
| 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 |
| 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Other First Round Picks: |
| prior to 1969 | 1969-79 | 1980-89 | 1990-99 | 2000-present |
| 1989 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | SUNDIN, Mats | RW | QUE | Nacka, Sweden |
| 2 | CHYZOWSKI, Dave | LW | NYI | Kamloops |
| 3 | THORNTON, Scott | C | TOR | Belleville |
| 4 | BARNES, Stu | C | WPG | Tri-Cities |
| 5 | GUERIN, Bill | RW | NJ | Springfield Jr.B |
| 6 | BENNETT, Adam | D | CHI | Sudbury |
| 7 | ZMOLEK, Doug | D | MIN | John Marshall HS |
| 8 | HERTER, Jason | D | VAN | U. of N. Dakota |
| 9 | MARSHALL, Jason | D | STL | Vernon Jr. A |
| 10 | HOLIK, Robert | LW | HFD | Dukla Jihlava |
| 11 | SILLINGER, Mike | C | DET | Regina |
| 12 | PEARSON, Rob | RW | PHI-TOR | Belleville |
| 13 | VALLIS, Lindsay | D | NYR-MTL | Seattle |
| 14 | HALLER, Kevin | D | BUF | Regina |
| 15 | SOULES, Jason | D | EDM | Niagara Falls |
| 16 | HEWARD, Jamie | D | PIT | Regina |
| 17 | STEVENSON, Shayne | RW | BOS | Kitchener |
| 18 | MILLER, Jason | LW | LA-EDM-NJ | Medicine Hat |
| 19 | KOLZIG, Olaf | G | WSH | Tri-Cities |
| 20 | RICE, Steven | RW | MTL-NYR | Kitchener |
| 21 | BANCROFT, Steve | D | CGY-TOR | Belleville |
| 1988 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | MODANO, Mike | C | MIN | Prince Albert |
| 2 | LINDEN, Trevor | C | VAN | Medicine Hat |
| 3 | LESCHYSHYN, Curtis | D | QUE | Saskatoon |
| 4 | SHANNON, Darrin | LW | PIT | Windsor |
| 5 | DORE, Daniel | RW | NYR-QUE | Drummondville |
| 6 | PEARSON, Scott | LW | TOR | Kingston |
| 7 | GELINAS, Martin | LW | LA | Hull |
| 8 | ROENICK, Jeremy | C | CHI | Thayer Academy |
| 9 | BRIND'AMOUR, Rod | C | STL | Notre Dame Jr.A |
| 10 | SELANNE, Teemu | RW | WPG | Jokerit |
| 11 | GOVEDARIS, Chris | LW | HFD | Toronto |
| 12 | FOSTER, Corey | D | NJ | Peterborough |
| 13 | SAVAGE, Joel | RW | BUF | Victoria |
| 14 | BOIVIN, Claude | LW | PHI | Drummondville |
| 15 | SAVAGE, Reggie | C | WSH | Victoriaville |
| 16 | CHEVELDAYOFF, Kevin | D | NYI | Brandon |
| 17 | KOCUR, Kory | RW | DET | Saskatoon |
| 18 | CIMETTA, Robert | RW | BOS | Toronto |
| 19 | LEROUX, Francois | D | EDM | St. Jean |
| 20 | CHARRON, Eric | D | MTL | Trois-Rivieres |
| 21 | MUZZATTI, Jason | G | CGY | Michigan State |
| 1987 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | TURGEON, Pierre | C | BUF | Granby |
| 2 | SHANAHAN, Brendan | LW | NJ | London |
| 3 | WESLEY, Glen | D | VAN-BOS | Portland |
| 4 | McBEAN, Wayne | D | MIN-LA | Medicine Hat |
| 5 | JOSEPH, Chris | D | PIT | Seattle |
| 6 | ARCHIBALD, Dave | C | LA-MIN | Portland |
