The 2019 NHL entry draft was the 57th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 21–22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The first three selections were Jack Hughes by the New Jersey Devils, Kaapo Kakko by the New York Rangers, and Kirby Dach by the Chicago Blackhawks.

As of 2026, there are 71 active NHL players from this draft.

Eligibility Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1999, and September 15, 2001, were eligible for selection in the 2019 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 1998 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2017 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 1999, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.

Top prospects Source: NHL Central Scouting final (April 15, 2019) ranking.

Ranking North American skaters European skaters 1 Jack Hughes (C) Kaapo Kakko (RW) 2 Bowen Byram (D) Vasily Podkolzin (RW) 3 Kirby Dach (C) Victor Soderstrom (D) 4 Alex Turcotte (C) Ville Heinola (D) 5 Dylan Cozens (C) Philip Broberg (D) 6 Trevor Zegras (C) Moritz Seider (D) 7 Arthur Kaliyev (RW) Tobias Bjornfot (D) 8 Cole Caufield (RW) Daniil Misyul (D) 9 Matt Boldy (LW) Ilya Nikolaev (C) 10 Peyton Krebs (C) Mikko Kokkonen (D) Ranking North American goalies European goalies 1 Spencer Knight Pyotr Kochetkov 2 Mads Sogaard Hugo Alnefelt 3 Hunter Jones Lukas Parik

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. The first three picks overall in this draft were awarded by lottery on April 9, 2019. The New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks won the lotteries that took place on April 9, 2019, giving them the first, second and third picks overall. The New Jersey Devils moved up two spots, while the New York Rangers moved up four spots and Chicago moved up nine spots. In the process, the Colorado Avalanche (previously acquired from Ottawa) and Los Angeles Kings moved down three spots from first and second overall, respectively, while the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres moved down two spots, while the Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild each dropped one spot. Indicates team won first overallIndicates team won second overallIndicates team won third overallIndicates teams that did not win a lottery + Complete draft position odds Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Ottawa 18.5% 16.5% 14.4% 50.6% Los Angeles 13.5% 13.0% 12.3% 33.3% 27.9% New Jersey 11.5% 11.3% 11.1% 13.2% 37.7% 15.2% Detroit 9.5% 9.6% 9.7% 2.8% 26.1% 34.0% 8.3% Buffalo 8.5% 8.7% 8.9% 8.4% 34.5% 26.7% 4.3% NY Rangers 7.5% 7.8% 8.0% 16.3% 38.9% 19.4% 2.1% Edmonton 6.5% 6.8% 7.1% 26.0% 39.5% 13.1% 1.0% Anaheim 6.0% 6.3% 6.7% 36.8% 36.0% 7.8% 0.4% Vancouver 5.0% 5.3% 5.7% 48.8% 30.7% 4.3% 0.1% Philadelphia 3.5% 3.8% 4.1% 60.5% 25.7% 2.4% <0.1% Minnesota 3.0% 3.3% 3.6% 69.6% 19.4% 1.1% <0.1% Chicago 2.5% 2.7% 3.0% 78.0% 13.3% 0.4% <0.1% Florida 2.0% 2.2% 2.4% 85.5% 7.8% 0.1% Arizona 1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 91.8% 3.2% Montreal 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 96.7%

Selections by round The order of the 2019 entry draft is listed below.

