL)

7

Oliver EkmanLarsson

Ht/Wt:6.00.5/165 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Leksand (Swe. II)

8

Jared Cowen

Ht/Wt:6.05/216 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Spokane (WHL)

9

Nazem Kadri

Ht/Wt:6.00/175 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:London (OHL)

10

Dmitry Kulikov

Ht/Wt:6.01/195 lbs
Position:D
Drafted From:Drummondville (QMJHL)

11

Scott Glennie

Ht/Wt:6.01/174 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Brandon (WHL)

12

Jordan Schroeder

Ht/Wt:5.08/168 lbs
Position:RW
Drafted From:USA U-18 NTDP

13

Ryan Ellis

Ht/Wt:5.10/175 lbs
Position:RD
Drafted From:Windsor (OHL)

14

Zack Kassian

Ht/Wt:6.03/209 lbs
Position:RW
Drafted From:Peterborough (OHL)

15

John Moore

Ht/Wt:6.02/180 lbs
Position:D
Drafted From:Chicago (USHL)

16

Simon Despres

Ht/Wt:6.03/208 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Saint John (QMJHL)

17

Peter Holland

Ht/Wt:6.01/178 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Guelph (OHL)

18

Jacob Josefson

Ht/Wt:5.11/174 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Djurgarden (Swe JE)

19

Carter Ashton

Ht/Wt:6.02/190 lbs
Position:LW
Drafted From:Lethbridge (WHL)

20

Stefan Elliott

Ht/Wt:6.00/175 lbs
Position:LD
Drafted From:Saskatoon (WHL)

21*

Chris Kreider

Ht/Wt:6.02/200 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Andover (MA – HS)

22

Landon Ferraro

Ht/Wt:5.11/165 lbs
Position:RW
Drafted From:Red Deer (WHL)

23

Louis Leblanc

Ht/Wt:5.11/170 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Omaha (USHL)

24

Kyle Palmieri

Ht/Wt:5.11/185 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:USA U-18 NTDP

25

Ethan Werek

Ht/Wt:6.00.5/184 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Kingston (OHL)

26

Drew Shore

Ht/Wt:6.02/165 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:USA U-18 NTDP

27

Nick Leddy

Ht/Wt:5.11/185 lbs
Position:D
Drafted From:Eden Prairie (Minn.-HS)

28

Jordan Caron

Ht/Wt:6.02/196 lbs
Position:C
Drafted From:Rimouski (QMJHL)

29

Calvin deHaan

Ht/Wt:6.00/170 lbs
Position:D
Drafted From:Oshawa (OHL)

30*

Tim Erixon

Ht/Wt:6.02/190 lbs
Position:D
Drafted From:Skelleftea AIK (Swe.)