The complete list of players drafted by the Ottawa Senators (1992–present) of the National Hockey League (NHL) at the NHL entry draft. The Senators were approved as franchise partners of the NHL in December 1990, and participated in their first entry draft in 1992. That year, the team also participated in the 1992 NHL expansion draft.
The Senators' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on March 4, 1993 that sent the rights to Dmitri Filimonov to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 22, 1993 that sent John McIntyre to New York in exchange for this pick.
The Toronto Maple Leafs' ninth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 25, 1993 that sent Brad Miller to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' eleventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992 that sent an eleventh-round pick in 1992 to Ottawa in exchange for future considerations (this pick on May 7, 1993).
The Senators' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 1994 that sent the Washington Capitals' third-round pick in 1994 (67th overall) and a 1995 (82nd overall) to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 1994 that sent Sean Hill and a ninth-round pick in 1994 (210th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames.
The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Antoine Vermette to Columbus in exchange for Pascal Leclaire and this pick.
The Senators' third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008, that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.
The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2008, that sent Brian McGrattan to the Phoenix Coyotes for this pick. Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 6, 2007, that sent Alex Auld to Boston for Nate DiCasmirro and this pick.
The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2010 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010 that sent David Rundblad to Ottawa in exchange for the pick.
The Senators' second-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent the rights to Riley Nash to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the pick. Carolina previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 12, 2010 that sent Matt Cullen to Ottawa in exchange for Alexandre R. Picard and this pick.
The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on September 12, 2009 that sent Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo and a second-round pick in 2010 to Ottawa in exchange for Dany Heatley and this pick. The Senators traded the Sharks' second-round pick to the Islanders for Andy Sutton.
2011 Draft picks
The 2011 NHL entry draft was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 24–25, 2011. The Senators decided to break up their team and start to rebuild. As a result of trading several veterans for draft picks, Ottawa had a total of ten draft picks. Ottawa had three in the first round after trading Mike Fisher to Nashville and trading two second-round picks to Detroit on draft day for their first-round pick. Ottawa made the following picks:
The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 26, 2012, that sent Ben Bishop to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The Philadelphia Flyers' fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Ben Bishop to Tampa Bay in exchange for Cory Conacher and this pick. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2012 that sent Pavel Kubina to Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in either 2012 or 2013 and this pick.
The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 7, 2013, that sent Sergei Gonchar to Dallas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive a sixth-round pick in 2013 if Gonchar signs with Dallas prior to the 2013 NHL entry draft – was converted on June 8, 2013.
The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on March 12, 2013, that sent Matt Kassian to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2015 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
2015 Draft picks
The 2015 NHL entry draft was held in Sunrise, Florida on June 26–27, 2015. Ottawa made the following picks:
The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Robin Lehner and David Legwand to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013 that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014 when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.
The New Jersey Devils’ second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas’ second-round pick in 2015 (42nd overall) and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (209th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall), a seventh-round pick in 2015 (184th overall) and this pick. Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Eric Gryba to Edmonton in exchange for Travis Ewanyk and this pick.
The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on December 18, 2014 that sent Jay Harrison to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick. Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2014 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick (#11 overall) went to the Ottawa Senators as a result of trade that was made on June 25, 2016 that sent Ottawa's first-round pick (#12 overall) and a conditional third-round pick (#80 overall) to the Devils.
The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick went to the New York Islanders as part of a trade that saw Shane Prince being traded to the Islanders on February 29, 2016.
The Calgary Flames' second-round pick (#47 overall) went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017, that sent Curtis Lazar and Mike Kostka to Calgary in exchange for Jyrki Jokipakka and this pick.
The Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on April 28, 2017, that sent Scott Darling to Carolina in exchange for this pick. Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017, that sent Viktor Stalberg to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 2, 2016, that Mike Condon to Ottawa exchange for this pick.
