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French players in the NHL Draft

14 French players have been picked in 13 NHL Drafts from 1978 to 2023, 0 of them in the first round. The highest pick of all time is Alexandre Texier (2017), at number 45. The biggest class came in 1987, with 2.

2020s

1 Frenchmen

2023JUN 28–JUN 29 · Nashville, TN, USA

Cohort: 2005

WSH#206Antoine Keller

Draft statistics of all time

Highest draft picks

1#45Alexandre Texier (L)2017CBJ

2#47Max Sauve (C)2008BOS

3#48Xavier Ouellet (D)2011DET

4#54Bo Groulx (C)2018ANA

5#58Francois Gravel (G)1987MTL

6#64Tim Bozon (L)2012MTL

7#82Pat Daley (L)1979WIN

Most in round 1

Most picked overall

The best draft picks

By regular-season NHL career: skaters by points, goalies by games.

No. 109 in 1978 · 719 GP

Alexandre Texier

No. 45 in 2017 · 294 GP

No. 48 in 2011 · 178 GP

No. 54 in 2018 · 84 GP

No. 82 in 1979 · 12 GP

No. 47 in 2008 · 1 GP

No. 214 in 2001

2010s

4 Frenchmen

2018JUN 22–JUN 23 · Dallas, TX, USA

Cohort: 2000

ANA#54Bo Groulx

2017JUN 23–JUN 24 · Chicago, IL, USA

Cohort: 1999

CBJ#45Alexandre Texier

2012JUN 22–JUN 23 · Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Cohort: 1994

MTL#64Tim Bozon

2011JUN 24–JUN 25 · St. Paul, MN, USA

Cohort: 1993

DET#48Xavier Ouellet

2000s

2 Frenchmen

2008JUN 20–JUN 21 · Ottawa, ON, CAN

Cohort: 1990

BOS#47Max Sauve

2001JUN 23–JUN 24 · Sunrise, FL, USA

Cohort: 1983

LAK#214Cristobal Huet

1990s

1 Frenchmen

1999JUN 26 · Boston, MA, USA

Cohort: 1981

CHI#195Yorick Treille

1980s

4 Frenchmen

1987JUN 13 · Detroit, MI, USA

Cohort: 1969

MTL#58Francois Gravel

1983JUN 8 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1965

EDM#240Steve Woodburn

1980JUN 11 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1961

LAK#94Alan Graves

1970s

2 Frenchmen

1979AUG 9 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1959

WIN#82Pat Daley

1978JUN 15 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1958

STL#109Paul MacLean