List of Buffalo Sabres draft picks

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey franchise located in Buffalo, New York. Founded on May 22, 1970, ahead of the 1970–71 season as an expansion team, they play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1][2] The NHL entry draft is held each off-season in June, allowing teams to select players who will have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team.[3] From 1995 to 2012, the winner of the draft lottery was allowed to move up a maximum of four positions in the entry draft.[4] Since 2016, the NHL has held a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick.[5] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft.[3] As of 2025, the Sabres have made 521 selections in 55 entry drafts.[6]

The Sabres first participated in the 1970 NHL amateur draft, where they selected Gilbert Perreault at first overall for their first-ever selection. The Sabres have selected first overall in three other drafts with Pierre Turgeon in 1987, Rasmus Dahlin in 2018, and Owen Power in 2021. Perreault played his whole career with the Sabres and had his number retired in the franchise,[7] while Turgeon played five years with the Sabres before being traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Pat LaFontaine.[8] Dahlin and Power currently play in the NHL for the Sabres.[9] Three Sabres draft picks have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Phil Housley, Perreault, and Turgeon.[10][11] Thirteen players selected by the Sabres went on to play 1,000 games in the NHL: Dave Andreychuk who ranks 10th in all-time games played with 1,639,[12] Brian Campbell, Keith Carney, Housley, Calle Johansson, Brad May, Sean O'Donnell, Perreault, Jason Pominville, Craig Ramsay, Mike Ramsey, Turgeon, and Thomas Vanek.[6]

Key

 †  Played at least one regular-season game with the Sabres.
 *  Spent their entire NHL career with the Sabres.
 S  NHL supplemental draft.

Draft picks

Statistics are complete as of the 2024–25 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses, and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

List of all players drafted by the Buffalo Sabres and their career statistics[6]
Draft Round Pick Player Nationality Pos GP G A Pts PIM W L T OT GAA
1970 1 1 Gilbert Perreault* Canada C 1191 512 814 1326 500 — — — — —
2 15 Butch Deadmarsh† Canada LW 137 12 5 17 155 — — — — —
3 29 Steve Cuddie Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
4 43 Randy Wyrozub* Canada C 100 8 10 18 10 — — — — —
5 57 Mike Morton Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
6 71 Mike Keeler Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
7 84 Tim Regan United States G — — — — — — — — — —
8 97 Doug Rombough† Canada C 150 24 27 51 80 — — — — —
9 107 Luc Nadeau Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1971 1 5 Rick Martin† Canada LW 685 384 317 701 477 — — — — —
2 19 Craig Ramsay* Canada LW 1070 252 420 672 201 — — — — —
3 33 Bill Hajt* Canada D 854 42 202 244 433 — — — — —
4 47 Bob Richer* Canada C 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
5 61 Steve Warr Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
6 75 Pierre Duguay Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1972 1 5 Jim Schoenfeld† Canada D 719 51 204 255 1132 — — — — —
2 25 Larry Carriere† Canada D 367 16 74 90 462 — — — — —
3 37 Jim McMasters Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
4 53 Rychard Campeau Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 69 Gilles Gratton Canada G 47 0 0 0 15 13 18 9 — 4.03
6 85 Peter McNab† United States C 954 363 450 813 179 — — — — —
1973 1 12 Morris Titanic* Canada LW 19 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2 28 Jean Landry Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
3 44 André Deschamps Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
4 60 Yvon Dupuis Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
5 76 Bob Smulders Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
6 92 Neil Korzack Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 108 Bob Young United States D — — — — — — — — — —
8 124 Tim O'Connell United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1974 1 11 Lee Fogolin† United States D 924 44 195 239 1318 — — — — —
2 29 Danny Gare† Canada RW 827 354 331 685 1285 — — — — —
3 47 Michel Deziel Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
4 65 Paul McIntosh* Canada D 48 0 2 2 66 — — — — —
5 83 Garry Lariviere Canada D 219 6 57 63 167 — — — — —
6 101 Dave Given United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
7 119 Bernard Noreau Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
8 136 Charles Constantin Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
9 153 Rick Jodzio Canada LW 70 2 8 10 71 — — — — —
10 168 Derek Smith† Canada LW 335 78 116 194 60 — — — — —
11 183 Taro Tsujimoto[a] Japan F — — — — — — — — — —
12 196 Bob Geoffrion Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1 17 Bob Sauve† Canada G 420 0 14 14 57 182 154 53 — 3.49
2 35 Ken Breitenbach* Canada D 68 1 13 14 49 — — — — —
3 44 Terry Martin† Canada F 479 104 101 205 202 — — — — —
3 53 Gary McAdam† Canada RW 534 96 132 228 243 — — — — —
4 71 Greg Neeld Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
5 89 Don Edwards† Canada G 459 0 14 14 42 208 155 72 — 3.32
6 107 Jim Minor Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 125 Grant Rowe Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
8 143 Alec Tidey† Canada RW 9 0 0 0 8 — — — — —
9 159 Andy Whitby Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
10 174 Len Moher United States G — — — — — — — — — —
1976 2 33 Joe Kowal* Canada LW 22 0 5 5 13 — — — — —
4 69 Rocky Maze Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
5 87 Ron Roscoe Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
6 105 Don Lemieux Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1 14 Ric Seiling† Canada RW 738 179 208 387 573 — — — — —
2 32 Ron Areshenkoff Canada C 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
4 68 Bill Stewart† Canada D 260 7 64 71 424 — — — — —
5 86 Rich Sirois Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
6 104 Wayne Ramsey* Canada D 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1978 1 13 Larry Playfair† Canada D 688 26 94 120 1814 — — — — —
2 32 Tony McKegney† Canada LW 912 320 319 639 517 — — — — —
3 49 Rob McClanahan† United States C 224 38 63 101 126 — — — — —
4 66 Mike Gazdic Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 82 Randy Ireland* Canada G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 6.02
6 99 Cam MacGregor Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 116 Dan Eastman Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
8 133 Eric Strobel United States C — — — — — — — — — —
9 150 Eugene O'Sullivan Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1 11 Mike Ramsey† United States D 1070 79 266 345 1012 — — — — —
2 32 Lindy Ruff† Canada D 691 105 195 300 1264 — — — — —
3 53 Mark Robinson Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
3 55 Jacques Cloutier† Canada G 255 0 7 7 51 82 102 24 — 3.64
4 74 Gilles Hamel† Canada LW 519 127 147 274 276 — — — — —
5 95 Alan Haworth† Canada C 524 189 211 400 425 — — — — —
6 116 Rick Knickle Canada G 14 0 0 0 2 7 6 0 — 3.74
1980 1 20 Steve Patrick† Canada F 250 40 68 108 242 — — — — —
2 41 Mike Moller† Canada RW 134 15 28 43 41 — — — — —
3 56 Sean McKenna† Canada RW 414 82 80 162 181 — — — — —
3 62 Jay North United States C — — — — — — — — — —
4 83 Jim Wiemer† Canada LW 325 29 72 101 378 — — — — —
5 104 Dirk Rueter Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
6 123 Steve Lyons United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 146 Jari Paavola Finland G — — — — — — — — — —
8 167 Randy Cunneyworth† Canada C 866 189 225 414 1280 — — — — —
9 188 Dave Beckon Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
10 209 John Bader United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1981 1 17 Jiří Dudáček Czech Republic RW — — — — — — — — — —
2 38 Hannu Virta* Finland D 245 25 101 126 66 — — — — —
3 59 Jim Aldred Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
3 60 Colin Chisholm Canada D 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
4 80 Jeff Eatough* Canada RW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
4 83 Anders Wikberg Sweden LW — — — — — — — — — —
5 101 Mauri Eivola Finland C — — — — — — — — — —
6 122 Ali Butorac Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
7 143 Heikki Leime Finland D — — — — — — — — — —
8 164 Gates Orlando* Canada C 98 18 26 44 51 — — — — —
9 185 Venci Sebek Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
10 206 Warren Harper Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1 6 Phil Housley† United States D 1495 388 894 1232 822 — — — — —
1 9 Paul Cyr† Canada LW 470 101 140 241 623 — — — — —
1 16 Dave Andreychuk† Canada C 1639 640 698 1338 1125 — — — — —
2 26 Mike Anderson United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2 30 Jens Johansson Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
4 68 Timo Jutila* Finland D 10 1 5 6 13 — — — — —
4 79 Jeff Hamilton Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
5 100 Bob Logan† Canada LW 42 10 5 15 0 — — — — —
6 111 Jeff Parker† United States D 141 16 19 35 163 — — — — —
6 121 Jakob Gustavsson Sweden G — — — — — — — — — —
7 142 Allen Bishop Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
8 163 Claude Verret* Canada C 14 2 5 7 2 — — — — —
9 184 Rob Norman Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
10 205 Mike Craig Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
11 226 Jim Plankers United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1 5 Tom Barrasso† United States G 777 0 48 48 437 369 277 86 18 3.24
1 10 Normand Lacombe† Canada RW 319 53 62 115 196 — — — — —
1 11 Adam Creighton† Canada C 708 187 216 403 1077 — — — — —
2 31 John Tucker† Canada C 656 177 259 436 285 — — — — —
2 34 Richard Hajdu* Canada LW 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
4 74 Daren Puppa† Canada G 429 0 18 18 48 179 161 54 0 3.04
5 94 Jason Meyer Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
6 114 Jim Hofford† Canada D 18 0 0 0 47 — — — — —
7 134 Christian Ruuttu† Finland C 621 134 298 432 714 — — — — —
8 154 Don McSween† United States D 47 3 10 13 55 — — — — —
9 174 Tim Hoover Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
10 194 Mark Ferner† Canada D 91 3 10 13 51 — — — — —
11 214 Uwe Krupp† Germany D 729 69 212 281 660 — — — — —
12 234 Marc Hamelin Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
12 235 Kermit Salfi United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1 18 Mikael Andersson† Sweden LW 761 95 169 264 134 — — — — —
2 39 Doug Trapp* Canada LW 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
3 60 Ray Sheppard† Canada RW 817 357 300 657 212 — — — — —
4 81 Bob Halkidis† Canada D 256 8 32 40 825 — — — — —
5 102 Joey Rampton Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
6 123 James Gasseau Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
7 144 Darcy Wakaluk† Canada G 191 0 6 6 90 67 75 21 — 3.22
8 165 Orwar Stambert Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
9 186 Eric Weinrich[b] United States D 1157 70 318 388 825 — — — — —
10 206 Brian McKinnon Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
11 226 Grant Delcourt Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
12 247 Sean Baker United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1 14 Calle Johansson† Sweden D 1109 119 416 535 519 — — — — —
2 35 Benoît Hogue† Canada LW 863 222 321 543 877 — — — — —
3 56 Keith Gretzky Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
4 77 Dave Moylan Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 98 Ken Priestlay† Canada C 168 27 34 61 63 — — — — —
6 119 Joe Reekie† Canada D 902 25 139 164 1326 — — — — —
7 140 Petri Matikainen Finland D — — — — — — — — — —
8 161 Trent Kaese* Canada RW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
9 182 Jiří Šejba* Czech Republic F 11 0 2 2 8 — — — — —
10 203 Boyd Sutton United States C — — — — — — — — — —
11 224 Guy Larose Canada C 70 10 9 19 63 — — — — —
12 245 Ken Baumgartner Canada LW 696 13 41 54 2242 — — — — —
1986 1 5 Shawn Anderson† Canada D 255 11 51 62 117 — — — — —
2 26 Greg Brown† United States D 94 4 14 18 86 — — — — —
3 47 Bob Corkum† United States C 720 97 103 200 281 — — — — —
3 56 Kevin Kerr Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
4 68 Dave Baseggio Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 89 Larry Rooney United States D — — — — — — — — — —
6 110 Miguel Baldris Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
7 131 Mike Hartman† United States LW 397 43 35 78 1388 — — — — —
8 152 Francois Guay* Canada C 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
9 173 Sean Whitham Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
10 194 Kenton Rein Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
11 215 Troy Arndt Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1986S 1 4 Jeff Capello Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2 8 John Cullen Canada C 621 187 363 550 898 — — — — —
1987 1 1 Pierre Turgeon† Canada C 1294 515 812 1327 452 — — — — —
2 22 Brad Miller† Canada D 82 1 5 6 321 — — — — —
3 53 Andrew MacVicar Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
4 84 John Bradley United States G — — — — — — — — — —
5 85 Dave Pergola United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
6 106 Chris Marshall United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 127 Paul Flanagan United States D — — — — — — — — — —
8 148 Sean Dooley United States D — — — — — — — — — —
8 153 Tim Roberts United States D — — — — — — — — — —
9 169 Grant Tkachuk Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
10 190 Ian Herbers Canada D 65 0 5 5 79 — — — — —
11 211 David Littman† United States G 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 5.95
12 232 Al MacIsaac Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1987S 1 1 Dave Snuggerud† United States RW 265 30 54 84 127 — — — — —
2 6 Mike DeCarle United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
1988 1 13 Joel Savage* Canada RW 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
3 55 Darcy Loewen† Canada LW 135 4 8 12 211 — — — — —
4 76 Keith Carney† United States D 1018 45 183 228 904 — — — — —
5 89 Alexander Mogilny† Russia RW 990 473 559 1032 432 — — — — —
5 97 Rob Ray† Canada RW 900 41 50 91 3207 — — — — —
6 106 David DiVita United States D — — — — — — — — — —
6 118 Mike McLaughlin United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 139 Mike Griffith Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
8 160 Don Ruoho United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
9 181 Wade Flaherty Canada G 120 0 3 3 6 27 56 9 1 3.51
11 223 Tom Nieman United States C — — — — — — — — — —
12 244 Bobby Wallwork United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1988S 2 14 Clark Davies Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1989 1 14 Kevin Haller† Canada D 642 41 97 138 907 — — — — —
