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British players in the NHL Draft

33 British players have been picked in 24 NHL Drafts from 1973 to 2021, 3 of them in the first round and 1 among the first three picks. The highest pick of all time is Owen Nolan (1990), at number 1. The biggest class came in 1986, with 3.

2020s

2 Britons

2021JUL 23–JUL 24 · Virtual

Cohort: 2003

CHI#91Taige Harding

2020OCT 6–OCT 7 · Virtual

Cohort: 2002

SJS#56Tristen Robins

Draft statistics of all time

Highest draft picks

1#1Owen Nolan (R)1990QUE

2#12Peter Lee (R)1976MTL

3#12Brendan Perlini (L)2014ARI

4#25Kevin Griffin (L)1981CHI

5#35Paul Sheard (L)1973VAN

6#35Byron Dafoe (G)1989WSH

7#41Paul Messier (C)1978CLR

Most in round 1

Most picked overall

The best draft picks

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

No. 1 in 1990 · 1200 GP

No. 111 in 1981 · 804 GP

No. 12 in 1976 · 431 GP

Brendan Perlini

No. 12 in 2014 · 262 GP

No. 89 in 2014 · 275 GP

No. 87 in 1992 · 64 GP

No. 56 in 2020 · 3 GP

No. 221 in 2004

2010s

6 Britons

2019JUN 21–JUN 22 · Vancouver, BC, CAN

Cohort: 2001

WPG#134Harrison Blaisdell

2018JUN 22–JUN 23 · Dallas, TX, USA

Cohort: 2000

ARI#189Liam Kirk

2014JUN 27–JUN 28 · Philadelphia, PA, USA

Cohort: 1996

ARI#12Brendan Perlini

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

Cohort: 1994

BOS#145Cody Payne

2010JUN 25–JUN 26 · Los Angeles, CA, USA

Cohort: 1992

ANA#192Brett Perlini

2000s

3 Britons

2008JUN 20–JUN 21 · Ottawa, ON, CAN

Cohort: 1990

PHX#189Tim Billingsley

2004JUN 26–JUN 27 · Raleigh, NC, USA

Cohort: 1986

LAK#221Daniel Taylor

2000JUN 24–JUN 25 · Calgary, AB, CAN

Cohort: 1982

PHI#195Colin Shields

1990s

4 Britons

1992JUN 19 · Montreal, QC CAN

Cohort: 1974

LAK#87Kevin Brown

1991JUN 21 · Buffalo, NY USA

Cohort: 1972

NYR#128Barry Young

1990JUN 15 · Vancouver, BC CAN

Cohort: 1970

QUE#1Owen Nolan

1980s

10 Britons

1989JUN 16 · Bloomington, MN USA

Cohort: 1969

WSH#35Byron Dafoe

1986JUN 21 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1968

WIN#218Matt Cote

1984JUN 9 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1966

NYI#188Tom Warden

1983JUN 8 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1965

EDM#180David Roach

1982JUN 9 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1964

NJD#169Alan Hepple

1981JUN 10 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1963

CHI#25Kevin Griffin

1970s

8 Britons

1978JUN 15 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1958

CLR#41Paul Messier

1977JUN 14 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1957

MNS#79Bob Parent

1976MAY 27 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1956

MTL#12Peter Lee

1975JUN 3 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1955

AFM#98Paul Heaver

1973MAY 15 · Montreal, QC, CAN

Cohort: 1953

VAN#35Paul Sheard