2025 Draft Order

[Stephen (League Admin)]

The 2024/25 Draft will start no later than Tuesday 15th 18:00 EST, though if you wish you can start picking before that if it is your turn.


Draft Rules

1. Each GM has a time slot of 3 hours for the 1st and 2nd rounds and 2 hours for 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds to make their pick.

2. As soon as the pick immediately prior to yours has been announced, you may announce yours. You do not have to wait for your allocated time slot. You need not wait for all prior picks to be made if an earlier GM missed his slot.

3. If it reaches your time slot and the GM before you has not made his pick, you may announce your pick.

4. If a GM misses their time slot they will be given the highest available draft pick remaining after 12 hours from your start time by a member of the staff in the first 2 rounds, 6 hours in rounds 3, 4 and 5.

5. If you cannot make the time slot please submit a draft list to all members of the staff by private message in the forum.

I need someone, or a couple of people, to volunteer to help look after the draft and receive draft pick lists from people. You will need to be available on a regular basis to check lists and post selections in order to avoid people missing their time slots.

6. Caretaker GMs will pick for teams that do not have an active GM. The first staff member to become available may pick, this, hopefully, will ensure a random selection of picks are made for GM-less teams.

7. As the draft progresses draft times will NOT be updated. This is to prevent confusion over times slots experienced in previous drafts. So what you see is what you get.

8. Please determine that the drafting positions listed are correct and if any changes need to be made notify one of the staff via PM. Is better to indicate it before the admins input the draft in the GHL file.

9. If a team wishes to simply draft the best player available (highest CSB ranking) please inform one of the staff through PM or a reply to this thread in order to avoid a long wait for a pick you will not make.

10. Posted draft times are in Eastern Standard Time (not GMT EST=GMT-5 hours), and are when your time slot begins. Below is a link to a world clock set to EST, please use this as your reference. I will be.

Link: www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/est

11. A listing of all available players will be posted prior to the first selection of the draft. The list will be based on the CSB rankings of the last file of the regular season. Please use the rankings on the listing so hopefully it will be easier for the admins to input following. This is list is to follow as its a big draft and has to be written by hand

12. The GM MUST post the CSB rank after the name of the player by the CSB list


List of teams with caretakers or issuing instructions to autopick

Caretakers

St. Louis looking after FLA
Los Angeles looking after CAR
Philadelphia looking after SJS
Tampa Bay looking after DET
Ottawa looking after ANA
Pittsburgh looking after COL

I am looking after the teams below.
ATL, BUF, BOS, CBS, CGY, MIN, NAS, NYR, VAN, WSH - Autopick immediately on their time slot from 3rd round onwards.

Teams showing in purple are teams with inactive or no GM's and these picks are available for trades. I will swap like for like starting with 3rd round picks, so a 3rd this year for a 3rd in 2024 or 2025 but no further along, or for players if you wish. Auto pick rules apply and this season, if you dont show up for 1st or 2nd rounds and dont send in lists I'll place your team on the autolist section for rounds 3,4 and 5 immediately.1st and 2nd Round picks are not tradable - I will draft for these teams.

Round 1

1. New Jersey Devils - Antoine Roger CSB 20

2. Boston Bruins - Herkko Myllyla CSB 79
3. Pittsburgh Penguins - Xavier Lebeau CSB 16
4. Los Angeles Kings - Kurt Mayer CSB 1 - AUTO PICK
5. Chicago Blackhawks - Sergei Maikov CSB 2
6. San Jose Sharks - Rob Cappers CSB 3 - AUTOPICK
7. New York Rangers - Per-Johan Bruun CSB 4 - AUTOPICK
8. Los Angeles Kings(via Dallas Stars) - Dmitriy Bashmet CSB 5 - AUTO PICK
9. Vancouver Canucks - Bretislav Suchacek CSB 18
10. New York Islanders - David Jankovska CSB 6 - AUTOPICK
11. Calgary Flames - Darcy Arkham CSB 85
12. Phoenix Coyotes - Aaron Bowen CSB 25
13. Columbus Blue Jackets - Alexander Hill CSB 21
14. Montreal Canadiens - James Vasicek CSB 19
15. Buffalo Sabres - Vladimir Chikalin CSB 7 AUTO PICK
16. Colorado Avalanche - Jérémie Lepage CSB 49
17. Minnesota Wild - Denis Costa CSB 90
18. Edmonton Oilers - Gilbert Eastwood CSB 8 AUTO PICK
19. Tampa Bay Lightning - Elias Johnsson CSB 119
20. Washington Capitals - Joe Tabaracci (CSB 105)
21. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Josh Keefe CSB 45
22. Florida Panthers - Richie Bowen CSB 138
23. Carolina Hurricanes - Kelly Carson (CSB 57)
24. St. Louis Blues - Carl Lindros CSB 91
25. Nashville Predators - Kirt Lin (CSB 124)
26. Philadelphia Flyers - Jean-François Rainville CSB 39
27. Ottawa Senators - Walter Kertsman CSB 109
28. Phoenix Coyotes (via Toronto Maple Leafs) - Ted Beers (CSB 27) - Trade Needed
29. Detroit Red Wings - Blazej Pesek CSB 31
30. Atlanta Thrashers - Kyle Bodger (CSB 9)

ROUND 2
31. New Jersey Devils - Lee Evans (CSB 13)
32. Boston Bruins - Stacy Malone (CSB 22)
33. St. Louis Blues (via Pittsburgh Penguins) - Jody Larmer (CSB 12)
34. Chicago Blackhawks - Etienne Dubreuil (CSB 10) - Autopick
35. Los Angeles Kings - Arvo Murto (CSB 11) - AUtopick
36. San Jose Sharks - Zdenek Kubesch (CSB 14) - Autopick
37. New York Rangers - Viktor Zavisza (CSB 17) - Autopick
38. Philadelphia Flyers(via Dallas Stars)- Kyle Costello (CSB 153)
39. Vancouver Canucks - Petteri Ryti (CSB 165)
40. New York Islanders - Gottfried Scharf (CSB 15)
41. Calgary Flames (via Toronto Maple Leafs(via Calgary Flames) -Detlaf Piel (CSB 102) - Trade Needed
42. Phoenix Coyotes - Mikhail Putyatin (CSB 29)
43. Columbus Blue Jackets - Matti Isotalo (CSB 87)
44. Montreal Canadiens - Andrew Dudar (CSB 80)
45. Buffalo Sabres - Tim Palada (CSB 36)
46. Colorado (viaToronto Maple Leafs(via Colorado Avalanche) - Walter Robinzine (CSB 51) (Trade needed)
47. Minnesota Wild - Juan Han (CSB 158)
48. Edmonton Oilers - Ivan Ostrovsky (CSB 24)
49. Tampa Bay Lightning - Michael Morneu (CSB 152)
50. Buffalo Sabres(via Washington Capitals) - Samuel Poitras (CSB 184)
51. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Kristian Lilge (CSB 58)
52. Boston Bruins(via Florida Panthers) - Henry Jackson (CSB 26) - Autopick
53. Carolina Hurricanes - Vladimir Moulis (CSB 26) - Autopick
54. St. Louis Blues - David Rabbets (CSB 89)
55. Nashville Predators - Chris Tamer (CSB 28) - Autopick
56. Philadelphia Flyers - Artem Ryaov (CSB 121)
57. Ottawa Senators - Simon Touzin (CSB 63)
58. Toronto Maple Leafs - Unto Ahoniemi (CSB 30) - Autopick (Tor or trade needed?)
59. Detroit Red Wings - Rafael Scherr (CSB 131)
60. Atlanta Thrashers - Franz Schega (CSB 32) - Autopick

ROUND 3
61. New Jersey Devils - Slava Karamzin (CSB 50)
62. Boston Bruins - Richard McCarty (CSB 33)  - Autopick
63. Pittsburgh Penguins - Thibaut Flor (CSB 59)
64. Chicago Blackhawks - Martin Dreher (CSB 35) - Autopick
65. Los Angeles Kings - D'Arcy Flaman (CSB 37) - Autopick
66. San Jose Sharks - Jaromir Ajnik (CSB 38) - Autopick
67. New York Rangers - Gabriel Major (CSB 34) - Autopick
68. Dallas Stars - Brad Jeffrey (CSB 55)
69. Vancouver Canucks - Gordon Delaney (CSB 40) - Autopick
70. New York Islanders - Visa Saari (CSB 71)
71. Calgary Flames - Slava Chaliapin (CSB 41) - Autopick
72. Phoenix Coyotes - Jesper Bøe (CSB 42) - Autopick 
73. Columbus Blue Jackets - Warren Patrick (CSB 43) - Autopick
74. Montreal Canadiens - Vladimir Negodiaev (CSB 44) - Autopick
75. Buffalo Sabres - Santtu Vihavainen (CSB 46) - Autopick
76. Toronto Maple Leafs(via Colorado Avalanche) - Viktor Grosha (CSB 47)
77. Minnesota Wild - Berndt Dietz (CSB 48) - Autopick
78. Edmonton Oilers - Rudolf Kusick (CSB 54) - Autopick
79. Tampa Bay Lightning - Ravil Piskunov (CSB 86)
80. Washington Capitals - Nelson Halverson (CSB 56) - Autopick
81. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Stefan Sagebrecht (CSB 52)
82. Florida Panthers - Nikolai Petukhov (CSB 110)
83. Carolina Hurricanes - Iikka Tuulola (CSB 82) - Autopick
84. St. Louis Blues - Juri Moujoukin (CSB 133)
85. San Jose Sharks(via Nashville Predators) - Anselm Eder (CSB 60) - Autopick
86. Philadelphia Flyers - D Blazej Popowniak (CSB 274)
87. Ottawa Senators - Cenek Weckend (CSB 73)
88. Toronto Maple Leafs - Tomek Keinola (CSB 61) - Autopick (Tor or trade needed?)
89. Detroit Red Wings - Tommy Dudar (CSB 115)
90. Atlanta Thrashers - Clemenz Luschin (CSB 65) - Autopick

ROUND 4
91. New Jersey Devils - Vadim Ryaov (CSB 69)
92. Boston Bruins - Martin Weymouth (CSB 66) - Autopick
93. Pittsburgh Penguins - Joel Caron (CSB 161)  
94. Chicago Blackhawks - Dan Hutton (CSB 68) - Autopick
95. Los Angeles Kings - Patrick Wesley (CSB 72) - Autopick
96. San Jose Sharks - Richard Kammerling (CSB 75) - Autopick
97. New York Rangers - Jody Arnott (CSB 74) - Autopick
98. Dallas Stars - Lance Janssens (CSB 88)
99. Vancouver Canucks - Dean Mamaril (CSB 62)
100. New York Islanders - Spence Metrik (CSB 67)
101. Calgary Flames - Jarrod Bella (CSB 77) - Autopick
102. Phoenix Coyotes - Evgeni Kozyrev (CSB 78) - Autopick
103. Columbus Blue Jackets - Philippe Lacoursière (CSB 83) - Autopick
104. Montreal Canadiens - Travis Martin (CSB 84) - Autopick
105. Buffalo Sabres - Borivoj Kulovana (CSB 92) - Autopick
106. Toronto Maple Leafs(via Colorado Avalanche) - Korey Neer (CSB 76)
107. Minnesota Wild - Lance Willan (CSB 94) - Autopick
108. Edmonton Oilers - Knut Teshilov (CSB 95) - Autopick
109. Tampa Bay Lightning - Wes Millen (CSB 122)
110. Washington Capitals - Jami Jarvi (CSB 96) - Autopick
111. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Éric Lachapelle (CSB 98)
112. Florida Panthers - Josef Erat (CSB 70)
113. Carolina Hurricanes - Wyatt Puppa (CSB 97) - Autopick
114. St. Louis Blues - Yannick Lévesque (CSB 188)
115. Nashville Predators - Chris Gardner (CSB 99) - Autopick
116. Philadelphia Flyers - Alexander Dozhdalev (CSB 309)
117. Ottawa Senators - Jyri Närhi (CSB 253)
118. Toronto Maple Leafs - Anthony Savard (CSB 101) - Autopick (Tor or trade needed?)
119. Detroit Red Wings - Ilmari Nousiainen (CSB 169)
120. Atlanta Thrashers - Grigori Ketrzynov (CSB 106) - Autopick

ROUND 5
121. New Jersey Devils - James Jolly CSB (53)
122. Boston Bruins - Sven Svartvadet (CSB 107) - Autopick
123. Pittsburgh Penguins - Cédric Rivard (CSB 166)
124. Chicago Blackhawks - Ivan Golubev (CSB 111) - Autopick
125. Los Angeles Kings - Fredrik Fltskog (CSB 112) - Autopick
126. San Jose Sharks - Hannes Fingerlos (CSB 113) - Autopick
127. New York Rangers - Trevor Dewsbury (CSB 114) - Autopick
128. Dallas Stars - Auvo Puumalainen (CSB 116) - Autopick
129. Vancouver Canucks - Colin Simpson (CSB 117) - Autopick
130. New Jersey Devils(via New York Islanders) - Mikhail Kovarovsky (CSB 139)
131. Calgary Flames - Tomme Pinkett (CSB 120) - Autopick
132. Phoenix Coyotes - Sobeslav Benackov (CSB 125) - Autopick
133. Columbus Blue Jackets - Brian Hagidiakow (CSB 126) - Autopick
134. Montreal Canadiens - Keith Finn (CSB 128) - Autopick
135. Buffalo Sabres - Brandon Lamm (CSB 129) - Autopick
136. Toronto Maple Leafs(via Colorado Avalanche) - Lou Thorpe (CSB 189)
137. Minnesota Wild - Derek Phelps (CSB 130) - Autopick
138. Edmonton Oilers - Denis Shubukin (CSB 132) - Autopick 
139. Tampa Bay Lightning - Zeb Sather (CSB 142)
140. Washington Capitals - Zdeno Swirsky (CSB 134) - Autopick
141. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Alexander Hanlon (CSB 234)
142. Florida Panthers - Wayne Faris (CSB 232)
143. Carolina Hurricanes - Reko Skriko (CSB 135) - Autopick
144. St. Louis Blues - Jeff Sousa (CSB 143)
145. Nashville Predators - Alexander Semenov (CSB 136) - Autopick
146. Philadelphia Flyers - Jay Verner (CSB 247)
147. Ottawa Senators - Bill Komanovsky (CSB 225)
148. Toronto Maple Leafs - Dominik Vostrak (CSB 137) - Autopick (Tor or trade needed?)
149. Detroit Red Wings - Maxime Chagnon (CSB 170)
150. Atlanta Thrashers- Patrick Goodwin (CSB 140) - Autopick