2015 NHL Draft
Connor McDavid in the 2015 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Connor McDavid first overall in the 2015 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 810, and none has scored more points than his 1260.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 2015 draft
- 1Connor McDavidC810 GP · 1260 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC707 GP · 720 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC612 GP · 456 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR753 GP · 839 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor McDavidC810 GP · 1260 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC707 GP · 720 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC612 GP · 456 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR753 GP · 839 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Noah HanifinD846 GP · 359 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Pavel ZachaC721 GP · 417 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Ivan ProvorovD780 GP · 314 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Zach WerenskiD655 GP · 477 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Timo MeierR713 GP · 484 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Mikko RantanenR731 GP · 800 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Connor McDavid made his NHL debut on October 8, 2015, 104 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2015 draft
- 1Connor McDavidC810 GP · 1260 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 117Caleb JonesD255 GP · 56 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 124Ethan BearD275 GP · 67 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 154John MarinoD452 GP · 162 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 208Miroslav SvobodaGNo NHL gamesEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 209Ziyat PaiginDEDMEdmonton Oilers