All players selected at Pick No. 45 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 | C | Eric Nilson | Anaheim Ducks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | R | Ryder Ritchie | Minnesota Wild | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 24 |
| 2023 | D | Maxim Strbak | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 51 |
| 2022 | D | Mattias Havelid | San Jose Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | LW | William Stromgren | Calgary Flames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | D | Brock Faber | Los Angeles Kings | 220 | 31 | 82 | 113 | 63 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019 | LW | Egor Afanasyev | Nashville Predators | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 36 |
| 2018 | D | Scott Perunovich | St. Louis Blues | 108 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | C | Alexandre Texier | Columbus Blue Jackets | 270 | 47 | 61 | 108 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | D | Chad Krys | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 19 |
| 2015 | C | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | Boston Bruins | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 38 |
| 2014 | LW | Brett Pollock | Dallas Stars | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 36 |
| 2013 | RW | Nick Sorensen | Anaheim Ducks | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 18 |
| 2012 | G | Anthony Stolarz | Philadelphia Flyers | 158 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | C | Markus Granlund | Calgary Flames | 335 | 58 | 43 | 101 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | C | Ryan Spooner | Boston Bruins | 325 | 48 | 119 | 167 | 63 | 47 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 12 |
| 2009 | LW | Jeremy Morin | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 69 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 28 |
| 2008 | F | Zac Dalpe | Carolina Hurricanes | 168 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 14 |
| 2007 | D | Colby Cohen | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 110 |
| 2006 | D | Jeff Petry | Edmonton Oilers | 1036 | 96 | 297 | 393 | 426 | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 68 |
| 2005 | RW | Guillaume Latendresse | Montréal Canadiens | 341 | 87 | 60 | 147 | 185 | 65 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 76 |
| 2004 | C | Ryan Garlock | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 44 |
| 2003 | C | Patrice Bergeron | Boston Bruins | 1294 | 427 | 613 | 1040 | 494 | 70 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 62 |
| 2002 | D | Tomas Linhart | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | C | Martin Podlesak | Phoenix Coyotes | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 59 |
| 2000 | G | Mathieu Chouinard | Ottawa Senators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | D | Martin Grenier | Colorado Avalanche | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 60 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 479 |
| 1998 | C | Mike Ribeiro | Montréal Canadiens | 1074 | 228 | 565 | 793 | 587 | 67 | 40 | 85 | 125 | 55 |
| 1997 | LW | Maxim Balmochnykh | Anaheim Ducks | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | RW | Henry Kuster | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 54 |
| 1995 | D | Christian Laflamme | Chicago Blackhawks | 324 | 2 | 45 | 47 | 282 | 67 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 82 |
| 1994 | D | Dimitri Riabykin | Calgary Flames | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | D | Vlastimil Kroupa | San Jose Sharks | 105 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | G | Mike Fountain | Vancouver Canucks | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | C | Dody Wood | San Jose Sharks | 106 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 471 | 69 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 272 |
| 1990 | LW | Vyacheslav Kozlov | Detroit Red Wings | 1182 | 356 | 497 | 853 | 704 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | LW | Rob Zamuner | New York Rangers | 798 | 139 | 172 | 311 | 467 | 66 | 46 | 65 | 111 | 38 |
| 1988 | C | Petri Aaltonen | Quebec Nordiques | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | D | Steve Veilleux | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 222 |
| 1986 | C | Janne Ojanen | New Jersey Devils | 98 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | D | Myles O'Connor | New Jersey Devils | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | D | Trent Yawney | Chicago Blackhawks | 593 | 27 | 102 | 129 | 783 | 72 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 81 |
| 1983 | RW | Daniel Letendre | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 22 |
| 1982 | G | Ken Wregget | Toronto Maple Leafs | 575 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 182 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | D | Eric Calder | Washington Capitals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 39 |
| 1980 | C | John Newberry | Montréal Canadiens | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 84 | 103 | 187 | 96 |
| 1979 | RW | Jody Gage | Detroit Red Wings | 68 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 40 |
| 1978 | D | Jay Johnston | Washington Capitals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 163 |
| 1977 | C | Tom Roulston | St. Louis Blues | 195 | 47 | 49 | 96 | 74 | 72 | 56 | 53 | 109 | 35 |
| 1976 | C | Thomas Gradin | Chicago Blackhawks | 677 | 209 | 384 | 593 | 298 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | D | Blair Davidson | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | F | Bill Evo | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | D | Randy Holt | Chicago Blackhawks | 395 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 1438 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | G | Mike Veisor | Chicago Blackhawks | 139 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | D | Ed Sidebottom | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | G | Cal Hammond | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | C | Wayne Chernecki | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |