All players selected at Pick No. 16 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 | R | Victor Eklund | New York Islanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | D | Adam Jiricek | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | LW | Samuel Honzek | Calgary Flames | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 16 |
| 2022 | C | Noah Ostlund | Buffalo Sabres | 53 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | LW | Brennan Othmann | New York Rangers | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | D | Kaiden Guhle | Montréal Canadiens | 186 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 143 | 64 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 56 |
| 2019 | C | Alex Newhook | Colorado Avalanche | 313 | 63 | 75 | 138 | 86 | 53 | 38 | 64 | 102 | 21 |
| 2018 | RW | Martin Kaut | Colorado Avalanche | 56 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | D | Juuso Valimaki | Calgary Flames | 271 | 11 | 61 | 72 | 133 | 60 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 34 |
| 2016 | D | Jakob Chychrun | Arizona Coyotes | 598 | 117 | 192 | 309 | 411 | 62 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 51 |
| 2015 | C | Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders | 587 | 151 | 362 | 513 | 295 | 44 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 20 |
| 2014 | LW | Sonny Milano | Columbus Blue Jackets | 344 | 66 | 79 | 145 | 78 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 21 |
| 2013 | D | Nikita Zadorov | Buffalo Sabres | 779 | 52 | 133 | 185 | 969 | 63 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 54 |
| 2012 | RW | Tom Wilson | Washington Capitals | 885 | 202 | 242 | 444 | 1610 | 49 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 141 |
| 2011 | RW | Joel Armia | Buffalo Sabres | 637 | 113 | 114 | 227 | 216 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | RW | Vladimir Tarasenko | St. Louis Blues | 882 | 319 | 374 | 693 | 211 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | D | Nick Leddy | Minnesota Wild | 1061 | 75 | 345 | 420 | 209 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | C | Joe Colborne | Boston Bruins | 295 | 42 | 72 | 114 | 144 | 55 | 33 | 57 | 90 | 48 |
| 2007 | C | Colton Gillies | Minnesota Wild | 154 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 65 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 148 |
| 2006 | D | Ty Wishart | San Jose Sharks | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 68 |
| 2005 | RW | Alex Bourret | Atlanta Thrashers | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 31 | 55 | 86 | 172 |
| 2004 | F | Petteri Nokelainen | New York Islanders | 245 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | RW | Steve Bernier | San Jose Sharks | 637 | 105 | 125 | 230 | 300 | 71 | 49 | 52 | 101 | 90 |
| 2002 | C | Jakub Klepis | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 70 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 111 |
| 2001 | C | R.J. Umberger | Vancouver Canucks | 779 | 180 | 212 | 392 | 312 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | C | Marcel Hossa | Montréal Canadiens | 237 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 106 | 60 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 58 |
| 1999 | D | David Tanabe | Carolina Hurricanes | 449 | 30 | 84 | 114 | 245 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | C | Eric Chouinard | Montréal Canadiens | 90 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 68 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 18 |
| 1997 | RW | Ty Jones | Chicago Blackhawks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 67 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 202 |
| 1996 | D | Mario Larocque | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 68 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 196 |
| 1995 | G | Martin Biron | Buffalo Sabres | 508 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 81 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | G | Eric Fichaud | Toronto Maple Leafs | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | D | Nick Stajduhar | Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 58 |
| 1992 | LW | Dimitri Kvartalnov | Boston Bruins | 112 | 42 | 49 | 91 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | LW | Markus Naslund | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1117 | 395 | 474 | 869 | 736 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | D | Karl Dykhuis | Chicago Blackhawks | 644 | 42 | 91 | 133 | 495 | 69 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 119 |
| 1989 | D | Jamie Heward | Pittsburgh Penguins | 394 | 38 | 86 | 124 | 221 | 52 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 29 |
| 1988 | D | Kevin Cheveldayoff | New York Islanders | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 265 |
| 1987 | D | Bryan Marchment | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 926 | 40 | 142 | 182 | 2307 | 52 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 238 |
| 1986 | RW | George Pelawa | Calgary Flames | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | RW | Tom Chorske | Montréal Canadiens | 596 | 115 | 122 | 237 | 225 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | C | Roger Belanger | Pittsburgh Penguins | 44 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 67 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 66 |
| 1983 | D | Gerald Diduck | New York Islanders | 932 | 56 | 156 | 212 | 1612 | 67 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 151 |
| 1982 | LW | Dave Andreychuk | Buffalo Sabres | 1639 | 640 | 698 | 1338 | 1121 | 67 | 57 | 43 | 100 | 71 |
| 1981 | D | Steven Smith | Philadelphia Flyers | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 143 |
| 1980 | LW | Brad Palmer | Minnesota North Stars | 168 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 58 | 72 | 45 | 49 | 94 | 61 |
| 1979 | D | Jay Wells | Los Angeles Kings | 1098 | 47 | 216 | 263 | 2359 | 48 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 100 |
| 1978 | LW | Al Secord | Boston Bruins | 766 | 273 | 223 | 496 | 2095 | 59 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 185 |
| 1977 | RW | Dwight Foster | Boston Bruins | 541 | 111 | 163 | 274 | 420 | 64 | 60 | 83 | 143 | 88 |
| 1976 | RW | Clayton Pachal | Boston Bruins | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 95 | 65 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 259 |
| 1975 | C | Tim Young | Los Angeles Kings | 629 | 195 | 341 | 536 | 438 | 70 | 56 | 107 | 163 | 127 |
| 1974 | RW | Grant Mulvey | Chicago Blackhawks | 586 | 149 | 135 | 284 | 816 | 68 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 192 |
| 1973 | C | Vic Mercredi | Atlanta Flames | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 52 | 61 | 113 | 135 |
| 1972 | LW | Mike Bloom | Boston Bruins | 201 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 215 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | C | Henry Boucha | Detroit Red Wings | 247 | 53 | 49 | 102 | 157 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | D | Jim Hargreaves | Vancouver Canucks | 66 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 105 | 55 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 176 |
| 1969 | D | Dale Hoganson | Los Angeles Kings | 343 | 13 | 77 | 90 | 186 | 54 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 67 |
| 1968 | RW | Curt Bennett | St. Louis Blues | 580 | 152 | 182 | 334 | 347 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | RW | Bob Kelly | Toronto Maple Leafs | 425 | 87 | 109 | 196 | 687 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 1966 | D | Rick Ley | Toronto Maple Leafs | 309 | 12 | 72 | 84 | 528 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | RW | Carl Hadfield | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | D | Bill Carson | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |