Every 21st pick in NHL draft history

62 players have gone 21st in the NHL draft since 1963, from Gerry Meehan to Ryan Lin in 2026. The most decorated: Tuukka Rask (2005; Vezina Trophy), Joel Quenneville (1978; Jack Adams Award), and Eric Vail (1973; Calder Trophy). 59 of the 62 won nothing on the NHL honours list.

NHL draft, every No. 21 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Ryan Lin	San Jose Sharks	—
2025	Cameron Reid	Nashville Predators	—
2024	Michael Hage	Montréal Canadiens	—
2023	Charlie Stramel	Minnesota Wild	—
2022	Owen Pickering	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
2021	Fabian Lysell	Boston Bruins	—
2020	Egor Chinakhov	Columbus Blue Jackets	—
2019	Sam Poulin	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
2018	Ryan Merkley	San Jose Sharks	—
2017	Filip Chytil	New York Rangers	—
2016	Julien Gauthier	Carolina Hurricanes	—
2015	Colin White	Ottawa Senators	—
2014	Robby Fabbri	St. Louis Blues	—
2013	Frederik Gauthier	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
2012	Mark Jankowski	Calgary Flames	—
2011	Stefan Noesen	Ottawa Senators	—
2010	Riley Sheahan	Detroit Red Wings	—
2009	John Moore	Columbus Blue Jackets	—
2008	Anton Gustafsson	Washington Capitals	—
2007	Riley Nash	Edmonton Oilers	—
2006	Bobby Sanguinetti	New York Rangers	—
2005	Tuukka Rask	Toronto Maple Leafs	Vezina Trophy
2004	Wojtek Wolski	Colorado Avalanche	—
2003	Mark Stuart	Boston Bruins	—
2002	Anton Babchuk	Chicago Blackhawks	—
2001	Colby Armstrong	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
2000	Anton Volchenkov	Ottawa Senators	—
1999	Nick Boynton	Boston Bruins	—
1998	Mathieu Biron	Los Angeles Kings	—
1997	Mika Noronen	Buffalo Sabres	—
1996	Marco Sturm	San Jose Sharks	—
1995	Sean Brown	Boston Bruins	—
1994	Yevgeni Ryabchikov	Boston Bruins	—
1993	Saku Koivu	Montréal Canadiens	—
1992	Libor Polasek	Vancouver Canucks	—
1991	Trevor Halverson	Washington Capitals	—
1990	Bryan Smolinski	Boston Bruins	—
1989	Steve Bancroft	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
1988	Jason Muzzatti	Calgary Flames	—
1987	Peter Soberlak	Edmonton Oilers	—
1986	Kim Issel	Edmonton Oilers	—
1985	Glen Seabrooke	Philadelphia Flyers	—
1984	Selmar Odelein	Edmonton Oilers	—
1983	Nevin Markwart	Boston Bruins	—
1982	Patrick Flatley	New York Islanders	—
1981	Paul Boutilier	New York Islanders	—
1980	Michael Stothers	Philadelphia Flyers	—
1979	Kevin Lowe	Edmonton Oilers	—
1978	Joel Quenneville	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jack Adams Award
1977	Mark Lofthouse	Washington Capitals	—
1976	Steve Clippingdale	Los Angeles Kings	—
1975	Dennis Maruk	CGS	—
1974	Bruce Affleck	CGS	—
1973	Eric Vail	Calgary Flames	Calder Trophy
1972	Larry Sacharuk	New York Rangers	—
1971	Rod Norrish	Dallas Stars	—
1970	John Stewart	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
1969	Ronald Garwasiuk	Detroit Red Wings	—
1968	Dave Simpson	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
1966	Brian Morenz	Chicago Blackhawks	—
1964	Syl Apps Jr.	New York Rangers	—
1963	Gerry Meehan	Toronto Maple Leafs	—

Honours from the NHL award history, matched to the pick by name. Picks from the NHL's own records.