List of Washington Capitals draft picks

This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether he played for the team.

The Capitals selected Alexander Ovechkin 1st overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Key

  Played at least one game with the Capitals
  Spent entire NHL career with the Capitals

Position abbreviations
AbbreviationDefinition
GGoaltender
DDefense
LWLeft wing
CCenter
RWRight wing
FForward
Abbreviations for statistical columns
AbbreviationDefinition
PosPosition
GPGames played
GGoals
AAssists
PtsPoints
PIMPenalties in minutes
WWins
LLosses
TTies
OTOvertime/shootout losses
GAAGoals against average
Does not apply

Draft picks

Statistics are complete as of the 2022–23 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.

DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTOTGAA
197411Greg Joly  CanadaD365217697250
1974219Mike Marson  CanadaF196242448233
1974337John Paddock  CanadaF878142286
1974455Paul Nicholson  CanadaLW62481218
1974573Jack Patterson  CanadaF
1974691Brian Kinsella  CanadaRW100110
19747109Garth Malarchuk  CanadaG
19748127John Nazar  CanadaLW
19749144Kelvin Erickson  CanadaG
197410161Tony White  CanadaF164372865104
197411176Ron Pronchuk  CanadaD
197412190Dave McKee  CanadaRW
197413202Scott Mabley  CanadaD
197414212Bernard Plante  CanadaLW
197415220Jacques Chiasson  CanadaRW
197416225Bill Bell  CanadaD
197417228Bob Blanchet  CanadaG
197418231Johnny Bower  CanadaD
197419234Yves Plouffe  CanadaD
197420237Terry Bozack  CanadaD
197421240Gordie Cole  CanadaLW
197422242Mike Consentino  CanadaC
197423244John Duncan  CanadaD
197424246Barry Kerfoot  CanadaRW
197425247Ron Poole  CanadaC
1975118Alex Forsyth  CanadaF10000
1975219Peter Scamurra  CanadaD1328253359
1975455Blair MacKasey  CanadaD10002
1975573Craig Crawford  CanadaC
1975691Roger Swanson  CanadaG
19757109Clark Jantzie  CanadaF
19758127Mike Fryia  CanadaF
19759144Jim Ofrim  CanadaC
197510161Mal Zinger  CanadaF
197611Rick Green  CanadaD84543220263588
1976115Greg Carroll  CanadaRW13120345444
1976337Tom Rowe  United StatesRW35785100185615
1976455Al Glendinning  CanadaD
1976573Doug Patey  CanadaRW454268
1976691Jim Bedard  CanadaG73022101740133.94
19766100Don Wilson  CanadaD
19767109Dale Rideout  CanadaG
19768119Al Dumba  CanadaRW
197713Robert Picard  CanadaD8991043194231025
1977221Mark Lofthouse  CanadaRW18142388073
1977339Eddy Godin  CanadaRW2736912
1977457Nelson Burton  CanadaLW810121
1977575Denis Turcotte  CanadaC
1977693Perry Schnarr  CanadaLW
19777111Rollie Boutin  CanadaG22011671013.96
19778127Brent Tremblay  CanadaD101016
19779143Don Micheletti  United StatesW
197710156Archie Henderson  CanadaRW2331492
197812Ryan Walter  CanadaC1003264382646946
1978118Tim Coulis  CanadaF47459138
1978220Paul Mulvey  CanadaLW225305181613
1978223Paul MacKinnon  CanadaD1475232891
1978338Glen Currie  CanadaLW3263979118100
1978345Jay Johnston  CanadaD800013
1978455Bengt-Ake Gustafsson  SwedenF629196359555196
1978571Lou Franceschetti  CanadaRW4595981140747
1978688Vince Magnan  CanadaLW
19787105Mats Hallin  SwedenLW152171431193
19788122Rich Sirois  CanadaG
19789139Denis Pomerleau  CanadaRW
197810156Barry Heard  CanadaG
197811172Mark Toffolo  United StatesD
197812187Paul Hogan  CanadaLW
197812189Steve Barger  United StatesRW
197813202Rod Pacholzuk  CanadaD
197814213Wes Jarvis  CanadaF23731558698
197814215Ray Irwin  CanadaD
197914Mike Gartner  CanadaRW143270862713351159
1979224Errol Rausse  CanadaLW3173100
1979467Harvie Pocza  CanadaLW30002
1979588Tim Tookey  CanadaC10622365871
19796109Greg Theberge  CanadaD15315637873
198015Darren Veitch  CanadaD51148209257296
1980347Dan Miele  CanadaRW
1980355Torrie Robertson  CanadaLW44249991481751
1980589Timo Blomqvist  FinlandD24345357293
19806110Todd Bidner  United KingdomC122137
19807131Frank Perkins  United StatesD
19808152Bruce Raboin  United StatesD
19809173Peter Andersson  SwedenD17210415181
198010194Tony Camazzola  CanadaD30004
198113Bobby Carpenter  United StatesC1178320408728919
1981345Eric Calder  CanadaD20000
1981468Tony Kellin  United StatesD
1981589Mike Siltala  CanadaRW71012
1981591Peter Sidorkiewicz  CanadaG2460992079128273.60
19816110Jim McGeough  CanadaC577101732
19817131Risto Jalo  FinlandF30330
19818152Gaetan Duchesne  CanadaLW1028179254433617
19819173George White  United StatesF
198110194Chris Valentine  CanadaF105435295127
198215Scott Stevens  CanadaD16351967129082785
1982358Milan Novy  Czech RepublicF7318304816
1982589Dean Evason  CanadaC8031392333721002
19826110Ed Kastelic  CanadaRW220111021719
19828152Wally Schreiber  CanadaF418101812
19829173Jamie Reeve  CanadaG
198210194Juha Nurmi  FinlandC
198211215Wayne Prestage  CanadaC
198212236Jon Holden  CanadaG
198212247Marco Kallas  CanadaC
1983475Tim Bergland  United StatesRW18217264375
1983595Martin Bouliane  CanadaC
19837135Dwaine Hutton  CanadaC
19838155Marty Abrams  CanadaG
19839175Dave Cowan  United StatesLW
198310195Yves Beaudoin  CanadaD110005
198311215Alain Raymond  CanadaG100000103.00
198311216Anders Huss  SwedenF
1984117Kevin Hatcher  United StatesD11572274506771392
1984234Stephen Leach  United StatesRW702130153283978
1984359Michal Pivonka  Czech RepublicC825181418599478
1984480Kris King  CanadaLW84966851512030
19846122Vito Cramarossa  CanadaRW
19847143Timo Iljina  FinlandC
19848164Frank Joo  CanadaD
19849185Jim Thomson  CanadaRW115437416
198410205Paul Cavallini  CanadaD56456177233750
198411225Mikhail Tatarinov  RussiaD161214869184
198412246Per Schederin  SwedenD
1985119Yvon Corriveau  CanadaLW280484088310
1985240John Druce  CanadaRW531113126239347
1985361Rob Murray  CanadaC10741519111
1985482Bill Houlder  CanadaD84659191250412
1985483Larry Shaw  CanadaD
19855103Claude Dumas  CanadaC
19856124Doug Stromback  United StatesRW
19857145Jamie Nadjiwan  CanadaLW
19858166Mark Haarmann  CanadaD
19859187Steve Hollett  CanadaLW
198510208Dallas Eakins  United StatesD120099208
198511229Steve Hrynewich  CanadaC
198512250Frank Di Muzio  ItalyLW
1986119Jeff Greenlaw  CanadaLW57369108
1986240Steve Seftel  CanadaLW40002
1986360Shawn Simpson  CanadaG
1986361Jim Hrivnak  CanadaG850552343033.73
1986482Erin Ginnell  CanadaC
19865103John Purves  CanadaRW71010
19866124Stefan Nilsson  SwedenC
19867145Peter Choma  CanadaRW
19868166Lee Davidson  CanadaC
