All players selected at Pick No. 40 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 | L | Jack Murtagh | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 |
| 2024 | C | Julius Miettinen | Seattle Kraken | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 32 |
| 2023 | LW | Andrew Cristall | Washington Capitals | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 50 |
| 2022 | LW | Dylan James | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 39 |
| 2021 | D | Scott Morrow | Carolina Hurricanes | 44 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | LW | Daniel Torgersson | Winnipeg Jets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | LW | Nils Hoglander | Vancouver Canucks | 311 | 58 | 59 | 117 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | C | Ryan McLeod | Edmonton Oilers | 355 | 63 | 106 | 169 | 64 | 68 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 26 |
| 2017 | C | Aleksi Heponiemi | Florida Panthers | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 28 | 58 | 86 | 18 |
| 2016 | LW | Cam Morrison | Colorado Avalanche | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 42 |
| 2015 | D | Nicolas Meloche | Colorado Avalanche | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 44 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 99 |
| 2014 | D | Andreas Englund | Ottawa Senators | 200 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | LW | Remi Elie | Dallas Stars | 107 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 65 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
| 2012 | D | Dylan Blujus | Tampa Bay Lightning | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 38 |
| 2011 | C/LW | Alex Khokhlachev | Boston Bruins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 28 |
| 2010 | RW | Christian Thomas | New York Rangers | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 27 |
| 2009 | C | Anton Lander | Edmonton Oilers | 215 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | D | Aaron Ness | New York Islanders | 72 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | RW | Michal Repik | Florida Panthers | 72 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 56 |
| 2006 | C | Ondrej Fiala | Minnesota Wild | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 26 |
| 2005 | D | Michael Sauer | New York Rangers | 98 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 96 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 2004 | D | Grant Lewis | Atlanta Thrashers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | C | Cory Urquhart | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 28 |
| 2002 | F | Rob Globke | Florida Panthers | 46 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | D | Fedor Tyutin | New York Rangers | 872 | 55 | 209 | 264 | 548 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | D | Kurtis Foster | Calgary Flames | 405 | 42 | 118 | 160 | 318 | 68 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 116 |
| 1999 | G | Alex Auld | Florida Panthers | 237 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | RW | Randy Copley | New York Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | 69 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 194 |
| 1997 | C | Tyler Rennette | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 42 |
| 1996 | LW | Steve Begin | Calgary Flames | 524 | 56 | 52 | 108 | 561 | 64 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 218 |
| 1995 | LW | Chris McAllister | Vancouver Canucks | 301 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 634 | 65 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 134 |
| 1994 | LW | Jean-Yves Leroux | Chicago Blackhawks | 220 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 146 | 45 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 43 |
| 1993 | D | Bryan McCabe | New York Islanders | 1135 | 145 | 383 | 528 | 1732 | 60 | 3 | 57 | 60 | 217 |
| 1992 | C | Michael Peca | Vancouver Canucks | 864 | 176 | 289 | 465 | 798 | 66 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 93 |
| 1991 | LW | Jozef Stumpel | Boston Bruins | 957 | 196 | 481 | 677 | 245 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | RW | Mikael Renberg | Philadelphia Flyers | 661 | 190 | 274 | 464 | 372 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | RW | Jason Prosofsky | New York Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 170 |
| 1988 | D | Link Gaetz | Minnesota North Stars | 65 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 412 | 59 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 313 |
| 1987 | D | Kevin Grant | Calgary Flames | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 141 |
| 1986 | LW | Steve Seftel | Washington Capitals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 53 |
| 1985 | RW | John Druce | Washington Capitals | 531 | 113 | 126 | 239 | 347 | 54 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 90 |
| 1984 | C | Ray Podloski | Boston Bruins | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 44 |
| 1983 | C | Mike Golden | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | D | Scott Sandelin | Montréal Canadiens | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | D | Chris Chelios | Montréal Canadiens | 1651 | 185 | 763 | 948 | 2891 | 54 | 23 | 64 | 87 | 175 |
| 1980 | C | John Chabot | Montréal Canadiens | 508 | 84 | 228 | 312 | 85 | 68 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 28 |
| 1979 | RW | Dave Christian | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 1009 | 340 | 433 | 773 | 284 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | RW | Stan Smyl | Vancouver Canucks | 896 | 262 | 411 | 673 | 1556 | 53 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 211 |
| 1977 | G | Glen Hanlon | Vancouver Canucks | 476 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 235 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | C | Fred Berry | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 59 | 87 | 146 | 164 |
| 1975 | G | Paul Harrison | Minnesota North Stars | 109 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | C | Brad Anderson | New York Islanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | RW | Bob Stumpf | Philadelphia Flyers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 46 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 93 |
| 1972 | G | Denis Herron | Pittsburgh Penguins | 462 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 89 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | F | Bob Peppler | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | LW | Yvon Lambert | Detroit Red Wings | 683 | 206 | 273 | 479 | 340 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 89 |
| 1969 | G | Michel Belhumeur | Philadelphia Flyers | 65 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |