2025 NHL Draft: Live Tracker

After months of preparation, the 2025 NHL Entry Draft is finally here. However, things will look a little different than in previous years. This year, the NHL voted to host a decentralized draft, meaning that while the top NHL prospects gather in the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, each team will remain at their home base and submit their picks remotely. The league has been hard at work to give viewers excitement for each of the first 32 selections, inviting current and former stars and celebrity guests to help announce each pick. Who will be there, though, has been kept tightly under wraps, making one of the most unpredictable days of the hockey season even harder to predict.

Matthew Schaefer is projected to be the first overall pick, but after the New York Islanders surprisingly won the draft lottery, there is now some debate over whether they will go with local product James Hagens or top-ranked center Michael Misa, as both are arguably more pressing needs. The next five selections are pretty much agreed upon, as most predict Caleb Desnoyers, Porter Martone, Anton Frondell, Victor Eklund, and Jake O’Brien will be the next off the board in some order, but then the draft really opens up. Brady Martin’s late surge at the U18 World Junior Championships drew plenty of attention from scouts, Radim Mrtka has drawn a lot of interest thanks to his 6-foot-6 frame and right-handed shot, and Roger McQueen looked like a top-10 pick until an injury took him out for most of the season. If the 2024 Draft was difficult to predict, the 2025 Draft will be nearly impossible.

Related: 2025 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.

Make sure to refresh (F5 or CMD + R) throughout the event to see the most recent updates

First Round

Pick	Team	Position	Player	Junior Team
1		D	Matthew Schaefer	Erie Otters (OHL)
2		C	Michael Misa	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3		C	Anton Frondell	Djurgårdens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
4		C	Caleb Desnoyers	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
5		C	Brady Martin	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
6		RW	Porter Martone	Brampton Steelheads (OHL)
7		C	James Hagens	Boston College (NCAA)
8		C	Jake O’Brien	Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)
9		D	Radim Mrtka	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
10		C	Roger McQueen	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
11		C	Benjamin Kindel	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
12		C	Jack Nesbitt	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
13		LW	Carter Bear	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
14		D	Jackson Smith	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
15		C	Braeden Cootes	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
16		LW	Victor Eklund	Djurgårdens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
17		D	Kashawn Aitcheson	Barrie Colts (OHL)
18		C	Cole Reschny	Victoria Royals (WHL)
19		RW	Justin Carbonneau	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
20		G	Pyotr Andreyanov	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL)
21		D	Cameron Reid	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
22		RW	Bill Zonnon	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
23		D	Logan Hensler	U. Wisconsin (NCAA)
24		C	William Horcoff	U. Michigan (NCAA)
25		RW	Vaclav Nestrasil	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
26		RW	Ryker Lee	Madison Capitals (USHL)
27		LW	Lynden Lakovic	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
28		D	Sascha Boumedienne	Boston U. (NCAA)
29		C	Mason West	Edina High (USHS-MN)
30		G	Joshua Ravensbergen	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
31		D	Henry Brzustewicz	London Knights (OHL)
32		C	Cullen Potter	Arizona State (NCAA)

Second Round

Pick	Team	Position	Player	Junior Team
33		D	Haoxi “Simon” Wang	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
34		RW	Alexander Zharovsky	Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
35		D	Jacob Rombach	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
36		D	Blake Fiddler	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
37		C	Milton Gästrin	MoDo Hockey J20 (J20 Nationell)
38		D	Carter Amico	USA U18 (NTDP)
39		D	Peyton Kettles	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
40		LW	Jack Murtagh	USA U18 (NTDP)
41		G	Semyon Frolov	MHK Spartak Moscow (MHL)
42		RW	Daniil Prokhorov	MHK Dynamo St. Petersberg (MHL)
43		LW	Malcolm Spence	Erie Otters (OHL)
44		RW	Eddie Genborg	Linköping HC (SHL)
45		C	Eric Nilson	Djurgårdens IF (J20 Nationell)
46		D	Max Psenicka	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
47		G	Alexei Medvedev	London Knights (OHL)
48		RW	Shane Vansaghi	Michigan State (NCAA)
49		C	Charlie Cerrato	Penn State (NCAA)
50		C	Conrad Fondrk	USA U18 (NTDP)
51		C	William Moore	USA U18 (NTDP)
52		D	Theodor Hallquisth	Örebro HK (J20 Nationell)
53		C	Cole McKinney	USA U18 (NTDP)
54		C	Theo Stockselius	Djurgårdens IF (J20 Nationell)
55		RW	Jakob Ihs-Wozniak	Luleå HF J20 (J20 Nationell)
56		C	Ethan Czata	Niagara Ice Dogs (OHL)
57		C	Matthew Gard	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
58		G	Jack Ivankovic	Brampton Steelheads (OHL)
59		LW	Vojtěch Čihař	HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czechia)
60		D	Lasse Boelius	Ässät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
61		D	Liam Pettersson	Växjö Lakers HC J20 (J20 Nationell)
62		C	Ivan Ryabkin	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
63		RW	Ben Kevan	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
64		C	Tinus Luc Koblar	Leksands IF J20 (J20 Nationell)

Third Round

Pick	Team	Position	Player	Junior Team
65		C	Kieren Dervin	St. Andrews College (High-ON)
66		RW	Nathan Behm	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
67		D	Kurban Limatov	MHK Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
68		D	Will Reynolds	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
69		C	Hayden Paupanekis	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
70		D	Sean Barnhill	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
71		D	David Bedkowski	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
72		C	Noah Read	London Knights (OHL)
73		D	Charlie Trethewey	USA U18 (NTDP)
74		C	Luca Romano	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
75		G	Michal Pradel	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
76		D	Malte Vass	Färjestad BK J20 (Nationell)
77		D	Francesco Dell’Elce	UMass (NCAA)
78		LW	Stepan Hoch	HC Motor České Budějovice (Czechia)
79		LW	Cooper Simpson	Shakopee H.S. (HS-MN)
80		D	Mace’o Phillips	USA U18 (NTDP)
81		D	Bryce Pickford	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
82		G	Arseni Radkov	Tyumenski Legion (MHL)
83		RW	Tommy Lafreniere	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
84		G	Gabriel D’Aigle	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
85		C	Mateo Nobert	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
86		C	Tyler Hopkins	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
87		D	Roman Bausov	MHK Dynamo St. Petersburg (MHL)
88		LW	Kristian Epperson	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
89		D	Artyom Gonchar	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (MHL)
90		C	Mason Moe	Madison Capitals (USHL)
91		D	Brady Peddle	Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
92		C	Owen Martin	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
93		RW	Blake Vanek	Stillwater H.S. (HS-MN)
94		RW	Cameron Schmidt	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
95		C	Teddy Mutryn	Chicago Steel (USHL)
96		LW	Maxim Schäfer	Eisbären Berlin (DEL)

Fourth Round

Pick	Team	Position	Player	Junior Team
97		G	Lucas Beckman	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
98		C	Julius Sumpf	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
99		G	Trenten Bennett	Kemptville 73’s (CCHL)
100		D	Vashek Blanar	IF Troja-Ljungby J18 (J18 Region)
101		D	Drew Schock	USA U18 (NTDP)
102		C	Adam Benak	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
103		C	Matous Kucharcik	HC Slavia Praha (Czechia U20)
104		G	Elijah Neuenschwander	HC Fribourg-Gottéron U20 (Swiss)
105		RW	Travis Hayes	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
106		LW	Tomas Poletin	Pelicans (Liiga)
107		LW	Parker Holmes	Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)
108		C	Benjamin Rautiainen	Tappara (Liiga)
109		RW	Brent Solomon	Champlin Park H.S. (HS-MN)
110		RW	Yegor Borikov	Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
111		C	Mikkel Eriksen	Färjestad BK J20 (J20 Nationell)
112		LW	Mads Kongsbak Klyvø	Frölunda HC J20 (J20 Nationell)
113		C	John Mooney	USA U18 (NTDP)
114		C	Gustav Hillstrom	Brynäs IF (SHL)
115		D	Ilyas Magomedsultanov	Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
116		G	Samuel Meloche	Rouyn-Norando Huskies (QMJHL)
117		LW	David Lewandowski	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
118		D	Linus Funck	Luleå HF J20 (Nationell)
119		LW	Michal Svrcek	Brynas IF (SHL)
120		D	Caeden Herrington	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
121		RW	Lirim Amidovski	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
122		D	Alex Huang	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
123		C	Carter Klippenstein	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
124		D	Zachary Sharp	Western Michigan (NCAA)
125		C	Jimmy Lombardi	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
126		C	Brandon Gorzynski	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
127		C	Aiden Foster	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
128		LW	Shea Busch	Everett Silvertips (WHL)

Fifth Round

Pick	Team	Position	Player	Junior Team
129		RW	Shamar Moses	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
130		C	Ryan Miller	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
131		D	Asher Barnett	USA U18 (NTDP)
132		LW	Max Westergård	Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell)
133		C	Cole Chandler	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
134		D	Maxim Agafonov	Toplap Ufa (MHL)
135		D	Noah Laberge	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
136		D	Alexis Mathieu	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
137		RW	William Belle	USA U18 (NTDP)
138		D	Sam Laurila	Fargo Force (USHL)
139		D	Zeb Lindgren	Skellefteå AIK J20 (J20 Nationell)
140		D	Nikita Tyurin	MHK Spartak Moscow (MHL)
141		D	Justin Kipkie	Victoria Royals (WHL)
142		G	Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko	Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
143		C	Wilson Björck	Djurgårdens IF (J20 Nationell)
144		LW	Ethan Wyttenbach	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
145		G	Alexis Cournoyer	Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
146		C	Atte Joki	Lukko J20 (J20 Nationell)
147		RW	Mikhail Fyodorov	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (MHL)
148		D	Quinn Beauchesne	Guelph Storm (OHL)
149		LW	Dmitri Isayev	Avto Yekaterinburg (MHL)
150		C	Max Heise	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
151		D	Evertt Baldwin	St. George’s School (HS-RI)
152		G	Petteri Rimpinen	Kiekko-Espoo (Liiga)
153		RW	Harry Nansi	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
154		RW	Jordan Charron	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
155		C	Jackson Crowder	Chicago Steel (USHL)
156		RW	Viktor Klingsell	Skellefteå AIK J20 (J20 Nationell)
157		D	Luke Vlooswyk	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
158		G	Måns Goos	Färjestad BK J20 (J20 Nationell)
159		LW	Émile Guité	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
160		C	Owen Griffin	Oshawa Generals (OHL)

Sixth Round

Pick	Team	Position	Player	Junior Team
161		RW	David Rozsival	Bili Tygri Liberec U20 (Czechia U20)
162		D	Ashton Cumby	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
163		D	Daniel Nieminen	Pelicans (Liiga)
164		C	Nathan Quinn	Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
165		C	Kirill Yemelyanov	Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
166		RW	Samuel Jung	Kärpät U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
167		C	Ashton Schultz	Chicago Steel (USHL)
168		D	Anthony Allain-Samake	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
169		LW	Carter Sanderson	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
170		G	Burke Hood	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
171		D	Evan Passmore	Barrie Colts (OHL)
172		D	Will Murphy	Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
173		D	Victor Raftheim	Brynäs IF J20 (J20 Nationell)
174		D	Ludvig Johnson	Zug (NL)
175		RW	Gabriel Chiarot	Brampton Steelheads (OHL)
176		RW	Aiden Lane	St. Andrew’s College (HS-ON)
177		D	Carlos Handel	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
178		D	Sigge Holmgren	Brynäs IF J18 (J18 Region)
179		G	Love Harenstam	Skelleftea J20 (J20 Nationell)
180		D	Aron Dahlqvist	Brynäs IF J20 (J20 Nationell)
181		LW	Bruno Idzan	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
182		D	Reko Alanko	Jokerit U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
183		LW	Viggo Nordlund	Skellefteå AIK (J20 Nationell)
184		C	Jan Chovan	Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
185		D	Rylan Fellinger	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
186		C	Alexander Weiermair	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
187		D	Gustav Sjoqvist	AIK (HockeyAllsvenskan)
188		D	Edison Engle	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
189		D	Andrew MacNiel	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
190		RW	Dawson Sharkey	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
191		G	Daniel Salonen	Lukko U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
192		RW	Arvid Drott	Djurgårdens IF J20 (J20 Nationell)

Seventh Round

Pick	Team	Position	Player	Junior Team
193		G	Caleb Heil	Madison Capitals (USHL)
194		G	Ilya Kanarsky	AKM Tula (MHL)
195		LW	Melvin Novotny	Leksands IF J20 (J20 Nationell)
196		C	Brendan McMorrow	Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
197		D	Brendan Dunphy	Wenatchee Wild (WHL)
198		C	Jeremy Loranger	Sherwood Park Crusaders (BCHL)
199		G	Yevgeni Prokhorov	Dinamo-Shinnik Bobruysk (MHL)
200		RW	Brady Turko	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
201		C	Kale Dach	Sherwood Park Crusaders (BCHL)
202		RW	Jacob Kvasnicka	USA U18 (NTDP)
203		D	Felix Färhammar	Örebro HK J20 (J20 Nationell)
204		C	Grayden Robertson-Palmer	Phillips Andover Academy (HS-MA)
205		D	Karl Annborn	HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)
206		C	Roman Luttsev	Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
207		C	Matthew Lansing	Fargo Force (USHL)
208		D	Jakob Leander	HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)
209		D	Maxon Vig	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
210		LW	Richard Gallant	USA U18 (NTDP)
211		LW	Yan Matveiko	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (MHL)
212		D	Grant Spada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
213		G	Andrei Trofimov	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (MHL)
214		C	Nolan Roed	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
215		RW	Marco Mignosa	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
216		D	Will Sharpe	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
217		LW	Matthew Hlacar	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
218		RW	Loke Krantz	Linköping HC J20 (J20 Nationell)
219		C	Ryan Rucinski	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
220		RW	Jacob Cloutier	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
221		RW	Filip Ekberg	Ottawa 67s (OHL)
222		RW	Charlie Paquette	Guelph Storm (OHL)
223		C	Aiden Park	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
224		G	Yegor Midlak	MHK Spartak Moscow (MHL)