List of Buffalo Sabres draft picks

Several Sabres players during warm-up prior to a game.

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional hockey team that came into existence in 1970 and have participated in 43 National Hockey League Entry Drafts. The Sabres also made selections in six NHL Supplemental Drafts.

This list features every player drafted by the Sabres and his regular season stats for his career. All stats are current as of the 2013 NHL Draft. Players whose names appear in bold are on the current Sabres roster.

Buffalo's first draft pick was Gilbert Perreault, taken 1st overall in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. Buffalo has selected first overall four times. Their second 1st overall pick was Pierre Turgeon in 1987. Their third 1st overall pick was Rasmus Dahlin in 2018. Their fourth 1st overall pick was Owen Power in 2021. Thirteen picks have gone on to play over 1,000 NHL games: Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley, Pierre Turgeon, Gilbert Perreault, Calle Johansson, Mike Ramsey, Craig Ramsay, Keith Carney, Brad May and Sean O'Donnell. Perreault, Housley and Turgeon have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Key

  Played at least one game with the Sabres
  Spent entire NHL career with the Sabres

Draft picks

Statistics are complete as of the 2024–25 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

Maxim Afinogenov led the Sabres in scoring in 2005–06 with 73 points.[1]
Martin Biron played for the Sabres for nine seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2007.[2]
Brian Campbell was elected to the 2007 NHL All-Star Game as a starting defenceman.[3]
Jack Eichel was the second-overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Jhonas Enroth, a Swedish goaltender, was drafted by the Sabres in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Zemgus Girgensons was the 14th-overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest drafted Latvian in NHL history.[4]
Mikhail Grigorenko was the 12th-overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Alexander Mogilny, shown here as a member of the AHL's Albany River Rats, holds the Sabre record for goals in a season: 76 in 1992–93.[5]
Sam Reinhart was the second-overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen was the eighth-overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Derek Roy was one of three second-round draft picks made by the Sabres in 2001.[6]
Lindy Ruff, who played for the Sabres from 1979 to 1989, served as the team's head coach from 1997 to 2013.[7]
Thomas Vanek scored 43 goals for the Sabres in 2006–07, just his second NHL season.[8]
Draft Rnd Pick Player Nat Pos GP G A Pts PIM W L T OTL SV%
1970 1 1 Gilbert Perreault Canada C 1191 512 814 1326 500 — — — — —
1970 2 15 Butch Deadmarsh Canada LW 137 12 5 17 155 — — — — —
1970 3 29 Steve Cuddie Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1970 4 43 Randy Wyrozub Canada C 100 8 10 18 10 — — — — —
1970 5 43 Mike Morton Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1970 6 71 Mike Keeler Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1970 7 84 Tim Regan United States G — — — — — — — — — —
1970 8 97 Doug Rombough Canada C 150 24 27 51 80 — — — — —
1970 9 107 Luc Nadeau Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1971 1 5 Rick Martin Canada LW 685 384 317 701 477 — — — — —
1971 2 19 Craig Ramsay Canada LW 1070 252 420 672 201 — — — — —
1971 3 33 Bill Hajt Canada D 854 42 202 244 433 — — — — —
1971 4 47 Rob Richer Canada D 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1971 5 61 Steve Warr Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1971 6 75 Pierre Duguay Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1972 1 5 Jim Schoenfeld Canada D 719 51 204 255 1132 — — — — —
1972 2 25 Larry Carriere Canada D 367 16 74 90 462 — — — — —
1972 3 37 Jim McMasters Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
1972 4 53 Rychard Campeau Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1972 5 69 Gilles Gratton Canada G 47 0 0 0 15 13 18 9 — .866
1972 6 85 Peter McNab United States C 954 363 450 813 179 — — — — —
1973 1 12 Morris Titanic Canada LW 19 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1973 2 28 Jean Landry Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1973 3 44 Andre Deschamps Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1973 4 60 Yvon Dupuis Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1973 5 76 Bud Smulders Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1973 6 92 Neil Korzack Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1973 7 108 Bob Young United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1973 8 124 Tim O'Connell United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
1974 1 11 Lee Fogolin United States D 924 44 195 239 1318 — — — — —
1974 2 29 Danny Gare Canada RW 827 354 331 685 1285 — — — — —
1974 3 47 Michel Deziel Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1974 4 65 Paul McIntosh Canada D 48 0 2 2 66 — — — — —
1974 5 83 Garry Lariviere Canada D 219 6 57 63 167 — — — — —
1974 6 101 Dave Given United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