19869187Tero Toivola  FinlandRW
198610208Bob Babcock  CanadaD20002
198611229John Schratz  CanadaD
198612250Scott McCrory  CanadaC
1986S22Steve Cousins  CanadaD
1987236Jeff Ballantyne  CanadaD
1987357Steve Maltais  CanadaW1209182753
1987478Tyler Larter  CanadaC10000
1987599Pat Beauchesne  CanadaD
19876120Rich DeFreitas  United StatesD
19877141Devon Oleniuk  CanadaD
19878162Thomas Sjogren  SwedenRW
198710204Chris Clarke  CanadaD
198711225Milos Vanik  GermanyC
198712240Dan Brettschneider  United StatesC
198712246Ryan Kummu  CanadaD
1987S16Mark Anderson  United StatesLW
1988115Reggie Savage  CanadaRW34571228
1988236Tim Taylor  CanadaC7467394167433
1988241Wade Bartley  CanadaD
1988357Duane Derksen  CanadaG
1988478Rob Krauss  CanadaD
19886120Dmitri Khristich  UkraineRW811259337596422
19887141Keith Jones  CanadaRW491117141258765
19887144Brad Schlegel  CanadaD4818910
19888162Todd Hilditch  CanadaD
19889183Petr Pavlas  Czech RepublicD
198810192Mark Sorensen  CanadaD
198810204Claudio Scremin  CanadaD1701129
198811225Chris Venkus  United StatesW
198812246Ron Pascucci  United StatesD
1988S20Harry Mews  CanadaF
1989119Olaf Kolzig  GermanyG7190171710730329763242.71
1989235Byron Dafoe  CanadaG41508868171170562.69
1989359Jim Mathieson  CanadaD20004
1989361Jason Woolley  CanadaD71868246314430
1989482Trent Klatt  United StatesRW782143200343307
19897145Dave Lorentz  CanadaLW
19898166Dean Holoien  CanadaRW
19899187Victor Gervais  CanadaC
198910208Jiri Vykoukal  Czech RepublicD
198911229Andrei Sidorov  UkraineLW
198912250Ken House  CanadaLW
1989S24Karl Clauss  United StatesD
199019John Slaney  CanadaD26822699199
1990230Rod Pasma  CanadaD
1990351Chris Longo  CanadaRW
1990472Randy Pearce  CanadaLW
1990593Brian Sakic  CanadaC
1990594Mark Ouimet   SwitzerlandC
19906114Andrei Kovalev  BelarusRW
19907135Roman Kontsek  SlovakiaF
19908156Peter Bondra  SlovakiaRW1081503389892761
19908159Steve Martell  CanadaRW
19909177Ken Klee  United StatesD93455140195880
199010198Mike Boback  United StatesC
199011219Alan Brown  CanadaD
199012240Todd Hlushko  CanadaLW798132184
1990S14Martin Jiranek  CanadaC
1991114Pat Peake  United StatesRW134284169105
1991121Trevor Halverson  CanadaLW1704428
1991225Eric Lavigne  CanadaD10000
1991236Jeff Nelson  CanadaC52381120
1991358Steve Konowalchuk  United StatesLW790171225396703
1991480Justin Morrison  CanadaRW
19917146Dave Morissette  CanadaLW1100057
19918168Rick Corriveau  CanadaD
19919190Trevor Duhaime  CanadaRW
199110209Rob Leask  GermanyD
199110212Carl LeBlanc  CanadaD
199111234Rob Puchniak  CanadaD
199112256Bill Kovacs  CanadaLW
1991S20Mike Brewer  CanadaF
1992114Sergei Gonchar  RussiaD1301220591811981
1992232Jim Carey  United StatesG17201187965162.58
1992353Stefan Ustorf  GermanyC547101716
1992371Martin Gendron  CanadaRW3042610
19925119John Varga  United StatesC
19927167Mark Matier  CanadaLW
19928191Mike Mathers  CanadaLW
19929215Brian Stagg  CanadaRW
199210239Greg Callahan  United StatesD
199211263B. J. MacPherson  CanadaC
1993111Brendan Witt  CanadaC89025961211424
1993117Jason Allison  CanadaC552154331485441
1993369Patrick Boileau  CanadaD485111626
19936147Frank Banham  CanadaRW32921116
