2017 NHL expansion draft

2017 NHL expansion draft
General information
DateJune 21, 2017
LocationT-Mobile Arena
Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Overview
LeagueNational Hockey League
Expansion teamVegas Golden Knights
Expansion season2017–18

The 2017 NHL expansion draft was an expansion draft conducted by the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 18–20, 2017 to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 2017–18 season, the Vegas Golden Knights. The team's selections were announced on June 21 during the NHL Awards ceremony at T-Mobile Arena.

After Las Vegas' expansion bid was approved in June 2016, the Golden Knights began formal operations in March 2017. Vegas selected one player from each of the league's 30 franchises, with 19 going on to play for Vegas in their inaugural season. A further three inaugural-season players were acquired in trades relating to the Golden Knights' draft selections. As of the start of the 2025–26 season, four of those 22 players remain with the franchise, with three having continuous tenures.

Background

George McPhee and Gerard Gallant respectively served as the team's first general manager and head coach.

In the off-season before the 2015–16 NHL season, the NHL opened a window for ownership groups to bid for expansion teams for the first time since 2000.[1] Two ownership groups submitted bids to the league: one each from Las Vegas and Quebec City. The Vegas bid would make the NHL the first "Big Four" major professional sports league to place a franchise in Las Vegas,[2] though the league previously had a limited presence in the city with annual pre-season games, beginning with an outdoor game in 1991 and the Frozen Fury series held each year since 1997. Quebec City was previously home of the Quebec Nordiques, a team that had moved in 1995 and became the Colorado Avalanche; it has hosted occasional preseason games since that time,[3][4] and has constructed a new ice hockey arena to receive a potential NHL team. Due to political delays, a bid was not submitted from Seattle despite the presence of three different ownership groups publicly campaigning to start an NHL team; a number of other potential expansion sites, such as Kansas City and Saskatchewan, declined to place bids because of cost concerns.[3] Expansion to Seattle was later approved in 2018,[5] with the franchise entering the league in 2021.

Las Vegas was approved for the 2017–18 NHL season on June 22, 2016; at the same time the Quebec City bid was deferred, largely because of concerns over the Canadian dollar's value and the geographic balance of the league's conferences.[6] Former Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee was named Las Vegas' first general manager on July 13,[7] with the team's name revealed as the Vegas Golden Knights on November 22.[8] Five days after formally entering the league on March 1, 2017,[9] the Golden Knights signed Canadian center Reid Duke to a three-year, entry-level contract, making him the franchise's first player.[10] A month later, on April 13, recently-fired Florida Panthers head coach Gerard Gallant was named Vegas' first head coach.[11] The same month, the NHL announced that the Golden Knights' expansion draft selections would be announced alongside the annual NHL Awards ceremony at T-Mobile Arena, the Golden Knights' home arena.[12]

Rules

The initial proposal of the rules for the draft was decided upon by the NHL in March 2016.[13] They allowed each team to either protect seven forwards, three defencemen, and one goaltender or one goaltender and eight skaters regardless of position. Because the NHL wanted to ensure the competitive viability of the new team, the number of protected players allowed was lower than in the 2000 NHL expansion draft which populated the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets, when each team could protect nine forwards, five defencemen, and one goalie, or two goalies, three defencemen, and seven forwards. Under these rules, each of the 30 teams would lose one top-four defenceman or third-line forward per number of new teams.[13] Only players with more than two years of professional experience — NHL or AHL as defined in the collective bargaining agreement—were included in the draft.[14]

Teams had to submit their list of protected players by June 17, 2017. They had to expose at least two forwards and one defenceman that had played at least 40 games in the 2016–17 season or more than 70 games in the 2015–16 season and 2016–17 seasons combined, and had to still be under contract for the 2017–18 season. The exposed goaltender had to either be under contract for the 2017–18 season or have become a restricted free agent following the 2016–17 season. At least 20 of the 30 players selected by Vegas had to be under contract for the 2017–18 season, and they were required to select a minimum of 14 forwards, nine defencemen and three goaltenders.[15] Vegas was granted a 48-hour window prior to the draft to sign any pending free agent (restricted or unrestricted, one per team) that was left unprotected. If a team lost a player to Vegas during this signing window they did not have a player selected from their roster during this draft.[16]

Teams were required to protect any contracted players with no move clauses (NMCs) with one of the team's slots for protected players, unless the contract expired on July 1, 2017, in which case the NMC was considered void for the draft.[17][18] Players whose NMCs had limited no trade clauses had to still be protected, and any players with NMCs were able to waive the clause and become eligible for the expansion draft.[17]

