The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey franchise located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded ahead of the 2017–18 season as an expansion team, they play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). As of 2024, the Golden Knights have made 54 selections in eight entry drafts.

The NHL entry draft is held each off-season, 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. The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick. 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 Golden Knights first participated in the 2017 NHL entry draft, where they made Cody Glass their first-ever selection at sixth overall; additionally, they selected Nick Suzuki and Erik Brannstrom later in the first round. However, only Glass ultimately played for the Golden Knights, with Suzuki traded to the Montreal Canadiens ahead of the 2018–19 season, and Brannstrom traded to the Ottawa Senators during the same season. 2017 second-round pick Nicolas Hague has played the most games for the Golden Knights of any draft pick, with 296 games played since his debut in the 2019–20 season; Hague was also the only Golden Knights draft pick to play with the team in the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals, with him and 2018 fifth-round pick Paul Cotter the only picks to subsequently be engraved on the Stanley Cup. Jiri Patera, selected in the sixth round in 2017, is the only goaltender drafted by the Golden Knights to appear for the team, with eight games played as of the 2023–24 season.

   Played at least one game with the Golden Knights.
 *  Spent entire NHL career with the Golden Knights.

Statistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

List of all players drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights and their career statistics

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	OT	GAA
2017	1	6	Cody Glass	Canada	C	187	29	42	71	54	—	—	—	—
	1	13	Nick Suzuki	Canada	C	373	108	178	286	121	—	—	—	—
	1	15	Erik Brannstrom	Sweden	D	266	7	62	69	145	—	—	—	—
	2	34	Nicolas Hague*	Canada	D	296	15	56	71	195	—	—	—	—
	2	62	Jake Leschyshyn	Canada	C	77	2	4	6	16	—	—	—	—
	3	65	Jonas Rondbjerg*	Denmark	RW	63	3	7	10	8	—	—	—	—
	4	96	Maksim Zhukov	Russia	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5	127	Lucas Elvenes	Sweden	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5	142	Jack Dugan	United States	LW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	158	Nick Campoli	Canada	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	161	Jiri Patera*	Czech Republic	G	8	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	3.57
	7	189	Ben Jones*	Canada	C	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—
2018	2	61	Ivan Morozov	Russia	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	4	99	Stanislav Demin	United States	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	4	115	Paul Cotter*	United States	C	138	22	23	45	62	—	—	—	—
	5	135	Brandon Kruse	United States	LW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5	154	Connor Corcoran	Canada	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	180	Peter Diliberatore	Canada	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	185	Xavier Bouchard	Canada	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7	208	Jordon Kooy	Canada	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	1	17	Peyton Krebs	Canada	C	215	20	46	66	139	—	—	—	—
	2	41	Kaedan Korczak*	Canada	D	37	1	10	11	8	—	—	—	—
	3	79	Pavel Dorofeyev*	Russia	LW	67	20	13	33	20	—	—	—	—
	3	86	Layton Ahac	Canada	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	4	110	Ryder Donovan	United States	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5	135	Isaiah Saville	United States	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5	139	Marcus Kallionkieli	Finland	LW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5	141	Mason Primeau	Canada	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	1	29	Brendan Brisson*	United States	C	15	2	6	8	2	—	—	—	—
	3	68	Lukas Cormier*	Canada	D	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—
	3	91	Jackson Hallum	United States	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5	125	Jesper Vikman	Sweden	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	184	Noah Ellis	United States	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7	215	Maxim Marushev	Russia	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	1	30	Zach Dean	Canada	C	9	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—
	2	38	Daniil Chayka	Russia	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	4	102	Jakub Brabenec	Czech Republic	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	4	128	Jakub Demek	Slovakia	RW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	190	Artur Cholach	Ukraine	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7	222	Carl Lindbom	Sweden	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	2	48	Matyas Sapovaliv	Czech Republic	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	3	79	Jordan Gustafson	Canada	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	4	128	Cameron Whitehead	Canada	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5	145	Patrick Guay	Canada	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	177	Ben Hemmerling	Canada	RW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7	209	Abram Wiebe	Canada	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	1	32	David Edstrom	Sweden	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	3	77	Matheiu Cataford	Canada	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	3	96	Arttu Karki	Finland	D	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	192	Tuomas Uronen	Finland	RW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	1	19	Trevor Connelly	United States	LW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	3	83	Pavel Moysevich	Belarus	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6	180	Trent Swick	Canada	LW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7	197	Lucas Van Vilet	United States	RW	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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  The 2017 NHL entry draft as the Golden Knights made Cody Glass their first ever selection, at 6th overall.
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  2017 161st overall pick Jiri Patera is the only goaltender drafted by the Golden Knights to appear for the team.
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  Paul Cotter, selected 115th overall in 2018, won the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2023.
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  Pavel Dorofeyev, selected 79th overall in 2019, has appeared in 67 games for the Golden Knights.

• 2017 NHL expansion draft

General

• "Vegas Golden Knights Draft History". HockeyDB.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
• "Vegas Golden Knights Draft Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2017.

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