The 2024 NHL entry draft was the 62nd draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 28–29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada. As per their April 2024 agreement, all draft rights held by the deactivated Arizona Coyotes franchise were transferred to the new Utah Hockey Club. The San Jose Sharks held the first overall pick for the first time in franchise history. The first three selections were Macklin Celebrini by the San Jose Sharks, Artyom Levshunov by the Chicago Blackhawks, and Beckett Sennecke by the Anaheim Ducks.
Eligibility Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2004, and September 15, 2006, were eligible for selection in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2003 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2022 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2004, 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 move up by winning the lottery twice in a five-year period.
The San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks won the two draft lotteries that were held on May 7, 2024. No change in the draft order occurred after the results of the lottery for the first time since 2010. Although the Chicago Blackhawks won the first overall selection in 2023 and the second overall selection in 2024, the latter did not improve on their 2024 pre-draft position, so the team remains eligible to win the draft lottery again in 2025.
Indicates team won first overallIndicates team won second overallIndicates 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 |style="background:#A9D0F5;"| 25.5% || 18.8% || 55.7% || || || || || || || || || || || || || |- ! Chicago | 13.5% ||style="background:#F5A9BC;"| 14.1% || 30.7% || 41.7% || || || || || || || || || || || || |- ! Anaheim | 11.5% || 11.2% ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 7.8% || 39.7% || 29.8% || || || || || || || || || || || |- ! Columbus | 9.5% || 9.5% || 0.3% ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 15.4% || 44.6% || 20.8% || || || || || || || || || || |- ! Montreal | 8.5% || 8.6% || 0.3% || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 24.5% || 44.0% || 14.2% || || || || || || || || || |- ! Utah | 7.5% || 7.7% || 0.2% || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 34.1% || 41.4% || 9.1% || || || || || || || || |- ! Ottawa | 6.5% || 6.7% || 0.2% || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 44.4% || 36.5% || 5.6% || || || || || || || |- ! Seattle | 6.0% || 6.2% || 0.2% || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 54.4% || 30.0% || 3.2% || || || || || || |- ! Calgary | 5.0% || 5.2% || 0.2% || || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 64.4% || 23.5% || 1.7% || || || || || |- ! New Jersey | 3.5% || 3.7% || 0.1% || || || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 73.3% || 18.4% || 0.9% || || || || |- ! Buffalo | 3.0% || 3.2% || 0.1% || || || || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 79.9% || 13.4% || 0.5% || || || |- ! Philadelphia | || 5.3% || || || || || || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 85.7% || 8.9% || 0.2% || || |- ! Minnesota | || || 4.3% || || || || || || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 90.7% || 5.1% || >0.0% || |- ! Pittsburgh | || || || 3.1% || || || || || || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 94.7% || 2.1% || >0.0% |- ! Detroit | || || || || 1.1% || || || || || || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 97.9% || 1.1% |- ! St. Louis | || || || || || 1.0% || || || || || || || || || ||style="background:#DDDDDD;"| 98.9%
Top prospects Source: NHL Central Scouting (April 16, 2024) ranking.
Ranking North American skaters European skaters 1 Macklin Celebrini (C) Anton Silayev (D) 2 Artyom Levshunov (D) Ivan Demidov (RW) 3 Cayden Lindstrom (C) Konsta Helenius (C) 4 Zeev Buium (D) Adam Jiricek (D) 5 Zayne Parekh (D) Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (RW) 6 Trevor Connelly (LW) Emil Hemming (RW) 7 Sam Dickinson (D) Leo Sahlin Wallenius (D) 8 Berkly Catton (C) Aron Kiviharju (D) 9 Tij Iginla (C) Igor Chernyshov (LW) 10 Michael Hage (C) Linus Eriksson (C) Ranking North American goalies European goalies 1 Mikhail Yegorov Eemil Vinni 2 Carter George Ilya Nabokov 3 Lukas Matecha Kim Saarinen
Selections by round The order of the 2024 entry draft is listed below.