1974 7 119 Bernard Noreau Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1974 8 136 Charles Constantin Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1974 9 153 Rick Jodzio Canada LW 70 2 8 10 71 — — — — —
1974 10 168 Derek Smith Canada LW 335 78 116 194 60 — — — — —
1974 11 183 Taro Tsujimoto * Japan C — — — — — — — — — —
1974 12 196 Bob Geoffrion Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1 17 Bob Sauve Canada G 420 0 14 14 57 182 154 53 — .876
1975 2 35 Ken Breitenbach Canada D 68 1 13 14 49 — — — — —
1975 3 44 Terry Martin Canada F 479 104 101 205 202 — — — — —
1975 3 53 Gary McAdam Canada RW 534 96 132 228 243 — — — — —
1975 4 71 Greg Neeld Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1975 5 89 Don Edwards Canada G 459 0 14 14 42 208 155 72 — .866
1975 6 107 Jim Minor Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1975 7 125 Grant Rowe Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1975 8 143 Alec Tidey Canada RW 9 0 0 0 8 — — — — —
1975 9 159 Andy Whitby Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1975 10 174 Len Moher United States G — — — — — — — — — —
1976 2 33 Joe Kowal Canada LW 22 0 5 5 13 — — — — —
1976 4 69 Rocky Maze Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1976 5 87 Ron Roscoe Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1976 6 105 Don Lemieux Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1 14 Ric Seiling Canada RW 738 179 208 387 573 — — — — —
1977 2 32 Ron Areshenkoff Canada C 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1977 4 68 Bill Stewart Canada D 260 7 64 71 424 — — — — —
1977 5 86 Rich Sirois Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1977 6 104 Wayne Ramsey Canada D 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1978 1 13 Larry Playfair Canada D 688 26 94 120 1814 — — — — —
1978 2 32 Tony McKegney Canada LW 912 320 319 639 517 — — — — —
1978 3 49 Rob McClanahan United States C 224 38 63 101 126 — — — — —
1978 4 66 Mike Gazdic Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1978 5 82 Randy Ireland Canada G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — .857
1978 6 99 Cam MacGregor Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1978 7 116 Dan Eastman Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1978 8 133 Eric Strobel United States C — — — — — — — — — —
1978 9 150 Eugene O'Sullivan Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1979 1 11 Mike Ramsey United States D 1070 79 266 345 1012 — — — — —
1979 2 32 Lindy Ruff Canada D 691 105 195 300 1264 — — — — —
1979 3 53 Mark Robinson Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1979 3 55 Jacques Cloutier Canada G 255 0 7 7 51 82 102 24 — .874
1979 4 74 Gilles Hamel Canada LW 519 127 147 274 276 — — — — —
1979 5 95 Alan Haworth Canada C 524 189 211 400 425 — — — — —
1979 6 116 Rick Knickle Canada G 14 0 0 0 2 7 6 0 — .879
1980 1 20 Steve Patrick Canada F 250 40 68 108 242 — — — — —
1980 2 41 Mike Moller Canada RW 134 15 28 43 41 — — — — —
1980 3 56 Sean McKenna Canada RW 414 82 80 162 181 — — — — —
1980 3 62 Jay North United States C — — — — — — — — — —
1980 4 83 Jim Wiemer Canada LW 325 29 72 101 378 — — — — —
1980 5 104 Dirk Rueter Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1980 6 123 Steve Lyons United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1980 7 146 Jari Paavola Finland G — — — — — — — — — —
1980 8 167 Randy Cunneyworth Canada C 866 189 225 414 1280 — — — — —
1980 9 188 Dave Beckon Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1980 10 209 John Bader United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1981 1 17 Jiri Dudacek Czech Republic RW — — — — — — — — — —
1981 2 38 Hannu Virta Finland D 245 25 101 126 66 — — — — —
1981 3 59 Jim Aldred Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1981 3 60 Colin Chisholm Canada D 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1981 4 80 Jeff Eatough Canada RW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1981 4 83 Anders Wikberg Sweden LW — — — — — — — — — —
1981 5 101 Mauri Eivola Finland C — — — — — — — — — —
1981 6 122 Ali Butorac Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1981 7 143 Heikki Leime Finland D — — — — — — — — — —
1981 8 164 Gates Orlando Canada C 98 18 26 44 51 — — — — —
1981 9 185 Venci Sebek Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1981 10 206 Warren Harper Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1 6 Phil Housley United States D 1495 388 894 1232 822 — — — — —
1982 1 9 Paul Cyr Canada LW 470 101 140 241 623 — — — — —
1982 1 16 Dave Andreychuk Canada C 1639 640 698 1338 1125 — — — — —
1982 2 26 Mike Anderson United States C — — — — — — — — — —
1982 2 30 Jens Johansson Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
1982 4 68 Timo Jutila Finland D 10 1 5 6 13 — — — — —
1982 4 79 Jeff Hamilton Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1982 5 100 Bob Logan Canada LW 42 10 5 15 0 — — — — —
1982 6 111 Jeff Parker United States D 141 16 19 35 163 — — — — —
1982 6 121 Jakob Gustavsson Sweden G — — — — — — — — — —
1982 7 142 Allen Bishop Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1982 8 163 Claude Verret Canada C 14 2 5 7 2 — — — — —