3 56 Scott Thomas† United States RW 63 6 4 10 34 — — — — —
4 77 Doug MacDonald* Canada C 11 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
5 98 Ken Sutton† Canada D 388 23 80 103 338 — — — — —
6 107 Bill Pye United States G — — — — — — — — — —
6 119 Mike Barkley Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
8 161 Derek Plante† United States C 450 96 152 248 138 — — — — —
9 183 Donald Audette† Canada RW 735 260 24 509 584 — — — — —
10 194 Mark Astley* Canada D 75 4 19 23 92 — — — — —
10 203 John Nelson Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
11 224 Todd Henderson Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
12 245 Mike Bavis United States F — — — — — — — — — —
1989S 2 19 Ian Boyce Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1990 1 14 Brad May† Canada LW 1041 127 161 288 2248 — — — — —
4 82 Brian McCarthy United States C — — — — — — — — — —
5 97 Richard Šmehlík† Czech Republic D 644 49 146 195 415 — — — — —
5 100 Todd Bojcun Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
5 103 Brad Pascall Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
7 142 Viktor Gordiyuk* Russia LW 26 3 8 11 0 — — — — —
8 166 Milan Nedoma Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
9 187 Jason Winch Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
10 208 Sylvain Naud Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
11 229 Ken Martin United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
12 250 Brad Rubachuk Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1990S 2 24 Shane McFarlane United States C — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1 13 Philippe Boucher† Canada D 748 94 206 300 702 — — — — —
2 35 Jason Dawe† Canada RW 366 86 90 176 162 — — — — —
3 57 Jason Young Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
4 72 Peter Ambroziak* Canada F 12 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
5 101 Steve Shields† Canada G 246 0 2 2 78 80 104 39 13 2.67
6 123 Sean O'Donnell Canada D 1224 31 198 229 1809 — — — — —
6 124 Brian Holzinger† United States C 547 93 145 238 339 — — — — —
7 145 Chris Snell Canada D 34 2 7 9 24 — — — — —
8 162 Jiri Kuntos Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
9 189 Tony Iob Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
10 211 Spencer Meany Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
11 233 Mikhail Volkov Russia RW — — — — — — — — — —
12 255 Michael Smith Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1991S 2 19 Jamie Steer Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
1992 1 11 David Cooper Canada D 30 3 7 10 24 — — — — —
2 35 Jozef Čierny Czech Republic LW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
3 59 Ondřej Steiner Czech Republic C — — — — — — — — — —
4 80 Dean Melanson† Canada D 9 0 0 0 8 — — — — —
4 83 Matthew Barnaby† Canada RW 834 113 187 300 2562 — — — — —
5 107 Markus Ketterer Finland G — — — — — — — — — —
5 108 Yuri Khmylev† Russia LW 263 64 88 152 133 — — — — —
6 131 Paul Rushforth Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
8 179 Dean Tiltgen Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
9 203 Todd Simon* Canada C 15 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
10 227 Rick Kowalsky Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
11 251 Chris Clancy Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1993 2 38 Denis Tsygurov† Russia D 51 1 5 6 45 — — — — —
3 64 Ethan Philpott United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
5 116 Richard Safarik Czech Republic G — — — — — — — — — —
6 142 Kevin Pozzo Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
7 168 Sergei Petrenko* Soviet Union LW 14 0 4 4 0 — — — — —
8 194 Mike Barrie Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
9 220 Barrie Moore† Canada LW 39 2 6 8 18 — — — — —
10 246 Chris Davis Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
11 272 Scott Nichol† Canada C 662 56 71 127 916 — — — — —
1994 1 17 Wayne Primeau† Canada C 774 69 125 194 789 — — — — —
2 43 Curtis Brown† Canada LW 736 129 171 300 398 — — — — —
3 69 Rumun Ndur† Nigeria D 69 2 3 5 137 — — — — —
5 121 Sergei Klimentiev Ukraine D — — — — — — — — — —
6 147 Cal Benazic Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
7 168 Steve Plouffe Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
7 173 Shane Hnidy Canada D 550 16 55 71 633 — — — — —
7 176 Steve Webb Canada RW 321 5 13 18 532 — — — — —
8 199 Bob Westerby Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
9 225 Craig Millar Canada D 114 8 14 22 73 — — — — —
10 251 Mark Polak Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
11 277 Shayne Wright Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1995 1 14 Jay McKee† Canada D 802 21 104 125 622 — — — — —
1 16 Martin Biron† Canada G 508 0 6 6 79 230 191 25 27 2.61
2 42 Mark Dutiaume Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
3 68 Mathieu Sunderland Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
4 94 Matt Davidson Canada RW 56 5 7 12 28 — — — — —
5 111 Marian Menhart Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
5 119 Kevin Popp Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 123 Daniel Bienvenue Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 172 Brian Scott Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
8 198 Mike Zanutto Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
9 224 Rob Skrlac Canada F 8 1 0 1 22 — — — — —
1996 1 7 Erik Rasmussen† United States C 545 52 76 128 305 — — — — —
2 27 Cory Sarich† Canada D 957 21 136 157 1085 — — — — —
2 33 Darren Van Oene Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
3 53 Eric Naud Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
3 54 François Méthot Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
4 87 Kurt Walsh Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
4 106 Mike Martone Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 115 Alexei Tezikov Russia D 30 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
6 142 Ryan Davis Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
6 161 Darren Mortier Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
9 222 Scott Buhler Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1997 1 21 Mika Noronen† Finland G 71 1 0 1 4 23 32 6 0 2.68
2 48 Henrik Tallinder† Sweden RW 678 28 114 142 378 — — — — —
3 69 Maxim Afinogenov† Russia RW 651 158 237 395 486 — — — — —
3 75 Jeff Martin Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
4 101 Luc Theoret Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 128 Torrey DiRoberto Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
6 156 Brian Campbell† Canada D 1082 87 417 504 277 — — — — —
7 184 Jeremy Adduono Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
8 212 Kamil Piroš Czech Republic C 28 4 4 8 10 — — — — —
9 238 Dylan Kemp Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1998 1 18 Dmitri Kalinin† Russia D 539 36 126 162 321 — — — — —
2 34 Andrew Peters† Canada LW 229 4 3 7 650 — — — — —
2 47 Norm Milley† Canada RW 29 2 4 6 12 — — — — —
2 50 Jaroslav Kristek* Czech Republic RW 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
3 77 Mike Pandolfo United States LW 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
5 137 Aaron Goldade Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
6 164 Aleš Kotalík† Czech Republic RW 542 136 148 284 348 — — — — —
7 191 Brad Moran Canada C 8 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
8 218 David Moravec* Czech Republic RW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
9 249 Edo Terglav Slovenia RW — — — — — — — — — —
1999 1 20 Barrett Heisten United States LW 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2 35 Milan Bartovič† Slovakia F 50 3 14 17 26 — — — — —
2 55 Doug Janik† United States D 190 3 16 19 154 — — — — —
2 64 Michael Zigomanis Canada C 197 21 19 40 89 — — — — —
3 73 Tim Preston Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
4 117 Karel Mosovsky Czech Republic F — — — — — — — — — —
5 138 Ryan Miller† United States G 796 0 12 12 48 391 289 1 88 2.64
5 146 Matt Kinch Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
6 178 Seneque Hyacinthe Jr. Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
7 206 Bret DeCecco Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
8 235 Brad Self Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
9 263 Craig Brunel Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
2000 1 15 Artyom Kryukov Russia F — — — — — — — — — —
2 48 Gerard Dicaire Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
4 111 Ghyslain Rousseau Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
5 149 Denis Denisov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
7 213 Vasily Bizyayev Russia C — — — — — — — — — —
7 220 Paul Gaustad† United States C 727 89 142 231 778 — — — — —
8 258 Sean McMorrow* Canada RW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
9 277 Ryan Courtney Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2001 1 22 Jiří Novotný† Czech Republic C 189 20 31 51 66 — — — — —
2 32 Derek Roy† Canada C 738 189 335 524 391 — — — — —
2 50 Chris Thorburn† Canada C 801 53 81 134 968 — — — — —
2 55 Jason Pominville† Canada RW 1060 293 434 727 199 — — — — —
5 155 Michal Vondrka Czech Republic F — — — — — — — — — —
8 234 Calle Aslund Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
8 247 Marek Dubec Czech Republic F — — — — — — — — — —
9 279 Ryan Jorde Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2002 1 11 Keith Ballard United States D 604 38 137 175 612 — — — — —
1 20 Daniel Paille† Canada LW 582 85 87 172 135 — — — — —
3 76 Michael Tessier Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
3 82 John Adams United States D — — — — — — — — — —
4 108 Jakub Hulva Czech Republic RW — — — — — — — — — —
4 121 Marty Magers United States G — — — — — — — — — —
6 178 Maxim Schevjev Russia C — — — — — — — — — —
7 208 Radoslav Hecl* Czech Republic D 14 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
8 241 Dennis Wideman Canada D 815 99 288 387 503 — — — — —
9 271 Martin Cizek Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
2003 1 5 Thomas Vanek† Austria F 1029 373 416 789 547 — — — — —
2 65 Branislav Fábry Czech Republic RW — — — — — — — — — —
3 74 Clarke MacArthur† Canada LW 552 133 171 304 343 — — — — —
4 106 Jan Hejda Czech Republic D 627 25 110 135 317 — — — — —
4 114 Denis Ezhov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
5 150 Thomas Morrow United States D — — — — — — — — — —
6 172 Pavel Voroshnin Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
7 202 Nathan Paetsch† Canada D 167 7 35 42 114 — — — — —
8 235 Jeff Weber Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
9 266 Louis-Philippe Martin Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
2004 1 13 Drew Stafford† United States RW 841 196 232 428 415 — — — — —
2 43 Michael Funk* Canada RW 9 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
3 72 Andrej Sekera† Slovakia D 842 51 202 253 212 — — — — —
5 145 Michal Valent Slovakia G — — — — — — — — — —
6 176 Patrick Kaleta* United States RW 348 27 27 54 542 — — — — —
7 207 Mark Mancari† Canada RW 42 3 10 13 22 — — — — —
8 241 Mike Card* Canada D 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
9 273 Dylan Hunter Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2005 1 13 Marek Zagrapan Slovakia C — — — — — — — — — —
2 48 Philip Gogulla Germany F — — — — — — — — — —
3 87 Marc-André Gragnani† Canada D 78 3 15 18 36 — — — — —
4 96 Chris Butler† United States D 407 14 72 86 187 — — — — —
5 142 Nathan Gerbe† United States C 435 63 88 151 196 — — — — —
6 182 Adam Dennis Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
6 191 Vyacheslav Buravchikov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
7 208 Matt Generous United States D — — — — — — — — — —
7 227 Andrew Orpik United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2006 1 24 Dennis Persson Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
2 46 Jhonas Enroth† Sweden G 153 0 0 0 2 50 69 — 16 2.84
2 57 Mike Weber† United States D 351 9 44 53 437 — — — — —
4 117 Felix Schütz Germany C — — — — — — — — — —
5 147 Alex Biega Canada D 243 4 38 42 122 — — — — —
7 207 Benjamin Breault Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2007 2 31 T. J. Brennan† United States D 53 5 8 13 29 — — — — —
2 59 Drew Schiestel Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
3 89 Corey Tropp† United States RW 149 6 21 27 133 — — — — —
5 139 Bradley Eidsness Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
5 147 Jean-Simon Allard Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
6 179 Paul Byron† Canada C 521 98 110 208 139 — — — — —
7 187 Nick Eno United States G — — — — — — — — — —
7 209 Drew Mackenzie United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2008 1 12 Tyler Myers† Canada D 995 93 278 371 787 — — — — —
1 26 Tyler Ennis† Canada LW 700 144 202 346 224 — — — — —
2 44 Luke Adam† Canada C 90 15 11 26 36 — — — — —
3 81 Corey Fienhage United States D — — — — — — — — — —
4 101 Justin Jokinen United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
4 104 Jordon Southorn Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 134 Jacob Lagacé Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
6 164 Nick Crawford Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2009 1 13 Zack Kassian† Canada RW 661 92 111 203 913 — — — — —
3 66 Brayden McNabb† Canada D 822 33 146 179 541 — — — — —
4 104 Marcus Foligno† Canada LW 875 140 183 323 883 — — — — —
5 134 Mark Adams United States D — — — — — — — — — —
6 164 Connor Knapp* United States G 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 — 1 3.14
7 194 Maxime Legault Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
2010 1 23 Mark Pysyk† Canada D 521 28 76 104 162 — — — — —
3 68 Jerome Gauthier-Leduc Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
3 75 Kevin Sundher Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
3 83 Matt MacKenzie Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
4 98 Steven Shipley Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
5 143 Greg Sutch Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
6 173 Cedrick Henley Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 203 Christian Isackson United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
7 208 Riley Boychuk Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2011 1 16 Joel Armia† Finland RW 586 103 104 207 192 — — — — —
3 77 Daniel Catenacci† Canada C 12 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
4 107 Colin Jacobs United States C — — — — — — — — — —
5 137 Alex Lepkowski United States D — — — — — — — — — —
6 167 Nathan Lieuwen* Canada G 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 — 0 2.97
7 197 Brad Navin United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2012 1 12 Mikhail Grigorenko† Russia C 249 26 50 76 36 — — — — —
1 14 Zemgus Girgensons† Latvia C 770 91 103 194 239 — — — — —
2 44 Jake McCabe† United States D 643 35 140 175 388 — — — — —
3 73 Justin Kea Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
5 133 Logan Nelson United States C — — — — — — — — — —
6 163 Linus Ullmark† Sweden G 291 1 5 6 12 163 87 — 26 2.54
7 193 Brady Austin* Canada D 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
7 204 Judd Peterson United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2013 1 8 Rasmus Ristolainen† Finland D 776 56 248 304 383 — — — — —
1 16 Nikita Zadorov† Russia D 723 51 117 168 846 — — — — —
2 35 J. T. Compher United States C 576 118 156 274 208 — — — — —
2 38 Connor Hurley United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2 52 Justin Bailey† United States RW 141 10 13 23 24 — — — — —
3 69 Nicholas Baptiste* Canada RW 47 7 3 10 20 — — — — —
5 129 Cal Petersen United States G 106 0 1 1 2 46 44 — 10 2.96
5 130 Gustav Possler Sweden RW — — — — — — — — — —
5 143 Anthony Florentino United States D — — — — — — — — — —
6 159 Sean Malone† United States C 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
7 189 Eric Locke United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2014 1 2 Sam Reinhart† Canada C 775 294 325 619 173 — — — — —
2 31 Brendan Lemieux Canada LW 307 36 38 74 548 — — — — —
2 44 Eric Cornel Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2 49 Václav Karabáček Czech Republic RW — — — — — — — — — —
3 61 Jonas Johansson† Sweden G 80 0 0 0 0 32 26 — 12 3.30
3 74 Brycen Martin Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 121 Max Willman United States C 68 7 3 10 22 — — — — —
6 151 Christopher Brown United States C — — — — — — — — — —
7 181 Victor Olofsson† Sweden RW 370 105 106 211 44 — — — — —
2015 1 2 Jack Eichel† United States C 616 239 369 608 193 — — — — —
2 51 Brendan Guhle† Canada D 65 4 10 14 24 — — — — —
4 92 Will Borgen† United States D 298 13 55 68 186 — — — — —
5 122 Devante Stephens Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
6 152 Giorgio Estephan Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
7 182 Ivan Chukarov United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2016 1 8 Alexander Nylander† Sweden LW 126 25 24 49 30 — — — — —
2 33 Rasmus Asplund† Sweden C 189 18 31 49 22 — — — — —
3 69 Cliff Pu Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
3 86 Casey Fitzgerald† United States D 63 0 9 9 40 — — — — —
4 99 Brett Murray* Canada LW 26 2 4 6 25 — — — — —
5 129 Philip Nyberg Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
5 130 Vojtech Budik Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
6 159 Brandon Hagel Canada LW 375 125 172 297 233 — — — — —
7 189 Austin Osmanski United States D — — — — — — — — — —
7 190 Vasily Glotov Russia C — — — — — — — — — —
2017 1 8 Casey Mittelstadt† United States C 438 81 155 236 106 — — — — —
2 37 Marcus Davidsson Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2 54 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen* Finland G 155 0 3 3 12 71 65 — 15 3.06
3 89 Oskari Laaksonen Finland D — — — — — — — — — —
4 99 Jacob Bryson* Canada D 254 4 39 43 50 — — — — —
7 192 Linus Weissbach Sweden LW — — — — — — — — — —
2018 1 1 Rasmus Dahlin* Sweden D 509 83 277 360 378 — — — — —
2 32 Mattias Samuelsson* United States D 212 7 36 43 88 — — — — —
4 94 Matej Pekar Czech Republic C — — — — — — — — — —
4 117 Linus Lindstrom Cronholm Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
5 125 Miska Kukkonen Finland D — — — — — — — — — —
7 187 William Worge Kreü Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
2019 1 7 Dylan Cozens† Canada C 362 82 131 213 222 — — — — —
1 31 Ryan Johnson* United States D 44 0 7 7 16 — — — — —
3 67 Erik Portillo Sweden G — — — — — — — — — —
4 102 Aaron Huglen United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
5 143 Filip Cederqvist Sweden LW — — — — — — — — — —
6 160 Lukáš Rousek* Czech Republic RW 17 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
2020 1 8 Jack Quinn* Canada RW 178 39 58 97 41 — — — — —
2 34 JJ Peterka† Germany C 238 67 83 150 88 — — — — —
5 131 Matteo Constantini Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
7 193 Albert Lyckåsen Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
7 216 Jakub Konečný Czech Republic C — — — — — — — — — —
2021 1 1 Owen Power* Canada D 242 19 92 111 70 — — — — —
1 14 Isak Rosén* Sweden RW 15 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2 33 Prokhor Poltapov Russia LW — — — — — — — — — —
2 53 Aleksandr Kisakov Russia LW — — — — — — — — — —
3 88 Stiven Sardarian Russia RW — — — — — — — — — —
3 95 Josh Bloom Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
4 97 Olivier Nadeau Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
5 159 Viljami Marjala Finland LW — — — — — — — — — —
6 161 William von Barnekow Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
6 188 Nikita Novikov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
7 193 Tyson Kozak* Canada C 21 3 2 5 2 — — — — —
2022 1 9 Matthew Savoie† Canada C 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1 16 Noah Östlund* Sweden C 8 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1 28 Jiří Kulich* Czech Republic C 63 15 9 24 18 — — — — —
2 41 Topias Leinonen Finland G — — — — — — — — — —
3 74 Viktor Neuchev Russia LW — — — — — — — — — —
4 106 Mats Lindgren Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
5 134 Vsevolod Komarov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
6 170 Jake Richard United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
6 187 Gustav Karlsson Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
7 202 Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson Sweden RW — — — — — — — — — —
7 211 Linus Sjodin Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2023 1 13 Zach Benson* Canada LW 146 21 37 58 96 — — — — —
2 39 Anton Wahlberg Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2 45 Maxim Strbak Slovakia D — — — — — — — — — —
3 86 Gavin McCarthy United States D — — — — — — — — — —
4 109 Ethan Miedema Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
5 141 Scott Ratzlaff Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
6 173 Sean Keohane United States D — — — — — — — — — —
7 205 Norwin Panocha Germany D — — — — — — — — — —
2024 1 14 Konsta Helenius Finland C — — — — — — — — — —
2 42 Adam Kleber United States D — — — — — — — — — —
3 71 Brodie Ziemer United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
4 108 Luke Osburn United States D — — — — — — — — — —
4 123 Simon-Pier Brunet Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
6 172 Patrick Geary United States D — — — — — — — — — —
7 204 Vasily Zelenov Russia RW — — — — — — — — — —
7 219 Ryerson Leenders Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
2025 1 9 Radim Mrtka Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
3 71 David Bedkowski Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
4 103 Matous Jan Kucharcik Czech Republic C — — — — — — — — — —
4 116 Samuel Meloche Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
5 135 Noah Laberge Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
6 167 Ashton Schultz United States C — — — — — — — — — —
7 195 Melvin Novotny Sweden LW — — — — — — — — — —
7 199 Yevgeni Prokhorov Belarus G — — — — — — — — — —
7 219 Ryan Rucinski United States C — — — — — — — — — —

Notes

  1. ^ The pick of the fictitious Tsujimoto is marked as an invalid claim. The pick stood valid for several weeks until it was revealed that the player was made up as a protest to how the draft was held. The Sabres still list the claim as valid as an inside joke.[13]
  2. ^ The pick of Weinrich is marked as an invalid claim, as he had not cleared the minimum age restriction for eligible draftees. He was selected in the second round the following year by the New Jersey Devils.[14]

References

General
  • "Buffalo Sabres Draft History". HockeyDB.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  • "Buffalo Sabres Draft Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
Specific
  1. ^ "Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Vogl, John (October 22, 2019). "Seals of approval: Buying Oakland's team gave the Sabres their ticket to the NHL". The Athletic. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Retrieved September 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery to be held Monday". National Hockey League. April 28, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ Fox, Luke (April 29, 2016). "2016 NHL Draft Lottery FAQ: All you need to know". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on October 13, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "Buffalo Sabres Draft Picks". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  7. ^ Benigni, Adam (June 23, 2021). "Former Sabres' great Gilbert Perreault remembers teammates Rene Robert and Rick Martin". WGRZ. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  8. ^ DiCesare, Bob (October 26, 1991). "News of trade proves no shock to Turgeon". The Buffalo News. p. B-3. Retrieved January 8, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Zeisberger, Mike (October 13, 2023). "Sabres have foundation in place with Dahlin, Power signed long term". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  10. ^ Burnside, Scott (October 29, 2015). "Phil Housley's Hockey Hall of Fame induction long overdue". ESPN. Archived from the original on May 31, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  11. ^ Wagner, Daniel (June 26, 2023). "Pierre Turgeon was nearly part of the worst trade in Canucks history". VancouverIsAwesome.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  12. ^ "NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Games Played". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  13. ^ Fairburn, Matthew (June 26, 2024). "Fifty years ago, the Sabres drafted a player who didn't exist: The legend of Taro Tsujimoto". The Athletic. Archived from the original on July 30, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  14. ^ Silverman, Steve (June 4, 2018). "2012 NHL Draft: 20 Most Hilarious Moments in NHL Draft History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
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