LOS ANGELES – Ten Albertans were selected in the 2025 National Hockey League Draft to nine different teams during the two-day event in Los Angeles from June 27-28.
Jackson Smith (Calgary) was the first Albertan off the board, going fourteenth overall to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Braeden Cootes (Sherwood Park) was right behind him, being drafted at number 15 by the Vancouver Canucks.
Eight more were drafted in rounds two through seven on Saturday.
In total, nine are alumni of the Alberta Elite Hockey League, six of them also being Team Alberta alumnus.
A full list of Albertans drafted can be found below. Players listed in bold played at least one game in the Alberta Elite Hockey League.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown |
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FIRST ROUND |
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| 14 | Jackson Smith | Columbus Blue Jackets | Defence | Calgary |
| 15 | Braeden Cootes | Vancouver Canucks | Forward | Sherwood Park |
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THIRD ROUND |
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| 66 | Nathan Behm | Chicago Blackhawks | Forward | Calgary |
| 81 | Bryce Pickford | Montreal Canadiens | Defence | Chauvin |
| FOURTH ROUND | ||||
| 123 | Carter Klippenstein | Minnesota Wild | Forward | Lethbridge |
| 127 | Aiden Foster | Tampa Bay Lightning | Forward | Lloydminster |
| FIFTH ROUND | ||||
| 130 | Ryan Miller | Pittsburgh Penguins | Forward | Medicine Hat |
| 141 | Justin Kipkie | Minnesota Wild | Defence | Calgary |
| 157 | Luke Vlooswyk | Philadelphia Flyers | Defence | Calgary |
| SIXTH ROUND | ||||
| 162 | Ashton Cumby | Chicago Blackhawks | Defence | Bonnyville |
