All players selected at Pick No. 5 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 | C | Brady Martin | Nashville Predators | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 68 |
| 2024 | R | Ivan Demidov | Montréal Canadiens | 59 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | D | David Reinbacher | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | LW | Cutter Gauthier | Philadelphia Flyers | 138 | 45 | 49 | 94 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 31 |
| 2021 | C | Kent Johnson | Columbus Blue Jackets | 253 | 52 | 82 | 134 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | D | Jake Sanderson | Ottawa Senators | 293 | 36 | 137 | 173 | 55 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| 2019 | C | Alex Turcotte | Los Angeles Kings | 149 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 52 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 14 |
| 2018 | C | Barrett Hayton | Arizona Coyotes | 343 | 62 | 89 | 151 | 191 | 63 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 32 |
| 2017 | C | Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | 520 | 198 | 293 | 491 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | D | Olli Juolevi | Vancouver Canucks | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 16 |
| 2015 | D | Noah Hanifin | Carolina Hurricanes | 805 | 74 | 271 | 345 | 207 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | LW | Michael Dal Colle | New York Islanders | 112 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 67 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 34 |
| 2013 | C | Elias Lindholm | Carolina Hurricanes | 944 | 246 | 395 | 641 | 249 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | D | Morgan Rielly | Toronto Maple Leafs | 927 | 94 | 450 | 544 | 262 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| 2011 | C | Ryan Strome | New York Islanders | 896 | 169 | 319 | 488 | 638 | 65 | 33 | 73 | 106 | 82 |
| 2010 | RW | Nino Niederreiter | New York Islanders | 1024 | 248 | 251 | 499 | 446 | 65 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 68 |
| 2009 | C | Brayden Schenn | Los Angeles Kings | 1079 | 290 | 419 | 709 | 641 | 70 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 82 |
| 2008 | D | Luke Schenn | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1114 | 45 | 166 | 211 | 879 | 57 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 2007 | D | Karl Alzner | Washington Capitals | 686 | 20 | 110 | 130 | 219 | 63 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 32 |
| 2006 | C | Phil Kessel | Boston Bruins | 1286 | 413 | 579 | 992 | 402 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | G | Carey Price | Montréal Canadiens | 712 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 51 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | RW | Blake Wheeler | Phoenix Coyotes | 1172 | 321 | 622 | 943 | 764 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | LW | Thomas Vanek | Buffalo Sabres | 1029 | 373 | 416 | 789 | 549 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | D | Ryan Whitney | Pittsburgh Penguins | 481 | 50 | 209 | 259 | 383 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | F | Stanislav Chistov | Anaheim Ducks | 196 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | LW | Raffi Torres | New York Islanders | 635 | 137 | 123 | 260 | 497 | 68 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 40 |
| 1999 | C | Tim Connolly | New York Islanders | 697 | 131 | 300 | 431 | 300 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 50 |
| 1998 | D | Vitaly Vishnevski | Anaheim Ducks | 552 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 494 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | D | Eric Brewer | New York Islanders | 1009 | 77 | 194 | 271 | 794 | 71 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 81 |
| 1996 | D | Ric Jackman | Dallas Stars | 231 | 19 | 58 | 77 | 166 | 66 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 97 |
| 1995 | C | Daymond Langkow | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1090 | 270 | 402 | 672 | 547 | 72 | 67 | 73 | 140 | 142 |
| 1994 | C | Jeff O'Neill | Hartford Whalers | 821 | 237 | 259 | 496 | 670 | 66 | 45 | 81 | 126 | 95 |
| 1993 | C | Rob Niedermayer | Florida Panthers | 1153 | 186 | 283 | 469 | 904 | 52 | 43 | 34 | 77 | 67 |
| 1992 | D | Darius Kasparaitis | New York Islanders | 863 | 27 | 136 | 163 | 1379 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | D | Aaron Ward | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 839 | 44 | 107 | 151 | 736 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | RW | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1733 | 766 | 1155 | 1921 | 1167 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | RW | Bill Guerin | New Jersey Devils | 1263 | 429 | 427 | 856 | 1660 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 90 |
| 1988 | RW | Daniel Dore | Quebec Nordiques | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 64 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 218 |
| 1987 | D | Chris Joseph | Pittsburgh Penguins | 510 | 39 | 112 | 151 | 567 | 67 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 155 |
| 1986 | D | Shawn Anderson | Buffalo Sabres | 255 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | D | Dana Murzyn | Hartford Whalers | 838 | 52 | 152 | 204 | 1571 | 72 | 32 | 60 | 92 | 233 |
| 1984 | D | Petr Svoboda | Montréal Canadiens | 1028 | 58 | 341 | 399 | 1605 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | G | Tom Barrasso | Buffalo Sabres | 777 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 437 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | D | Scott Stevens | Washington Capitals | 1635 | 196 | 712 | 908 | 2785 | 68 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 158 |
| 1981 | D | Joe Cirella | Colorado Rockies | 828 | 64 | 211 | 275 | 1446 | 56 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 220 |
| 1980 | D | Darren Veitch | Washington Capitals | 511 | 48 | 209 | 257 | 296 | 71 | 29 | 93 | 122 | 118 |
| 1979 | RW | Rick Vaive | Vancouver Canucks | 876 | 441 | 347 | 788 | 1445 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | LW | Mike Gillis | Colorado Rockies | 246 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 186 | 43 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 86 |
| 1977 | RW | Mike Crombeen | Cleveland Barons | 475 | 55 | 68 | 123 | 218 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 16 |
| 1976 | D | Bjorn Johansson | California Golden Seals | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | D | Rick Lapointe | Detroit Red Wings | 664 | 44 | 175 | 219 | 831 | 67 | 19 | 51 | 70 | 177 |
| 1974 | RW | Cam Connor | Montréal Canadiens | 89 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 256 | 65 | 47 | 44 | 91 | 376 |
| 1973 | G | John Davidson | St. Louis Blues | 301 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | D | Jim Schoenfeld | Buffalo Sabres | 719 | 51 | 204 | 255 | 1132 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | LW | Rick Martin | Buffalo Sabres | 685 | 384 | 317 | 701 | 477 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | G | Ray Martyniuk | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | D | Dick Redmond | Minnesota North Stars | 771 | 133 | 312 | 445 | 504 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | RW | Jim Benzelock | Minnesota North Stars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | C | Serge Bernier | Philadelphia Flyers | 302 | 78 | 119 | 197 | 234 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 139 |
| 1966 | G | Phil Myre | Montréal Canadiens | 439 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 99 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | D | Pierre Bouchard | Montréal Canadiens | 595 | 24 | 82 | 106 | 433 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | RW | Tom Martin | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | D | Art Hampson | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |