The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey franchise located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded ahead of the 2017–18 season as an expansion team, they play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). As of 2026, the Golden Knights have made 65 selections in ten entry drafts.

The NHL entry draft is held each off-season, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick. The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft.

The Golden Knights first participated in the 2017 NHL entry draft, where they made Cody Glass their first-ever selection at sixth overall; additionally, they selected Nick Suzuki and Erik Brannstrom later in the first round. However, only Glass ultimately played for the Golden Knights, with Suzuki traded to the Montreal Canadiens ahead of the 2018–19 season, and Brannstrom traded to the Ottawa Senators during the same season. 2017 second-round pick Nicolas Hague has played the most games for the Golden Knights of any draft pick, with 364 games played between his debut in the 2019–20 season and his trade to the Nashville Predators following the 2024–25 season; Hague was also the only Golden Knights draft pick to play with the team in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, with him and 2018 fifth-round pick Paul Cotter the only picks to subsequently be engraved on the Stanley Cup. Jiri Patera, selected in the sixth round in 2017, was the first goaltender drafted by the Golden Knights to appear for the team, with eight games played prior to his departure after the 2023–24 season.

Key Played at least one game with the Golden Knights. Spent entire NHL career with the Golden Knights.

+ General terms and abbreviations Term or abbreviation Definition Draft The year that the player was selected Round The round of the draft in which the player was selected Pick The overall position in the draft at which the player was selected + Position abbreviations Abbreviation DefinitionG GoaltenderD DefenseLW Left wingC CenterRW Right wingF Forward

+ Abbreviations for statistical columns Abbreviation DefinitionPos PositionGP Games playedG GoalsA AssistsPts PointsPIM Penalties in minutesW WinsL LossesOT Overtime/shootout lossesGAA Goals against average— Does not apply

Draft picks Statistics are complete as of the 2025–26 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

+ List of all players drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights and their career statisticsDraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLOTGAA201716C 322 54 65 119 109 113C 537 167 309 476 167 115D 294 10 67 77 162 234D 426 23 75 98 282 262C77 2 4 6 16 365*RW80 3 8 11 8 496G 5127C 5142LW 6158C 6161G9 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 4.017189C56 1 2 3 12 2018261 C 499 D 4115 C296 47 35 82 143 5135 LW 5154 D 6180 D 6185 D 7208 G 2019117 C378 42 91 133 277 241 * D155 4 33 37 36 379 * LW231 92 57 149 74 386 D 4110 C 5135 G 5139 LW 5141 C 2020129 C27 2 7 9 2 368 * D2 0 1 1 0 391 F 5125 G 6184 D 7215 C 2021130 C9 0 0 0 6 238 D 4102 C 4128 RW 6190 D 7222 * G8 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 3.002022248 C 379 C 4128 G 5145 C 6177 RW 7209 D4 0 0 0 2 2023132 C 377 C 396 D 6192 RW 2024119 LW 383 G 6180 LW 7197 RW 2025255 C 385 C 6186 C 6187 D 2026129 D 392 C 395 D 4113 RW 5159 D 6191 G 7207 LW

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See also 2017 NHL expansion draft

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