The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent Nashville's sixth-round pick in 2017 (185th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2017 (205th overall) and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 24, 2017, that sent Tommy Wingels to Ottawa in exchange for Buddy Robinson, Zack Stortini and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 23, 2018, that sent Derick Brassard and Ottawa's 2018 third-round pick to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ian Cole, Filip Gustavsson, Pittsburgh's third-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
The Senators' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on July 18, 2016, that sent Derick Brassard and New York's seventh-round pick in 2018 to Ottawa in exchange for Mika Zibanejad and this pick.
2019 Draft picks
The 2019 NHL entry draft was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 21–22, 2019. Ottawa made the following picks:
The Senators' first-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on November 5, 2017 that sent Matt Duchene to Ottawa in exchange for Kyle Turris, Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, a third-round pick in 2019 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Colorado will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Senators' first-round pick in 2018 is inside the top ten selections and the Senators decide to defer the pick to 2019 – was converted on June 22, 2018.
The Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 22, 2019 that sent Matt Duchene and Julius Bergman to Columbus in exchange for Vitalii Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson, a conditional first-round pick in 2020 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Blue Jackets' first-round pick is outside of the top three selections in the 2019 NHL entry draft – was converted when the Blue Jackets clinched a spot in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 5, 2019.
The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018 that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional first-round pick in 2019 or 2020, a conditional first-round pick in 2021, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive the higher of Florida or San Jose's second-round pick in 2019. – was converted on March 26, 2019 when Florida was eliminated from the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that Florida would select higher than San Jose.
The Senators' third-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on November 5, 2017 that sent Matt Duchene to Ottawa in exchange for Kyle Turris, Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, a conditional first-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 23, 2018 that sent Derick Brassard to Vegas in exchange for this pick.
2020 Draft picks
The 2020 NHL entry draft was held via the Internet on October 6–7, 2020. Ottawa made the following ten picks:
The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018 that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional second-round pick in 2019, a conditional first-round pick in 2021, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive a first-round pick in 2020 if San Jose qualifies for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on March 19, 2019.
The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Jean-Gabriel Pageau to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2020, a conditional third-round pick in 2022 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive a first-round pick in 2020 if New York's first-round pick is outside the top three selections – was converted when the Islanders advanced to the First Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs on August 7, 2020.
The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent the Islanders' second-round pick and a third-round pick both in 2020 (59th and 64th overall) to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg to Vegas in exchange for Erik Brannstrom, Oscar Lindberg and this pick. Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2017 that sent Marc Methot to Dallas in exchange for Dylan Ferguson and this pick.
The Senators' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent a second-round pick in 2020 (44th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for the Islanders' second-round pick in 2020 (59th overall) and this pick.
The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020 that sent Dylan DeMelo to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on October 2, 2020 that sent Josh Brown to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent a third-round pick in 2020 (76th overall) to San Jose in exchange for Buffalo's fourth-round pick in 2020 (100th overall) and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent Mikkel Boedker, Julius Bergman and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Ottawa in exchange for Mike Hoffman, Cody Donaghey and this pick.
The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 30, 2019 that sent Mike Condon and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Ryan Callahan and this pick.
The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on July 30, 2019 that sent Ryan Callahan and a fifth-round pick in 2020 to Ottawa in exchange for Mike Condon and this pick.
The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent Mike Hoffman, Cody Donaghey and a fifth-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for Mikkel Boedker, Julius Bergman and this pick.
The St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on November 22, 2018 that sent Chris Wideman to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. Edmonton previously acquired this pick in a trade on October 1, 2018 that sent Jakub Jerabek to St. Louis in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Edmonton will receive a sixth-round pick in 2020 if Jerabek plays in less than 50 games during the 2018–19 NHL season – was converted on December 22, 2018.
The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent Montreal's seventh-round pick in 2021 to Montreal in exchange for this pick. Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Matthew Peca to Ottawa in exchange for Aaron Luchuk and this pick.
2021 Draft picks
The 2021 NHL entry draft was held electronically on July 23–24, 2021. Ottawa made the following picks:
The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018, that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional second-round pick in 2019, a conditional l first-round pick in 2019 or 2020, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive a second-round pick in 2021 if Karlsson re-signs with the Sharks for the 2019–20 NHL season and the Sharks do not make the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals – was converted on June 17, 2019, when Karlsson re-signed with San Jose for the 2019–20 NHL season.
The Senators' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent St. Louis' second-round pick and a fifth-round pick both in 2021 (49th and 136th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a second-round pick in 2021 (42nd overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2021 (136th overall) and this pick.
The Senators' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2019, that sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Ottawa in exchange for Nick Ebert and this pick.
The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent Los Angeles' fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick both in 2021 (136th and 170th overall) to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent a first-round pick in 2021 (15th overall) to Detroit in exchange for Washington's first-round pick and the Rangers' second-round pick both in 2021 (23rd and 48th overall) and this pick.
Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Jon Merrill to Montreal in exchange for Hayden Verbeek and this pick.
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 2020, that sent Mike Reilly to Ottawa in exchange for Andrew Sturtz and this pick.
The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2021 (123rd overall) to Ottawa in exchange for Los Angeles' fifth-round pick in 2021 (136th overall) and this pick.
2022 Draft picks
The 2022 NHL entry draft was held July 7–8, 2022 at the Bell Centre arena in Montreal, Quebec. The Senators traded their first-round pick and second-round pick to acquire Alex DeBrincat. The Senators' top pick was made in the second round - defenceman Filip Nordberg with the 64th-overall pick. The team had nine selections overall.
The Senators' first-round and second-round picks went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick in 2024 and these picks.
The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on December 27, 2020, that sent Marian Gaborik and Anders Nilsson to Tampa Bay in exchange for Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette and this pick.
The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Mike Reilly to Boston in exchange for this pick.
The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Zach Sanford to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Josh Brown and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2022 to Boston in exchange for Zach Senyshyn and this pick.
The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Zach Senyshyn and a fifth-round pick in 2022 to Ottawa in exchange for Josh Brown and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Boston will receive a seventh-round pick in 2022 if Senyshyn plays in fewer than five games for the Senators before the conclusion of the 2021–22 NHL season – was converted when it was no longer possible for Senyshyn to play in five games for Ottawa in the 2021–22 season on April 26, 2022.
The New York Islanders' seventh-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Braydon Coburn to New York in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Jakob Chychrun to Ottawa in exchange for Washington's conditional second-round pick in 2024, a second-round pick in 2026 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Ottawa's first-round pick in 2023 is outside of the top five selections – was converted when Ottawa did not win either draw in the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery on May 8, 2023.
The Senators' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 22, 2023, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Nikita Zaitsev, a fourth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 11, 2022, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Matt Murray, a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Patrick Brown to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 19, 2023, that sent Tyler Motte to New York in exchange for Julien Gauthier and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Ottawa will receive a seventh-round pick in 2023 if the Rangers do not advance to the Second Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on May 1, 2023.
The Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 15, 2024, that sent Jamieson Rees to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 11, 2022, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Matt Murray, a third-round pick in 2023 and this pick.
The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 9, 2023, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Detroit in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Nick Paul to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and this pick.
The Nashville Predators acquired the Senators' 21st overall pick for the 23rd overall pick and a third round pick (67th overall) in this draft.
The Los Angeles Kings traded for the Senators' third-round pick (67th overall), which had been previously acquired earlier in the draft from the Nashville Predators, and a 2026 sixth-round pick previously acquired from the Colorado Avalanche for Jordan Spence.
The Senators acquired the 93rd overall pick from the Washington Capitals (previously acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes) in exchange for Ottawa's 96th overall pick (previously acquired from the Florida Panthers) and a seventh-round pick in 2027.
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