2020 NHL Draft: The order of all picks

Here is the order for all seven rounds of the 2020 NHL Entry Drafts with the New York Rangers going first

The 2020 NHL Entry Draft  should be one of the most important and momentous in the history fo the New York Rangers.  For the first time since the advent of the modern draft, the Blueshirts will get the first pick and are expected to select the consensus top pick, Alexis Lafreniere.

The Rangers have ten picks in all, including a second first round pick at #22 overall.  Here are the ten Ranger picks:

• First round – #1
• First round – #22 (Acquired from Carolina in the Brady Skjei trade)
• Third round – #72
• Third round – #92 (Acquired from Dallas in the Mats Zuccarello trade)
• Fourth round – #103
• Fifth round – #134
• Sixth round – #165
• Seventh round – #196
• Seventh round – #197 (Acquired from Nashville in the Cody McLeod trade)
• Seventh round -#206 (Acquired from Vancouver in the Marek Mazanec trade)

Round one will be conducted on Tuesday, October 6 beginning at 7:00pm  and will be televised live on NBCSN.  Rounds two through seven will be conducted on Wednesday, October 7 beginning at 11:30am and will be televised live on the NHL Network.

The order of all seven rounds

Here is the complete order of the draft for all seven rounds.  There’s no doubt that there will be trades that will affect the order, some happening on draft day.    73 of the 217 total picks have already changed hands due to trades. The round with the most picks traded is the third with 15 selections going to different teams. Nine first round picks were traded.

The 49th pick was forfeited by Arizona when they violated the NHL’s combine testing policy.  They will also lose their first pick in 2021.

FIRST ROUND

1. New York Rangers
2. Los Angeles
3. Ottawa (from San Jose )
4. Detroit
5. Ottawa
6. Anaheim
7. New Jersey
8. Buffalo
9. Minnesota
10. Winnipeg
11. Nashville
12. Florida
13. Carolina (from  Toronto)
14. Edmonton
15. Toronto (from Pittsburgh)
16. Montreal
17. Chicago
18. New Jersey (from Arizona)
19. Calgary
20. New Jersey (from Vancouver via Tampa)
21. Columbus
22. New York Rangers (from Carolina)
23. Philadelphia
24. Washington
25. Colorado
26. St. Louis
27. Anaheim (from Boston)
28. Ottawa (from Islanders)
29. Vegas
30. Dallas
31. San Jose (from Tampa)

SECOND ROUND
32. Detroit
33. Ottawa
34. San Jose
35. Los Angeles
36. Anaheim
37. Nashville (from New Jersey)
38. Buffalo
39. Minnesota
40. Winnipeg
41. Carolina (from Rangers)
42. Nashville
43. Florida
44. Toronto
45. Detroit (from Edmonton)
46. Chicago (from Pittsburgh via Vegas)
47. Montreal
48. Montreal (from Chicago)
49. No selection. Arizona’s pick was was forfeited
50. Calgary
51. Los Angeles (from Vancouver)
52. Ottawa (from Columbus)
53. Carolina
54. Philadelphia
55. Detroit (from Washington)
56. San Jose (from Colorado via Washington)
57. Montreal (from St. Louis)
58. Boston
59. Ottawa (from Islanders)
60. Los Angeles (from Vegas)
61. Ottawa (from Dallas via Vegas)
62. Tampa Bay

THIRD ROUND
63. Detroit
64. Ottawa
65. Detroit (from San Jose)
66. Los Angeles
67. Anaheim
68. Vegas (from New Jersey)
69. Carolina (from Buffalo)
70. Nashville (from Minnesota)
71. Ottawa (from Winnipeg)
72. NY Rangers
73. Nashville
74. Florida
75. Colorado (from Toronto)
76. Edmonton (optional to Calgary, conditional to Chicago)
77. Pittsburgh
78. Montreal
79. Chicago
80. Washington (from Arizona via Colorado)
81. Calgary (conditional to Chicago if #76 goes to Calgary)
82. Vancouver
83. Los Angeles (from Columbus via Ottawa and Toronto)
84. New Jersey (from Carolina)
85. Tampa Bay (from Philadelphia via San Jose)
86. St. Louis (from Washington via Montreal)
87. Florida (from Colorado)
88. St. Louis
89. Boston
90. NY Islanders
91. Vegas
92. NY Rangers (from Dallas)
93. Tampa Bay

FOURTH ROUND
94. Tampa Bay (from Detroit)
95. Ottawa
96. Calgary (from San Jose via Montreal and Buffalo)
97. Los Angeles
98. Montreal (from Anaheim)
99. New Jersey
100. Buffalo
101. Minnesota
102. Montreal (from Winnipeg)
103. NY Rangers
104. Anaheim (from Nashville via Philadelphia)
105. Florida
106. Toronto
107. Detroit (from Edmonton)
108. Pittsburgh
109. Montreal
110. Chicago
111. Arizona
112. Los Angeles (from Calgary)
113. Vancouver
114. Columbus
115. Carolina
116. Philadelphia
117. Washington
118. Colorado
119. St. Louis
120. New Jersey (from Boston)
121. NY Islanders
122. Toronto (from Vegas)
123. Dallas
124. Tampa Bay

FIFTH ROUND
125. Detroit
126. San Jose (from Ottawa)
127. San Jose
128. Los Angeles
129. Anaheim
130. New Jersey
131. Buffalo
132. Minnesota
133. Winnipeg
134. NY Rangers
135. Nashville
136. Montreal (from Florida)
137. Florida (from Toronto)
138. Edmonton
139. Pittsburgh
140. Carolina (from Montreal)
141. Chicago
142. Arizona
143. Calgary
144. Vancouver
145. Columbus
146. St. Louis (from Carolina)
147. Philadelphia
148. Washington
149. Colorado
150. St. Louis
151. Boston
152. NY Islanders
153. Toronto (from Vegas)
154. Dallas
155. Ottawa (from Tampa)

SIXTH ROUND
156. Detroit
157. Tampa Bay (from Ottawa)
158. Ottawa (from San Jose)
159. Los Angeles
160. Anaheim
161. New Jersey
162. Dallas (from Buffalo via Carolina and Florida)
163. Minnesota
164. Winnipeg
165. NY Rangers
166. Nashville
167. Colorado (from Los Angeles)
168. Toronto
169. Edmonton
170. Pittsburgh
171. Montreal
172. Chicago
173. Arizona
174. Calgary
175. Vancouver
176. Columbus
177. Toronto (from Carolina)
178. Philadelphia
179. Washington
180. Toronto (from Colorado)
181. Ottawa (from St.Louis via Edmonton)
182. Boston
183. NY Islanders
184. Vegas
185. Dallas
186. Tampa Bay

SEVENTH ROUND

187. Detroit
188. Montreal (from Ottawa)
189. Toronto (from San Jose)
190. Los Angeles
191. Vancouver (from Anaheim)
192. New Jersey
193. Buffalo
194. Minnesota
195. Toronto (from Winnipeg via Minnesota)
196. NY Rangers
197. NY Rangers (from Nashville)
198. Florida
199. Carolina (from Toronto)
200. Edmonton
201. San Jose (from Pittsburgh)
202. Philadelphia (from Montreal)
203. St. Louis (from Chicago via Montreal)
204. Arizona
205. Calgary
206. NY Rangers (from Vancouver)
207. Columbus
208. Carolina
209. Philadelphia
210. San Jose (from Washington)
211. Colorado
212. Toronto (from St. Louis)
213. Boston
214. NY Islanders
215. Vegas
216. Buffalo (from Dallas)
217. Tampa Bay