The 2010 NHL entry draft was the 48th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 25–26, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in the first round, starting with Jack Campbell and ending with Brock Nelson. The record was set in the 2006 and 2007 drafts, where 10 U.S.-trained players were selected in the first round.
As of 2026, there are 34 active NHL players from this draft.
Top prospects
Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau final rankings.. Ranking North American skaters European skaters 1 Tyler Seguin (C) Mikael Granlund (C) 2 Taylor Hall (LW) Vladimir Tarasenko (RW) 3 Brett Connolly (RW) Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) 4 Erik Gudbranson (D) Calle Jarnkrok (C) 5 Cam Fowler (D) Ludvig Rensfeldt (LW) 6 Brandon Gormley (D) Maxim Kitsyn (LW) 7 Mark Pysyk (D) Oscar Lindberg (C) 8 Emerson Etem (RW) Tom Kuhnhackl (RW) 9 Derek Forbort (D) Adam Pettersson (C) 10 Ryan Johansen (C) Martin Marincin (D) Ranking North American goalies European goalies 1 Calvin Pickard Sami Aittokallio 2 Jack Campbell Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel 3 Kent Simpson Benjamin Conz
Draft Lottery 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.
Selections by round
Round one
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Taylor Hall (LW) Edmonton Oilers Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 2 Tyler Seguin (C) Boston Bruins (from Toronto)1 Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 3 Erik Gudbranson (D) Florida Panthers Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 4 Ryan Johansen (C) Columbus Blue Jackets Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 5 Nino Niederreiter (LW) New York Islanders Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 6 Brett Connolly (RW) Tampa Bay Lightning Prince George Cougars (WHL) 7 Jeff Skinner (C) Carolina Hurricanes Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 8 Alexander Burmistrov (C) Atlanta Thrashers Barrie Colts (OHL) 9 Mikael Granlund (C) Minnesota Wild HIFK (SM-liiga) 10 Dylan McIlrath (D) New York Rangers Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 11 Jack Campbell (G) Dallas Stars US NTDP (USHL) 12 Cam Fowler (D) Anaheim Ducks Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 13 Brandon Gormley (D) Phoenix Coyotes (from Calgary)2 Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 14 Jaden Schwartz (C) St. Louis Blues Tri-City Storm (USHL) 15 Derek Forbort (D) Los Angeles Kings (from Boston via Florida)3 US NTDP (USHL) 16 Vladimir Tarasenko (RW) St. Louis Blues (from Ottawa)4 Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL) 17 Joey Hishon (C) Colorado Avalanche Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 18 Austin Watson (RW) Nashville Predators Peterborough Petes (OHL) 19 Nick Bjugstad (C) Florida Panthers (from Los Angeles)5 Blaine High School (USHS–MN) 20 Beau Bennett (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Penticton Vees (BCHL) 21 Riley Sheahan (C) Detroit Red Wings University of Notre Dame (CCHA) 22 Jarred Tinordi (D) Montreal Canadiens (from Phoenix)6 London Knights (OHL) 23 Mark Pysyk (D) Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 24 Kevin Hayes (RW) Chicago Blackhawks (from New Jersey via Atlanta)7 Noble and Greenough School (USHS–MA) 25 Quinton Howden (LW) Florida Panthers (from Vancouver)8 Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 26 Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) Washington Capitals Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) 27 Mark Visentin (G) Phoenix Coyotes (from Montreal)9 Niagara IceDogs (OHL) 28 Charlie Coyle (C/RW) San Jose Sharks South Shore Kings (EJHL) 29 Emerson Etem (RW) Anaheim Ducks (from Philadelphia)10 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 30 Brock Nelson (C) New York Islanders (from Chicago)11 Warroad High School (USHS–MN)
Notes 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. 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). 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. 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. 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. The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent David Rundblad to Ottawa in exchange for this pick. 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. 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. The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2010, that sent Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu to Atlanta in exchange for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin, New Jersey's second-round pick in 2010 and this pick. 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. The Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskovich to Vancouver in exchange for Steve Bernier, Michael Grabner and this pick. 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. 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. 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.
Round two
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 31 Tyler Pitlick (C) Edmonton Oilers Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA) 32 Jared Knight (C) Boston Bruins (from Toronto via Montreal, Chicago and Toronto)1 London Knights (OHL) 33 John McFarland (C) Florida Panthers Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 34 Dalton Smith (LW) Columbus Blue Jackets Ottawa 67's (OHL) 35 Ludvig Rensfeldt (C) Chicago Blackhawks (from NY Islanders)2 Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) 36 Alex Petrovic (D) Florida Panthers (from Tampa Bay via Boston)3 Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 37 Justin Faulk (D) Carolina Hurricanes US NTDP (USHL) 38 Jon Merrill (D) New Jersey Devils (from Atlanta)4 US NTDP (USHL) 39 Brett Bulmer (RW) Minnesota Wild Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 40 Christian Thomas (RW) New York Rangers Oshawa Generals (OHL) 41 Patrik Nemeth (D) Dallas Stars AIK IF (J20 SuperElit) 42 Devante Smith-Pelly (RW) Anaheim Ducks Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 43 Brad Ross (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary via Chicago)5 Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 44 Sebastian Wannstrom (C) St. Louis Blues Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) 45 Ryan Spooner (C) Boston Bruins Peterborough Petes (OHL) 46 Martin Marincin (D) Edmonton Oilers (from Ottawa via Carolina)6 HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga) 47 Tyler Toffoli (RW) Los Angeles Kings (from Colorado)7 Ottawa 67's (OHL) 48 Curtis Hamilton (LW) Edmonton Oilers (from Nashville)8 Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 49 Calvin Pickard (G) Colorado Avalanche (from Los Angeles)9 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 50 Connor Brickley (C) Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh)10 Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 51 Calle Jarnkrok (C) Detroit Red Wings Brynas IF (Elitserien) 52 Phil Lane (RW) Phoenix Coyotes Brampton Battalion (OHL) 53 Mark Alt (D) Carolina Hurricanes (from Buffalo via San Jose)11 Cretin-Derham Hall (United States High School–MN) 54 Justin Holl (D) Chicago Blackhawks (from New Jersey via Atlanta)12 Omaha Lancers (USHL) 55 Petr Straka (F) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Vancouver via Buffalo)13 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 56 Johan Larsson (C) Minnesota Wild (from Washington)14 Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit) 57 Oscar Lindberg (C) Phoenix Coyotes (from Montreal)15 Skelleftea AIK (Elitserien) 58 Kent Simpson (G) Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose via Ottawa and NY Islanders)16 Everett Silvertips (WHL) 59 Jason Zucker (RW) Minnesota Wild (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles and Florida)17 US NTDP (USHL) 60 Stephen Johns (D) Chicago Blackhawks US NTDP (USHL)
Notes The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-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 picks in 2010 and 2011 and this pick. Toronto previously re-acquired their own second-round pick as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent Calgary's second-round pick in 2011 and Toronto's own third-round pick in 2011 to Chicago in exchange for this pick. 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. 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. 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. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Dennis Seidenberg and Matt Bartkowski to Boston in exchange for Craig Weller, Byron Bitz and this pick. 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. The Atlanta Thrashers' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 4, 2010, that sent Niclas Bergfors, Johnny Oduya, Patrice Cormier, New Jersey's first and second-round picks in 2010 to Atlanta in exchange for Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela and this pick. The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Jimmy Hayes to Chicago in exchange for this pick.