1982 9 184 Rob Norman Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1982 10 205 Mike Craig Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1982 11 226 Jim Plankers United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1 5 Tom Barrasso United States G 777 0 48 48 437 369 277 86 13 .892
1983 1 10 Normand Lacombe Canada RW 319 53 62 115 196 — — — — —
1983 1 11 Adam Creighton Canada C 708 187 216 403 1077 — — — — —
1983 2 31 John Tucker Canada C 656 177 259 436 285 — — — — —
1983 2 34 Richard Hajdu Canada LW 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1983 4 74 Daren Puppa Canada G 429 0 18 18 48 179 161 54 16 .897
1983 5 94 Jason Meyer Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1983 6 114 Jim Hofford Canada D 18 0 0 0 47 — — — — —
1983 7 134 Christian Ruuttu Finland C 621 134 298 432 714 — — — — —
1983 8 154 Don McSween United States D 47 3 10 13 55 — — — — —
1983 9 174 Tim Hoover Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1983 10 194 Mark Ferner Canada D 91 3 10 13 51 — — — — —
1983 11 214 Uwe Krupp Germany D 729 69 212 281 660 — — — — —
1983 12 234 Marc Hamelin Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1983 12 235 Kermit Salfi United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1 18 Mikael Andersson Sweden LW 761 95 169 264 134 — — — — —
1984 2 39 Doug Trapp Canada LW 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1984 3 60 Ray Sheppard Canada RW 817 357 300 657 212 — — — — —
1984 4 81 Bob Halkidis Canada D 256 8 32 40 825 — — — — —
1984 5 102 Joey Rampton Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1984 6 123 James Gasseau Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1984 7 144 Darcy Wakaluk Canada G 191 0 6 6 90 67 75 21 1 .889
1984 8 165 Orwar Stambert Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
1984 10 206 Brian McKinnon Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1984 11 226 Grant Delcourt Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1984 12 247 Sean Baker United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1 14 Calle Johansson Sweden D 1109 119 416 535 519 — — — — —
1985 2 35 Benoit Hogue Canada LW 863 222 321 543 877 — — — — —
1985 3 56 Keith Gretzky Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
1985 4 77 Dave Moylan Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1985 5 98 Ken Priestlay Canada C 168 27 34 61 63 — — — — —
1985 6 119 Joe Reekie Canada D 902 25 139 164 1326 — — — — —
1985 7 140 Petri Matikainen Finland D — — — — — — — — — —
1985 8 161 Trent Kaese Canada RW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1985 9 182 Jiri Sejba Czech Republic F 11 0 2 2 8 — — — — —
1985 10 203 Boyd Sutton United States C — — — — — — — — — —
1985 11 224 Guy Larose Canada C 70 10 9 19 63 — — — — —
1985 12 245 Ken Baumgartner Canada LW 696 13 41 54 2242 — — — — —
1986 1 5 Shawn Anderson Canada D 255 11 51 62 117 — — — — —
1986 2 26 Greg Brown United States D 94 4 14 18 86 — — — — —
1986 3 47 Bob Corkum United States C 720 97 103 200 281 — — — — —
1986 3 56 Kevin Kerr Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1986 4 68 Dave Baseggio Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1986 5 89 Larry Rooney United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1986 6 110 Miguel Baldris Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1986 7 131 Mike Hartman United States LW 397 43 35 78 1388 — — — — —
1986 8 152 Francois Guay Canada C 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1986 9 173 Sean Whitham Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1986 10 194 Kenton Rein Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1986 11 215 Troy Arndt Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1986 S1 4 Jeff Capello Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1986 S2 8 John Cullen Canada C 621 187 363 550 898 — — — — —
1987 1 1 Pierre Turgeon Canada C 1294 515 812 1327 452 — — — — —
1987 2 22 Brad Miller Canada D 82 1 5 6 321 — — — — —
1987 3 53 Andrew MacVicar Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1987 4 84 John Bradley United States G — — — — — — — — — —
1987 5 85 Dave Pergola United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
1987 6 106 Chris Marshall United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1987 7 127 Paul Flanagan United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1987 8 148 Sean Dooley United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1987 8 153 Tim Roberts United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1987 9 169 Grant Tkachuk Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1987 10 190 Ian Herbers Canada D 65 0 5 5 79 — — — — —
1987 11 211 David Littman United States G 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .794
1987 12 232 Al MacIsaac Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1987 S1 1 Dave Snuggerud United States RW 265 30 54 84 127 — — — — —
1987 S2 6 Mike DeCarle United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
1988 1 13 Joel Savage Canada RW 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1988 3 55 Darcy Loewen Canada LW 135 4 8 12 211 — — — — —
1988 4 76 Keith Carney United States D 1018 45 183 228 904 — — — — —
1988 5 89 Alexander Mogilny Russia RW 990 473 559 1032 432 — — — — —
1988 5 97 Rob Ray Canada RW 900 41 50 91 3207 — — — — —
1988 6 106 David DiVita United States D — — — — — — — — — —
1988 6 118 Mike McLaughlin United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1988 7 139 Mike Griffith Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1988 8 160 Don Ruoho United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1988 9 181 Wade Flaherty Canada G 120 0 3 3 6 27 56 9 1 .887
1988 11 223 Tom Nieman United States C — — — — — — — — — —
1988 12 244 Bobby Wallwork United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1988 S2 18 Clark Davies Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1989 1 14 Kevin Haller Canada D 642 41 97 138 907 — — — — —
1989 3 56 Scott Thomas United States RW 63 6 4 10 34 — — — — —
1989 4 77 Doug MacDonald Canada C 11 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
1989 5 98 Ken Sutton Canada D 388 23 80 103 338 — — — — —
1989 6 107 Bill Pye United States G — — — — — — — — — —
1989 6 119 Mike Barkley Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1989 8 161 Derek Plante United States C 450 96 152 248 138 — — — — —
1989 9 183 Donald Audette Canada RW 735 260 24 509 584 — — — — —
1989 10 194 Mark Astley Canada D 75 4 19 23 92 — — — — —
1989 10 203 John Nelson Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1989 11 224 Todd Henderson Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1989 12 245 Mike Bavis United States F — — — — — — — — — —
1989 S2 19 Ian Boyce Canada L — — — — — — — — — —
1990 1 14 Brad May Canada LW 1041 127 161 288 2248 — — — — —
1990 4 82 Brian McCarthy United States C — — — — — — — — — —
1990 5 97 Richard Smehlik Czech Republic D 644 49 146 195 415 — — — — —
1990 5 100 Todd Bojcun Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1990 5 103 Brad Pascall Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1990 7 142 Viktor Gordiouk Russia LW 26 3 8 11 0 — — — — —
1990 8 166 Milan Nedoma Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
1990 9 187 Jason Winch Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1990 10 208 Sylvain Naud Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1990 11 229 Ken Martin United States LW — — — — — — — — — —
1990 12 250 Brad Rubachuk Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1990 S2 24 Shane McFarlane United States C — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1 13 Philippe Boucher Canada D 748 94 206 300 702 — — — — —
1991 2 35 Jason Dawe Canada RW 366 86 90 176 162 — — — — —
1991 3 57 Jason Young Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1991 4 72 Peter Ambroziak Canada F 12 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1991 5 101 Steve Shields Canada G 246 0 2 2 78 80 104 39 13 .907
1991 6 123 Sean O'Donnell Canada D 1224 31 198 229 1809 — — — — —
1991 6 124 Brian Holzinger United States C 547 93 145 238 339 — — — — —
1991 7 145 Chris Snell Canada D 34 2 7 9 24 — — — — —
1991 8 162 Jiri Kuntos Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
1991 9 189 Tony Iob Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1991 10 211 Spencer Meany Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
1991 11 233 Mikhail Volkov Russia RW — — — — — — — — — —
1991 12 255 Michael Smith Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1991 S2 19 Jamie Steer Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
1992 1 11 David Cooper Canada D 30 3 7 10 24 — — — — —
1992 2 35 Jozef Cierny Czech Republic LW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1992 3 59 Ondrej Steiner Czech Republic C — — — — — — — — — —
1992 4 80 Dean Melanson Canada D 9 0 0 0 8 — — — — —
1992 4 83 Matthew Barnaby Canada RW 834 113 187 300 2562 — — — — —
1992 5 107 Markus Ketterer Finland G — — — — — — — — — —
1992 5 108 Yuri Khmylev Russia LW 263 64 88 152 133 — — — — —
1992 6 131 Paul Rushforth Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1992 8 179 Dean Tiltgen Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1992 9 203 Todd Simon Canada C 15 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1992 10 227 Rick Kowalsky Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1992 11 251 Chris Clancy Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1993 2 38 Denis Tsygurov Russia D 51 1 5 6 45 — — — — —
1993 3 64 Ethan Philpott United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
1993 5 116 Richard Safarik Czech Republic G — — — — — — — — — —
1993 6 142 Kevin Pozzo Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1993 7 168 Sergei Petrenko Soviet Union LW 14 0 4 4 0 — — — — —
1993 8 194 Mike Barrie Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1993 9 220 Barrie Moore Canada LW 39 2 6 8 18 — — — — —
1993 10 246 Chris Davis Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1993 11 272 Scott Nichol Canada C 662 56 71 127 916 — — — — —
1994 1 17 Wayne Primeau Canada C 774 69 125 194 789 — — — — —
1994 2 43 Curtis Brown Canada LW 736 129 171 300 398 — — — — —
1994 3 69 Rumun Ndur Nigeria D 69 2 3 5 137 — — — — —
1994 5 121 Sergei Klimentiev Ukraine D — — — — — — — — — —
1994 6 147 Cal Benazic Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1994 7 168 Steve Plouffe Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1994 7 173 Shane Hnidy Canada D 550 16 55 71 633 — — — — —
