All players selected at Pick No. 12 in the NHL Entry Draft from 2025 to 1963. Includes NHL games, goals, assists, points, PIM, and junior totals.
| Year | POS | Player | Drafted Team | NHL GP | NHL G | NHL A | NHL PTS | NHL PIM | JR GP | JR G | JR A | JR PTS | JR PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | C | Jack Nesbitt | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 74 |
| 2024 | D | Zeev Buium | Minnesota Wild | 52 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | LW | Daniil But | Arizona Coyotes | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | D | Denton Mateychuk | Columbus Blue Jackets | 95 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 65 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 15 |
| 2021 | C | Cole Sillinger | Columbus Blue Jackets | 342 | 49 | 84 | 133 | 162 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 39 |
| 2020 | C | Anton Lundell | Florida Panthers | 350 | 76 | 123 | 199 | 173 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | LW | Matt Boldy | Minnesota Wild | 340 | 136 | 174 | 310 | 174 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 16 |
| 2018 | D | Noah Dobson | New York Islanders | 446 | 62 | 208 | 270 | 146 | 67 | 17 | 52 | 69 | 52 |
| 2017 | C | Martin Necas | Carolina Hurricanes | 495 | 149 | 243 | 392 | 182 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | C | Michael McLeod | New Jersey Devils | 287 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 164 | 57 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 71 |
| 2015 | RW | Denis Gurianov | Dallas Stars | 298 | 52 | 61 | 113 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | LW | Brendan Perlini | Arizona Coyotes | 262 | 50 | 31 | 81 | 92 | 58 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 36 |
| 2013 | C/LW | Max Domi | Phoenix Coyotes | 792 | 147 | 334 | 481 | 738 | 64 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 71 |
| 2012 | C | Mikhail Grigorenko | Buffalo Sabres | 249 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 36 | 59 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 12 |
| 2011 | D | Ryan Murphy | Carolina Hurricanes | 175 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 36 |
| 2010 | D | Cam Fowler | Anaheim Ducks | 1100 | 106 | 405 | 511 | 283 | 55 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 14 |
| 2009 | D | Calvin de Haan | New York Islanders | 679 | 24 | 125 | 149 | 249 | 68 | 8 | 55 | 63 | 40 |
| 2008 | D | Tyler Myers | Buffalo Sabres | 1123 | 100 | 303 | 403 | 901 | 65 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 97 |
| 2007 | D | Ryan McDonagh | Montréal Canadiens | 1034 | 84 | 347 | 431 | 381 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | C | Bryan Little | Atlanta Thrashers | 843 | 217 | 304 | 521 | 293 | 64 | 42 | 67 | 109 | 99 |
| 2005 | D | Marc Staal | New York Rangers | 1136 | 53 | 181 | 234 | 537 | 65 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 53 |
| 2004 | D | A.J. Thelen | Minnesota Wild | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | RW | Hugh Jessiman | New York Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | D | Steve Eminger | Washington Capitals | 488 | 19 | 80 | 99 | 359 | 64 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 93 |
| 2001 | D | Dan Hamhuis | Nashville Predators | 1148 | 59 | 297 | 356 | 684 | 62 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 125 |
| 2000 | LW | Alexei Smirnov | Anaheim Ducks | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | RW | Denis Shvidki | Florida Panthers | 76 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 61 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 8 |
| 1998 | LW | Alex Tanguay | Colorado Avalanche | 1088 | 283 | 580 | 863 | 527 | 51 | 47 | 38 | 85 | 32 |
| 1997 | RW | Marian Hossa | Ottawa Senators | 1309 | 525 | 609 | 1134 | 628 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | C | Josh Holden | Vancouver Canucks | 60 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 57 | 55 | 112 | 105 |
| 1995 | LW | Teemu Riihijarvi | San Jose Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | RW | Wade Belak | Quebec Nordiques | 549 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 1263 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 226 |
| 1993 | D | Kenny Jonsson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 686 | 63 | 204 | 267 | 298 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | RW | Sergei Krivokrasov | Chicago Blackhawks | 450 | 86 | 109 | 195 | 288 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | C | Tyler Wright | Edmonton Oilers | 613 | 79 | 70 | 149 | 854 | 66 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 157 |
| 1990 | RW | Turner Stevenson | Montréal Canadiens | 644 | 75 | 115 | 190 | 969 | 62 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 276 |
| 1989 | RW | Rob Pearson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 269 | 56 | 54 | 110 | 645 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 51 |
| 1988 | D | Corey Foster | New Jersey Devils | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 66 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 58 |
| 1987 | RW | Keith Osborne | St. Louis Blues | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 34 | 55 | 89 | 31 |
| 1986 | LW | Warren Babe | Minnesota North Stars | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 63 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 125 |
| 1985 | RW | Jose Charbonneau | Montréal Canadiens | 71 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 67 | 46 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 91 |
| 1984 | LW | Gary Roberts | Calgary Flames | 1224 | 438 | 472 | 910 | 2560 | 48 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 144 |
| 1983 | C | Dave Gagner | New York Rangers | 946 | 318 | 401 | 719 | 1018 | 70 | 55 | 66 | 121 | 57 |
| 1982 | D | Jim Kyte | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 598 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 1342 | 52 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 148 |
| 1981 | RW | Tony Tanti | Chicago Blackhawks | 697 | 287 | 273 | 560 | 661 | 67 | 81 | 69 | 150 | 197 |
| 1980 | D | Rik Wilson | St. Louis Blues | 251 | 25 | 65 | 90 | 220 | 67 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 75 |
| 1979 | D | Paul Reinhart | Atlanta Flames | 648 | 133 | 426 | 559 | 277 | 66 | 51 | 78 | 129 | 57 |
| 1978 | C | Brent Peterson | Detroit Red Wings | 620 | 72 | 141 | 213 | 484 | 51 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 95 |
| 1977 | D | Trevor Johansen | Toronto Maple Leafs | 286 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 282 | 61 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 177 |
| 1976 | RW | Peter Lee | Montréal Canadiens | 431 | 114 | 131 | 245 | 257 | 66 | 81 | 80 | 161 | 59 |
| 1975 | C | Wayne Dillon | New York Rangers | 229 | 43 | 66 | 109 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | RW | Mario Tremblay | Montréal Canadiens | 852 | 258 | 326 | 584 | 1043 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 100 | 154 |
| 1973 | RW | Morris Titanic | Buffalo Sabres | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | LW | Jerry Byers | Minnesota North Stars | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | F | Dan Spring | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | D | Serge Lajeunesse | Detroit Red Wings | 103 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | LW | Pierre Jarry | New York Rangers | 344 | 88 | 117 | 205 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | LW | Danny Schock | Boston Bruins | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 159 |
| 1967 | D | Gary Wood | Oakland Seals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | D | Jim Whittaker | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | D | Guy Allen | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | LW | Neil Clairmont | Toronto Maple Leafs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |