List of Calgary Flames draft picks

Bennett stares down the ice during pre-game warm-up prior to a Flames exhibition game.
Sam Bennett was the Flames' first choice in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey franchise based in Calgary, Alberta. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was founded in 1972 as the Atlanta Flames, and relocated to Calgary in 1980. Since arriving in Calgary, the Flames have drafted 378 players. The 2024 draft was the 45th in which Calgary participated.

The NHL Entry Draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. Since 2016, the NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 15 non-playoff teams, allowing the winners to move up to the top three selections. From 1995 to 2012 the winner of the draft lottery was allowed to move up a maximum of four positions in the entry draft. The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft. The Flames have never won the lottery. Between 1986 and 1994, the NHL also held a Supplemental Draft for players in American colleges.

Calgary's first draft pick was Denis Cyr, taken 13th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The highest that Calgary has drafted is fourth overall, which they have done once, they selected Sam Bennett (2014) at the fourth spot. Eleven picks went on to play over 1,000 NHL games: Al MacInnis, Gary Roberts, Paul Ranheim, Brett Hull, Gary Suter, Joe Nieuwendyk, Theoren Fleury, Cory Stillman, Derek Morris, Dion Phaneuf and Mikael Backlund. Three of Calgary's draft picks, MacInnis, Joe Nieuwendyk and Brett Hull have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. 1986 draft pick Tom Quinlan was also drafted by baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and chose a career in Major League Baseball over the NHL.

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Draft picks

The Flames' first pick in 1984, Gary Roberts played for 21 NHL seasons.
Taken 166th overall in 1987, Theoren Fleury went on to play over 1,000 NHL games.
Though he never played in Calgary, Nils Ekman was a 5th round pick of the Flames in 1994.
The Flames took Dany Sabourin in the 4th round in 1998.
Craig Anderson was Calgary's third pick in 1999.
Drafted by the Flames in the 5th round in 2000, Travis Moen never played for Calgary.
Chuck Kobasew was the Flames' first selection in 2001.
David Moss was selected in the 7th round of the 2001 draft.
The Flames took Eric Nystrom with their first pick, 10th overall, in 2002.
Dion Phaneuf was the Flames' 1st round pick in 2003.
Matt Pelech was the Flames' top pick in 2005.
The Flames selected Leland Irving with their 1st round pick in 2006.
Swedish forward Mikael Backlund was Calgary's top pick in 2007.

Statistics are complete as of the 2024–25 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position. This list includes players drafted by the team in Calgary only.

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