1994 7 176 Steve Webb Canada RW 321 5 13 18 532 — — — — —
1994 8 199 Bob Westerby Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1994 9 225 Craig Millar Canada D 114 8 14 22 73 — — — — —
1994 10 251 Mark Polak Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1994 11 277 Shayne Wright Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1995 1 14 Jay McKee Canada D 802 21 104 125 622 — — — — —
1995 1 16 Martin Biron Canada G 508 0 6 6 79 230 191 25 27 .910
1995 2 42 Mark Dutiaume Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1995 3 68 Mathieu Sunderland Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1995 4 94 Matt Davidson Canada RW 56 5 7 12 28 — — — — —
1995 5 111 Marian Menhart Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
1995 5 119 Kevin Popp Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1995 5 123 Daniel Bienvenue Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1995 7 172 Brian Scott Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
1995 8 198 Mike Zanutto Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1995 9 224 Rob Skrlac Canada F 8 1 0 1 22 — — — — —
1996 1 7 Erik Rasmussen United States C 545 52 76 128 305 — — — — —
1996 2 27 Cory Sarich Canada D 957 21 136 157 1085 — — — — —
1996 2 33 Darren Van Oene Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1996 3 53 Eric Naud Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1996 3 54 Francois Methot Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1996 4 87 Kurt Walsh Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
1996 4 106 Mike Martone Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1996 5 115 Alexei Tezikov Russia D 30 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1996 6 142 Ryan Davis Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1996 6 161 Darren Mortier Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1996 9 222 Scott Buhler Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
1997 1 21 Mika Noronen Finland G 71 1 0 1 4 23 32 6 0 .901
1997 2 48 Henrik Tallinder Sweden RW 678 28 114 142 378 — — — — —
1997 3 69 Maxim Afinogenov Russia RW 651 158 237 395 486 — — — — —
1997 3 75 Jeff Martin Canada F — — — — — — — — — —
1997 4 101 Luc Theoret Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1997 5 128 Torrey DiRoberto Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1997 6 156 Brian Campbell Canada D 1082 87 417 504 277 — — — — —
1997 7 184 Jeremy Adduono Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1997 8 212 Kamil Piros Czech Republic C 28 4 4 8 10 — — — — —
1997 9 238 Dylan Kemp Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1998 1 18 Dmitri Kalinin Russia D 539 36 126 162 321 — — — — —
1998 2 34 Andrew Peters Canada LW 229 4 3 7 650 — — — — —
1998 2 47 Norm Milley Canada RW 29 2 4 6 12 — — — — —
1998 2 50 Jaroslav Kristek Czech Republic RW 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1998 3 77 Mike Pandolfo United States LW 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1998 5 137 Aaron Goldade Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1998 6 164 Ales Kotalik Czech Republic RW 542 136 148 284 348 — — — — —
1998 7 191 Brad Moran Canada C 8 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
1998 8 218 David Moravec Czech Republic RW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1998 9 249 Edo Terglav Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1999 1 20 Barrett Heisten United States LW 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1999 2 35 Milan Bartovic Slovakia F 50 3 14 17 26 — — — — —
1999 2 55 Doug Janik United States D 190 3 16 19 154 — — — — —
1999 2 64 Michael Zigomanis Canada C 197 21 19 40 89 — — — — —
1999 3 73 Tim Preston Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
1999 4 117 Karel Mosovsky Czech Republic F — — — — — — — — — —
1999 5 138 Ryan Miller United States G 796 0 12 12 48 391 289 1 88 .914
1999 5 146 Matt Kinch Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
1999 6 178 Seneque Hyacinthe Jr. Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1999 7 206 Bret DeCecco Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
1999 8 235 Brad Self Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
1999 9 263 Craig Brunel Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
2000 1 15 Artem Kryukov Russia F — — — — — — — — — —
2000 2 48 Gerard Dicaire Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2000 4 111 Ghyslain Rousseau Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
2000 5 149 Denis Denisov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
2000 7 213 Vasily Bizyayev Russia C — — — — — — — — — —
2000 7 220 Paul Gaustad United States C 727 89 142 231 778 — — — — —
2000 8 258 Sean McMorrow Canada RW 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2000 9 277 Ryan Courtney Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2001 1 22 Jiri Novotny Czech Republic C 189 20 31 51 66 — — — — —
2001 2 32 Derek Roy Canada C 738 189 335 524 391 — — — — —
2001 2 50 Chris Thorburn Canada C 801 53 81 134 968 — — — — —
2001 2 55 Jason Pominville Canada RW 1060 293 434 727 199 — — — — —
