After months of anticipation, the 2024 NHL Entry Draft has finally arrived. This year’s draft is being held in Las Vegas’ state-of-the-art Sphere, becoming the first sports league to use the globe-shaped arena and the first event to be televised from the location. Prospects, fans, media, and NHL teams have all gathered to usher in the next group of great NHL players on one of the most exciting and unpredictable days of the hockey season.
While Macklin Celebrini is all but guaranteed to go first overall, there is a lot of debate over the next several picks. Artyom Levshunov long held the title of the draft’s best defenceman but has recently been challenged by Zeev Buium, Sam Dickinson, and Zayne Parekh. Likewise, Ivan Demidov was expected to be the logical runner-up to Celebrini but has had some tough competition from Berkly Catton, Tij Iginla, and Cayden Lindstrom. The 2024 Draft will certainly go down as one of the least predictable first rounds in recent memory.
Related: 2024 NHL Draft Guide
As we have done in previous years, the Live Draft Tracker is back at The Hockey Writers. The tracker will be updated after each and every pick throughout the first and second days of the draft (all seven rounds!). Be sure to check back regularly to see which prospects go to your favourite NHL team.
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First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 98 D Gregor Biber Rogle Jr. (J20 Nationell) 99 G Jakub Milota Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) 100 C Alexandre Blais Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 101 D Tanner Henricks Lincoln Stars (USHL) 102 D Owen Protz Brantford Bulldogs (OHL) 103 C Gabe Smith Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 104 LW Lucas Ellinas Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 105 C Ollie Josephson Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 106 RW Trevor Hoskin Coburn Cougars (OJHL) 107 C Heikki Ruohonen Kiekko-Espoo Jr. (U20 SM-sarja) 108 D Luke Osburn Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 109 LW Kevin He Niagara IceDogs (OHL) 110 D Elliott Groenewold Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) 111 D Chase Pietila Michigan Tech (NCAA) 112 LW Javon Moore Minnetonka High (High-MN) 113 C Tomas Mrsic Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 114 G Nicholas Kempf U.S. National U18 Team (NTDP) 115 G Dmitry Gamzin CSKA Moscow (KHL) 116 G Christian Kirsch Zug U20 (Swiss Jr) 117 LW Blake Montgomery Lincoln Stars (USHL) 118 D Jan Golicic Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 119 C Raoul Boilard Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 120 D Victor Johansson Leksands IF Jr. (J20 Nationell) 121 C Jake Fisher Fargo Force (USHL) 122 D Aron Kiviharju HIFK (Liiga) 123 D Simon-Pier Brunet Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 124 D Alexander Siryatsky Magnitogorsk Jr. (MHL) 125 C Riley Patterson Barrie Colts (OHL) 126 G Landon Miller Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 127 LW Viktor Norringer Frolunda Jr. (J20 Nationell) 128 RW Hagen Burrows Minnetonka High (High-MN) 129 C Simon Zether Rogle (SHL)
Fifth Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 130 RW Tyler Thorpe Vancouver Giants (WHL) 131 D Colton Roberts Vancouver Giants (WHL) 132 G Louka Cloutier Chicago Steel (USHL) 133 LW Oskar Vuollet Skellefteå AIK Jr. (J20 Nationell) 134 G Mikus Vecvanags HS Riga (Latvia) 135 C Owen Allard Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 136 D Eerik Wallenius HPK Jr. (U20 SM-sarja) 137 G Ivan Yunin Omsk Jr. (MHL) 138 C Joel Svensson Vaxjo Jr. (J20 Nationell) 139 C Max Graham Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 140 D Sebastian Soini Ilves Jr. (U20 SM-sarja) 141 LW Clarke Caswell Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 142 G Chase Wutzke Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 143 D Nate Misskey Victoria Royals (WHL) 144 D John Whipple U.S. National U18 Team (NTDP) 145 D William McIsaac Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 146 G Veeti Luohivaara JYP Jr. (U20 SM-sarja) 147 G Marcus Gidlof Leksands IF Jr. (J20 Nationell) 148 RW Noah Powell Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 149 C Joona Saarelainen Kalpa Jr. (U20 SM-sarja) 150 C Luke