Round one

# Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Jack Hughes (C) United States New Jersey Devils U.S. NTDP (USHL) 2 Kaapo Kakko (RW) Finland New York Rangers TPS (Liiga) 3 Kirby Dach (C) Canada Chicago Blackhawks Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 4 Bowen Byram (D) Canada Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa)1 Vancouver Giants (WHL) 5 Alex Turcotte (C) United States Los Angeles Kings U.S. NTDP (USHL) 6 Moritz Seider (D) Germany Detroit Red Wings Adler Mannheim (DEL) 7 Dylan Cozens (C) Canada Buffalo Sabres Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 8 Philip Broberg (D) Sweden Edmonton Oilers AIK (HockeyAllsvenskan) 9 Trevor Zegras (C) United States Anaheim Ducks U.S. NTDP (USHL) 10 Vasily Podkolzin (RW) Russia Vancouver Canucks SKA-Neva (VHL) 11 Victor Soderstrom (D) Sweden Arizona Coyotes (from Philadelphia)2 Brynäs IF (SHL) 12 Matthew Boldy (LW) United States Minnesota Wild U.S. NTDP (USHL) 13 Spencer Knight (G) United States Florida Panthers U.S. NTDP (USHL) 14 Cam York (D) United States Philadelphia Flyers (from Arizona)3 U.S. NTDP (USHL) 15 Cole Caufield (RW) United States Montreal Canadiens U.S. NTDP (USHL) 16 Alex Newhook (C) Canada Colorado Avalanche Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 17 Peyton Krebs (C) Canada Vegas Golden Knights Kootenay Ice (WHL) 18 Thomas Harley (D) Canada Dallas Stars Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 19 Lassi Thomson (D) Finland Ottawa Senators (from Columbus)4 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 20 Ville Heinola (D) Finland Winnipeg Jets (from Winnipeg via NY Rangers)5 Lukko (Liiga) 21 Samuel Poulin (RW) Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) 22 Tobias Bjornfot (D) Sweden Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto)6 Djurgårdens IF (SHL) 23 Simon Holmstrom (RW) Sweden New York Islanders HV71 Jr. (J20 SuperElit) 24 Philip Tomasino (C) Canada Nashville Predators Niagara IceDogs (OHL) 25 Connor McMichael (C) Canada Washington Capitals London Knights (OHL) 26 Jakob Pelletier (LW) Canada Calgary Flames Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 27 Nolan Foote (LW) Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 28 Ryan Suzuki (C) Canada Carolina Hurricanes Barrie Colts (OHL) 29 Brayden Tracey (LW) Canada Anaheim Ducks (from San Jose via Buffalo)7 Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 30 Johnny Beecher (C) United States Boston Bruins U.S. NTDP (USHL) 31 Ryan Johnson (D) United States Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis)8 Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) Notes The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on November 5, 2017, that sent Matt Duchene to Ottawa in exchange for Kyle Turris, Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, a third-round pick in 2019 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Colorado will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Senators' first-round pick in 2018 is inside the top ten selections and the Senators decide to defer the pick to 2019 – was converted on June 22, 2018. The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 21, 2019, that sent a first and second-round pick in 2019 (14th and 45th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick. The Arizona Coyotes' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 21, 2019, that sent a first-round pick in 2019 (11th overall) to Arizona in exchange for a second-round pick (45th overall) and this pick. The Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 22, 2019, that sent Matt Duchene and Julius Bergman to Columbus in exchange for Vitalii Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson, a conditional first-round pick in 2020 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Blue Jackets' first-round pick is outside of the top three selections in the 2019 NHL entry draft – was converted when the Blue Jackets clinched a spot in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 5, 2019. The Winnipeg Jets' first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 17, 2019, that sent Jacob Trouba to New York in exchange for Neal Pionk and this pick. The New York Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019, that sent Kevin Hayes to Winnipeg in exchange for Brendan Lemieux, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – New York will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Jets first-round pick in 2019 is outside of the first three selections – was converted when the Jets qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 23, 2019. The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on January 28, 2019, that sent Jake Muzzin to Toronto in exchange for Carl Grundstrom, Sean Durzi and this pick. The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on February 24, 2019, that sent Brandon Montour to Buffalo in exchange for Brendan Guhle and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Anaheim will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Blues' first-round pick is between picks 20–31 then Anaheim will have the option to take either St. Louis or San Jose's first-round pick in 2019. – the exact date of conversion is unknown. Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018, that sent Evander Kane to San Jose in exchange for Danny O'Regan, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if Kane re-signs with the Sharks for the 2018–19 NHL season and if the Sharks qualify for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on May 24, 2018, and March 19, 2019, respectively. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on July 1, 2018, that sent Ryan O'Reilly to St. Louis in exchange for Vladimir Sobotka, Patrik Berglund, Tage Thompson, a second-round pick in 2021 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Blues first-round pick is outside of the top ten selections in the 2019 NHL entry draft – was converted when the Blues qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 29, 2019.

Round two