| 7 | RICHARDSON, Luke | D | TOR | Peterborough |
| 8 | WAITE, Jimmy | G | CHI | Chicoutimi |
| 9 | FOGARTY, Bryan | D | QUE | Kingston |
| 10 | MORE, Jayson | D | NYR | New Westminster |
| 11 | RACINE, Yves | D | DET | Longueuil |
| 12 | OSBORNE, Keith | RW | STL | North Bay |
| 13 | CHYNOWETH, Dean | D | NYI | Medicine Hat |
| 14 | QUINTAL, Stephane | D | BOS | Granby |
| 15 | SAKIC, Joe | C | WSH-QUE | Swift Current |
| 16 | MARCHMENT, Bryan | D | WPG | Belleville |
| 17 | CASSELS, Andrew | C | MTL | Ottawa |
| 18 | HULL, Jody | RW | HFD | Peterborough |
| 19 | DEASLEY, Bryan | LW | CGY | U.of Michigan |
| 20 | RUMBLE, Darren | D | PHI | Kitchener |
| 21 | SOBERLAK, Peter | LW | EDM | Swift Current |
| 1986 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | MURPHY, Joe | RW | DET | Michigan State |
| 2 | CARSON, Jimmy | C | LA | Verdun |
| 3 | BRADY, Neil | C | NJ | Medicine Hat |
| 4 | ZALAPSKI, Zarley | D | PIT | Canadian Olympic |
| 5 | ANDERSON, Shawn | D | BUF | Canadian Olympic |
| 6 | DAMPHOUSSE, Vincent | C | TOR | Laval |
| 7 | WOODLEY, Dan | RW | VAN | Portland |
| 8 | ELYNUIK, Pat | RW | WPG | Prince Albert |
| 9 | LEETCH, Brian | D | NYR | Avon Old Farms HS |
| 10 | LEMIEUX, Jocelyn | RW | STL | Laval |
| 11 | YOUNG, Scott | RW | HFD | Boston U. |
| 12 | BABE, Warren | LW | MIN | Lethbridge |
| 13 | JANNEY, Craig | C | BOS | Boston College |
| 14 | SANIPASS, Everett | LW | CHI | Verdun |
| 15 | PEDERSON, Mark | LW | MTL | Medicine Hat |
| 16 | PELAWA, George | RW | CGY | Bemidji HS |
| 17 | FITZGERALD, Tom | RW | NYI | Austin Prep |
| 18 | McRAE, Ken | C | QUE | Sudbury |
| 19 | GREENLAW, Jeff | LW | WSH | Canadian Olympic |
| 20 | HUFFMAN, Kerry | D | PHI | Guelph |
| 21 | ISSEL, Kim | RW | EDM | Prince Albert |
| 1985 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | CLARK, Wendel | D | TOR | Saskatoon |
| 2 | SIMPSON, Craig | LW | PIT | Michigan State |
| 3 | WOLANIN, Craig | D | NJ | Kitchener |
| 4 | SANDLAK, Jim | D | VAN | London |
| 5 | MURZYN, Dana | RW | HFD | Calgary |
| 6 | DALGARNO, Brad | RW | MIN-NYI | Hamilton |
| 7 | DAHLEN, Ulf | RW | NYR | Ostersund |
| 8 | FEDYK, Brent | LW | DET | Regina |
| 9 | DUNCANSON, Craig | LW | LA | Sudbury |
| 10 | GRATTON, Dan | C | BOS-LA | Oshawa |
| 11 | MANSON, Dave | D | CHI | Prince Albert |
| 12 | CHARBONNEAU, Jose | RW | STL-MTL | Drummondville |
| 13 | KING, Derek | LW | NYI | Sault Ste.Marie |
| 14 | JOHANSSON, Carl | D | BUF | V. Frolunda |
| 15 | LATTA, Dave | LW | QUE | Kitchener |
| 16 | CHORSKE, Tom | RW | MTL | Minneapolis SW HS |
| 17 | BIOTTI, Chris | D | CGY | Belmont Hill HS |
| 18 | STEWART, Ryan | C | WPG | Kamloops |
| 19 | CORRIVEAU, Yvon | LW | WSH | Toronto |
| 20 | METCALFE, Scott | LW | EDM | Kingston |
| 21 | SEABROOKE, Glen | C | PHI | Peterborough |
| 1984 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | LEMIEUX, Mario | C | PIT | Laval |
| 2 | MULLER, Kirk | LW | NJ | Guelph |
| 3 | OLCZYK, Ed | C | LA-CHI | Team USA |
| 4 | IAFRATE, Al | D | TOR | Belleville |
| 5 | SVOBODA, Petr | D | HFD-MTL | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | REDMOND, Craig | D | CHI-LA | Team Canada |
| 7 | BURR, Shawn | LW | DET | Kitchener |
| 8 | CORSON, Shayne | LW | STL-MTL | Brantford |
| 9 | BODGER, Doug | D | WPG-PIT | Kamloops |
| 10 | DAIGNEAULT, J.J. | D | VAN | Longueuil |
| 11 | COTE, Sylvain | D | MTL-HFD | Quebec |
| 12 | ROBERTS, Gary | LW | CGY | Ottawa |
| 13 | QUINN, David | D | MIN | Kent HS |
| 14 | CARKNER, Terry | D | NYR | Peterborough |
| 15 | STIENBURG, Trevor | RW | QUE | Guelph |
| 16 | BELANGER, Roger | C | PHI-PIT | Kingston |
| 17 | HATCHER, Kevin | D | WSH | North Bay |
| 18 | ANDERSSON, Mikael | LW | BUF | Frolunda |
| 19 | PASIN, Dave | RW | BOS | Prince Albert |
| 20 | MacPHERSON, Duncan | D | NYI | Saskatoon |
| 21 | ODELEIN, Selmar | D | EDM | Regina |
| 1983 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | LAWTON, Brian | LW | PIT-MIN | Mt. St. Charles HS |
| 2 | TURGEON, Sylvain | LW | HFD | Hull |
| 3 | LaFONTAINE, Pat | C | NJ-NYI | Verdun |
| 4 | YZERMAN, Steve | C | DET | Peterborough |
| 5 | BARRASSO, Tom | G | STL-BUF | Acton-Boxboro HS |
| 6 | MacLEAN, John | RW | LA-NJ | Oshawa |
| 7 | COURTNALL, Russ | RW | TOR | Victoria |
| 8 | McBAIN, Andrew | RW | WPG | North Bay |
| 9 | NEELY, Cam | RW | VAN | Portland |
| 10 | LACOMBE, Norm | RW | CGY-BUF | New Hampshire |
| 11 | CREIGHTON, Adam | C | QUE-BUF | Ottawa |
| 12 | GAGNER, Dave | C | NYR | Brantford |
| 13 | QUINN, Dan | C | BUF-CGY | Belleville |
| 14 | DOLLAS, Bobby | D | WSH-WPG | Laval |
| 15 | ERREY, Bob | LW | MIN-PIT | Peterborough |
| 16 | DIDUCK, Gerald | D | NYI | Lethbridge |
| 17 | TURCOTTE, Alfie | C | MTL | Portland |
| 18 | CASSIDY, Bruce | D | CHI | Ottawa |
| 19 | BEUKEBOOM, Jeff | D | EDM | Sault Ste.Marie |
| 20 | JENSEN, David | C | PHI-HFD | Lawrence Acad. |
| 21 | MARKWART, Nevin | LW | BOS | Regina |
| 1982 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | KLUZAK, Gord | D | COL-BOS | Nanaimo |
| 2 | BELLOWS, Brian | LW | DET-MIN | Kitchener |
| 3 | NYLUND, Gary | D | TOR | Portland |
| 4 | SUTTER, Ron | C | HFD-PHI | Lethbridge |
| 5 | STEVENS, Scott | D | LA-WSH | Kitchener |
| 6 | HOUSLEY, Phil | D | WSH-BUF | S. St.Paul HS |
| 7 | YAREMCHUK, Ken | C | CHI | Portland |
| 8 | TROTTIER, Rocky | RW | STL-NJ | Nanaimo |
| 9 | CYR, Paul | LW | CGY-BUF | Victoria |
| 10 | SUTTER, Rich | RW | PIT | Lethbridge |
| 11 | PETIT, Michel | D | VAN | Sherbrooke |
| 12 | KYTE, Jim | D | WPG | Cornwall |
| 13 | SHAW, David | D | QUE | Kitchener |
| 14 | LAWLESS, Paul | LW | PHI-HFD | Windsor |
| 15 | KONTOS, Chris | LW | NYR | Toronto |
| 16 | ANDREYCHUK, Dave | LW | BUF | Oshawa |
| 17 | CRAVEN, Murray | LW | MIN-DET | Medicine Hat |
| 18 | DANEYKO, Ken | D | BOS-NJ | Seattle |
| 19 | HEROUX, Alain | LW | MTL | Chicoutimi |
| 20 | PLAYFAIR, Jim | D | EDM | Portland |
| 21 | FLATLEY, Patrick | RW | NYI | U.of Wisconsin |
| 1981 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | HAWERCHUK, Dale | C | WPG | Cornwall |
| 2 | SMITH, Doug | C | DET-LA | Ottawa |
| 3 | CARPENTER, Bobby | C | COL-WSH | St. John's HS |
| 4 | FRANCIS, Ron | C | HFD | Sault Ste.Marie |
| 5 | CIRELLA, Joe | D | WSH-COL | Oshawa |
| 6 | BENNING, Jim | D | TOR | Portland |
| 7 | HUNTER, Mark | RW | PIT-MTL | Brantford |
| 8 | FUHR, Grant | G | EDM | Victoria |
| 9 | PATRICK, James | D | NYR | North Dakota |
| 10 | BUTCHER, Garth | D | VAN | Regina |
| 11 | MOLLER, Randy | D | QUE | Lethbridge |
| 12 | TANTI, Tony | RW | CHI | Oshawa |
| 13 | MEIGHAN, Ron | D | MIN | Niagara Falls |
| 14 | LEVEILLE, Normand | LW | BOS | Chicoutimi |
| 15 | MacINNIS, Al | D | CGY | Kitchener |
| 16 | SMITH, Steve | D | PHI | Sault Ste.Marie |
| 17 | DUDACEK, Jiri | RW | BUF | Kladno |
| 18 | DELORME, Gilbert | D | LA-MTL | Chicoutimi |
| 19 | INGMAN, Jan | LW | MTL | Sweden |
| 20 | RUFF, Marty | D | STL | Lethbridge |
| 21 | BOUTILIER, Paul | D | NYI | Sherbrooke |
| 1980 | ||||
| Player | Pos | Claimed By | Amateur Club | |
| 1 | WICKENHEISER, Doug | C | COL-MTL | Regina |
| 2 | BABYCH, Dave | D | WPG | Portland |
| 3 | SAVARD, Denis | C | QUE-CHI | Montreal |
| 4 | MURPHY, Larry | D | DET-LA | Peterborough |
| 5 | VEITCH, Darren | D | WSH | Regina |
| 6 | COFFEY, Paul | D | EDM | Kitchener |
| 7 | LANZ, Rick | D | VAN | Oshawa |
| 8 | ARTHUR, Fred | D | HFD | Cornwall |
| 9 | BULLARD, Mike | C | PIT | Brantford |
| 10 | FOX, Jimmy | RW | LA | Ottawa |
| 11 | BLAISDELL, Mike | RW | TOR-DET | Regina |
| 12 | WILSON, Rik | D | STL | Kingston |
| 13 | CYR, Denis | RW | CGY | Montreal |
| 14 | MALONE, Jim | C | NYR | Toronto |
| 15 | DUPONT, Jerome | D | CHI | Toronto |
| 16 | PALMER, Brad | LW | MIN | Victoria |
| 17 | SUTTER, Brent | C | NYI | Red Deer |
| 18 | PEDERSON, Barry | C | BOS | Victoria |
| 19 | GAGNE, Paul | LW | MTL-COL | Windsor |
| 20 | PATRICK, Steven | RW | BUF | Brandon |
| 21 | STOTHERS, Mike | D | PHI | Kingston |