Any player picked in the expansion draft could not have their contract bought out until after the completion of the 2017–18 season. Vegas was guaranteed the same odds in the draft lottery as the third–lowest finishing team from the 2016–17 NHL season for the 2017 NHL entry draft; after their first season they were subject to the same draft lottery rules as the other teams in the league. The NHL's deputy commissioner, Bill Daly, said that teams that did not follow the expansion draft rules would face penalties, saying "It's a loss of draft picks and/or players."[17][19]

Protected players

The protected players' list was published on June 18, 2017.[20]

Eastern Conference

* and Italics: Players protected for contractual reasons.[21]

Atlantic Division
Position Boston Buffalo Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Tampa Bay Toronto
Forwards David Backes Tyler Ennis Justin Abdelkader Aleksander Barkov Paul Byron Derick Brassard Ryan Callahan* Tyler Bozak
Patrice Bergeron* Marcus Foligno Andreas Athanasiou Nick Bjugstad Phillip Danault Ryan Dzingel Tyler Johnson Connor Brown
David Krejci* Zemgus Girgensons Anthony Mantha Jonathan Huberdeau Jonathan Drouin Mike Hoffman Alex Killorn Nazem Kadri
Brad Marchand Evander Kane Frans Nielsen* Vincent Trocheck Alex Galchenyuk Jean-Gabriel Pageau Nikita Kucherov Leo Komarov
Riley Nash Johan Larsson Gustav Nyquist Brendan Gallagher Zack Smith Vladislav Namestnikov Josh Leivo
David Pastrnak Kyle Okposo* Tomas Tatar Max Pacioretty Mark Stone Ondrej Palat Matt Martin
Ryan Spooner Ryan O'Reilly Henrik Zetterberg Andrew Shaw Kyle Turris Steven Stamkos* James van Riemsdyk
Defencemen Zdeno Chara* Nathan Beaulieu Danny DeKeyser Aaron Ekblad Jordie Benn Cody Ceci Braydon Coburn Connor Carrick
Torey Krug Jake McCabe Mike Green Alex Petrovic Jeff Petry* Erik Karlsson Victor Hedman* Jake Gardiner
Kevan Miller Rasmus Ristolainen Nick Jensen Mark Pysyk Shea Weber Dion Phaneuf* Anton Stralman Morgan Rielly
Keith Yandle*
Goaltender Tuukka Rask Robin Lehner Jimmy Howard James Reimer Carey Price* Craig Anderson Andrei Vasilevskiy Frederik Andersen
Metropolitan Division
Position Carolina Columbus New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
Forwards Phillip Di Giuseppe Cam Atkinson Taylor Hall Andrew Ladd* Kevin Hayes Sean Couturier Sidney Crosby* Nicklas Backstrom
Elias Lindholm Brandon Dubinsky* Adam Henrique Anders Lee Chris Kreider Valtteri Filppula* Patric Hornqvist Andre Burakovsky
Brock McGinn Nick Foligno* Kyle Palmieri John Tavares* J. T. Miller Claude Giroux* Phil Kessel* Lars Eller
Victor Rask Scott Hartnell* Travis Zajac Rick Nash Scott Laughton Evgeni Malkin* Marcus Johansson
Jeff Skinner Boone Jenner Derek Stepan* Brayden Schenn Evgeny Kuznetsov
Jordan Staal* Brandon Saad Mika Zibanejad Wayne Simmonds Alexander Ovechkin
Teuvo Teravainen Alexander Wennberg Mats Zuccarello Jakub Voracek Tom Wilson
Defencemen Trevor Carrick Seth Jones Andy Greene Johnny Boychuk* Nick Holden Shayne Gostisbehere Brian Dumoulin John Carlson
Justin Faulk Ryan Murray John Moore Travis Hamonic Ryan McDonagh Radko Gudas Kris Letang* Matt Niskanen
Ryan Murphy David Savard Mirco Muller Nick Leddy Marc Staal* Brandon Manning Olli Maatta Dmitry Orlov
Damon Severson Adam Pelech Justin Schultz
Ryan Pulock
Goaltender Scott Darling Sergei Bobrovsky* Cory Schneider Thomas Greiss Henrik Lundqvist* Anthony Stolarz Matt Murray Braden Holtby

