RECENT #1 OVERALL SELECTIONS

2023: Connor Bedard, Chicago

2022: Juraj Slafkovsky, Montreal

2021: Owen Power, Buffalo

2020: Alexis Lafrenière, N.Y. Rangers

2019: Jack Hughes, New Jersey

2018: Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo

2017: Nico Hischier, New Jersey

2016: Auston Matthews, Toronto

2015: Connor McDavid, Edmonton

2014: Aaron Ekblad, Florida

2013: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado

2012: Nail Yakupov, Edmonton Oilers

2011: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton

2010: Taylor Hall, Edmonton

2009: John Tavares, N.Y. Islanders

2008: Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay

2007: Patrick Kane, Chicago

2006: Erik Johnson, St. Louis

2005: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh

2004: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington

2003: Marc-André Fleury, Pittsburgh

2002: Rick Nash, Columbus

2001: Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta

2000: Rick DiPietro, N.Y. Islanders

1999: Patrik Stefan, Atlanta

1998: Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay

1997: Joe Thornton, Boston

1996: Chris Phillips, Ottawa

1995: Bryan Berard, Ottawa

1994: Ed Jovanovski, Florida

1993: Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa

1992: Roman Hamrlik, Tampa Bay

1991: Eric Lindros, Quebec

1990: Owen Nolan, Quebec

1989: Mats Sundin, Quebec

1988: Mike Modano, Minn North Stars

1987: Pierre Turgeon, Buffalo

1986: Joe Murphy, Detroit

1985: Wendel Clark, Toronto

1984: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh

1983: Brian Lawton, Min North Stars

1982: Gord Kluzak, Boston

1981: Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg

1980: Doug Wickenheiser, Montreal

1979: Rob Ramage, Colo Rockies

1978: Bobby Smith, Min North Stars

1977: Dale McCourt, Detroit

1976: Rick Green, Washington

1975: Mel Bridgman, Philadelphia

1974: Greg Joly, Washington

1973: Denis Potvin, N.Y. Islanders

1972: Billy Harris, N.Y. Islanders

1971: Guy Lafleur, Montreal

1970: Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo

1969: Rejean Houle, Montreal

1968: Michel Plasse, Montreal

1967: Rick Pagnutti, Los Angeles

1966: Barry Gibbs, Boston

1965: Andre Veilleux, N.Y. Rangers

1964: Claude Gauthier, Detroit

1963: Garry Monahan, Montreal