The 1994 NHL entry draft was the 32nd draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 28–29, 1994, at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Eric Boulton and Patrik Elias, who both played their last NHL games in the 2015–16 season.
Top prospects Source: NHL Central Scouting
Ranking North American skaters European skaters 1 Radek Bonk (C) Oleg Tverdovsky (D) 2 Jeff O'Neill (C) Mattias Ohlund (D) 3 Ed Jovanovski (D) Alexander Kharlamov (RW) 4 Ryan Smyth (LW) Josef Marha (C) 5 Jason Bonsignore (C) Johan Davidsson (C) 6 Jeff Friesen (LW) Vadim Sharifijanov (RW) 7 Ethan Moreau (LW) Stanislav Neckar (D) 8 Deron Quint (D) Jussi Tarvainen (C) 9 Jason Wiemer (C) Patrik Elias (LW) 10 Wayne Primeau (C) Nils Ekman (RW)
Ranking North American goalies European goalies 1 Jamie Storr Evgeni Ryabchikov 2 Jose Theodore Peter Olsson 3 Dan Cloutier Jussi Markkanen
Selections by round Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Ed Jovanovski (D) Florida Panthers Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 2 Oleg Tverdovsky (D) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Krylya Sovetov (Russia) 3 Radek Bonk (C) Ottawa Senators Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) 4 Jason Bonsignore (C) Edmonton Oilers (from Winnipeg)1 Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 5 Jeff O'Neill (C) Hartford Whalers Guelph Storm (OHL) 6Ryan Smyth (LW) Edmonton Oilers Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 7 Jamie Storr (G) Los Angeles Kings Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 8 Jason Wiemer (C) Tampa Bay Lightning Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 9 Brett Lindros (RW) New York Islanders (from Quebec)2 Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 10 Nolan Baumgartner (D) Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia via Quebec and Toronto)3 Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 11 Jeff Friesen (LW) San Jose Sharks Regina Pats (WHL) 12 Wade Belak (RW) Quebec Nordiques (from NY Islanders)4 Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 13 Mattias Ohlund (D) Vancouver Canucks Lulea HF (Sweden) 14 Ethan Moreau (LW) Chicago Blackhawks Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) 15 Alexander Kharlamov (RW) Washington Capitals CSKA Moscow (Russia) 16 Eric Fichaud (G) Toronto Maple Leafs (from St. Louis via Washington)5 Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 17 Wayne Primeau (C) Buffalo Sabres Owen Sound Platers (OHL) 18 Brad Brown (D) Montreal Canadiens North Bay Centennials (OHL) 19 Chris Dingman (LW) Calgary Flames Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 20 Jason Botterill (LW) Dallas Stars University of Michigan (CCHA) 21 Evgeni Ryabchikov (G) Boston Bruins Molot Perm (Russia) 22 Jeff Kealty (D) Quebec Nordiques (from Toronto)6 Catholic Memorial High School (USHS–MA) 23 Yan Golubovsky (D) Detroit Red Wings Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 24 Chris Wells (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 25 Vadim Sharifijanov (RW) New Jersey Devils Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia) 26 Dan Cloutier (G) New York Rangers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) Notes The Winnipeg Jets' first-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 15, 1994, that sent Dave Manson and St. Louis's sixth-round pick in 1994 (146th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for Boris Mironov, Mats Lindgren, Florida's fourth-round pick in 1994 (79th overall) and this pick. The Quebec Nordiques' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 28 that sent Uwe Krupp and a first-round pick in 1994 (12th overall) to Quebec in exchange for Ron Sutter and this pick. The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28 that sent Mike Ridley and St. Louis's first-round pick in 1994 (16th overall) to Toronto in exchange for Rob Pearson and this pick. Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, that sent Wendel Clark, Sylvain Lefebvre, Landon Wilson and a first-round pick in 1994 (22nd overall) to Quebec in exchange for Mats Sundin, Garth Butcher, Todd Warriner and this pick. Quebec previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 1992, that sent the Eric Lindros to Philadelphia in exchange for Ron Hextall, Peter Forsberg, Steve Duchesne, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, a first-round pick in 1993, future considerations (Chris Simon on July 21, 1992), $15 million in cash and this pick. The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on June 28 that sent Ron Sutter and a first-round pick in 1994 (9th overall) to New York in exchange for Uwe Krupp and this pick. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 28 that sent Rob Pearson and a first-round pick in 1994 (10th overall) to Washington in exchange for Mike Ridley and this pick. Washington previously acquired this pick as compensation for not matching an offer sheet from St. Louis to restricted free agent Scott Stevens on July 16, 1990. The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Quebec Nordiques as the result of a trade on June 28 that sent Mats Sundin, Garth Butcher, Todd Warriner and a first-round pick in 1994 (10th overall) to Toronto in exchange for Wendel Clark, Sylvain Lefebvre, Landon Wilson and this pick.
Round two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 27 Rhett Warrener (D) Florida Panthers Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 28 Johan Davidsson (C) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim HV71 (Sweden) 29 Stanislav Neckar (D) Ottawa Senators Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) 30 Deron Quint (D) Winnipeg Jets Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 31 Jason Podollan (C) Florida Panthers (from Hartford)1 Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 32 Mike Watt (LW) Edmonton Oilers Stratford Cullitons (MOJHL) 33 Matt Johnson (LW) Los Angeles Kings Peterborough Petes (OHL) 34 Colin Cloutier (C) Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 35 Josef Marha (C) Quebec Nordiques Dukla Jihlava (Czech Republic) 36 Ryan Johnson (C) Florida Panthers (from Philadelphia)2 Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) 37 Angel Nikolov (D) San Jose Sharks HC Litvinov (Czech Republic) 38 Jason Holland (D) New York Islanders Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 39 Robb Gordon (C) Vancouver Canucks Powell River Kings (BCHL) 40 Jean-Yves Leroux (LW) Chicago Blackhawks Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) 41 Scott Cherrey (LW) Washington Capitals North Bay Centennials (OHL) 42 Dave Scatchard (C) Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis)3 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 43 Curtis Brown (C) Buffalo Sabres Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 44Jose Theodore (G) Montreal Canadiens Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL) 45 Dimitri Riabykin (D) Calgary Flames Moscow Dynamo (Russia) 46 Lee Jinman (C) Dallas Stars North Bay Centennials (OHL) 47 Daniel Goneau (LW) Boston Bruins Laval Titan (QMJHL) 48 Sean Haggerty (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) 49 Mathieu Dandenault (RW) Detroit Red Wings Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) 50 Richard Park (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Belleville Bulls (OHL) 51Patrik Elias (LW) New Jersey Devils Poldi Kladno (Czech Republic) 52 Rudolf Vercik (LW) New York Rangers Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) Notes The Hartford Whalers' second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as compensation for allowing Hartford to select Chris Pronger in draft on June 26, 1994. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as compensation for General Manager Bobby Clarke on June 15, 1994. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks with Craig Janney as compensation for not matching an offer sheet from St. Louis to restricted free agent Petr Nedved on March 4, 1994.
Round three # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 53 Corey Neilson (D) Edmonton Oilers (from Florida)1 North Bay Centennials (OHL) 54 Chris Murray (RW) Montreal Canadiens (from Anaheim)2 Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 55 Vadim Epanchintsev (C) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Ottawa via Anaheim)3 Spartak Moscow (Russia) 56 Dorian Anneck (C) Winnipeg Jets Victoria Cougars (WHL) 57 Sven Butenschon (D) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Hartford)4 Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 58 Tavis Hansen (RW) Winnipeg Jets (from Edmonton)5 Tacoma Rockets (WHL) 59 Vitali Yachmenev (RW) Los Angeles Kings North Bay Centennials (OHL) 60 Brad Symes (D) Edmonton Oilers (from Tampa Bay)6 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 61 Sebastien Bety (D) Quebec Nordiques Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 62 Artem Anisimov (D) Philadelphia Flyers Itil Kazan (Russia) 63 Jason Strudwick (D) New York Islanders (from San Jose)7 Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 64Fredrik Modin (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs (from NY Islanders)8 Timra IK (Sweden) 65 Chad Allan (D) Vancouver Canucks Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 66 Alexei Yegorov (RW) San Jose Sharks (from Chicago)9 SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia) 67 Craig Reichert (RW) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Washington via Tampa Bay)10 Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 68 Stephane Roy (C) St. Louis Blues Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 69 Rumun Ndur (D) Buffalo Sabres Guelph Storm (OHL) 70 Marko Kiprusoff (D) Montreal Canadiens TPS (Finland) 71 Sheldon Souray (D) New Jersey Devils (from Calgary)11 Tri-City Americans (WHL) 72 Chris Drury (C) Quebec Nordiques (from Dallas)12 Fairfield College Preparatory School (USHS–CT) 73 Greg Crozier (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Boston)13 Lawrence Academy (USHS–MA) 74 Martin Belanger (D) Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto)14 Granby Bisons (QMJHL) 75 Sean Gillam (D) Detroit Red Wings Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 76 Alexei Krivchenkov (D) Pittsburgh Penguins CSKA Moscow (Russia) 77 Chris Clark (RW) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey)15 Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) 78 Adam Smith (D) New York Rangers Tacoma Rockets (WHL) Notes The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on December 6, 1993, that sent Geoff Smith and a fourth-round pick in 1994 (84th overall) to Florida in exchange for St. Louis's sixth-round pick in 1994 (146th overall) and this pick. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on August 10, 1993, that sent Todd Ewen and Patrik Carnback to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29 that sent Washington's third-round pick in 1994 (67th overall) and a 1995 (82nd overall) to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28 that sent the Sean Hill and a ninth-round pick in 1994 (210th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for this pick. The Hartford Whalers' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on March 10, 1992, that sent Frank Pietrangelo to Hartford in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 1994 (161st overall) and this pick. The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on December 6, 1993, that sent Fredrik Olausson and a seventh-round pick in 1994 (160th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 16, 1993, that sent Petr Klima to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 20, 1993, that sent Jeff Norton to San Jose in exchange for future considerations and this pick. The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 28 that sent a second-round pick in 1995 to New York in exchange for this pick. The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 13, 1993, that sent Jeff Hackett to Chicago in exchange for this pick. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 29 that sent Ottawa's third-round pick in 1994 (55th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 1995 and this pick.