All players selected at Pick No. 71 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 | D | David Bedkowski | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 73 |
| 2024 | R | Brodie Ziemer | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 |
| 2023 | C | Brandon Svoboda | San Jose Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 32 |
| 2022 | LW | Alexander Perevalov | Carolina Hurricanes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | RW | Simon Robertsson | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | G | Leevi Merilainen | Ottawa Senators | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | G | Hugo Alnefelt | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | D | Jordan Harris | Montréal Canadiens | 169 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | D | Kasper Kotkansalo | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 43 |
| 2016 | D | Josh Anderson | Colorado Avalanche | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 86 |
| 2015 | C | J.C. Beaudin | Colorado Avalanche | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 29 |
| 2014 | RW | Connor Chatham | New Jersey Devils | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 51 |
| 2013 | LW | Connor Crisp | Montréal Canadiens | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 139 |
| 2012 | C | Tanner Richard | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 46 |
| 2011 | G | David Honzik | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | LW | Michael Bournival | Colorado Avalanche | 113 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 58 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 37 |
| 2009 | D | Troy Hesketh | Edmonton Oilers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | LW | Josh Brittain | Anaheim Ducks | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 106 |
| 2007 | RW | Evgenii Dadonov | Florida Panthers | 634 | 163 | 198 | 361 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | C | Brad Marchand | Boston Bruins | 1146 | 449 | 581 | 1030 | 1149 | 68 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 83 |
| 2005 | LW | Rich Clune | Dallas Stars | 139 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 327 | 68 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 103 |
| 2004 | D | Andrej Sekera | Buffalo Sabres | 842 | 51 | 202 | 253 | 212 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | D | Dmitri Kosmachev | Columbus Blue Jackets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | D | Brian Lee | Anaheim Ducks | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 115 |
| 2001 | LW | Tomas Plekanec | Montréal Canadiens | 1001 | 233 | 375 | 608 | 543 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | C | Thatcher Bell | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 61 |
| 1999 | C | Jason Jaspers | Phoenix Coyotes | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 68 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 81 |
| 1998 | LW | Erik Cole | Carolina Hurricanes | 892 | 265 | 267 | 532 | 659 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | D | Josef Melichar | Pittsburgh Penguins | 349 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | RW | Arron Asham | Montréal Canadiens | 789 | 94 | 114 | 208 | 1004 | 70 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 174 |
| 1995 | D | Kevin McKay | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 93 |
| 1994 | D | Sheldon Souray | New Jersey Devils | 758 | 109 | 191 | 300 | 1145 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 122 |
| 1993 | LW | Vinny Prospal | Philadelphia Flyers | 1108 | 255 | 510 | 765 | 581 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | RW | Martin Gendron | Washington Capitals | 30 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 71 | 66 | 137 | 45 |
| 1991 | D | Igor Kravchuk | Chicago Blackhawks | 699 | 64 | 210 | 274 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | LW | Frank Kovacs | Minnesota North Stars | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 165 |
| 1989 | D | Brett Hauer | Vancouver Canucks | 37 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | RW | Stefan Elvenas | Chicago Blackhawks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | LW | Joe Sacco | Toronto Maple Leafs | 738 | 94 | 119 | 213 | 421 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | RW | Hannu Jarvenpaa | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 114 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | G | Mark Gowans | Detroit Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | D | Graham Herring | St. Louis Blues | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 104 |
| 1983 | D | Kevan Guy | Calgary Flames | 156 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 138 | 69 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 89 |
| 1982 | G | Shawn Kilroy | Vancouver Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | RW | Paul Houck | Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 65 | 51 | 116 | 39 |
| 1980 | RW | Kevin McClelland | Hartford Whalers | 588 | 68 | 112 | 180 | 1670 | 67 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 71 |
| 1979 | C | John Gibson | Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 46 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 218 |
| 1978 | LW | Lou Franceschetti | Washington Capitals | 459 | 59 | 81 | 140 | 747 | 62 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 46 |
| 1977 | RW | Rene Hamelin | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | RW | Dave Hynek | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 130 |
| 1975 | D | Greg Neeld | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | C | Randy Andreachuk | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | D | Guido Tenesi | Pittsburgh Penguins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | G | Daryl Fedorak | Philadelphia Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | D | Gerry Egers | California Golden Seals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | D | Mike Keeler | Buffalo Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | C | Dave Hudson | Chicago Blackhawks | 409 | 59 | 124 | 183 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - |