NHL Draft Order Finalized: What You Need To Know

Full NHL Draft order now available ahead of this weekend.

The 2016 NHL Draft is just around the corner, with the action starting around 7 p.m. at First Niagara Center on Friday, June 24.

You already know that the Toronto Maple Leafs hold the first overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, and the Winnipeg Jets will select second-overall, but how about the rest?

In total, 211 picks are scheduled to be made between Friday and Saturday.

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More than half of those picks – 119 – belong to the Eastern Conference. The Toronto Maple Leafs currently hold the rights to 12 selections, while the Buffalo Sabres hold 11.

Each team in the NHL holds at least four picks in the 2016 NHL Draft, with both Los Angeles and Minnesota holding only four each.

Before we go ahead and list the picks in order from rounds one through seven, here’s a breakdown of each NHL teams and which picks they hold the rights to. (This list is accurate as of 3 p.m. EST, June 20.)

• Anaheim: 24, 85, 93, 115, 205
• Arizona: 7, 37, 53, 68, 120, 158, 188
• Boston: 14, 29, 49, 135, 136, 165, 195
• Buffalo: 8, 38, 69, 86, 89, 99, 129, 130, 159, 189, 190
• Calgary: 6, 35, 54, 56, 66, 96, 126, 156, 166, 186
• Carolina: 13, 21, 43, 67, 74, 75, 104, 134, 164
• Chicago: 50, 83, 95, 113, 143, 144, 173, 203
• Colorado: 10, 40, 71, 131, 161, 191
• Columbus: 3, 34, 65, 155, 185
• Dallas: 25, 90, 116, 128, 146, 176
• Detroit: 16, 46, 107, 137, 167, 197
• Edmonton: 4, 32, 63, 84, 91, 123, 149, 153, 183
• Florida: 23, 33, 94, 114, 174, 175
• Los Angeles: 51, 112, 142, 202
• Minnesota: 15, 106, 196, 204
• Montreal: 9, 39, 45, 70, 100, 124, 160
• Nashville: 17, 47, 76, 78, 108, 138, 168, 198
• New Jersey: 11, 41, 73, 77, 102, 105, 132, 162, 192
• New York Islanders: 19, 110, 170, 193, 200
• New York Rangers: 81, 98, 141, 171, 201
• Ottawa: 12, 42, 80, 103, 133, 163
• Philadelphia: 18, 48, 52, 79, 82, 109, 139, 169, 172, 199
• Pittsburgh: 55, 61, 121, 151, 181
• San Jose: 60, 111, 150, 180, 210
• St. Louis: 28, 59, 87, 119, 125, 209, 211
• Tampa Bay: 27, 44, 58, 88, 118, 148, 178, 206, 208
• Toronto: 1, 30, 31, 57, 62, 72, 92, 101, 122, 152, 179, 182
• Vancouver: 5, 64, 140, 154, 184, 194
• Washington: 26, 117, 145, 147, 177, 207
• Winnipeg: 2, 22, 36, 97, 127, 157, 187

Finally, here’s the breakdown of selection per round:

Round 1

1. Toronto

2. Winnipeg

3. Columbus

4. Edmonton

5. Vancouver

6. Calgary

7. Arizona

8. Buffalo

9. Montreal

10. Colorado

11. New Jersey

12. Ottawa

13. Carolina

14. Boston

15. Minnesota

16. Detroit

17. Nashville

18. Philadelphia

19. NY Islanders

20. Arizona (from NYR)

21. Carolina (from LAK)

22. Winnipeg (from CHI)

23. Florida

24. Anaheim

25. Dallas

26. Washington

27. Tampa Bay

28. St. Louis

29. Boston (from SJS)

30. Toronto (from PIT)

Round 2

31. Toronto

32. Edmonton

33. Florida (from VAN)

34. Columbus

35. Calgary

36. Winnipeg

37. Arizona

38. Buffalo

39. Montreal

40. Colorado

41. New Jersey

42. Ottawa

43. Carolina

44. Tampa Bay (from BOS)

45. Montreal (from MIN via BUF)

46. Detroit

47. Nashville

48. Philadelphia

49. Boston (from NYI)

50. Chicago (from NYR via CAR)

51. Los Angeles

52. Philadelphia (from CHI)

53. Arizona *

54. Calgary (from FLA)

55. Pittsburgh (from ANA via VAN)

56. Calgary (from DAL)

57. Toronto (from WSH)

58. Tampa Bay

59. St. Louis

60. San Jose

61. Pittsburgh

* compensatory pick – ARI did not sign 2014 1st-round pick Conner Bleackley (acquired in trade with COL)

Round 3

62. Toronto

63. Edmonton

64. Vancouver

65. Columbus

66. Calgary

67. Carolina (from WPG)

68. Arizona

69. Buffalo

70. Montreal

71. Colorado

72. Toronto (from NJD via PIT)

73. New Jersey (from OTT)

74. Carolina

75. Carolina (from BOS)

76. Nashville (from BUF, via MIN, FLA, NJD, ANA)

77. New Jersey (from DET)

78. Nashville

79. Philadelphia

80. Ottawa (from NYI)

81. NY Rangers

82. Philadelphia (from LAK)

83. Chicago

84. Edmonton (from FLA)

85. Anaheim

86. Buffalo (from DAL)

87. St. Louis (from WSH)

88. Tampa Bay

89. Buffalo (from STL)

90. Dallas (from SJS)

91. Edmonton (from PIT)

Round 4

92. Toronto

93. Anaheim (from EDM)

94. Florida (from VAN)

95. Chicago (from CBJ)

96. Calgary

97. Winnipeg

98. NY Rangers (from ARI)

99. Buffalo

100. Montreal

101. Toronto (from COL)

102. New Jersey

103. Ottawa

104. Carolina

105. New Jersey (from BOS)

106. Minnesota

107. Detroit

108. Nashville

109. Philadelphia

110. NY Islanders

111. San Jose (from NYR)

112. Los Angeles

113. Chicago

114. Florida

115. Anaheim

116. Dallas

117. Washington

118. Tampa Bay

119. St. Louis

120. Arizona (from SJS)

121. Pittsburgh

Round 5

122. Toronto

123. Edmonton

124. Montreal (from VAN)

125. St. Louis (from CBJ)

126. Calgary

127. Winnipeg

128. Dallas (from ARI)

129. Buffalo

130. Buffalo (from MTL)

131. Colorado

132. New Jersey

133. Ottawa

134. Carolina

135. Boston

136. Boston (from MIN)

137. Detroit

138. Nashville

139. Philadelphia

140. Vancouver (from NYI via FLA)

141. NY Rangers

142. Los Angeles

143. Chicago

144. Chicago (from FLA)

145. Washington (from ANA via TOR)

146. Dallas

147. Washington

148. Tampa Bay

149. Edmonton (from STL)

150. San Jose

151. Pittsburgh

Round 6

152. Toronto

153. Edmonton

154. Vancouver

155. Columbus

156. Calgary

157. Winnipeg

158. Arizona

159. Buffalo

160. Montreal

161. Colorado

162. New Jersey

163. Ottawa

164. Carolina

165. Boston

166. Calgary (from MIN)

167. Detroit

168. Nashville

169. Philadelphia

170. NY Islanders

171. NY Rangers

172. Philadelphia (from LAK)

173. Chicago

174. Florida

175. Florida (from ANA)

176. Dallas

177. Washington

178. Tampa Bay

179. Toronto (from STL)

180. San Jose

181. Pittsburgh

Round 7

182. Toronto

183. Edmonton

184. Vancouver

185. Columbus

186. Calgary

187. Winnipeg

188. Arizona

189. Buffalo

190. Buffalo (from MTL)

191. Colorado

192. New Jersey

193. NY Islanders (from OTT)

194. Vancouver (from CAR)

195. Boston

196. Minnesota

197. Detroit

198. Nashville

199. Philadelphia

200. NY Islanders

201. NY Rangers

202. Los Angeles

203. Chicago

204. Minnesota (from FLA)

205. Anaheim

206. Tampa Bay (from DAL via EDM)

207. Washington

208. Tampa Bay

209. St. Louis

210. San Jose

211. St. Louis (from PIT)

Next: 2016 Mock NHL Draft

Stay tuned for more in the coming days as the 2016 NHL Draft grows ever closer.