O F F
THE
D R AW
IT WAS A CELEBRATION of American hockey
north of the border as some of America's brightest
young hockey stars heard their names called early
and often at the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal As
usual, the National Team Development Program
took center stage with six alumni selected in the
first round, and 14 players chosen overall.
Cutter Gauthier / Sean Gauthier
Jimmy Snuggerud / Dave Snuggerud
Zam Plante / Derek Plante
Ben MacDonald / Lane MacDonald
Ryan Healey / Eric Healey
Garrett Brown / Curtis Brown
Bloodlines
(Sons of NHL players
drafted in 2022)
RD 1:
RD 2:
RD 3:
RD 4:
RD 5:
RD 6:
RD 7:
12
(Son / Father )
24
14
4
40
NEARLY HALF OF ALL SCHOOLS
IN NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S
HOCKEY – HAD A PLAYER OR
RECRUIT SELECTED
NUMBER OF NCAA PLAYERS
SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
OVER THE LAST SEVEN NHL
DRAFTS (2016-22) COMPARED
TO 31 FIRST-ROUNDERS IN THE
PREVIOUS SEVEN DRAFTS
AMERICANS
SELECTED IN
THE FIRST
ROUND
FULL-TIME
MEMBERS OF
THE NTDP
DIFFERENT STATES
REPRESENTED
PLAYERS WHO
COMPETED IN
THE NAHL
PLAYED AT
LEAST ONE
GAME IN
THE USHL
PLAYERS WHO PARTICIPATED
IN THE BIOSTEEL
ALL-AMERICAN GAME
PLAYERS FROM U.S. HIGH
SCHOOL OR PREP SCHOOLS
SAM RINZEL
CUTTER GAUTHIER
64
7
7
8
5
5
6
6
BY THE NUMBERS
NHL
DRAFT
Americans
Selected
By Round
3 U S A H O C K E Y N E W S ,
P E O P L E & P R O G R A M S
#3
AMERICANS
DRAFTED
49
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OVERALL
SELECTION BY
THE ARIZONA
COYOTES
PLAYERS SELECTED FROM
MASSACHUSETTS AND MINNESOTA
(NORTHEASTERN WITH SEVEN. DENVER,
HARVARD AND MINNESOTA WITH FIVE EACH)
USA HOCKEY NTDP LOGO
26
13
18
9
CURRENT OR COMMITTED NCAA DIVISION I PLAYERS
2016-22
2009-15
52
31
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