The 2025 NHL entry draft was the 63rd draft for the National Hockey League. The draft was held on June 27–28, 2025, and it took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first three selections were Matthew Schaefer by the New York Islanders, Michael Misa by the San Jose Sharks, and Anton Frondell by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Eligibility Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2005, and September 15, 2007, were eligible for selection in the 2025 NHL entry draft. Additionally, undrafted non-North American players born in 2004 (who had not previously played a complete draft season in North America) were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2023 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2005, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.
Draft lottery
Since the 2012–13 NHL season all teams not qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs have a "weighted" chance at winning the first overall selection. Beginning with the 2014–15 NHL season the NHL changed the weighting system that was used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the odds for the other non-playoff teams increased. As the league reduced the number of lottery drawings before the 2021–22 season, this resulted in two lotteries being held instead of three and since the 2022 draft lottery, the teams winning one of the two drawings are allowed to move up a maximum of ten spots in the draft order and a team is only allowed to win the lottery by moving up the order twice in a five-year period.
The New York Islanders and Utah Mammoth won the two lotteries that were held on May 5, 2025, giving them the first and fourth picks overall. The Islanders moved up nine spots to receive the first pick, while Utah moved up the maximum of ten spots to secure the fourth pick. San Jose, Chicago, the New York Rangers, Detroit and Columbus each dropped one spot, while Nashville, Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle, Buffalo, Anaheim and Pittsburgh each dropped two spots. This was the first time that the league broadcast the results of the lottery live.
Indicates team won first lotteryIndicates team won second lottery Indicates teams that did not win a lottery
{| class="wikitable" |+ Complete draft position odds ! Team ! 1st ! 2nd ! 3rd ! 4th ! 5th ! 6th ! 7th ! 8th ! 9th ! 10th ! 11th ! 12th ! 13th ! 14th ! 15th ! 16th |- ! San Jose | 25.5% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 18.8% || 55.7% || || || || || || || || || || || || || |- ! Chicago | 13.5% || 14.1% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 30.7% || 41.7% || || || || || || || || || || || || |- ! Nashville | 11.5% || 11.2% || 7.8% || 39.7% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"|29.8% || || || || || || || || || || || |- ! Philadelphia | 9.5% || 9.5% || 0.3% || 15.4% || 44.6% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 20.8% || || || || || || || || || || |- ! Boston | 8.5% || 8.6% || 0.3% || || 24.5% || 44.0% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 14.2% || || || || || || || || || |- ! Seattle | 7.5% || 7.7% || 0.2% || || || 34.1% || 41.4% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"|9.1% || || || || || || || || |- ! Buffalo | 6.5% || 6.7% || 0.2% || || || || 44.4% || 36.5% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"|5.6% || || || || || || || |- ! Anaheim | 6.0% || 6.2% || 0.2% || || || || || 54.4% || 30.0% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"|3.2% || || || || || || |- ! Pittsburgh | 5.0% || 5.2% || 0.2% || || || || || || 64.4% || 23.5% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"|1.7% || || || || || |- ! NY Islanders | style="background:#A9D0F5;"| 3.5% || 3.7% || 0.1% || || || || || || || 73.3% || 18.4% || 0.9% || || || || |- ! NY Rangers | 3.0% || 3.2% || 0.1% || || || || || || || || 79.9% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"|13.4% || 0.5% || || || |- ! Detroit | || 5.3% || || || || || || || || || || 85.7% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"|8.9% || 0.2% || || |- ! Columbus | || || 4.3% || || || || || || || || || || 90.7% || style="background:#DDDDDD;"|5.1% || >0.0% || |- ! Utah | || || || style="background: #F5A9BC;"| 3.1% || || || || || || || || || || 94.7% || 2.1% || >0.0% |- ! Vancouver | || || || || 1.1% || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 97.9% || 1.1% |- ! Calgary | || || || || || 1.0% || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 98.9%
Top prospects Source: NHL Central Scouting (April 15, 2025) ranking.
Ranking North American skaters European skaters 1 Matthew Schaefer (D) Anton Frondell (C) 2 Michael Misa (C) Victor Eklund (RW) 3 James Hagens (C) Milton Gastrin (C) 4 Jake O'Brien (C) Vojtech Cihar (LW) 5 Radim Mrtka (D) Alexander Zharovsky (RW) 6 Porter Martone (RW) Eddie Genborg (RW) 7 Caleb Desnoyers (C) Eric Nilson (C) 8 Roger McQueen (C) Jakob Ihs-Wozniak (C) 9 Kashawn Aitcheson (D) Kurban Limatov (D) 10 Carter Bear (LW) Theodor Hallquisth (D) Ranking North American goalies European goalies 1 Joshua Ravensbergen Pyotr Andreyanov 2 Lucas Beckman Semyon Frolov 3 Michal Pradel Elijah Neuenschwander
Selections by round The order of the 2025 entry draft is listed below.
Round one
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Matthew Schaefer (D) Canada New York Islanders Erie Otters (OHL) 2 Michael Misa (C) Canada San Jose Sharks Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 3 Anton Frondell (C) Sweden Chicago Blackhawks Djurgardens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) 4 Caleb Desnoyers (C) Canada Utah Mammoth Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 5 Brady Martin (C) Canada Nashville Predators Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 6 Porter Martone (RW) Canada Philadelphia Flyers Brampton Steelheads (OHL) 7 James Hagens (C) United States Boston Bruins Boston College Eagles (Hockey East) 8 Jake O'Brien (C) Canada Seattle Kraken Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) 9 Radim Mrtka (D) Czech Republic Buffalo Sabres Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 10 Roger McQueen (C) Canada Anaheim Ducks Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 11 Ben Kindel (C) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 12 Jack Nesbitt (C) Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from NY Rangers via Vancouver and Pittsburgh)1 Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 13 Carter Bear (LW) Canada Detroit Red Wings Everett Silvertips (WHL) 14 Jackson Smith (D) Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Tri-City Americans (WHL) 15 Braeden Cootes (C) Canada Vancouver Canucks Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 16 Victor Eklund (RW) Sweden New York Islanders (from Calgary via Montreal)2 Djurgardens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan) 17 Kashawn Aitcheson (D) Canada New York Islanders (from Montreal)3 Barrie Colts (OHL) 18 Cole Reschny (C) Canada Calgary Flames (from New Jersey)4 Victoria Royals (WHL) 19 Justin Carbonneau (RW) Canada St. Louis Blues Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) 20 Pyotr Andreyanov (G) Russia Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota)5 Krasnaya Armiya (MHL) 21 Cameron Reid (D) Canada Nashville Predators (from Ottawa)6 Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 22 Bill Zonnon (RW) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado via Philadelphia)7 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 23 Logan Hensler (D) United States Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay via Nashville)8 Wisconsin Badgers (B1G) 24 Will Horcoff (C) United States Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles)9 Michigan Wolverines (B1G) 25 Vaclav Nestrasil (RW) Czech Republic Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)10 Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 26 Ryker Lee (RW) United States Nashville Predators (from Vegas via San Jose)11 Madison Capitols (USHL) 27 Lynden Lakovic (RW) Canada Washington Capitals Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 28 Sascha Boumedienne (D) Sweden Winnipeg Jets Boston University Terriers (Hockey East) 29 Mason West (C) United States Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina)12 Edina Hornets (USHS-MN) 30 Joshua Ravensbergen (G) Canada San Jose Sharks (from Dallas)13 Prince George Cougars (WHL) 31 Henry Brzustewicz (D) United States Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton via Philadelphia and Pittsburgh)14 London Knights (OHL) 32 Cullen Potter (C) United States Calgary Flames (from Florida)15 Arizona State Sun Devils (NCHC) Notes The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Colorado and Edmonton's first-round picks both in 2025 (22nd and 31st overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick. Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent Drew O'Connor and Marcus Pettersson to Vancouver in exchange for Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernstrom, Danton Heinen and this pick. The condition – Pittsburgh will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if the Rangers' first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top thirteen selections, at the Rangers' choice. – was converted when the Rangers elected to send their first-round pick in 2025 to Pittsburgh on June 24, 2025. Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent J.T. Miller, Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington to New York in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and this conditional pick. The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Noah Dobson to Montreal in exchange for Emil Heineman, a first-round pick in 2025 (17th overall) and this pick. Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 18, 2022, that sent future considerations to Calgary in exchange for Sean Monahan and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Calgary's first-round pick in 2024 is inside of the top nineteen selections, Calgary acquires Florida's first-round pick in 2025 and both selections are outside of the top ten, then Montreal will receive the higher of Calgary's or Florida's first-round picks in 2025 – was converted when the Flames did not win either draw in the 2025 NHL entry draft lottery draw on May 5, 2025. The Montreal Canadiens' first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Noah Dobson to Montreal in exchange for Emil Heineman, Calgary's first-round pick in 2025 (16th overall) and this pick. The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 19, 2024, that sent Jacob Markstrom to New Jersey in exchange for Kevin Bahl and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Calgary will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if New Jersey's first-round pick in 2025 is outside of the top ten selections – was converted when the Devils qualified for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 9, 2025. The Minnesota Wild's first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on November 30, 2024, that sent David Jiricek and a fifth-round pick in 2025 to Minnesota in exchange for Daemon Hunt a third and fourth-round pick in 2026, a second-round pick in 2027 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Columbus will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Minnesota's first-round pick in 2025 is outside of the top five selections – was converted when the Wild qualified for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 15, 2025. The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's first-round pick and a third-round pick both in 2025 (23rd and 67th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for this pick. The Colorado Avalanche's first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent the Rangers' first-round pick in 2025 (12th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for Edmonton's first-round pick in 2025 (31st overall) and this pick.