All players selected at Pick No. 53 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 | Cole McKinney | San Jose Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 18 |
| 2024 | D | Leo Sahlin Wallenius | San Jose Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | C | Rasmus Kumpulainen | Minnesota Wild | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | D | Tristan Luneau | Anaheim Ducks | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 20 |
| 2021 | LW | Aleksandr Kisakov | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | C | Vasily Ponomarev | Carolina Hurricanes | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 15 |
| 2019 | LW | Nicholas Robertson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 212 | 44 | 38 | 82 | 26 | 54 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 24 |
| 2018 | D | Calen Addison | Pittsburgh Penguins | 152 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 96 | 68 | 11 | 54 | 65 | 53 |
| 2017 | C | Jack Studnicka | Boston Bruins | 125 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 36 |
| 2016 | D | Filip Hronek | Detroit Red Wings | 509 | 45 | 225 | 270 | 254 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | D | Rasmus Andersson | Calgary Flames | 593 | 58 | 207 | 265 | 336 | 67 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 88 |
| 2014 | RW | Noah Rod | San Jose Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | D | Madison Bowey | Washington Capitals | 158 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 104 | 69 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 75 |
| 2012 | RW | Brian Hart | Tampa Bay Lightning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | C | William Karlsson | Anaheim Ducks | 752 | 183 | 270 | 453 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | D | Mark Alt | Carolina Hurricanes | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | F | Anton Rodin | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | D | Travis Hamonic | New York Islanders | 925 | 53 | 191 | 244 | 803 | 61 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 101 |
| 2007 | D | Will Weber | Columbus Blue Jackets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | D | Mathieu Carle | Montréal Canadiens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 122 |
| 2005 | F | Andrew Kozek | Atlanta Thrashers | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 81 |
| 2004 | LW | David Booth | Florida Panthers | 530 | 124 | 112 | 236 | 216 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | F | Evgeni Tunik | New York Islanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | RW | Barry Tallackson | New Jersey Devils | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | C | Kiel McLeod | Columbus Blue Jackets | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 94 |
| 2000 | RW | Alexander Tatarinov | Phoenix Coyotes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | LW | Brad Ralph | Phoenix Coyotes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 93 |
| 1998 | C | Steve Moore | Colorado Avalanche | 69 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | LW | Graham Belak | Colorado Avalanche | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 251 |
| 1996 | LW | Eric Naud | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 230 |
| 1995 | LW | Brad Larsen | Ottawa Senators | 294 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 134 | 62 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 73 |
| 1994 | D | Corey Neilson | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 46 |
| 1993 | G | Patrick Charbonneau | Ottawa Senators | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | LW | Stefan Ustorf | Washington Capitals | 54 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | D | Todd Hall | Hartford Whalers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | G | Mike Dunham | New Jersey Devils | 394 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | D | Nicklas Lidstrom | Detroit Red Wings | 1564 | 264 | 878 | 1142 | 514 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | RW | Trevor Sim | Edmonton Oilers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 87 |
| 1987 | LW | Andrew MacVicar | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 33 |
| 1986 | LW | Shaun Clouston | New York Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | G | Andy Helmuth | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | D | Robert Dirk | St. Louis Blues | 402 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 786 | 62 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 64 |
| 1983 | LW | Gord Walker | New York Rangers | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 66 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 95 |
| 1982 | LW | Yves Lapointe | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 153 |
| 1981 | RW | Jean-Marc Gaulin | Quebec Nordiques | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 157 |
| 1980 | D | Randy Velischek | Minnesota North Stars | 509 | 21 | 76 | 97 | 401 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | D | Mark Robinson | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 98 |
| 1978 | C | Douglas Derkson | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | LW | Dave Hoyda | Philadelphia Flyers | 132 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 299 | 61 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 220 |
| 1976 | D | Craig Hamner | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | RW | Gary Mcadam | Buffalo Sabres | 534 | 96 | 132 | 228 | 243 | 65 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 111 |
| 1974 | RW | Bob Sirois | Philadelphia Flyers | 286 | 92 | 120 | 212 | 42 | 67 | 72 | 81 | 153 | 77 |
| 1973 | C | Dean Talafous | Atlanta Flames | 497 | 104 | 154 | 258 | 163 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | D | Rychard Campeau | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | D | Greg Hubick | Montréal Canadiens | 77 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | D | Andre St. Pierre | New York Rangers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | F | Warren Harrison | Oakland Seals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |