Belarusian players in the NHL Draft
47 Belarusian players have been picked in 24 NHL Drafts from 1988 to 2026, 4 of them in the first round and 1 among the first three picks. The highest pick of all time is Artyom Levshunov (2024), at number 2. The biggest class came in 2023, with 5.
2020s
20 Belarusians
2026JUN 26–JUN 27 · Buffalo, NY, USA
Cohort: 2008
Latest3
Belarusians
0
Round 1
VAN#97Yaroslav Bryzgalov
2025JUN 27–JUN 28 · Los Angeles, CA, USA
Cohort: 2007
3
Belarusians
0
Round 1
MTL#82Arseni Radkov
2024JUN 28–JUN 29 · Las Vegas, NV, USA
Cohort: 2006
3
Belarusians
1
Round 1
CHI#2Artyom Levshunov
2023JUN 28–JUN 29 · Nashville, TN, USA
Cohort: 2005
5
Belarusians
0
Round 1
ANA#85Yegor Sidorov
2022JUL 7–JUL 8 · Montreal, QC, CAN
Cohort: 2004
1
Belarusians
0
Round 1
COL#225Ivan Zhigalov
2021JUL 23–JUL 24 · Virtual
Cohort: 2003
3
Belarusians
0
Round 1
VAN#41Danila Klimovich
2020OCT 6–OCT 7 · Virtual
Cohort: 2002
2
Belarusians
0
Round 1
DAL#162Yauheni Aksiantsiuk
Draft statistics of all time
Highest draft picks
The best draft picks
Yegor Sharangovich
NJDNo. 141 in 2018 · 449 GP
118G 112A230P
Andrei Kostitsyn
MTLNo. 10 in 2003 · 398 GP
103G 119A222P
Ruslan Salei
ANANo. 9 in 1996 · 917 GP
45G 159A204P
4
Sergei Kostitsyn
MTLNo. 200 in 2005 · 353 GP
67G 109A176P
5
Aliaksei Protas
WSHNo. 91 in 2019 · 331 GP
68G 105A173P
6
Konstantin Koltsov
PITNo. 18 in 1999 · 144 GP
12G 26A38P
7
Artyom Levshunov
CHINo. 2 in 2024 · 97 GP
3G 30A33P
8
Vladislav Kolyachonok
FLANo. 52 in 2019 · 87 GP
5G 12A17P
9
Ilya Solovyov
CGYNo. 205 in 2020 · 48 GP
1G 11A12P
10
Ilya Protas
WSHNo. 75 in 2024 · 14 GP
2G 7A9P
2010s
9 Belarusians2019JUN 21–JUN 22 · Vancouver, BC, CAN
Cohort: 2001
3
Belarusians
0
Round 1
FLA#52Vladislav Kolyachonok
2018JUN 22–JUN 23 · Dallas, TX, USA
Cohort: 2000
2
Belarusians
0
Round 1
NJD#141Yegor Sharangovich
2017JUN 23–JUN 24 · Chicago, IL, USA
Cohort: 1999
2
Belarusians
0
Round 1
PHI#80Kirill Ustimenko
2016JUN 24–JUN 25 · Buffalo, NY, USA
Cohort: 1998
1
Belarusians
0
Round 1
CGY#186Stepan Falkovsky
2012JUN 22–JUN 23 · Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Cohort: 1994
1
Belarusians
0
Round 1
NJD#180Artur Gavrus
2000s
8 Belarusians2009JUN 26–JUN 27 · Montreal, QC, CAN
Cohort: 1991
1
Belarusians
0
Round 1
TBL#183Kirill Gotovets
2008JUN 20–JUN 21 · Ottawa, ON, CAN
Cohort: 1990
1
Belarusians
0
Round 1
TOR#98Mikhail Stefanovich
2005JUL 30 · Ottawa, ON, CAN
Cohort: 1987
2
Belarusians
0
Round 1
CGY#128Kevin Lalande
2004JUN 26–JUN 27 · Raleigh, NC, USA
Cohort: 1986
2
Belarusians
0
Round 1
DET#151Sergei Kolosov
2003JUN 21–JUN 22 · Nashville, TN, USA
Cohort: 1985
2
Belarusians
1
Round 1
MTL#10Andrei Kostitsyn
1990s
9 Belarusians1999JUN 26 · Boston, MA, USA
Cohort: 1981
2
Belarusians
1
Round 1
PIT#18Konstantin Koltsov
1997JUN 21 · Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Cohort: 1979
1
Belarusians
0
Round 1
EDM#68Sergei Yerkovich
1996JUN 22 · St. Louis, MO, USA
Cohort: 1978
1
Belarusians
1
Round 1
ANA#9Ruslan Salei
1993JUN 25 · Quebec City, QC CAN
Cohort: 1975
3
Belarusians
0
Round 1
NYR#86Sergei Olympijev
1992JUN 19 · Montreal, QC CAN
Cohort: 1974
1
Belarusians
0
Round 1
NYR#120Dimitri Starostenko
1991JUN 21 · Buffalo, NY USA
Cohort: 1972
1
Belarusians
0
Round 1
CHI#220Alexander Andrijevski
1980s
1 Belarusians