New York Islanders 2021 Draft Primer

The New York Islanders will have six picks in the 2021 NHL Draft, which will be held remotely on July 23 and 24. Round 1 will take place at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, July 23 (ESPN2, Sportsnet, SN NOW, TVA Sports). Rounds 2-7 will begin at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 24 (NHL Network, Sportsnet, SN NOW).
This marks the second-straight year the NHL Draft will be held remotely and also the second-consecutive year the Islanders enter the draft without a first-round pick. The Islanders have the following picks:
2nd Round - 52nd overall (from DET via EDM)
3rd Round - 93rd overall
4th Round - 125th overall
5th Round - 157th overall
6th Round - 189th overall
7th Round - 221st overall
See the full draft order here
.

The Islanders dealt their 2021 first-round pick to the New Jersey Devils as part of the Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac trade in April. The Islanders also dealt their 2021 second-round pick to the Devils as part of the Andy Greene trade last season. The Islanders acquired the 52nd-overall pick from Detroit in the
Nick Leddy trade on July 16
. The pick originally belonged to the Edmonton Oilers. The Islanders previously owned the Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick (60th overall), but
dealt it to the Arizona Coyotes on July 17
.
See the full skater rankings here:
NA Skaters | European Skaters | NA Goalies | European Goalies
Islanders draft day stories:
Bailey | Beauvillier | Mayfield | Nelson