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    Sam McCaig·May 17, 2020·Partner

    A 10-year snapshot of the NHL draft from 2010 to 2019

    How many players from a typical draft make the NHL? Who's the leading scorer in each of the past 10 drafts? Which goalie has the most wins? Which countries produce the most prospects?

    A 10-year snapshot of the NHL draft from 2010 to 2019A 10-year snapshot of the NHL draft from 2010 to 2019

    While we wait on the 2020 NHL draft, here's a year-by-year glance at the past 10 drafts. How many prospects make it to the NHL? How many first-rounders deliver on their promise? Who's the leading goal-scorer and point man from the past 10 drafts? Which defenseman has played the most games? Which goalie has earned the most wins? Which countries have produced the most prospects?

    All will be revealed:

    2010 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick:
    Taylor Hall, Edmonton
    Number of players drafted: 210
    Drafted players to play in NHL: 107 (51.0 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 30/30
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: 23/30
    Most goals: Tyler Seguin 279 (2nd overall by Boston)
    Most points: Seguin 635
    Most wins: Frederik Andersen 213 (187th overall by Carolina)
    Defenseman with most games played: Cam Fowler 679 (12th overall by Anaheim)
    Top five countries: Canada (99 players, 47.1 percent), United States (59 players, 28.1 percent), Sweden (20 players, 9.5 percent), Russia (8 players, 3.8 percent), Finland (7 players, 3.3 percent)

    2011 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick:
    Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton
    Number of players drafted: 211
    Drafted players to play in NHL: 125 (59.2 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 29/30
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: 20/30
    Most goals: Nikita Kucherov 220 (58th overall by Tampa Bay)
    Most points: Kucherov 544
    Most wins: John Gibson 139 (39th overall by Anaheim)
    Defenseman with most games played: Jonas Brodin 555 (10th overall by Minnesota)
    Top five countries: Canada (78 players, 36.9 percent), United States (65 players, 30.8 percent), Sweden (28 players, 13.3 percent), Finland (9 players, 4.3 percent), Czech Republic (8 players, 3.8 percent), Russia (8 players, 3.8 percent)

    2012 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick: Nail Yakupov, Edmonton
    Number of players drafted: 211
    Total drafted players to play in NHL: 108 (51.2 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 30/30
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: 23/30
    Most goals: Filip Forsberg 166 (11th overall by Washington)
    Most points: Forsberg 353
    Most wins: Andersen 213 (87th overall by Anaheim; re-entered 2012 draft after not signing with Carolina)
    Defenseman with most games played: Morgan Rielly 517 (5th overall by Toronto)
    Top five countries: Canada (100 players, 47.4 percent), United States (55 players, 26.1 percent), Sweden (22 players, 10.4 percent), Russia (11 players, 5.2 percent), Finland (9 players, 4.3 percent)

    2013 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado
    Number of players drafted: 211
    Total drafted players to play in NHL: 102 (48.3 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 30/30
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: 20/30
    Most goals: Sean Monahan 194 (6th overall by Calgary)
    Most points: MacKinnon 495
    Most wins: Juuse Saros 55 (99th overall by Nashville)
    Defenseman with most games played: Seth Jones 524 (4th overall by Nashville)
    Top five countries: Canada (96 players, 45.5 percent), United States (57 players, 27.0 percent), Sweden (23 players, 10.9 percent), Finland (11 players, 5.2 percent), Russia (8 players, 3.8 percent)

    2014 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick: Aaron Ekblad, Florida
    Number of players drafted: 210
    Total drafted players to play in NHL: 90 (42.9 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 29/30
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: 22/30
    Most goals: David Pastrnak 180 (25th overall by Boston)
    Most points: Leon Draisaitl 422 (3rd overall by Edmonton)
    Most wins: Thatcher Demko 18 (36th overall by Vancouver)
    Defenseman with most games played: Ekblad 458
    Top five countries: Canada (78 players, 37.0 percent), United States (66 players, 31.3 percent), Sweden (27 players, 12.8 percent), Russia (13 players, 6.2 percent), Finland (9 players, 4.3 percent)

    2015 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick: Connor McDavid, Edmonton
    Number of players drafted: 211
    Total drafted players to play in NHL: 96 (45.5 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 30/30
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: 17/30
    Most goals: McDavid 162
    Most points: McDavid 469
    Most wins: Mackenzie Blackwood 32 (42nd overall by New Jersey)
    Defenseman with most games played: Noah Hanifin 389 (5th overall by Carolina)
    Top five countries: Canada (78 players, 37.0 percent), United States (56 players, 26.5 percent), Sweden (19 players, 9.0 percent), Russia (17 players, 8.1 percent), Finland (13 players, 6.2 percent)

    2016 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick: Auston Matthews, Toronto
    Number of players drafted: 211
    Total drafted players to play in NHL: 70 (33.2 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 26/30
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: 7/30
    Most goals: Matthews 158
    Most points: Matthews 285
    Most wins: Carter Hart 40 (48th overall by Philadelphia)
    Defenseman with most games played: Jakob Chychrun 234 (16th overall by Arizona)
    Top five countries: Canada (89 players, 42.2 percent), United States (52 players, 24.6 percent), Sweden (25 players, 11.8 percent), Russia (17 players, 8.1 percent), Finland (14 players, 6.6 percent)

    2017 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick:
    Nico Hischier, New Jersey
    Number of players drafted: 217
    Total drafted players to play in NHL: 51 (23.5 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 27/31
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: 1/31
    Most goals: Elias Pettersson 55 (5th overall by Vancouver)
    Most points: Hischier 135
    Most wins: Cayden Primeau 1 (199th overall by Montreal)
    Defenseman with most games played: Miro Heiskanen 150 (3rd overall by Dallas)
    Top five countries: Canada (78 players, 35.9 percent), United States (50 players, 23.0 percent), Sweden (27 players, 12.8 percent), Finland (23 players, 10.6 percent), Russia (17 players, 7.8 percent)

    2018 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick: Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo
    Number of players drafted: 217
    Total drafted players to play in NHL: 19 (8.8 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 17/31
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: n/a
    Most goals: Andrei Svechnikov 44 (2nd overall by Carolina)
    Most points: Svechnikov 98
    Most wins: n/a
    Defenseman with most games played: Dahlin 141
    Top five countries: Canada (70 players, 32.3 percent), United States (56 players, 25.8 percent), Sweden (28 players, 12.9 percent), Russia (19 players, 8.8 percent), Finland (15 players, 7.1 percent)

    2019 NHL draft
    No. 1 pick:
    Jack Hughes, New Jersey
    Number of players drafted: 217
    Total drafted players to play in NHL: 5 (2.3 percent)
    First-round picks to play in NHL: 5/31
    First-round picks to play 200-plus NHL games: n/a
    Most goals: Kaapo Kakko 10 (2nd overall by NY Rangers)
    Most points: (tie) Kakko and Kirby Dach 23 (3rd overall by Chicago)
    Most wins: n/a
    Defenseman with most games played: Ville Heinola 8 (20th overall by Winnipeg)
    Top five countries: Canada (64 players, 29.5 percent), United States (58 players, 26.7 percent), Russia (26 players, 12.0 percent), Sweden (26 players, 12.0 percent), Finland (22 players, 10.1 percent)