19937173Dan Hendrickson  United StatesC
19937174Andrew Brunette  CanadaLW1110268465733314
19938199Joel Poirier  CanadaLW
19939225Jason Gladney  CanadaD
199310251Marc Seliger  GermanyG
199311277Dany Bousquet  CanadaC
1994110Nolan Baumgartner  CanadaD1437404769
1994115Alexander Kharlamov  RussiaRW
1994241Scott Cherrey  CanadaLW
1994493Matt Herr  United StatesC5845925
19945119Yanick Jean  CanadaD
19946145Dmitri Mekeshkin  RussiaD
19947171Dan Reja  CanadaLW
19948197Chris Patrick  United StatesLW
19949223John Tuohy  United StatesD
199410249Richard Zednik  SlovakiaRW745200179379563
199411275Sergey Tertyshny  RussiaD
1995117Brad Church  CanadaLW20000
1995123Miika Elomo  FinlandLW20112
1995243Dwayne Hay  CanadaLW7924622
1995493Sebastien Charpentier  CanadaG26000061412.93
1995495Joel Theriault  CanadaD
19955105Benoit Gratton  CanadaC586101658
19955124Joel Cort  CanadaD
19956147Frederick Jobin  CanadaD
19958199Vasily Turkovsky  RussiaD
19959225Scott Swanson  United StatesD
199614Alexander Volchkov  RussiaRW30000
1996117Jaroslav Svejkovsky  Czech RepublicLW11323194256
1996243Jan Bulis  Czech RepublicC55296149245268
1996358Sergei Zimakov  RussiaD
1996374David Weninger  CanadaG
1996378Shawn McNeil  CanadaC
1996485Justin Davis  CanadaRW
19965126Matt Lahey  CanadaLW
19966153A. J. Van Bruggen  United StatesRW
19967180Mike Anderson  United StatesC
19968206Oleg Orekhovsky  RussiaD
19969232Chad Cavanagh  CanadaC
199719Nick Boynton  CanadaC60534110144862
1997235Jean-Francois Fortin  CanadaD7114542
1997389Curtis Cruickshank  CanadaG
19975116Kevin Caulfield  United StatesRW
19976143Henrik Petre  SwedenD
19978200Pierre-Luc Therrien  CanadaG
19979226Matt Oikawa  CanadaRW
1998249Jormar Cruz  CanadaG
1998359Todd Hornung  CanadaC
19984106Krys Barch  CanadaRW381122335812
19984107Chris Corrinet  United StatesRW80116
19985118Mike Siklenka  CanadaD20000
19985125Erik Wendell  United StatesC
19987179Nathan Forster  CanadaD
19987193Rastislav Stana  SlovakiaG600001203.13
19988220Mike Farrell  United StatesRW130002
19989251Blake Evans  CanadaC
199917Kris Beech  CanadaC198254267113
1999229Michal Sivek  Czech RepublicC3833614
1999231Charlie Stephens  CanadaC80224
1999234Ross Lupaschuk  CanadaD30004
1999237Nolan Yonkman  CanadaD761910140
19995132Roman Tvrdon  SlovakiaLW90112
19996175Kyle Clark  United StatesRW
19997192David Bornhammar  SwedenD
19998219Maxim Orlov  RussiaC
19999249Igor Shadilov  RussiaD
2000126Brian Sutherby  CanadaC460414990533
2000243Matt Pettinger  CanadaLW4226558123210
2000261Jakub Cutta  Czech RepublicD80000
20004100Ryan Van Buskirk  CanadaD
20005163Ivan Nepryaev  RussiaC
20009289Bjorn Nord  SwedenD
2001258Nathan Paetsch  CanadaD16773542114
2001390Owen Fussey  CanadaLW40110
20014125Jeff Lucky  CanadaC
20015160Artyom Ternavsky  RussiaD
20016191Zbynek Novak  Czech RepublicLW
20017221Johnny Oduya  SwedenD85041149190372
20018249Matthew Maglione  United StatesD
20018254Petr Polcik  SlovakiaLW
20019275Robert Muller  GermanyG
20019284Viktor Hubl  Czech RepublicLW
2002112Steve Eminger  CanadaD488198099359
2002113Alexander Semin  RussiaLW650239278517582
2002117Boyd Gordon  CanadaRW70656105161149
2002259Maxime Daigneault  CanadaG
2002377Patrick Wellar  CanadaD
2002392Derek Krestanovich  CanadaC
20024109Jevon Desautels  CanadaLW
20024118Petr Dvorak  Czech RepublicRW
20025145Robert Gherson  CanadaG
20026179Marian Havel  Czech RepublicC
20027209Joni Lindlof  FinlandLW
20028242Igor Ignatushkin  RussiaLW
20029272Patric Blomdahl  SwedenLW
2003118Eric Fehr  CanadaRW652113108221217
2003383Stephen Werner  United StatesRW
20034109Andreas Valdix  SwedenLW
20035155Josh Robertson  United StatesC
20038249Andrew Joudrey  CanadaC10000
20039279Mark Olafson  CanadaRW
200411Alexander Ovechkin  RussiaLW13478226631485797
2004127Jeff Schultz  CanadaD409116576137
2004129Mike Green  CanadaD880150351501592
2004233Chris Bourque  United StatesLW5126818
2004262Mikhail Yunkov  RussiaC
2004366Sami Lepisto  FinlandD17662935137
2004388Clayton Barthel  CanadaD
20045132Oscar Hedman  SwedenD
20045138Pasi Salonen  FinlandLW
20046166Peter Guggisberg   SwitzerlandRW
20047197Andrew Gordon  CanadaRW553476
20048230Justin Mrazek  CanadaG
20049263Travis Morin  United StatesC130110
2005114Sasha Pokulok  CanadaD
2005127Joe Finley  United StatesD2101132
20054109Andrew Thomas  United StatesD
20054118Patrick McNeill  CanadaD
20055143Daren Machesney  CanadaG
20056181Tim Kennedy  United StatesLW16215243960
20057209Viktor Dovgan  RussiaD
200614Nicklas Backstrom  SwedenC10972717611032502
2006123Semyon Varlamov  RussiaG58308824272220642.65
2006234Michal Neuvirth  Czech RepublicG257044610593262.71
2006235Francois Bouchard  CanadaRW
2006252Keith Seabrook  CanadaD
2006497Oskar Osala  FinlandLW30000
20064122Luke Lynes  United StatesF
20065127Maxime Lacroix  CanadaLW
20066157Brent Gwidt  United StatesC
20066177Mathieu Perreault  CanadaC708143210353322
200715Karl Alzner  CanadaD68620110130219
2007234Josh Godfrey  CanadaD
2007246Theo Ruth  United StatesD
2007384Phil DeSimone  United StatesC
20074108Brett Bruneteau  United StatesC
20075125Brett Leffler  CanadaRW
20076154Dan Dunn  CanadaG
20076180Justin Taylor  CanadaC
20077185Nick Larson  United StatesC
20077199Andrew Glass  United StatesLW
2008121Anton Gustafsson  SwedenC
2008127John Carlson  United StatesD927141481622302
2008257Eric Mestery  CanadaD
2008258Dmitri Kugryshev  RussiaRW
2008493Braden Holtby  CanadaG5130121227299143502.59
20085144Joel Broda  CanadaC
20086174Greg Burke  United StatesLW
20087204Stefan Della Rovere  CanadaLW700011
2009124Marcus Johansson  SwedenC833163290453120
2009255Dmitry Orlov  RussiaD70964209273291
2009385Cody Eakin  CanadaC701110146256278
20094115Patrick Wey  United StatesD90335
20095145Brett Flemming  CanadaD
20096175Garrett Mitchell  CanadaRW10000
20097205Benjamin Casavant  CanadaLW
2010126Evgeny Kuznetsov  RussiaC680165386551364
2010386Stanislav Galiev  RussiaRW261344
20104112Philipp Grubauer  GermanyG3080552144106302.55
20105115Caleb Herbert  United StatesC
20106176Samuel Carrier  CanadaD
20114117Steffen Soberg  NorwayG
20115147Patrick Koudys  CanadaD
20116177Travis Boyd  United StatesC280456511072
20117207Garrett Haar  United StatesD
2012111Filip Forsberg  SwedenRW616239272511258
2012116Tom Wilson  CanadaRW6801281672951299