Western Conference

Central Division
Position Chicago Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Winnipeg
Forwards Artem Anisimov* Sven Andrighetto Jamie Benn* Charlie Coyle Viktor Arvidsson Patrik Berglund Joel Armia
Ryan Hartman Blake Comeau Radek Faksa Mikael Granlund Filip Forsberg Ryan Reaves Andrew Copp
Marian Hossa* Matt Duchene Valeri Nichushkin Mikko Koivu* Calle Jarnkrok Jaden Schwartz Bryan Little
Tomas Jurco Rocco Grimaldi Brett Ritchie Nino Niederreiter Ryan Johansen Vladimir Sobotka Adam Lowry
Patrick Kane* Gabriel Landeskog Antoine Roussel Zach Parise* Paul Stastny Mathieu Perreault
Richard Panik Nathan MacKinnon Tyler Seguin Jason Pominville* Alexander Steen Mark Scheifele
Jonathan Toews* Matt Nieto Jason Spezza* Jason Zucker Vladimir Tarasenko Blake Wheeler
Defencemen Niklas Hjalmarsson* Tyson Barrie Stephen Johns Jonas Brodin Mattias Ekholm Jay Bouwmeester Dustin Byfuglien*
Duncan Keith* Erik Johnson* John Klingberg Jared Spurgeon Ryan Ellis Joel Edmundson Tyler Myers
Brent Seabrook* Nikita Zadorov Esa Lindell Ryan Suter* Roman Josi Alex Pietrangelo Jacob Trouba
P. K. Subban
Goaltender Corey Crawford* Semyon Varlamov Ben Bishop Devan Dubnyk Pekka Rinne* Jake Allen Connor Hellebuyck
Pacific Division
Position Anaheim Arizona Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver Vegas
Forwards Andrew Cogliano Nick Cousins Mikael Backlund Leon Draisaitl Jeff Carter Ryan Carpenter Sven Bartschi Drafting
Ryan Getzlaf* Anthony Duclair Sam Bennett Jordan Eberle Anze Kopitar* Logan Couture Loui Eriksson*
Ryan Kesler* Jordan Martinook Micheal Ferland Zack Kassian Tanner Pearson Jannik Hansen Markus Granlund
Corey Perry* Tobias Rieder Michael Frolík Mark Letestu Tyler Toffoli Tomas Hertl Bo Horvat
Rickard Rakell Johnny Gaudreau Milan Lucic* Melker Karlsson Daniel Sedin*
Jakob Silfverberg Curtis Lazar Patrick Maroon Joe Pavelski Henrik Sedin*
Antoine Vermette Sean Monahan Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Chris Tierney Brandon Sutter
Defencemen Kevin Bieksa* Oliver Ekman-Larsson T. J. Brodie Oscar Klefbom Drew Doughty Justin Braun Alexander Edler
Cam Fowler Alex Goligoski* Mark Giordano Adam Larsson Derek Forbort Brent Burns Erik Gudbranson
Hampus Lindholm Connor Murphy Dougie Hamilton Andrej Sekera* Alec Martinez Marc-Edouard Vlasic Christopher Tanev
Luke Schenn Jake Muzzin
Goaltender John Gibson Chad Johnson Mike Smith Cam Talbot* Jonathan Quick Martin Jones Jacob Markstrom

Draft results

Key: LW = Left wing, C= Center, RW = Right wing, D = Defenseman, G = Goaltender

Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft selections[25][26][27]
No. Player Pos. Drafted from
1. Calvin Pickard G Colorado Avalanche
2. Luca Sbisa D Vancouver Canucks
3. Teemu Pulkkinen LW Arizona Coyotes
4. Jon Merrill D New Jersey Devils
5. William Carrier LW Buffalo Sabres
6. Cody Eakin C Dallas Stars
7. Tomas Nosek LW Detroit Red Wings
8. Jonathan Marchessault C Florida Panthers
9. Brayden McNabb D Los Angeles Kings
10. Connor Brickley C Carolina Hurricanes
11. Chris Thorburn RW Winnipeg Jets
12. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare RW Philadelphia Flyers
13. Jason Garrison D Tampa Bay Lightning
14. Jean-Francois Berube G New York Islanders
15. James Neal LW Nashville Predators
16. Deryk Engelland D Calgary Flames
17. Brendan Leipsic LW Toronto Maple Leafs
18. Colin Miller D Boston Bruins
19. Marc Methot D Ottawa Senators
20. David Schlemko D San Jose Sharks
21. David Perron LW St. Louis Blues
22. Oscar Lindberg C New York Rangers
23. Griffin Reinhart D Edmonton Oilers
24. Alexei Emelin D Montreal Canadiens
25. Clayton Stoner D Anaheim Ducks
26. Erik Haula C Minnesota Wild
27. William Karlsson C Columbus Blue Jackets
28. Trevor van Riemsdyk D Chicago Blackhawks
29. Marc-Andre Fleury G Pittsburgh Penguins
30. Nate Schmidt D Washington Capitals

Trades

In return for agreeing to select certain unprotected players, the Golden Knights were granted concessions by other franchises in the form of draft picks or other players.[26][27]

Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft trade concessions
Team Concession Vegas selection Ref.
Buffalo Sabres 6th-round pick in 2017 (#161 overall) William Carrier [28]
Florida Panthers Reilly Smith Jonathan Marchessault
FLA receives 4th-round pick in 2018 		[29]
Carolina Hurricanes BOS 5th-round pick in 2017 (#142 overall) Connor Brickley [30]
Winnipeg Jets 1st-round pick in 2017 (#13 overall)
3rd-round pick in 2019 		Chris Thorburn
WPG receives CBJ 1st-round pick in 2017 (#24 overall) 		[31]
Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Gusev
2nd-round pick in 2017 (#45 overall)
PIT 4th-round pick in 2018 		Jason Garrison [32]
New York Islanders Jake Bischoff
Mikhail Grabovski
1st-round pick in 2017 (#15 overall)
2nd-round pick in 2019 		Jean-Francois Berube [33]
Anaheim Ducks Shea Theodore Clayton Stoner [34]
Minnesota Wild Alex Tuch Erik Haula [35]
Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson
1st-round pick in 2017 (#24 overall)
2nd-round pick in 2019 		William Karlsson [36]
Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd-round pick in 2020 Marc-Andre Fleury [37]

Four of the seven players acquired via concession trades eventually played for Vegas. Alex Tuch played four seasons with Vegas before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres during the 2021–22 season,[23][38] while Reilly Smith played six seasons and won the Stanley Cup with Vegas in 2023 before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in June 2023.[23][39] Shea Theodore remains with the team as of 2025,[23] while Smith returned to Vegas via trade in March 2025.[40] Additionally, Jake Bischoff played four games for Vegas during the 2019–20 season,[23][41] and remained in Vegas' organization through the 2024–25 season.[42]

Nikita Gusev was signed by Vegas during the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs,[43] but was traded to the New Jersey Devils due to salary cap constraints before playing a game for the franchise.[44] Mikhail Grabovski had missed the entirety of the 2016–17 season with post-concussion syndrome; though he attended his physical with Vegas with the intention of returning,[45] he ultimately did not play a game for the team during his one year under contract.[23] Meanwhile, David Clarkson had not played since the 2015–16 season due to injury, with it being widely believed upon his acquisition that he would never play again; he subsequently remained on injured reserve until his contract was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 23, 2019.[46]

Post-draft

Not all players selected by the Golden Knights in the Expansion Draft remained with the team. Some players were traded in the following days, unrelated to the prior draft-concession trades. On June 22, the day after the draft, Trevor van Riemsdyk was traded alongside a seventh-round pick in 2018 to the Carolina Hurricanes for Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2017;[47] meanwhile, David Schlemko was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a fifth-round pick in 2019.[48] Four days later, on June 26, Marc Methot was traded to the Dallas Stars for Dylan Ferguson and a second-round pick in 2020.[49] Several days after the July free agency period opened, Alexei Emelin was traded to the Nashville Predators for a third-round pick in 2018.[50] First overall pick Calvin Pickard was originally intended to serve as the backup goaltender to Marc-Andre Fleury;[51] however, after Vegas claimed Malcolm Subban off waivers on October 3,[52] Pickard was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 6 for a sixth-round draft pick in 2018 and Tobias Lindberg.[53]

Three expansion draft selections were unrestricted free agents and were not re-signed by Vegas before free agency opened. Connor Brickley signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers on July 1,[54] while Chris Thorburn signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Blues on the same day.[55] Finally, Jean-Francois Berube signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, also on July 1.[56]

Of the remaining 22 players selected by Vegas, 19 played at least one game for the team.[23] Teemu Pulkkinen and Griffin Reinhart spent their entire tenures with the franchise in the American Hockey League before departing in free agency, while Clayton Stoner spent the remainder of his contract on injured reserve before joining Vegas' organization as a junior team coach in 2019.[57][58] As of the start of the 2025–26 season, the ninth season after the draft, only William Karlsson and Brayden McNabb remain with Vegas.[23]

See also

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