How Many 2013 Draft Picks Will Play In The NHL Next Season?
The rest:
Although there is the odd 18 year old who does stick after being picked outside the top 10, it is not very likely. A couple of players that have a shot include Curtis Lazar (Ottawa), Michael McCarron (Montreal) and Max Domi (Phoenix).
Mar 3, 2013; St. Paul, MN, USA; Edmonton Oilers forward Nail Yakupov (64) looks on during the third period against the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild defeated the Oilers 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
The record for players playing in the year of their draft (since the 2004-05 lockout) that I could find was 6, in 2008 and 2009.
| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
| ? | Yakupov | Nugent-Hopkins | Hall | Tavares | Stamkos | Kane | Staal | Crosby |
| Galchenyuk | Landeskog | Seguin | Hedman | Doughty | Gagner | Kessel | ||
| Grigorenko | Larsson | Fowler | Duchene | Bogosian | ||||
| Matteau | Couturier | Burmistrov | Kane | Schenn | ||||
| Shaw | Skinner | Kulikov | Boedker | |||||
| O’Reilly | Bailey |
So MacKinnon, Drouin, Barkov, Jones, Lindholm, Monahan and Nichushkin are all likely to make it, meaning one more from the group making the grade would make this could be the year of the youngsters.