2012377Chandler Stephenson  CanadaLW42073146219107
20124100Thomas Di Pauli  United StatesF200010
20124107Austin Wuthrich  United StatesF
20125137Connor Carrick  United StatesD242133750157
20126167Riley Barber  United StatesF160004
20127195Christian Djoos  SwedenD1557313828
20127197Jaynen Rissling  CanadaD
20127203Sergei Kostenko  RussiaG
2013123Andre Burakovsky  SwedenLW568136198334141
2013253Madison Bowey  CanadaD15853540104
2013261Zach Sanford  United StatesLW305494998138
20135144Blake Heinrich  United StatesD
20136174Brian Pinho  United StatesC20000
20137204Tyler Lewington  CanadaD1212340
2014113Jakub Vrana  Czech RepublicC3461089520395
2014239Vitek Vanecek  Czech RepublicG13103327433142.59
2014389Nathan Walker  AustraliaLW11113142741
20145134Shane Gersich  United StatesF30110
20146159Steven Spinner  United StatesRW
20147194Kevin Elgestal  SwedenRW
2015122Ilya Samsonov  RussiaG13103327932132.65
2015257Jonas Siegenthaler   SwitzerlandD25574148143
20155143Connor Hobbs  CanadaD
20156173Colby Williams  CanadaD
2016128Lucas Johansen  CanadaD30110
2016387Garrett Pilon  CanadaC31010
20164117Damien Riat   SwitzerlandD
20165145Beck Malenstyn  CanadaLW2421311
20165147Axel Jonsson-Fjallby  SwedenLW738101812
20166177Chase Priskie  United StatesD40002
20167207Dmitriy Zaitsev  RussiaD
20174120Tobias Geisser   SwitzerlandD
20175151Sebastian Walfridsson  SwedenD
20176182Benton Maass  United StatesD
20177213Kristian Roykas-Marthinsen  NorwayLW
2018131Alexander Alexeyev  RussiaD330556
2018246Martin Fehervary  SlovakiaD15214203463
2018247Kody Clark  CanadaRW
2018393Riley Sutter  CanadaRW
20184124Mitchell Gibson  United StatesG
20186161Alex Kannok-Leipert  CanadaD
20187217Eric Florchuk  CanadaC
2019125Connor McMichael  CanadaC75991817
2019256Brett Leason  CanadaRW90961518
2019391Aliaksei Protas  BelarusC917172412
20195153Martin Has  Czech RepublicD
2020122Hendrix Lapierre  CanadaC61012
20204117Bogdan Trineyev  RussiaF
20205148Bear Hughes  United StatesC
20206179Garin Bjorklund  CanadaG
20207211Oskar Magnusson  SwedenC
2021255Vincent Iorio  CanadaD30110
2021380Brent Johnson  United StatesD
20214119Joaquim Lemay  CanadaD
20215151Håkon Hänelt  GermanyF
20216176Dru Krebs  CanadaD
20216183Chase Clark  United StatesG
2022120Ivan Miroshnichenko  RussiaLW
2022237Ryan Chesley  United StatesD
2022370Alexander Suzdalev  RussiaLW
2022385Ludwig Persson  SwedenLW
20225149Jake Karabela  CanadaC
20226181Ryan Hofer  CanadaC
20227213David Gucciardi  CanadaD
202318Ryan Leonard  United StatesRW

See also

References

General
  • hockeydb.com "Washington Capitals Draft History". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved April 29, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  • Hockey-Reference.com "Washington Capitals Draft Register". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  • WashingtonCaps.com "All Draft Choices". Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 29, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  • "Washington Capitals Draft History". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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