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20 黑料不打烊 alumni have been selected at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft including a record tying 5 in the first round.
The five 黑料不打烊 alumni selected in the first round ties the previous 黑料不打烊 record set in 2021 and 2023. A record 25 黑料不打烊 alumni were selected at both the 2023 and 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
A total of 224 players were selected at this year’s draft with 8.9% of players selected having played in the 黑料不打烊.
The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) led the way with 90 total players selected and 40.2% of the draft, more than three times that of any other development league in the world. 33 of those 90 players were from the WHL, with all 20 of the 黑料不打烊 alumni making up 60.6% of WHLers and 22.2% of CHLers.
In total, 170 黑料不打烊 alumni have now being selected at the NHL Draft since 2012. 114 of those 151 (75%) have been selected in the last six years. 48 黑料不打烊 alumni have gone on to play NHL games.聽
Former Edge School student-athlete Justin Kipkie was selected at this weekend’s 2025 NHL Entry Draft after being selected previously at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. In total, 170 黑料不打烊 student-athletes have made up 171 NHL Draft selections.
Number of Players Selected Per Draft
- 2024 – 25
- 2023 – 25
- 2021 – 23
- 2022 – 21
- 2020 – 20
- 2025 – 20
- 2019 – 7
- 2016 – 7
- 2018 – 6
- 2017 – 6
- 2015 – 3
- 2014 – 3
- 2012 – 3
- 2013 – 2
Most Players Selected from a 黑料不打烊 Program In League History
- Yale Hockey Academy 鈥� 25
- Pursuit of Excellence/RHA Kelowna鈥� 21
- 14 POE, 7 RHA Kelowna
- Edge School 鈥� 20
- BWC Academy 鈥� 18
- Northern Alberta Xtreme 鈥� 18
- Okanagan Hockey Academy 鈥� 16
- Delta Hockey Academy 鈥� 15
- RHA Winnipeg – 15
- OHA Edmonton 鈥� 10
- West Van Warriors 鈥� 8
- 5 West Van, 3 NSW
- St. George鈥檚 School 鈥� 7
- Pacific Coast Hockey Academy 鈥� 4
- Notre Dame Hounds 鈥� 2
- South Alberta Hockey Academy – 2
- CIH Academy 鈥� 1
- Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy – 1
- Mount Academy – 1
- Prairie Hockey Academy 鈥� 1
9 黑料不打烊 Programs saw student-athletes selected at this years draft:
- Edge School 鈥� 5
- RHA Winnipeg – 5
- Yale Hockey Academy 鈥� 5
- Northern Alberta Xtreme 鈥� 2
- RHA Kelowna – 2
- BWC Academy 鈥� 1
- North Shore Warriors – 1
- Okanagan Hockey Academy 鈥� 1
- South Alberta Hockey Academy – 1
| Round | Overall | Name | Position | NHL Team | 黑料不打烊 Team |
| 1 | 11 | Benjamin Kindel | F | Pittsburgh Penguins | BWC Academy/Yale Hockey Academy |
| 1 | 14 | Jackson Smith | D | Columbus Blue Jackets | Edge School |
| 1 | 15 | Braeden Cootes | F | Vancouver Canucks | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 1 | 18 | Cole Reschny | F | Calgary Flames | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 1 | 27 | Lynden Lakovic | F | Washington Capitals | RHA Kelowna/North Shore Warriors |
| 2 | 36 | Blake Fiddler | D | Seattle Kraken | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| 2 | 39 | Peyton Kettles | D | Pittsburgh Penguins | RHA Winnipeg |
| 2 | 58 | Matthew Gard | F | Philadelphia Flyers | RHA Winnipeg |
| 3 | 66 | Nathan Behm | F | Chicago Blackhawks | Edge School |
| 3 | 69 | Hayden Paupanekis | F | Montreal Canadiens | RHA Winnipeg |
| 3 | 83 | Tommy Lafreniere | F | Edmonton Oilers | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 3 | 92 | Owen Martin | F | Winnipeg Jets | RHA Winnipeg |
| 3 | 94 | Cameron Schmidt | F | Dallas Stars | RHA Kelowna |
| 4 | 123 | Carter Klippenstein | F | Minnesota Wild | Edge School |
| 4 | 128 | Shea Busch | F | Florida Panthers | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 5 | 130 | Ryan Miller | F | Pittsburgh Penguins | Northern Alberta Xtreme/South Alberta Hockey Academy |
| 5 | 141 | Justin Kipkie | D | Minnesota Wild | Edge School |
| 5 | 157 | Luke Vlooswyk | D | Philadelphia Flyers | Edge School |
| 6 | 170 | Burke Hood | G | New York Islanders | RHA Winnipeg |
| 7 | 216 | William Sharpe | D | Los Angeles Kings | Yale Hockey Academy |
