Draft Order after the 2017 NHL Draft Lottery and the 1st Round of the NHL Playoffs
1. 
– Nolan Patrick, C, Brandon (WHL)
2. 
– Nico Hischier, C, Halifax (QMJHL)
3. 
– Miro Heiskanen, D, HIFK (FIN)
4. 
– Casey Mittelstadt, C/LW, Eden Prairie (USHS)
5. 
– Gabriel Vilardi, C, Windsor (OHL)
6. 
– Elias Pettersson, C, Timrå (SWE-2)
7. 
– Owen Tippett, RW, Mississauga (OHL)
8. 
– Timothy Liljegren, D, Timrå (SWE-2)
9. 
– Cale Makar, D, Brooks (AJHL)
10. 
– Eeli Tolvanen, LW, Sioux City (USHL)
11. 
– Michael Rasmussen, C, Tri-City (WHL)
12. 
– Cody Glass, C, Portland (WHL)
13. 
– Juuso Välimäki, D, Tri-City (WHL)
14. 
– Martin Necas, C/RW, Kometa Brno (CZE)
15. 
– Cal Foote, D, Kelowna (WHL)
16. 
– Nick Suzuki, C, Owen Sound (OHL)
17. 
– Kailer Yamamoto, C/W, Spokane (WHL)
18. 
– Nicolas Hague, D, Mississauga (OHL)
19. 
– Lias Andersson, C/LW, HV-71 (SWE)
20. 
– Maxime Comtois, C/LW, Victoriaville (QMJHL)
21. 
– Klim Kostin, RW, Dynamo Balashikha (VHL)
22. 
– Urho Vaakanainen, D, JYP (FIN)
23. (via MIN) – Erik Brännström, D, HV-71 (SWE)
24. 
– Kristian Vesalainen, LW/RW, Frölunda (SWE)
25. 
– Jason Robertson, LW, Kingston (OHL)
26. 
– Ryan Poehling, C, St. Cloud State (NCHC)
27. 
– Jake Oettinger, G, Boston University (H-EAST)
28. 
– Nikita Popugaev, RW, Prince George (WHL)
29. 
– Joshua Norris, C, USA U-18 (USDP)
30. 
– Jaret Anderson-Dolan, C, Spokane (WHL)
31. (via WSH) – Isaac Ratcliffe, LW, Guelph (OHL)
#23 – Arizona receives Minnesota’s 2017 1st Round pick, 2018 2nd Round pick and a conditional 2019 pick in exchange for F Martin Hanzal, F Ryan White and Arizona’s 2017 4th Round pick.
#31 – St. Louis receives Washington’s 2017 1st Round pick, a conditional 2019 2nd Round pick, F Zach Sanford, and F Brad Malone in exchange for D Kevin Shattenkirk and G Pheonix Copley.
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