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Polish players in the NHL Draft

8 Polish players have been picked in 7 NHL Drafts from 1981 to 2022, 1 of them in the first round. The highest pick of all time is Wojtek Wolski (2004), at number 21. The biggest class came in 1993, with 2.

2020s

1 PolesPoland
2022JUL 7–JUL 8 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 2004

1
Poles
0
Round 1
ARI#163Maksymilian SzuberPoland

Draft statistics of all time

Highest draft picks

1#21Wojtek Wolski (L)2004COL
2#65Krzysztof Oliwa (L)1993NJD
3#91Peter Sidorkiewicz (G)1981WSH
4#102Patrik Pysz (C)1993CHI
5#102Stefan Liv (G)2000DET
6#106Mariusz Czerkawski (R)1991BOS
7#157Marcin Kolusz (F)2003MIN

Most in round 1

120041Poland

Most picked overall

119932Poland220221Poland320041Poland420031Poland520001Poland619911Poland719811Poland

The best draft picks

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

2000s

3 PolesPoland
2004JUN 26–JUN 27 · Raleigh, NC, USA

Cohort: 1986

1
Poles
1
Round 1
COL#21Wojtek WolskiPoland
2003JUN 21–JUN 22 · Nashville, TN, USA

Cohort: 1985

1
Poles
0
Round 1
MIN#157Marcin KoluszPoland
2000JUN 24–JUN 25 · Calgary, AB, CAN

Cohort: 1982

1
Poles
0
Round 1
DET#102Stefan LivPoland

1990s

3 PolesPoland
1993JUN 25 · Quebec City, QC CAN

Cohort: 1975

2
Poles
0
Round 1
NJD#65Krzysztof OliwaPoland
1991JUN 21 · Buffalo, NY USA

Cohort: 1972

1
Poles
0
Round 1
BOS#106Mariusz CzerkawskiPoland

1980s

1 PolesPoland
1981JUN 10 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1963

1
Poles
0
Round 1
WSH#91Peter SidorkiewiczPoland