The following is the first round order of selection for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, updated after the New York Islanders won the NHL Draft Lottery in April and after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final. The players are listed in order based on TSN's latest rankings.
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'The Final 30'
|
| RANK |
TEAM |
| 1 |
New York Islanders |
| 2 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 3 |
Colorado Avalanche |
| 4 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Kings |
| 6 |
Phoenix Coyotes |
| 7 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 8 |
Dallas Stars |
| 9 |
Ottawa Senators |
| 10 |
Edmonton Oilers |
| 11 |
Nashville Predators |
| 12 |
Minnesota Wild |
| 13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
| 14 |
Florida Panthers |
| 15 |
Anaheim Ducks |
| 16 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 17 |
St. Louis Blues |
| 18 |
Montreal Canadiens |
| 19 |
New York Rangers |
| 20 |
Calgary Flames |
| 21 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
| 22 |
Vancouver Canucks |
| 23 |
New Jersey Devils |
| 24 |
Washington Capitals |
| 25 |
Boston Bruins |
| 26 |
New York Islanders (SJ-OTT) |
| 27 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| 28 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| 29 |
Detroit Red Wings |
| 30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
NHL Draft Lottery History
|
| YEAR |
WORST TEAM |
LOTTERY WINNER |
FIRST OVERALL (TEAM) |
| 1995 |
Ottawa Senators |
Los Angeles Kings* |
Ottawa Senators |
| 1996 |
Ottawa Senators |
Ottawa Senators |
Ottawa Senators |
| 1997 |
Boston Bruins |
Boston Bruins |
Boston Bruins |
| 1998 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Tampa Bay Lightning# |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 1999 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Chicago Blackhawks** |
Atlanta Thrashers |
| 2000 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
NY Islanders |
NY Islanders |
| 2001 |
NY Islanders |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Atlanta Thrashers |
| 2002 |
Atlanta Thrashers |
Florida Panthers^ |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 2003 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Florida Panthers^^ |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2004 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Washington Capitals |
Washington Capitals |
| 2005 |
- |
Pittsburgh Penguins+ |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2006 |
St. Louis Blues |
St. Louis Blues |
St. Louis Blues |
| 2007 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2008 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2009 |
New York Islanders |
New York Islanders |
New York Islanders |
* - Los Angeles could only move up a maximum of four spots (moved from 7th to 3rd)
# - San Jose was selected in the 1998 drawing, but Tampa Bay held the right to swap first round picks with the Sharks and exercised that right to go to first.
** - Chicago could only move up a maximum of four spots (moved from 8th to 4th)
^ - Florida traded first overall pick to Columbus
^^ - Florida traded first overall pick to Pittsburgh
+ - NHL lockout cancelled 2004-05 season, all 30 teams were entered
