RECENT AND NOTABLE PICKS AT NO. 15
Year PlayerTeam
2015 Zachary Senyshyn, RW BostonScored 45 goals for Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) last season.
2014 Dylan Larkin, CDetroitJumped to the NHL at age 19, made the All-Star Game.
2013 Ryan Pulock, D N.Y. IslandersMade NHL debut, playing 15 games last season.
2012 Cody Ceci, D OttawaSet to get long-term deal after two strong seasons.
2011 J.T. Miller, C N.Y. RangersYoung American standout had 22 goals last season.
2010 Derek Forbort, D L.A. KingsDuluthian was final 2010 first-rounder to make NHL debut.
2009 Peter Holland, C AnaheimTook a regular shift past two seasons for Toronto.
2008 Erik Karlsson, D Ottawa2015 Norris Trophy winner might be league's best defenseman.
1996 Dainus Zubrus, RW Philadelphia38-year-old has played in nearly 1,300 NHL games.
1991 Alex Kovalev, RW N.Y RangersSuperskilled winger had 1,029 points in 18 seasons.
1987 Joe Sakic, CQuebec21 seasons, 13 All-Star Games, 1,641 points, Hall of Famer.
1983 Bob Errey, LWPittsburghTwo Cups with Pittsburgh, captained San Jose Sharks.
1981 Al MacInnis, D CalgaryHall of Famer; 23 seasons, won Norris and Conn Smythe Trophies.
1979 Brad McCrimmon, DBostonAll-Star died in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl airplane crash in 2011.
1977 Mike Bossy, RWN.Y. IslandersHall of Famer; most prolific goal scorer (.762 per game) in history.