2001 5 155 Michal Vondrka Czech Republic F — — — — — — — — — —
2001 8 234 Calle Aslund Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
2001 8 247 Marek Dubec Czech Republic F — — — — — — — — — —
2001 9 279 Ryan Jorde Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2002 1 11 Keith Ballard United States D 604 38 137 175 612 — — — — —
2002 1 20 Daniel Paille Canada LW 582 85 87 172 135 — — — — —
2002 3 76 Michael Tessier Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2002 3 82 John Adams United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2002 4 108 Jakub Hulva Czech Republic RW — — — — — — — — — —
2002 4 121 Marty Magers United States G — — — — — — — — — —
2002 6 178 Maxim Schevjev Russia C — — — — — — — — — —
2002 7 208 Radoslav Hecl Czech Republic D 14 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2002 8 241 Dennis Wideman Canada D 815 99 288 387 503 — — — — —
2002 9 271 Martin Cizek Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
2003 1 5 Thomas Vanek Austria F 1029 373 416 789 547 — — — — —
2003 2 65 Branislav Fabry Czech Republic RW — — — — — — — — — —
2003 3 74 Clarke MacArthur Canada LW 552 133 171 304 343 — — — — —
2003 4 106 Jan Hejda Czech Republic D 627 25 110 135 317 — — — — —
2003 4 114 Denis Yezhov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
2003 5 150 Thomas Morrow United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2003 6 172 Pavel Voroshnin Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
2003 7 202 Nathan Paetsch Canada D 167 7 35 42 114 — — — — —
2003 8 235 Jeff Weber Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
2003 9 266 Louis-Philippe Martin Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
2004 1 13 Drew Stafford United States RW 841 196 232 428 415 — — — — —
2004 2 43 Michael Funk Canada RW 9 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2004 3 72 Andrej Sekera Slovakia D 842 51 202 253 212 — — — — —
2004 5 145 Michal Valent Slovakia G — — — — — — — — — —
2004 6 176 Patrick Kaleta United States RW 348 27 27 54 542 — — — — —
2004 7 207 Mark Mancari Canada RW 42 3 10 13 22 — — — — —
2004 8 241 Mike Card Canada D 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2004 9 273 Dylan Hunter Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2005 1 13 Marek Zagrapan Slovakia C — — — — — — — — — —
2005 2 48 Philipp Gogulla Germany F — — — — — — — — — —
2005 3 87 Marc-Andre Gragnani Canada D 78 3 15 18 36 — — — — —
2005 4 96 Chris Butler United States D 407 14 72 86 187 — — — — —
2005 5 142 Nathan Gerbe United States C 435 63 88 151 196 — — — — —
2005 6 182 Adam Dennis Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
2005 6 191 Vyacheslav Buravchikov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
2005 7 208 Matt Generous United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2005 7 227 Andrew Orpik United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2006 1 24 Dennis Persson Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
2006 2 46 Jhonas Enroth Sweden G 153 0 0 0 2 50 69 — 16 .909
2006 2 57 Mike Weber United States D 351 9 44 53 437 — — — — —
2006 4 117 Felix Schutz Germany C — — — — — — — — — —
2006 5 147 Alex Biega Canada D 243 4 38 42 122 — — — — —
2006 7 207 Benjamin Breault Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2007 2 31 T. J. Brennan United States D 53 5 8 13 29 — — — — —
2007 2 59 Drew Schiestel Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2007 3 89 Corey Tropp United States RW 149 6 21 27 133 — — — — —
2007 5 139 Bradley Eidsness Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
2007 5 147 Jean-Simon Allard Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2007 6 179 Paul Byron Canada C 521 98 110 208 139 — — — — —
2007 7 187 Nick Eno United States G — — — — — — — — — —
2007 7 209 Drew Mackenzie United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2008 1 12 Tyler Myers Canada D 995 93 278 371 787 — — — — —
2008 1 26 Tyler Ennis Canada LW 700 144 202 346 224 — — — — —
2008 2 44 Luke Adam Canada C 90 15 11 26 36 — — — — —
2008 3 81 Corey Fienhage United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2008 4 101 Justin Jokinen United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
2008 4 104 Jordon Southorn Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2008 5 134 Jacob Lagace Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2008 6 164 Nick Crawford Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2009 1 13 Zack Kassian Canada RW 661 92 111 203 913 — — — — —
2009 3 66 Brayden McNabb Canada D 740 28 131 159 509 — — — — —
2009 4 104 Marcus Foligno Canada LW 798 126 168 294 808 — — — — —
2009 5 134 Mark Adams United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2009 6 164 Connor Knapp United States G 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 — 1 .875
2009 7 194 Maxime Legault Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
2010 1 23 Mark Pysyk Canada D 521 28 76 104 162 — — — — —
2010 3 68 Jerome Gauthier-Leduc Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2010 3 75 Kevin Sundher Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2010 3 83 Matt MacKenzie Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2010 4 98 Steven Shipley Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2010 5 143 Greg Sutch Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
