2018 NHL entry draft
56th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
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Key Takeaways
- The 2018 NHL entry draft was the 56th entry draft for the National Hockey League.
- The 2018 NHL entry draft was the second of two professional sports drafts to be held in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex during the calendar year, as the Dallas Cowboys hosted the 2018 NFL draft in April.
- The 2018 draft featured both the first player trained in the United Kingdom to be drafted in Liam Kirk and the first Jamaican-born player drafted in Jermaine Loewen.
- Eligibility Ice hockey players that were born between January 1, 1998, and September 15, 2000, were eligible for selection in the 2018 NHL entry draft.
The 2018 NHL entry draft was the 56th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 22–23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
The 2018 NHL entry draft was the second of two professional sports drafts to be held in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex during the calendar year, as the Dallas Cowboys hosted the 2018 NFL draft in April.
The first three selections were Rasmus Dahlin by the Buffalo Sabres, Andrei Svechnikov by the Carolina Hurricanes, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi by the Montreal Canadiens.
The 2018 draft featured both the first player trained in the United Kingdom to be drafted in Liam Kirk and the first Jamaican-born player drafted in Jermaine Loewen.
As of 2025 there are 65 active NHL players from this draft.
Eligibility
Ice hockey players that were born between January 1, 1998, and September 15, 2000, were eligible for selection in the 2018 NHL entry draft. Additionally, undrafted, non-North American players born in 1997 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2016 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 1998, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.
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