2015 NHL Draft
Connor McDavid in the 2015 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Connor McDavid first overall in the 2015 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 811, and none has scored more points than his 1264.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 2015 draft
- 1Connor McDavidC811 GP · 1264 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC708 GP · 721 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC612 GP · 456 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR754 GP · 839 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor McDavidC811 GP · 1264 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC708 GP · 721 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC612 GP · 456 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR754 GP · 839 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Noah HanifinD847 GP · 359 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Pavel ZachaC722 GP · 419 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Ivan ProvorovD781 GP · 314 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Zach WerenskiD656 GP · 478 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Timo MeierR714 GP · 484 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Mikko RantanenR732 GP · 801 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Connor McDavid made his NHL debut on October 8, 2015, 104 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2015 draft
- 1Connor McDavidC811 GP · 1264 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 117Caleb JonesD255 GP · 56 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 124Ethan BearD275 GP · 67 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 154John MarinoD452 GP · 162 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 208Miroslav SvobodaGNo NHL gamesEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 209Ziyat PaiginDEDMEdmonton Oilers