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2021 NHL Draft

Virtual Draft | July 23-24

The 2021 NHL Draft was staged virtually July 23-24, 2021. The first round took place July 23 live on ESPN2, and rounds two through seven happened on July 24 on NHL Network. 

In 2021, a total of 45 Americans were selected, including two picks in the top four and three in the top 10.


USA Hockey Draft Tracker

Name Round (Pick) NHL Club Hometown 2020-21 Team (League)
Matty Beniers 1 (2) Seattle Kraken Hingham, MA University of Michigan (NCAA)
Luke Hughes 1 (4) New Jersey Devils Canton, MI NTDP (USHL)
Tyler Boucher 1 (10) Ottawa Senators Haddonfield, NJ NTDP (USHL)
Matt Coronato 1 (13) Calgary Flames Huntington, NY Chicago (USHL)
Chaz Lucius 1 (18) Winnipeg Jets Grant, MN NTDP (USHL)
Mackie Samoskevich 1 (24) Florida Panthers Newtown, CT Chicago (USHL)
Shai Buium 2 (36) Detroit Red Wings San Diego, CA Sioux City (USHL)
Josh Doan 2 (37) Arizona Coyotes Scottsdale, AZ Chicago (USHL)
Scott Morrow 2 (40) Carolina Hurricanes Darien, CT Shattuck St.-Mary's (High-MN)
Jack Peart 2 (54) Minnesota Wild Grand Rapids, MN Fargo (USHL)
Matthew Knies 2 (57) Toronto Maple Leafs Phoenix, AZ Tri-City (USHL)
Tristan Broz 2 (58) Pittsburgh Penguins Bloomington, MN Fargo (USHL)
Sean Behrens 2 (61) Colorado Avalanche Barrington, IL NTDP (USHL)
Sasha Pastujov 3 (66) Anaheim Ducks Bradenton, FL NTDP (USHL)
Carter Mazur 3 (70) Detroit Red Wings Jackson, MI Tri-City (USHL)
Brent Johnson 3 (80) Washington Capitals Dallas, TX Sioux Falls (USHL)
Aidan Hreschuk 3 (94) Carolina Hurricanes Long Beach, CA NTDP (USHL)
Roman Schmidt 3 (96) Tampa Bay Lightning Midland, MI NTDP (USHL)
Joshua Lopina 4 (98) Anaheim Ducks Minooka, IL UMass (HEA)
Brody Lamb 4 (104) New York Rangers Kasson, MN Dodge County Wildcats (USHS)
Jackson Blake 4 (109) Carolina Hurricanes Eden Prairie, MN Chicago (USHL)
Red Savage 4 (114) Detroit Red Wings Scottsdale, AZ NTDP (USHL)
Ryan Ufko 4 (115) Nashville Predators Smithtown, NY Chicago (USHL)
Cameron Berg 4 (125) New York Islanders West Fargo, ND Muskegon (USHL)
Dylan Duke 4 (126) Tampa Bay Lightning Strongsville, OH NTDP (USHL)
Ty Voit 5 (153) Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh, PA Sarnia (OHL)
Ty Murchison 5 (158) Philadelphia Flyers Corona, CA NTDP (USHL)
Kyle Kukkonen 6 (162) Anaheim Ducks Maple Grove, MN Minot (NAHL)
Liam Gilmartin 6 (167) San Jose Sharks Falls Church, VA NTDP (USHL)
Bryce Montgomery 6 (170) Carolina Hurricanes Bowie, MD London (OHL)
Cal Thomas 6 (171) Arizona Coyotes Maple Grove, MN Maple Grove HS (USHS)
Ryan Mast 6 (181) Boston Bruins Bloomfield, MI Sarnia (OHL)
Nate Benoit 6 (182) Minnesota Wild Bow, NH Tri-City (USHL)
Chase Clark 6 (183) Washington Capitals Williamsville, NY Tri-City (USHL)
Shane Lachance 6 (186) Edmonton Oilers Andover, MA Tabor Academy (USHS)
Alex Gagne 6 (192) Tampa Bay Lightning Bedford, NH Muskegon (USHL)
Justin Janicke 7 (195) Seattle Kraken Maple Grove, MN NTDP (USHL)
Connor Kelley 7 (204) Chicago Blackhawks Maple Grove, MN University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
Owen McLaughlin 7 (206) Philadelphia Flyers Spring City, PA NTDP (USHL)
Hank Kempf 7 (208) New York Rangers Wilmette, IL Muskegon (USHL)
Robert Flinton 7 (211) Tampa Bay Lightning Auburn, NH St. Paul's (USHS)
Andre Gasseau 7 (213) Boston Bruins Garden Grove, CA NTDP (USHL)
Daniel Laatsch 7 (215) Pittsburgh Penguins Altoona, WI Sioux City (USHL)
Ty Gallagher 7 (217) Boston Bruins Clarkston, MI NTDP (USHL)
Sam Lipkin 7 (223) Arizona Coyotes Lafayette Hill, PA Chicago (USHL)

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