2021 NHLHC Expansion Draft
The 2021 NHLHC Season saw eight teams join the league; the Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Vancouver Canucks. In order to partially stock their rosters a six-round Expansion Draft was held, using a snake format. The draft order was as follows:
- Vancouver Canucks
- Montreal Canadiens
- Los Angeles Kings
- Buffalo Sabres
- New York Rangers
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Edmonton Oilers
- San Jose Sharks
The sixteen existing teams could protect six players on their roster and could not lose more than five players total. As each team lost a player, they were allowed to protect an additional player from their roster.
Draft Results
| Rd. | Pick | Player | Nationality | Drafted from | Drafted by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sam James, G |  United States |
Nashville Predators | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 1 | 2 | Klaas Andreasen, RW |  Denmark |
Chicago Blackhawks | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 1 | 3 | Martin Havlat, LW |  Czech Republic |
Columbus Blue Jackets | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 1 | 4 | Ruslan Maximov, C |  Ukraine |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 1 | 5 | Paul Chevalier, RW |  Canada |
Philadelphia Flyers | New York Rangers | |
| 1 | 6 | Christian Johansen, LW | Denmark |
St. Louis Blues | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 1 | 7 | Gabriel Boulanger, LW | Canada |
Minnesota Wild | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 1 | 8 | Samuel Gagnon, C | Canada |
Washington Capitals | San Jose Sharks | |
| 2 | 9 | Tim Carson, D | Canada |
Tampa Bay Lightning | San Jose Sharks | |
| 2 | 10 | Robbie Arniel, G | Canada |
Anaheim Ducks | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 2 | 11 | Jake Westerlund, D | United States |
New Jersey Devils | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 2 | 12 | Jacek Bak, D |  Poland |
New York Islanders | New York Rangers | |
| 2 | 13 | James Fitch, D | United States |
Colorado Avalanche | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 2 | 14 | Dennis Nehri, RW | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 2 | 15 | Jeff Rogers, D | United States |
Dallas Stars | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 2 | 16 | Nathan Chadwick, D | United States |
Calgary Flames | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 3 | 17 | Roman Lubos, LW |  Slovakia |
Washington Capitals | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 3 | 18 | Gustav Johansson, RW |  Sweden |
Calgary Flames | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 3 | 19 | Mariusz Dorawa, LW | Poland |
Chicago Blackhawks | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 3 | 20 | Roger Morris, G | United States |
Detroit Red Wings | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 3 | 21 | David London, LW | United States |
New York Islanders | New York Rangers | |
| 3 | 22 | Jeremy Mathieu, RW | Canada |
Dallas Stars | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 3 | 23 | Kevin Torrence, RW | United States |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 3 | 24 | Sergei Skrastnins, D |  Latvia |
Philadelphia Flyers | San Jose Sharks | |
| 4 | 25 | Dave Signolet, RW | Canada |
New York Islanders | San Jose Sharks | |
| 4 | 26 | Niklas Andersson, C | Sweden |
New Jersey Devils | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 4 | 27 | Francois Adameau, RW | Canada |
Nashville Predators | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 4 | 28 | Lars Jakobs, D |  Germany |
Columbus Blue Jackets | New York Rangers | |
| 4 | 29 | Anders Olafson, LW |  Norway |
Anaheim Ducks | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 4 | 30 | Yuri Zhirkov, D |  Russia |
Washington Capitals | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 4 | 31 | Sam Ribbenbacher, D | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 4 | 32 | K.J. Carter, D | United States |
Chicago Blackhawks | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 5 | 33 | Olavi Nigul, LW |  Estonia |
Tampa Bay Lightning | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 5 | 34 | Ferenc Hvorkas, LW |  Hungary |
Colorado Avalanche | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 5 | 35 | Adam Kaluza, C | Poland |
Dallas Stars | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 5 | 36 | Mariusz Mihalek, D | Czech Republic |
Calgary Flames | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 5 | 37 | Frankie Jones, C | United States |
Colorado Avalanche | New York Rangers | |
| 5 | 38 | Damien Husek, D | Czech Republic |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 5 | 39 | Brandon Baumgartlinger, D | Canada |
Detroit Red Wings | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 5 | 40 | Joel Mirer, D | United States |
Anaheim Ducks | San Jose Sharks | |
| 6 | 41 | Nikolai Ostrakov, G | Russia |
Tampa Bay Lightning | San Jose Sharks | |
| 6 | 42 | Victor Flamineau, C | Canada |
St. Louis Blues | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 6 | 43 | Vladimir Vasilyev, LW | Russia |
Chicago Blackhawks | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 6 | 44 | Kyle Jones, D | United States |
New York Islanders | New York Rangers | |
| 6 | 45 | Daniel Ashworth, D | United States |
Nashville Predators | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 6 | 46 | Sergey Vitalin, D | Russia |
Calgary Flames | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 6 | 47 | Vladimir Sobotik, G | Czech Republic |
Minnesota Wild | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 6 | 48 | Miloslav Chvátal, RW | Czech Republic |
Chicago Blackhawks | Vancouver Canucks |
