Marlboros Alumni
NHL Drafts
The first ever NHL Entry Draft took place on June 5, 1963 in Montreal.
Prior to the draft the original six NHL teams each sponsored Junior “A” hockey teams across Canada, stocking these teams with prospects they had signed to binding contracts.
There were three types of contracts offered;
“A” Form – Simply committed a player to attend the Junior tryout without any commitment from the club
“B” Form – Gave the team the option to sign the player after seeing him in the tryout in return for a bonus payment.
“C” Form – Committed the players professional rights to the team until released or traded in return for a signing bonus payment.
In the first five years of the draft the Junior sponsorships still existed, therefore the only players being drafted were players that had not signed with any team up until that point.
Beginning with the NHL expansion in 1968 the Junior “A” sponsorship by NHL teams was disbanded and all players under the age of 20 were eligible to be chosen by any teams.
The first ever selection was Gary Monahan chosen as a 16 year old from the St. Michael’s College Juvenile team in the old THL.
Monahan was immediately assigned to the St. Michael’s Jr. B team and then spent the following three years developing with the Peterborough Pete’s of the OHA Junior A League.
Much has changed over the years to where teams can only select players who have reached their 18th birthday.
Many Marlboro minors have graduated to the Major Junior A and college ranks, only to be later drafted by NHL teams beginning with that initial draft.
NHL 1st Round Selections
Jamie Drysdale
Drafted 6th
Overall in 2020
by the Anaheim Ducks
Jack Hughes
Drafted 1st
Overall in 2019
by the New Jersey Devils
Quinn Hughes
Drafted 7th
Overall in 2018
by the Vancouver Canucks
Michael McLeod
Drafted 12th
Overall in 2016
by the New Jersey Devils
Connor McDavid
Drafted 1st
Overall in 2015
by the Edmonton Oilers
Dylan Strome
Drafted 3rd
Overall in 2015
by the Arizona Coyotes
Sam Bennett
Drafted 4th
Overall in 2014
by the Calgary Flames
Nicholas Ritchie
Drafted 10th
Overall in 2014
by the Anaheim Ducks
Joshua Ho-Sang
Drafted 28th
Overall in 2014
by the New York Islanders
Scott Laughton
Drafted 20th
Overall in 2012
by the Philadelphia Flyers
Malcolm Subban
Drafted 24th
Overall in 2012
by the Boston Bruins
Ryan Strome
Drafted 5th
Overall in 2011
by the New York Islanders
Stuart Percy
Drafted 25th
Overall in 2011
by the Toronto Maple Leafs
John Tavares
Drafted 1st
Overall in 2009
by the New York Islanders
Sam Gagner
Drafted 6th
Overall in 2007
by the Edmonton Oilers
Brendan Smith
Drafted 27th
Overall in 2007
by the Detroit Red Wings
Wojtek Wolski
Drafted 18th
Overall in 2004
by the Colorado Avalanche
Rick Nash
Drafted 1st
Overall in 2002
by the Columbus Blue Jackets
Jason Spezza
Drafted 2nd
Overall in 2001
by the Ottawa Senators