The 2027 NHL entry draft will be the 65th NHL entry draft. The draft is expected to be held in the summer of 2027.
Eligibility.
Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2007, and September 15, 2009, are eligible for selection in the 2027 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players born in 2006 are eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2025 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2007, are also eligible to re-enter the draft.
Traded picks.
The order of the 2027 entry draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2026–27 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.
Round one.
"No traded picks for this round yet."