Pick No. 56 from 2025 to 1969 in the NHL Entry Draft
All players selected at Pick No. 56 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 | Ethan Czata | Tampa Bay Lightning | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 72 |
| 2024 | D | Lukas Fischer | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 79 |
| 2023 | D | Beau Akey | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 39 |
| 2022 | LW | Rieger Lorenz | Minnesota Wild | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 54 |
| 2021 | D | Evan Nause | Florida Panthers | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 32 |
| 2020 | C | Tristen Robins | San Jose Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 28 |
| 2019 | RW | Brett Leason | Washington Capitals | 226 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 36 | 53 | 89 | 28 |
| 2018 | C | Jacob Olofsson | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | D | Josh Brook | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | 69 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 61 |
| 2016 | C | Dillon Dube | Calgary Flames | 325 | 57 | 70 | 127 | 105 | 65 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 50 |
| 2015 | D | Vince Dunn | St. Louis Blues | 597 | 83 | 237 | 320 | 377 | 68 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 59 |
| 2014 | C | Ryan Donato | Boston Bruins | 540 | 121 | 131 | 252 | 217 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | C | Marco Roy | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 68 |
| 2012 | RW | Samuel Kurker | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | LW | Lucas Lessio | Phoenix Coyotes | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 66 |
| 2010 | LW | Johan Larsson | Minnesota Wild | 488 | 53 | 79 | 132 | 246 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | C | Kevin Lynch | Columbus Blue Jackets | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 |
| 2008 | RW | Danny Kristo | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 2007 | F | Akim Aliu | Chicago Blackhawks | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 53 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 104 |
| 2006 | LW | Blake Geoffrion | Nashville Predators | 55 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 2005 | RW | Marc-Andre Cliche | New York Rangers | 151 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | D | Nicklas Grossmann | Dallas Stars | 592 | 13 | 73 | 86 | 314 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | C | Patrick O'Sullivan | Minnesota Wild | 334 | 58 | 103 | 161 | 116 | 56 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 57 |
| 2002 | LW | Vladislav Evseev | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | G | Andrei Medvedev | Calgary Flames | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | F | Aleksander Suglobov | New Jersey Devils | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | C | Matt Zultek | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 71 |
| 1998 | RW | Tomek Valtonen | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | D | Vratislav Cech | Florida Panthers | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 72 |
| 1996 | D | Zdeno Chara | New York Islanders | 1680 | 209 | 471 | 680 | 2085 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | RW | Shane Willis | Tampa Bay Lightning | 174 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 77 | 65 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 38 |
| 1994 | C | Dorian Anneck | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 30 |
| 1993 | RW | Valeri Karpov | Anaheim Ducks | 76 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | LW | Jarrett Deuling | New York Islanders | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 79 |
| 1991 | RW | George Breen | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | D | Brad Bombardir | New Jersey Devils | 356 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 127 | 60 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 93 |
| 1989 | RW | John Thomas | Buffalo Sabres | 63 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | C | Craig Fisher | Philadelphia Flyers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | LW | Todd Lalonde | Boston Bruins | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 71 |
| 1986 | RW | Kevin Kerr | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 266 |
| 1985 | C | Keith Gretzky | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 31 | 62 | 93 | 12 |
| 1984 | G | Alan Perry | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | RW | Mitchell Messier | Minnesota North Stars | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | RW | Kevin Dineen | Hartford Whalers | 1188 | 355 | 405 | 760 | 2229 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | G | Mike Vernon | Calgary Flames | 782 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 271 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | RW | Sean McKenna | Buffalo Sabres | 414 | 82 | 80 | 162 | 183 | 59 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 24 |
| 1979 | C | Lindsay Carson | Philadelphia Flyers | 373 | 66 | 80 | 146 | 525 | 67 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 105 |
| 1978 | LW | Harald Lückner | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | D | Dave Morrow | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | G | Mike Liut | St. Louis Blues | 663 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | C | Ron Delorme | Kansas City Scouts | 524 | 83 | 83 | 166 | 667 | 69 | 30 | 57 | 87 | 144 |
| 1974 | D | Roger Lemelin | Kansas City Scouts | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | LW | Al Hangsleben | Montréal Canadiens | 185 | 21 | 48 | 69 | 396 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | C | Ron Lalonde | Pittsburgh Penguins | 397 | 45 | 78 | 123 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | LW | Dave Hynes | Boston Bruins | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | LW | Walt Ledingham | Chicago Blackhawks | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | G | Gary Doyle | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Players Drafted Per Nationality
33CAN
11USA
4RUS
4SWE
1CZE
1GBR
NGA
1NGA
1POL
1SVK
Total Players
57
