This is a list of National Hockey League (NHL) players who went undrafted in the NHL entry draft (i.e. they were draft eligible but were not selected during the course of the draft and later signed with NHL teams as an undrafted free agent) and played in at least 100 NHL regular season games. Players whose professional careers began before the 1969–70 season who were not drafted are not considered to be undrafted for purposes of this article, owing to NHL sponsorship of major junior hockey existing prior to that season.
Also not included in this list is Wayne Gretzky, who was one of the Edmonton Oilers priority selections when they entered the NHL in 1979 and thus was never eligible to be drafted by an NHL team. Under existing rules he would have been removed from the Oilers and placed into the NHL Entry Draft since no team held his NHL rights, but the Oilers were allowed to keep Gretzky as one of their priority selections and were forced to choose last in each round of the 1979 NHL entry draft as further compensation.
Key Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Appeared in an NHL game during the most recently completed season
+ General terms and abbreviations Term or abbreviation DefinitionGPGames played Ref Reference
+Goaltender statistical abbreviationsAbbreviationDefinitionWWinsLLossesTTiesOTOvertime lossSOShutoutsGAAGoals against average
+Skater statistical abbreviationsAbbreviationDefinitionPosPositionGGoalsAAssistsPPointsPIMPenalty minutesD DefenceLW Left WingC CentreRW Right Wing
Statistics are complete to the end of the 2024–25 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL.
Goaltenders +Draft eligible goaltenders since 1969 who were not drafted and played in at least 100 NHL regular season gamesPlayerSeasonsGPWLTOTSOGAAAwards and honoursRef2006–201641319614450282.49All-Star Game: 2009William M. Jennings Trophy: 2006–071988–200796348432011114762.50All-Rookie Team: 1990–91All-Star Game: 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999Calder Memorial Trophy: 1990–91First All-Star team: 1990–91, 1992–93Second All-Star team: 1994–95Vezina Trophy: 1990–91, 1992–93William M. Jennings Trophy: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–992010–present75442924457492.58All-Star Game: 2015, 2017, 2024First All-Star team: 2012–13, 2016–17Vezina Trophy: 2012–13, 2016–171993–2004254819937152.731973–198113654442873.43 1983–199742517015755163.21All-Star Game: 19931985–1991234911001424.16 2015–201912945581762.792001–20122159667417172.69 2016–present13050501352.922017–present190846123122.791979–1985227601183224.24All-Star Game: 19822018–present30315110826152.99All-Star Game: 2024 1977–198111450431553.792009–201717972672372.881982–19933571431563783.72William M. Jennings Trophy: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–891985–200143716619047133.372007–201640419714037232.55All-Star Game: 20112012–2022235949027132.761973–198116258612723.401983–198911043471324.152013–present46623617136302.72All-Star Game: 20171989–2009943454352906512.79All-Star Game: 1994, 2000King Clancy Memorial Trophy: 1999–20002012–202316970582182.912013–201814456551892.621985–19941032554424.222021–present16370582272.932016–present14973531592.782018–present11351381142.992006–201413344611523.001983–199114555651613.762008–201946424214057362.572013–present2771398029202.48William M. Jennings Trophy: 2021–221986–199413246581603.711973–198757123122482263.27All-Star Game: 1976, 1977, 1984Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: 1981–82Second All-Star team: 1975–76, 1978–791987–199518485652053.302016–present230108712672.79All-Star Game: 20201996–20126062272574240292.72All-Star Game: 20041982–19941264663843.972002–2012144475501562.722011–201614447641772.921997–200314651472062.73 2013–present53326619547332.66All-Star Game: 2022, 20242021–present14687381762.62All-Star Game: 20231975–197912020612114.17
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