Round one
# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Macklin Celebrini (C) Canada San Jose Sharks Boston University Terriers (Hockey East) 2 Artyom Levshunov (D) Belarus Chicago Blackhawks Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten) 3 Beckett Sennecke (RW) Canada Anaheim Ducks Oshawa Generals (OHL) 4 Cayden Lindstrom (C) Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 5 Ivan Demidov (RW) Russia Montreal Canadiens SKA-1946 (MHL) 6 Tij Iginla (C) Canada Utah Hockey Club Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 7 Carter Yakemchuk (D) Canada Ottawa Senators Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 8 Berkly Catton (C) Canada Seattle Kraken Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 9 Zayne Parekh (D) Canada Calgary Flames Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 10 Anton Silayev (D) Russia New Jersey Devils Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) 11 Sam Dickinson (D) Canada San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo)1 London Knights (OHL) 12 Zeev Buium (D) United States Minnesota Wild (from Philadelphia)2 Denver Pioneers (NCHC) 13 Jett Luchanko (C) Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota)3 Guelph Storm (OHL) 14 Konsta Helenius (C) Finland Buffalo Sabres (from Pittsburgh via San Jose)4 Mikkelin Jukurit (Liiga) 15 Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (RW) Norway Detroit Red Wings Mora IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) 16 Adam Jiricek (D) Czech Republic St. Louis Blues HC Skoda Plzen (Czech Extraliga) 17 Terik Parascak (RW) Canada Washington Capitals Prince George Cougars (WHL) 18 Sacha Boisvert (C) Canada Chicago Blackhawks (from NY Islanders)5 Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 19 Trevor Connelly (LW) United States Vegas Golden Knights Tri-City Storm (USHL) 20 Cole Eiserman (LW) United States New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay via Chicago)6 U.S. NTDP (USHL) 21 Michael Hage (C) Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles)7 Chicago Steel (USHL) 22 Yegor Surin (C) Russia Nashville Predators Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) 23 Stian Solberg (D) Norway Anaheim Ducks (from Toronto)8 Vålerenga Ishockey (EliteHockey Ligaen) 24 Cole Beaudoin (C) Canada Utah Hockey Club (from Colorado)9 Barrie Colts (OHL) 25 Dean Letourneau (C) Canada Boston Bruins (from Boston via Detroit and Ottawa)10 St. Andrew's College Saints (CISAA) 26 Liam Greentree (RW) Canada Los Angeles Kings (from Winnipeg via Montreal)11 Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 27 Marek Vanacker (LW) Canada Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina)12 Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) 28 Matvei Gridin (RW) Russia Calgary Flames (from Vancouver)13 Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 29 Emil Hemming (RW) Finland Dallas Stars HC TPS (Liiga) 30 E. J. Emery (D) United States New York Rangers U.S. NTDP (USHL) 31 Ben Danford (D) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Edmonton via Anaheim)14 Oshawa Generals (OHL) 32 Sam O'Reilly (RW) Canada Edmonton Oilers (from Florida via Philadelphia)15 London Knights (OHL) Notes The Buffalo Sabres' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2024, that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick and New Jersey's second-round pick in 2024 to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a first-round pick 2024 (13th overall) and a third-round pick in 2025 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick. The Minnesota Wild's first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a first-round pick 2024 (12th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick in 2025 and this pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 27, 2024, that sent a first-round pick in 2024 to San Jose in exchange for New Jersey's second-round pick in 2024 and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 6, 2023, that sent Dillon Hamaliuk, Erik Karlsson and a third-round pick in 2026 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Jan Rutta and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – San Jose will receive a first-round pick in 2024 if Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2024 is outside of the top ten selections – was converted when the Penguins did not win either draft lottery draw on May 7, 2024. The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on May 24, 2024, that sent Tampa Bay's first-round pick and Los Angeles and Vancouver's second-round picks all in 2024 to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024 and this pick. The Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on May 24, 2024, that sent a first and second-round pick in 2024 to Chicago in exchange for Los Angeles and Vancouver's second-round picks both in 2024 and this pick. Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 2022, that sent Brandon Hagel and a fourth-round pick in both 2022 and 2024 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Chicago will receive a first-round pick in 2024 if Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2024 is outside of the top ten selections – was converted when the Lightning qualified for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 5, 2024. The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent Winnipeg's first-round pick, Colorado's second-round pick and a seventh-round pick all in 2024 (26th, 57th and 198th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick. The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent Edmonton's first-round pick 2024 (31st overall) and Boston's second-round pick in 2024 (58th overall) to Toronto in exchange for this pick. The Colorado Avalanche's first-round pick went to the Utah Hockey Club as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a second and third-round pick both in 2024 (38th and 71st overall) and the Ranger's second-round pick in 2025 to Colorado in exchange for this pick. The Boston Bruins' first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2024, that sent Linus Ullmark to Ottawa in exchange for Mark Kastelic, Joonas Korpisalo and this pick. Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 9, 2023, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Detroit in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, a fourth-round pick in 2024 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive either Boston or Detroit's first-round pick in 2024, at Detroit's choice – the Red Wings sent Ottawa Boston's first-round pick and the date of conversion is unknown.