2010 6 173 Cedrick Henley Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2010 7 203 Christian Isackson United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
2010 7 208 Riley Boychuk Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2011 1 16 Joel Armia Finland RW 505 92 86 178 176 — — — — —
2011 3 77 Daniel Catenacci Canada C 12 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011 4 107 Colin Jacobs United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2011 5 137 Alex Lepkowski United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2011 6 167 Nathan Lieuwen Canada G 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 — 0 .906
2011 7 197 Brad Navin United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2012 1 12 Mikhail Grigorenko Russia C 249 26 50 76 36 — — — — —
2012 1 14 Zemgus Girgensons Latvia C 688 89 99 188 192 — — — — —
2012 2 44 Jake McCabe United States D 577 33 119 152 348 — — — — —
2012 3 73 Justin Kea Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2012 5 133 Logan Nelson United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2012 6 163 Linus Ullmark Sweden G 247 1 3 4 12 138 73 — 23 .919
2012 7 193 Brady Austin Canada D 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2012 7 204 Judd Peterson United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2013 1 8 Rasmus Ristolainen Finland D 713 52 233 285 369 — — — — —
2013 1 16 Nikita Zadorov Russia D 642 47 99 146 701 — — — — —
2013 2 35 J. T. Compher United States C 500 107 135 242 184 — — — — —
2013 2 38 Connor Hurley United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2013 2 52 Justin Bailey United States RW 141 10 13 23 24 — — — — —
2013 3 69 Nicholas Baptiste Canada RW 47 7 3 10 20 — — — — —
2013 5 129 Cal Petersen United States G 106 0 1 1 2 46 44 — 10 .903
2013 5 130 Gustav Possler Sweden RW — — — — — — — — — —
2013 5 143 Anthony Florentino United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2013 6 159 Sean Malone United States C 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2013 7 189 Eric Locke United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2014 1 2 Sam Reinhart Canada C 696 255 283 538 146 — — — — —
2014 2 31 Brendan Lemieux Canada LW 307 36 38 74 548 — — — — —
2014 2 44 Eric Cornel Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2014 2 49 Vaclav Karabacek Czech Republic RW — — — — — — — — — —
2014 3 61 Jonas Johansson Sweden G 61 0 0 0 0 23 20 — 9 .888
2014 3 74 Brycen Martin Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2014 5 121 Max Willman United States C 68 7 3 10 22 — — — — —
2014 6 151 Christopher Brown United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2014 7 181 Victor Olofsson Sweden RW 314 90 92 182 28 — — — — —
2015 1 2 Jack Eichel United States C 539 211 303 514 185 — — — — —
2015 2 51 Brendan Guhle Canada D 65 4 10 14 24 — — — — —
2015 4 92 Will Borgen United States D 214 8 45 53 144 — — — — —
2015 5 122 Devante Stephens Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2015 6 152 Giorgio Estephan Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2015 7 182 Ivan Chukarov United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2016 1 8 Alexander Nylander Sweden LW 121 25 24 49 26 — — — — —
2016 2 33 Rasmus Asplund Sweden C 183 18 31 49 20 — — — — —
2016 3 69 Cliff Pu Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2016 3 86 Casey Fitzgerald United States D 63 0 9 9 40 — — — — —
2016 4 99 Brett Murray Canada LW 23 2 4 6 25 — — — — —
2016 5 129 Philip Nyberg Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
2016 5 130 Vojtech Budik Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
2016 6 159 Brandon Hagel Canada LW 293 90 117 207 175 — — — — —
2016 7 189 Austin Osmanski United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2016 7 190 Vasily Glotov Russia C — — — — — — — — — —
2017 1 8 Casey Mittelstadt United States C 357 66 130 196 82 — — — — —
2017 2 37 Marcus Davidsson Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2017 2 54 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Finland G 100 0 2 2 10 47 41 — 10 .904
2017 3 89 Oskari Laaksonen Finland D — — — — — — — — — —
2017 4 99 Jacob Bryson Canada D 206 4 32 36 40 — — — — —
2017 7 192 Linus Weissbach Sweden LW — — — — — — — — — —
2018 1 1 Rasmus Dahlin Sweden D 436 66 226 292 324 — — — — —
2018 2 32 Mattias Samuelsson United States D 150 3 26 29 66 — — — — —
2018 4 94 Matej Pekar Czech Republic C — — — — — — — — — —
2018 4 117 Linus Lindstrom Cronholm Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
2018 5 125 Miska Kukkonen Finland D — — — — — — — — — —
2018 7 187 William Worge Kreu Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
2019 1 7 Dylan Cozens Canada C 280 66 100 166 154 — — — — —
2019 1 31 Ryan Johnson United States D 41 0 7 7 12 — — — — —
2019 3 67 Erik Portillo Sweden G — — — — — — — — — —
2019 4 102 Aaron Huglen United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
2019 5 143 Filip Cederqvist Sweden LW — — — — — — — — — —
2019 6 160 Lukas Rousek Czech Republic RW 17 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
2020 1 8 Jack Quinn Canada RW 104 24 34 58 23 — — — — —
2020 2 34 John-Jason Peterka Germany C 161 40 42 82 54 — — — — —
2020 5 131 Matteo Constantini Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2020 7 193 Albert Lyckåsen Sweden D — — — — — — — — — —
2020 7 216 Jakub Konečný Czech Republic C — — — — — — — — — —
2021 1 1 Owen Power Canada D 163 12 59 71 54 — — — — —
2021 1 14 Isak Rosén Sweden RW 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2021 2 33 Prokhor Poltapov Russia LW — — — — — — — — — —
2021 2 53 Aleksandr Kisakov Russia LW — — — — — — — — — —
2021 3 88 Stiven Sardarian Russia RW — — — — — — — — — —
2021 3 95 Josh Bloom Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2021 4 97 Olivier Nadeau Canada RW — — — — — — — — — —
2021 5 159 Viljami Marjala Finland LW — — — — — — — — — —
2021 6 161 William von Barnekow Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2021 6 188 Nikita Novikov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
2021 7 193 Tyson Kozak Canada C — — — — — — — — — —
2022 1 9 Matthew Savoie Canada C 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2022 1 16 Noah Ostlund Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2022 1 28 Jiri Kulich Czech Republic C 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2022 2 41 Topias Leinonen Finland G — — — — — — — — — —
2022 3 74 Viktor Neuchev Russia LW — — — — — — — — — —
2022 4 106 Mats Lindgren Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2022 5 134 Vsevolod Komarov Russia D — — — — — — — — — —
2022 6 170 Jake Richard United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
2022 6 187 Gustav Karlsson Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2022 7 202 Joel Ratkovic Berndtsson Sweden RW — — — — — — — — — —
2022 7 211 Linus Sjodin Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2023 1 13 Zach Benson Canada LW 71 11 19 30 36 — — — — —
2023 2 39 Anton Wahlberg Sweden C — — — — — — — — — —
2023 2 45 Maxim Strbak Slovakia D — — — — — — — — — —
2023 3 86 Gavin McCarthy United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2023 4 109 Ethan Miedema Canada LW — — — — — — — — — —
2023 5 141 Scott Ratzlaff Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
2023 6 173 Sean Keohane United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2023 7 205 Norwin Panocha Germany D — — — — — — — — — —
2024 1 14 Konsta Helenius Finland C — — — — — — — — — —
2024 2 42 Adam Kleber United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2024 3 71 Brodie Ziemer United States RW — — — — — — — — — —
2024 4 108 Luke Osburn United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2024 4 123 Simon-pier Brunet Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2024 6 172 Patrick Geary United States D — — — — — — — — — —
2024 7 204 Vasily Zelenov Russia RW — — — — — — — — — —
2024 7 219 Ryerson Leenders Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
2025 1 9 Radim Mrtka Czech Republic D — — — — — — — — — —
2025 3 71 David Bedkowski Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2025 4 103 Matous Jan Kucharcik Czech Republic C — — — — — — — — — —
2025 4 116 Samuel Meloche Canada G — — — — — — — — — —
2025 5 135 Noah Laberge Canada D — — — — — — — — — —
2025 6 167 Ashton Schultz United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2025 6 167 Ashton Schultz United States C — — — — — — — — — —
2025 7 195 Melvin Novotny Sweden LW — — — — — — — — — —
2025 7 199 Yevgeni Prokhorov Belarus G — — — — — — — — — —
2025 7 219 Ryan Rucinski United States C — — — — — — — — — —

See also

Notes

1974: The 183rd pick of the draft was an invalid claim for the fictional player Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Katanas. The pick stood as valid for several weeks until it was revealed that the player was made up. The Sabres still list the claim as valid as an inside joke.

1984: The 186th pick of the draft was an invalid claim for Eric Weinrich, who had yet to clear the minimum age restriction for eligible draftees. He was selected the following year by the New Jersey Devils.

References

General
  • Draft history: "Buffalo Sabres draft history". Buffalo Sabres Hockey Club. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  • Player stats: "Buffalo Sabres draft history". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  • Player stats: "Individual player profiles". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
Specific
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  2. ^ "NHL Player Search – Player – Martin Biron". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
  3. ^ "2007 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". ESPN. January 15, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
  4. ^ RYAN O’LEARY (March 22, 2013). "Pursuit of passion". iihf.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Alexander Mogilny's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
  6. ^ "2001 NHL Entry Draft picks". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
  7. ^ "Lindy Ruff's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
  8. ^ "Thomas Vanek's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved January 11, 2008.