All players selected at Pick No. 26 in the NHL Entry Draft from 2025 to 1969. 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 | Ryker Lee | Nashville Predators | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 18 |
| 2024 | R | Liam Greentree | Los Angeles Kings | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | 36 | 54 | 90 | 33 |
| 2023 | LW | Quentin Musty | San Jose Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 71 |
| 2022 | RW | Filip Mesar | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | D | Carson Lambos | Minnesota Wild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | LW | Jake Neighbours | St. Louis Blues | 255 | 70 | 51 | 121 | 127 | 64 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 39 |
| 2019 | LW | Jakob Pelletier | Calgary Flames | 88 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 14 | 65 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 24 |
| 2018 | D | Jacob Bernard-Docker | Ottawa Senators | 186 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 71 | 49 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 34 |
| 2017 | G | Jake Oettinger | Dallas Stars | 288 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | C | Tage Thompson | St. Louis Blues | 505 | 206 | 178 | 384 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | D | Noah Juulsen | Montréal Canadiens | 199 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 74 | 68 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 42 |
| 2014 | RW | Nikita Scherbak | Montréal Canadiens | 37 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 46 |
| 2013 | D | Shea Theodore | Anaheim Ducks | 610 | 85 | 305 | 390 | 187 | 71 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 32 |
| 2012 | C | Brendan Gaunce | Vancouver Canucks | 214 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 83 | 68 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 68 |
| 2011 | LW | Phillip Danault | Chicago Blackhawks | 762 | 128 | 280 | 408 | 343 | 64 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 59 |
| 2010 | C | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Washington Capitals | 743 | 173 | 402 | 575 | 394 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | F | Kyle Palmieri | Anaheim Ducks | 925 | 276 | 269 | 545 | 443 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | C | Tyler Ennis | Buffalo Sabres | 700 | 144 | 202 | 346 | 224 | 70 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 42 |
| 2007 | LW | David Perron | St. Louis Blues | 1223 | 329 | 480 | 809 | 859 | 70 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 75 |
| 2006 | G | Leland Irving | Calgary Flames | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | D | Matt Pelech | Calgary Flames | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 74 |
| 2004 | G | Cory Schneider | Vancouver Canucks | 410 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | C | Brian Boyle | Los Angeles Kings | 871 | 141 | 111 | 252 | 615 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | D | Martin Vagner | Dallas Stars | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 81 |
| 2001 | G | Jason Bacashihua | Dallas Stars | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | C | Brian Sutherby | Washington Capitals | 460 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 533 | 47 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 102 |
| 1999 | RW | Martin Havlat | Ottawa Senators | 790 | 242 | 352 | 594 | 404 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | D | Mike Van Ryn | New Jersey Devils | 353 | 30 | 99 | 129 | 260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | D | Kevin Grimes | Colorado Avalanche | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 188 |
| 1996 | D | Jesse Wallin | Detroit Red Wings | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 70 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 61 |
| 1995 | D | Maxim Kuznetsov | Detroit Red Wings | 136 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | G | Dan Cloutier | New York Rangers | 351 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | D | Stefan Bergqvist | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | D | Drew Bannister | Tampa Bay Lightning | 164 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 161 | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 122 |
| 1991 | RW | Ziggy Palffy | New York Islanders | 684 | 329 | 384 | 713 | 322 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | D | Nicolas Perreault | Calgary Flames | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | C | Jarrod Skalde | New Jersey Devils | 115 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 62 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 36 |
| 1988 | D | Murray Duval | New York Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 104 |
| 1987 | G | Rick Tabaracci | Pittsburgh Penguins | 286 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | D | Greg Brown | Buffalo Sabres | 94 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | G | Kay Whitmore | Hartford Whalers | 155 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | D | Brian Benning | St. Louis Blues | 568 | 63 | 233 | 296 | 963 | 38 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 108 |
| 1983 | RW | Claude Lemieux | Montréal Canadiens | 1215 | 379 | 407 | 786 | 1777 | 62 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 187 |
| 1982 | C | Mike Anderson | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | RW | Richard Chernomaz | Colorado Rockies | 51 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 72 | 49 | 64 | 113 | 92 |
| 1980 | D | Bob McGill | Toronto Maple Leafs | 706 | 17 | 55 | 72 | 1766 | 70 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 230 |
| 1979 | LW | Brent Ashton | Vancouver Canucks | 998 | 284 | 345 | 629 | 637 | 62 | 64 | 55 | 119 | 80 |
| 1978 | LW | Don Maloney | New York Rangers | 765 | 214 | 350 | 564 | 815 | 62 | 30 | 74 | 104 | 143 |
| 1977 | LW | Mike Keating | New York Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 52 | 61 | 113 | 96 |
| 1976 | D | Bob Manno | Vancouver Canucks | 371 | 41 | 132 | 173 | 274 | 55 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 187 |
| 1975 | RW | Rick Bowness | Atlanta Flames | 173 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 191 | 71 | 24 | 76 | 100 | 130 |
| 1974 | D | Bob Hess | St. Louis Blues | 329 | 27 | 95 | 122 | 178 | 68 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 104 |
| 1973 | LW | Brent Leavins | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | LW | Pierre Guite | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | LW | Dave Kryskow | Chicago Blackhawks | 231 | 33 | 56 | 89 | 174 | 65 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 149 |
| 1970 | C | Bobby Guindon | Detroit Red Wings | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | C | Michel Briere | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 20 | 50 | 75 | 86 | 161 | 31 |