Misa Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 151 C Miroslav Holinka HC Oceláři Třinec Jr. (Czechia) 152 LW Alexander Plesovskikh Spartak Moskva Jr. (MHL) 153 D Alex Cech Mlada Boleslav (Czechia) 154 C Jonathan Morello St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) 155 C Markus Loponen Karpat Jr. (U20 SM-sarja) 156 RW Justin Poirier Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 157 G Timofei Obvintsev CSKA Moscow Jr. (MHL) 158 D Niilopekka Muhonen Kalpa Jr. (U20 SM-sarja) 159 LW Nathan Aspinall Flint Firebirds (OHL) 160 LW Connor Clattenburg Flint Firebirds (OHL) 161 C Maxmilian Curran Tri-City Americans (WHL)
Sixth Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 162 RW Anthony Romani North Bay Battalion (OHL) 163 D Ty Henry Erie Otters (OHL) 164 D Jared Woolley London Knights (OHL) 165 D Luke Ashton Langley Rivermen (BCHL) 166 C Ben Merrill St. Sebastian’s School (High-MA) 167 C Vojtech Hradec Mlada Boleslav (Czechia) 168 D Timur Kol Omsk Jr. (MHL) 169 C Stepan Gorbunov Chelyabinsk Jr. (MHL) 170 C Hunter Laing Prince George Cougars (WHL) 171 C Matyas Melovsky Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 172 D Patrick Geary Michigan State University (NCAA) 173 RW Ilya Pautov CSKA Moscow Jr. (MHL) 174 D Stevie Leskovar Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 175 D Joona Vaisanen Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 176 LW Charlie Forslund Falu IF (HockeyEttan) 177 D Eric Jamieson Everett Silvertips (WHL) 178 C Petr Sikora Trinec Jr. (Czechia) 179 D Xavier Veilleux Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 180 LW Trent Swick Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 181 C Kaden Pitre Flint Firebirds (OHL) 182 RW Austin Burnevik Madison Capitals (USHL) 183 D Albin Sundin Frolunda Jr. (J20 Nationell) 184 D Roman Shokhrin Loko-76 Yaroslavl (MHL) 185 D Tory Pitner Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 186 D Loke Johansson AIK Jr. (J20 Nationell) 187 C Kieron Walton Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 188 LW Fyodor Avramov Stupino Jr. (MHL) 189 D Parker Alcos Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 190 D Ludvig Lafton Farjestad Jr. (J20 Nationell) 191 LW Rico Gredig Davos (NL) 192 C Dalyn Wakely North Bay Battalion (OHL) 193 LW Hunter St. Martin Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
Seventh Round
Pick Team Position Player Junior Team 194 G Yaroslav Korostelyov SKA St. Petersburg Jr. (MHL) 195 LW Joe Connor Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 196 C William Nicholl London Knights (OHL) 197 C Lucas Van Vliet U.S. U18 National Team (NTDP) 198 RW James Reeder Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 199 LW Noah Steen Mora (SHL) 200 D Matt Lahey Nanaimo Clippers (USHL) 201 G Denis Gaborakhmanov Tyumenski Legion (MHL) 202 D Jakub Fibigr Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 203 LW Austin Baker U.S. U18 National Team (NTDP) 204 RW Vasily Zelenov RB Hockey Juniors (AlpsHL) 205 D Austin Moline Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep (High-MN) 206 G Harrison Meneghin Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 207 C Mac Swanson Fargo Force (USHL) 208 D Fisher Scott Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 209 C Antoine Dorion Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 210 RW Makar Khanin Dynamo St. Petersburg Jr. (MHL) 211 C Matvei Korotky SKA St. Petersburg Jr. (MHL) 212 C Miroslav Satan Jr. HC Slovan Bratislava Jr. (Slovakia) 213 C Erik Pahlsson Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 214 D Darels Uljanskis AIK Jr. (J20 Nationell) 215 C Christian Humphreys U.S. U18 National Team (NTDP) 216 LW Sam McCue Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 217 C Nikita Prishchepov Victoriaville Tigers (QMJHL) 218 D Bauer Berry Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 219 G Ryerson Leenders Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 220 LW Andrey Krutov Nizhny Novgorod Jr. (MHL) 221 D Basile Sansonnens Fribourg U20 (Swiss Jr.) 222 C William Samuelsson Sodertalje Jr. (J20 Nationell) 223 D Finn Harding Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 224 D Rasmus Bergqvist Skelleftea Jr. (J20 Nationell) 225 D Nathan Mayes Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
