List of Detroit Red Wings Draft Picks

The Detroit Red Wings are one of the Original Six teams in the National Hockey League (NHL) alongside the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and the New York Rangers. Presently, they stand as the third most successful team in the NHL with 11 Stanley Cup victories, 19 Division Championships, six Presidents' Trophy and six Conference Championships. Remarkably, the Red Wings have also had some of the most notable players play for them which later became Hall of Famers. This includes players like Marcel Dionne, Gordie Howe, Sergei Fedorov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Ted Lindsay and Steve Yzerman.

Throughout their history, they have also been known as the Detroit Cougars and the Detroit Falcons before settling on their current name. On the other hand, they their off-field operations are taken care by Ilitch Holdings with former player Steve Yzerman serving as general manager of the team.

List of Detroit Red Wings Draft Picks Year by Year

Notable first-overall draft picks for the Detroit Red Wings include Dale McCourt and Joe Murphy, both of whom had stellar careers with the Red Wings. Other players who are considered among the best draft picks in the Red Wings history include Tomas Holmstrom, Vladimir Konstantinov, Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidstorm and Steve Yzerman. Out of them, Nicklas Lidstrom and Steve Yzerman played over 1,500 games with the Red Wings while twelve other picks played over 1,000 NHL games in their careers. Amidst all this, the 1989 draft turned out to be a successful outing for the team as it picked seven players who went on to play 5,995 games collectively and recorded 3,594 points between them. Recent draft picks include Jared McIsaac, Albin Grewe, William Wallinder, Eemil Viro, Marco Casper, and Nate Danielson. Interestingly, a player named Claude Gauthier was also selected as the first overall pick but never played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The following table looks at the skaters that the Detroit Red Wings have picked over the years:

Looking at back at some notable goaltenders that the Detroit Red Wings have picked over the years include Terry Sawchuk, a legendary goaltender, who set several records during his playing days. Chris Osgood, another key goaltender, was drafted in the third round of the 1991 NHL Draft. Moving on, goaltenders like Jimmy Howard, Sebastian Cossa, and Trey Augustine were also drafted over the years.

The following table looks at Detroit Red Wings' draft picks (goaltenders) till date: