NHL Entry Draft

The NHL Entry Draft is the mechanism in the NHL for teams to select the rights to prospective players.

Player Numbers By Team

This is a ranking of the minor teams who have provided the most players to the NHL as of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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Rk - Team - Plays

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• Peterborough Petes, OHL - 153
• Oshawa Generals, OHL - 141
• Kitchener Rangers, OHL - 130
• London Knights, OHL - 128
• Ottawa 67's, OHL - 126
• Regina Pats, WHL - 103
• Sudbury Wolves, OHL - 101
• Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL - 100
• Portland Winter Hawks, WHL - 98
• Kamloops Blazers, WHL - 97
• Saskatoon Blades, WHL - 97
• Toronto Marlboros, OHL - 97 (defunct)
• Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL - 96
• Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL - 94
• Kingston Frontenacs, OHL - 91
• Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL - 85
• Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL - 83
• Prince Albert Raiders, WHL - 74
• Niagara Falls Thunder, OHL - 72 (defunct)
• Victoria Cougars, WHL - 70 (defunct)
• Windsor Spitfires, OHL - 69
• Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL - 69
• Gatineau Olympiques, QMJHL - 66
• Calgary Wranglers, WHL - 66 (defunct)
• University of Minnesota, NCAA - 65
• Sherbrooke Castors, QMJHL - 63 (defunct)
• Guelph Storm, OHL - 62
• Hamilton Steelhawks, OHL - 62 (defunct)
• New Westminster Bruins, WHL - 62 (defunct)
• University of Michigan, NCAA - 60
• CSKA Moscow, Russia - 56
• North Bay Centennials, OHL - 56 (defunct)
• Laval Titan, QMJHL - 54 (defunct)
• Swift Current Broncos - 53
• Belleville Bulls, OHL - 53
• St. Catharines Fincups, OHA - 52 (defunct)
• Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL - 51
• Spokane Chiefs, WHL - 51
• Drummondville Voltigeurs, QMJHL - 49
• Boston University, NCAA - 49
• Chicoutimi Saguenéens, QMJHL - 47
• Quebec Remparts, QMJHL - 47 (defunct)
• Trois-Rivières Draveurs, QMJHL - 47 (defunct)
• Michigan Tech, NCAA - 46
• Plymouth Whalers, OHL - 45
• Michigan State, NCAA - 45
• Tri-City Americans, WHL - 45
• Cornwall Royals, QMJHL - 45 (defunct)
• Dynamo Moscow, Russia - 44
• University of Wisconsin, NCAA - 41
• University of Denver, NCAA - 40
• Flin Flon Bombers, WCHL - 39 (defunct)
• Red Deer Rebels, WHL - 38
• Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL - 38 (defunct)
• University of North Dakota, NCAA - 37
• Cornwall Royals, OHL - 37 (defunct)
• Boston College, NCAA - 34
• Providence College, NCAA - 34
• Djurgårdens IF, Sweden - 34
• MODO Hockey, Sweden - 34
• Winnipeg Warriors, WHL - 34 (defunct)
• TPS Turku, Finland - 33
• Jokerit, Finland - 33
• Harvard University, NCAA - 33
• HIFK Helsinki, Finland - 32
• Färjestads BK, Sweden - 32
• Clarkson University, NCAA - 32
• Montreal Jr. Canadiens, QMJHL - 32 (defunct)
• University of Colorado, NCAA - 31
• Cornell University, NCAA - 31
• HC Chemopetrol, Czech Extraliga - 31
• Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL - 30
• University of New Hampshire, NCAA - 30
• Granby Prédateurs, QMJHL - 30 (defunct)

Note: Totals for Canadian Hockey League teams include all teams from that city, regardless of franchise moves except for Toronto, Quebec City, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver

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