The NHL has revealed the complete list of players who will be protected and unprotected for the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft. Below is a list of each team’s protected players sorted by forwards, defense, goaltenders and an additional notable unprotected players list:
Anaheim Ducks:
Forwards: Andre Cogliano, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Corey Perry, Richark Rakell, Jakob Silfverberg, Antoine Vermette
Defense: Cam Fowler, Hampus Lindholm, Kevin Bieksa,
Goaltender: John Gibson
Notable Unprotected Players: Sami Vantanen, Josh Manson
Arizona Coyotes
Forwards: Nick Cousins, Anthony Duclair, Jordan Martinook, Tobias Rieder
Defense: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Alex Goligoski, Connor Murphy, Luke Schenn
Goaltender: Chad Johnson
Notable Unprotected Players: Alexander Burmistrov, Shane Doan, Radim Vrbata, Louis Domingue
Boston Bruins
Forwards: Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, David Backes, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Ryan Spooner, Riley Nash
Defense: Zdeno Chara, Torey Krug, Kevan Miller
Goaltender: Tuukka Rask
Notable Unprotected Players: Colin Miller, Adam McQuaid, Matt Beleskey, Jimmy Hayes, Malcolm Subban
Buffalo Sabres
Forwards: Kyle Okposo, Ryan O’Reilly, Evander Kane, Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno, Zemgus Girgensons, John Larsson
Defense: Rasmus Ristolainen, Nathan Beaulieu, Jake McCabe
Goaltender: Robin Lehner
Notable Unprotected Players: Brian Gionta, Matt Moulson, Zach Bogosian, Linus Ullmark
Calgary Flames
Forwards: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, Michael Frolik, Mikael Backlund, Micheal Ferland, Curtis Lazar, Sam Bennett
Defense: Mark Giordano, T.J. Brodie, Dougie Hamilton
Goaltender: Mike Smith
Notable Unprotected Players: Troy Brouwer, Brandon Bollig, Alex Chiasson
Carolina Hurricanes
Forwards: Phillip Di Giuseppe, Elias Lindholm, Brock McGinn, Victor Rask, Jeff Skinner, Jordan Staal, Teuvo Teravainen
Defense: Justin Faulk, Ryan Murphy, Trevor Carrick
Goaltender: Scott Darling
Notable Unprotected Players: Cam Ward, Eddie Lack
Chicago Blackhawks
Forwards: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa, Artem Anisimov, Richard Panik, Ryan Hartman, Tomas Jurco
Defense: Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson
Goaltender: Corey Crawford
Notable Unprotected Players: Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Marcus Kruger
Colorado Avalanche
Forwards: Sven Andrighetto, Blake Comeau, Matt Duchene, Rocco Grimaldi, Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon, Matt Nieto
Defense: Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie, Nikita Zadorov,
Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov
Notable Unprotected Players: Calvin Pickard, Duncan Siemens
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forwards: Brandon Dubinsky, Nick Foligno, Scott Hartnell, Brandon Saad, Cam Atkinson, Boone Jenner, Alexander Wennberg
Defense: Seth Jones, David Savard, Ryan Murray
Goaltender: Sergei Bobrovsky
Notable Unprotected Players: Jack Johnson, Josh Anderson, Sam Gagner, Matt Calvert
Dallas Stars
Forwards: Jason Spezza, Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Brett Ritchie, Radek Faksa, Valeri Nichushkin, Antoine Roussel
Defense: John Klingberg, Stephen Johns, Dan Hamhuis
Goaltender: Ben Bishop
Notable Unprotected Players: Patrick Sharp, Anti Niemi, Kari Lehtonen, Cody Eakin
Detroit Red Wings
Forwards: Frans Nielsen, Henrik Zetterberg, Gustav Nyquist, Anthony Mantha, Andreas Athanasiou, Tomas Tatar, Justin Abdelkader
Defense: Nick Jensen, Danny DeKeyser, Mike Green
Goaltender: Jimmy Howard
Notable Unprotected Players: Riley Sheahan, Jonathan Ericsson, Xavier Ouellet, Petr Mrazek, Niklas Kronwall
Edmonton Oilers
Forwards: Milan Lucic, Ryan Nugent-Hopkin, Jordan Eberle, Patrick Maroon, Zach Kassian, Leon Draisaitl, Mark Letestu
Defense: Andrej Sekera, Oscar Klefbom, Adam Larsson
Goaltender: Cam Talbot
Notable Unprotected Players: Mark Fayne, Jujhar Khaira, Laurent Brossoit
Florida Panthers
Forwards: Jonathan Hubderdeau, Aleksander Barkov, Vincent Trochek, Nick Bjugstad,
Defense: Aaron Ekblad, Keith Yandle, Alex Petrovic, Mark Pysyk
Goaltender: James Reimer
Notable Unprotected Players: Roberto Luongo, Jason Demers, Jonathan Marchessault, Jussi Jokinen, Colton Sceviour, Jaromir Jagr, Reilly Smith
Los Angeles Kings
Forwards: Anze Kopitar, Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Carter, Tanner Pearson
Defense: Drew Doughty, Jake Muzzin, Alec Martinez, Derek Forbort
Goaltender: Jonathan Quick
Notable Unprotected Players: Marian Gaborik, Brayden McNabb
Minnesota Wild
Forwards: Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu, Jason Pominville, Charlie Coyle, Jason Zucker, Nino Niederreiter, Mikael Granlund
Defense: Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin
Goaltender: Devan Dubnyk
Notable Unprotected Players: Matt Dumba, Marco Scandella, Eric Staal
Montreal Canadiens
Forwards: Max Pacioretty, Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher, Andew Shaw, Alex Galchenyuk, Phillip Danault, Paul Byron
Defense: Jeff Petry, Shea Weber, Jordie Benn
Goaltender: Carey Price
Notable Unprotected Players: Charles Hudon, Alexander Radulov, Alexei Emelin, Andrei Markov
Nashville Predators
Forwards: Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson, Calle Jarnkrok, Ryan Johansen
Defense: P.K. Subban, Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm
Goaltender: Pekka Rinne
Notable Unprotected Players: James Neal, Pontus Aberg, Craig Smith
New Jersey Devils
Forwards: Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac, Kyle Palmieri, Adam Henrique,
Defense: John Moore, Andy Greene, Mirco Mueller, Damon Severson
Goaltender: Cory Schneider
Notable Unprotected Players: Jon Merrill, Beau Bennett, Ben Lovejoy
New York Islanders
Forwards: Andrew Ladd, Anders Lee, John Tavares
Defense: Johnny Boychuk, Travis HAmonic, Nick Leddy, Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock
Goaltender: Thomas Greiss
Notable Unprotected Players: Jaroslav Halak, Josh Bailey, Brock Nelson, Ryan Strome, Calvin De Haan, Thomas Hickey
New York Rangers
Forwards: Kevin Hayes, Chris Kreider, J.T. Miller, Rick Nash, Derek STepan, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello
Defense: Nick Holden, Ryan McDonagh, Marc Staal
Goaltender: Henrik Lundqvist
Notable Unprotected Players: Tanner Glass, Nicklas Jensen, Oscar Lindberg, Brandon Pirri, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner
Ottawa Senators
Forwards: Mike Hoffman, Derick Brassard, Kyle Turris, Mark Stone, Zack Smith, Ryan Dzingel, Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Defense: Dion Phaneuf, Erik Karlsson, Cody Ceci
Goaltender:
Notable Unprotected Players: Mark Methot, Bobby Ryan, Chris Neil, Chris Kelly, Mike Condon, Andrew Hammond, Alexandre Burrows
Philadelphia Flyers
Forwards: Sean Couturier, Valtteri Filppula, Claude Giroux, Scott Laughton, Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek
Defense: Shayne Gostisbehere, Radko Gudas, Brandon Manning
Goaltender: Anthony Stolarz
Notable Unprotected Players: Steve Mason, Michal Neuvirth, Michael Raffl, Jordan Weal
Pittsburgh Penguins
Forwards: Sidney Crosby, Patric Hornvqist, Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin
Defense: Brian Dumoulin, Kris Letang, Olli Maatta, Justin Schultz
Goaltender: Matt Murray
Notable Unprotected Players: Josh Archibald, Nick Bonino, Carl Hagelin, Tom Kuhnhackl, Ian Cole, Trevor Daley, Derrick Pouliot, Marc-Andre Fleury, Bryan Rust, Chris Kunitz
San Jose Sharks
Forwards: Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski, Ryan Carpenter, Tomas Hertl, Jannik Hansen, Melker Karlssen, Chris Tierney
Defense: Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun
Goaltender: Martin Jones
Notable Unprotected Players: Mikkel Boedker, Joel Ward, Brenden Dillon, Paul Martin
St. Louis Blues
Forwards: Patrik Berglund, Ryan Reaves, Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Sobotka, Paul Stastny, Alexander Steen, Vladimir Tarasenko
Defense: Jay Bouwmeester, Joel Edmundson, Alex Pietrangelo
Goaltender: Jake Allen
Notable Unprotected Players: Carl Gunnarsson, Carter Hutton, Ty Rattie, Jori Lehtera, Dmitrij Jaskin
Tampa Bay Lightning
Forwards: Ryan Callahan, Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Vladislav Namestnikov, Ondrej Palat, Steven Stamkos
Defense: Braydon Coburn, Victor Hedman, Anton Stralman
Goaltender: Andrej Vasilevskiy
Notable Unprotected Players: J.T. Brown, Erik Condra, Peter Budaj, Slater Koekkoek, Cedric Paquette, Jake Dotchin
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forwards: Tyler Bozak, Connor Brown, Nazem Kadri, Leo Komarov, Josh Leivo, Matt Martin, James van Riemsdyk
Defense: Connor Carrick, Jake Gardiner, Morgan Rielly
Goaltender: Frederik Andersen
Notable Unprotected Players: Brian Boyle, Eric Fehr, Seth Griffith, Brooks Laich, Brendan Leipsic, Kerby Rychel
Vancouver Canucks
Forwards: Sven Baertschi, Loui Eriksson, Markus Granlund, Bo Horvat, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Brandon Sutter
Defense: Alex Edler, Erik Gudbranson, Christopher Tanev
Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom
Notable Unprotected Players: Reid Boucher, Derek Dorsett, Ryan Miller
Washington Capitals
Forwards: Nicklas Backstrom, AndreBurakovsky, Lars Eller, Marcus Johansson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson
Defense: John Carlson, Matt Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov
Goaltender: Braden Holtby
Notable Unprotected Players: Nate Shmidt, Jay Beagle, T.J. Oshie, Philipp Grubauer, Karl Alzner, Kevin Shattenkirk
Winnipeg Jets
Forwards: Joel Armia, Andrew Copp, Bryan Little, Adam Lowry, Mathieu Perreault, Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler
Defense: Dustin Byfuglien, Tyler Myers, Jacob Trouba
Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck
Notable Unprotected Players: Marko Dano, Quinton Howden, Toby Enstrom, Ondrej Pavelec, Michael Hutchinson
