All players selected at Pick No. 21 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 | D | Cameron Reid | Nashville Predators | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 44 |
| 2024 | C | Michael Hage | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 53 |
| 2023 | C | Charlie Stramel | Minnesota Wild | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | D | Owen Pickering | Pittsburgh Penguins | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 39 |
| 2021 | RW | Fabian Lysell | Boston Bruins | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | RW | Yegor Chinakhov | Columbus Blue Jackets | 222 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | RW | Sam Poulin | Pittsburgh Penguins | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 46 |
| 2018 | D | Ryan Merkley | San Jose Sharks | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 63 |
| 2017 | C | Filip Chytil | New York Rangers | 405 | 80 | 93 | 173 | 104 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | RW | Julien Gauthier | Carolina Hurricanes | 181 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 44 | 54 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 24 |
| 2015 | C | Colin White | Ottawa Senators | 323 | 44 | 69 | 113 | 107 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 |
| 2014 | C | Robby Fabbri | St. Louis Blues | 457 | 107 | 113 | 220 | 215 | 58 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 55 |
| 2013 | C | Frederik Gauthier | Toronto Maple Leafs | 178 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 47 | 62 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 26 |
| 2012 | C | Mark Jankowski | Calgary Flames | 459 | 73 | 64 | 137 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | RW | Stefan Noesen | Ottawa Senators | 482 | 83 | 92 | 175 | 274 | 68 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 80 |
| 2010 | C | Riley Sheahan | Detroit Red Wings | 637 | 74 | 120 | 194 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | D | John Moore | Columbus Blue Jackets | 544 | 38 | 80 | 118 | 227 | 57 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 50 |
| 2008 | C | Anton Gustafsson | Washington Capitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | C | Riley Nash | Edmonton Oilers | 628 | 63 | 113 | 176 | 144 | 55 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 87 |
| 2006 | D | Bobby Sanguinetti | New York Rangers | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 44 |
| 2005 | G | Tuukka Rask | Toronto Maple Leafs | 564 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | LW | Wojtek Wolski | Colorado Avalanche | 451 | 99 | 168 | 267 | 113 | 66 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 30 |
| 2003 | D | Mark Stuart | Boston Bruins | 673 | 26 | 67 | 93 | 722 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | D | Anton Babchuk | Chicago Blackhawks | 289 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | RW | Colby Armstrong | Pittsburgh Penguins | 476 | 89 | 120 | 209 | 376 | 72 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 156 |
| 2000 | D | Anton Volchenkov | Ottawa Senators | 696 | 19 | 114 | 133 | 438 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | D | Nick Boynton | Boston Bruins | 605 | 34 | 110 | 144 | 862 | 51 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 83 |
| 1998 | D | Mathieu Biron | Los Angeles Kings | 253 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 177 | 59 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 60 |
| 1997 | G | Mika Noronen | Buffalo Sabres | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | LW | Marco Sturm | San Jose Sharks | 938 | 242 | 245 | 487 | 446 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | D | Sean Brown | Boston Bruins | 436 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 907 | 58 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 200 |
| 1994 | G | Yevgeni Ryabchikov | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | C | Saku Koivu | Montréal Canadiens | 1124 | 255 | 577 | 832 | 809 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | C | Libor Polasek | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | RW | Trevor Halverson | Washington Capitals | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 54 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 172 |
| 1990 | C | Bryan Smolinski | Boston Bruins | 1056 | 274 | 377 | 651 | 606 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | D | Steve Bancroft | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 99 |
| 1988 | G | Jason Muzzatti | Calgary Flames | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | LW | Peter Soberlak | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 45 |
| 1986 | RW | Kim Issel | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 41 |
| 1985 | C | Glen Seabrooke | Philadelphia Flyers | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 49 |
| 1984 | D | Selmar Odelein | Edmonton Oilers | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 71 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 45 |
| 1983 | LW | Nevin Markwart | Boston Bruins | 309 | 41 | 68 | 109 | 794 | 43 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 91 |
| 1982 | RW | Patrick Flatley | New York Islanders | 780 | 170 | 340 | 510 | 686 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | D | Paul Boutilier | New York Islanders | 288 | 27 | 83 | 110 | 358 | 72 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 95 |
| 1980 | D | Michael Stothers | Philadelphia Flyers | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 66 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 137 |
| 1979 | D | Kevin Lowe | Edmonton Oilers | 1254 | 84 | 347 | 431 | 1498 | 68 | 26 | 60 | 86 | 120 |
| 1978 | D | Joel Quenneville | Toronto Maple Leafs | 803 | 54 | 136 | 190 | 705 | 66 | 27 | 76 | 103 | 114 |
| 1977 | RW | Mark Lofthouse | Washington Capitals | 181 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 73 | 70 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 59 |
| 1976 | LW | Steve Clippingdale | Los Angeles Kings | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 72 | 51 | 66 | 117 | 80 |
| 1975 | C | Dennis Maruk | California Golden Seals | 888 | 356 | 522 | 878 | 761 | 65 | 66 | 79 | 145 | 53 |
| 1974 | D | Bruce Affleck | California Golden Seals | 280 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | LW | Eric Vail | Atlanta Flames | 591 | 216 | 260 | 476 | 281 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | D | Larry Sacharuk | New York Rangers | 151 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 42 | 65 | 50 | 36 | 86 | 57 |
| 1971 | LW | Rod Norrish | Minnesota North Stars | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 49 | 32 | 81 | 49 |
| 1970 | LW | John Stewart | Pittsburgh Penguins | 258 | 58 | 60 | 118 | 158 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 71 |
| 1969 | LW | Ronald Garwasiuk | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 140 |
| 1968 | D | Dave Simpson | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | C | Brian Morenz | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | C | Syl Apps Jr. | New York Rangers | 727 | 183 | 423 | 606 | 311 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | C | Gerry Meehan | Toronto Maple Leafs | 670 | 180 | 243 | 423 | 111 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |