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TABLE OF CONTENTS Players Available for Selection in 2021 …………………………………………………..……………………………. 3 NHL Expansion Draft Notables ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Player Stats Before Expansion Draft Selection ………………………………………………………………………. 5 NHL Season Before Expansion Draft Selection ………………………………………………………………………. 5 NHL Career Before Expansion Draft Selection ……………..…………………………………………………………. 5 Player Stats with Selecting Franchise ……………………………………………..…………………………………. 6 Inaugural Season with Selecting Franchise …………………………………………………………………………… 6 Career with Selecting Franchise ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 NHL Expansion Draft Summaries …………………………………………………………..…………………………… 7 NHL Expansion Draft Locations …………………………………………………………..…………………………… 11 Charts – Player Stats Before Expansion Draft Selection ………………………………………………………….. 12 NHL Season Before Expansion Draft Selection ……………………………………………………………………... 12 Most Points ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 Most Goals ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 Most Assists …..………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 Most Points, Defensemen …………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Most Goals, Defensemen …………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Most Assists, Defensemen ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13 Most Wins ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 13 Most Shutouts ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 NHL Career Before Expansion Draft Selection ………………………………………………………………………. 14 Most Career NHL Points …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14 Most Career NHL Goals …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14 Most Career NHL Assists …………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Most Career NHL Games …………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Most Career NHL Wins ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Most Career NHL Games, Goaltenders …………………………………………………………………………… 16 Most Career NHL Shutouts …………………………………………………………………………………………. 16 Players to Win an Individual NHL Award ………………………………………………………………………….. 17 Players to Win Stanley Cup …………………………………………………………………………………………. 18 Charts – Player Stats with Selecting Franchise …………………………………………………………………….. 20 Inaugural Season with Selecting Franchise ………………………………………………………………………….. 20 Most Points ………………………………….……………………………………………………………………….. 20 Most Goals ………………………………….………………………………………………………………………… 20 Most Assists ……………………………………………………….………………………………………………….. 20 Most Points, Defensemen …………………………………………………………….…………………………….. 21 Most Goals, Defensemen …………………………………………………………………………………………… 21 Most Assists, Defensemen ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21 Most Wins ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 21 Most Shutouts ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 Career with Selecting Franchise …………………………………………………………………………………….... 22 Most Career Points ………………………………………………………………………………………………...… 22 Most Career Goals ………………………………………………………………………………………..……….… 22 Most Career Assists ………………………………………………………………………………………..……...… 22 Most Career Games ………………………………………………………………………………………..……...… 23 Most Career Wins ………………………………………………………………………………………..……...…… 23 Most Career Games, Goaltenders ……………………………………………………………………………….… 23 Most Career Shutouts ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23 Individual NHL Awards ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 24 Stanley Cup Wins ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 24 The notes within this document pertain to players selected from existing NHL franchises in expansion drafts and do not include Priority Selection picks made in 1979 or dispersal picks made in 1978 or 1991. 2 PLAYERS AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION IN 2021 On Sunday, July 18, 2021, the NHL announced the Available and Protected Lists for the 30 NHL Clubs who will provide players to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft presented by Upper Deck. #NHLStats: * Career NHL Regular Season Statistics for Available Skaters * Career NHL Regular Season Statistics for Available Goaltenders * Career Individual NHL Awards Won by Available Players (Skaters and Goaltenders) * Career Stanley Cup Wins by Available Players (Skaters and Goaltenders) 3 NHL EXPANSION DRAFT NOTABLES * The oldest player to date selected in an NHL expansion draft is Bobby Hull, picked at age 40 by the Jets in 1979. Hull played 18 games with Winnipeg in 1979-80, notching 4-6—10. * Two 37-year-old goaltenders have been claimed in an expansion draft: Terry Sawchuk by the Kings in 1967 and Mike Vernon by the Wild in 2000. Sawchuk played 36 games with Los Angeles, while Minnesota traded Vernon to Calgary the day of the expansion draft. * The youngest player to date selected in an NHL expansion draft is Mike Corrigan, picked at age 21 years, 146 days by the Kings in 1968. * The youngest goaltenders to date selected in an NHL expansion draft are Billy Smith and Dan Bouchard, who share the same birthday (Dec. 12, 1950) and were selected by the Islanders and Flames, respectively, in the 1972 expansion draft at age 21 years, 177 days. * Among players selected in NHL expansion drafts from 1967 through 2000, the last to play an NHL game was Tomas Vokoun (June 7, 2013 w/ PIT). Selected from Montreal by Nashville in 1998, Vokoun spent eight seasons with the Predators and left as the franchise leader in regular season wins and games played, titles he held until 2013-14 and 2015-16, respectively. * Six players selected in an NHL expansion draft have gone on to play at least 10 seasons with the franchise that chose them (min. 1 GP in regular season or playoffs): goaltender Billy Smith (17 w/ NYI), defenseman Joe Watson (11 w/ PHI), forward Gary Dornhoefer (11 w/ PHI), forward Alain Cote (10 w/ QUE), forward Bill Goldsworthy (10 w/ MNS) and goaltender Bernie Parent (10 w/ PHI). * Goaltender Billy Smith made the most playoff appearances with the franchise that selected him in an NHL expansion draft as he guided the Islanders to 13 playoff berths and four Stanley Cup wins. The highest such total among skaters is nine, by defenseman Joe Watson and forward Gary Dornhoefer with the Flyers. * A total of 38 players have been selected in multiple NHL expansion drafts, including two chosen three times: goaltender Frederic Chabot (1992 TBL, 1998 NSH, 2000 CBJ) and forward Jim Thomson (1991 MNS, 1992 OTT, 1993 ANA). * Thirty players selected in an NHL expansion draft have since become head coaches in the League, including two who currently hold that title: Mike Sullivan of the Penguins and Bob Boughner of the Sharks (both selected by NSH in 1998). * Seven players selected in an NHL expansion draft have since become general managers in the League, including current GMs Tom Fitzgerald of the Devils (selected by FLA in 1993) and Kevyn Adams of the Sabres (selected by CBJ in 2000). The others: Lou Angotti (1967 PHI; GM w/ STL), Gerry Meehan (1970 BUF; GM w/ BUF), Billy MacMillan (1972 AFM; GM w/ CLR/NJD), Pat Quinn (1970 VAN, 1972 AFM; GM w/ TOR & VAN) and Nick Beverley (1979 HFD; GM w/ LAK). Angotti is the GM of record for only one regular season game. * Twenty players have been selected in an NHL expansion draft by a franchise based in their birth state or province, most recent in 2000 when the Minnesota Wild selected Darby Hendrickson (Richfield, Minn.) and Jeff Nielsen (Grand Rapids, Minn.). 4 PLAYER STATS BEFORE EXPANSION DRAFT SELECTION A total of 519 different players have been selected in the 12 NHL expansion drafts to date (464 skaters, 55 goaltenders). NHL Season Before Expansion Draft Selection | Charts begin on page 12 * The most NHL points in the previous season by a player picked in an expansion draft is 78, by Phil Goyette – he had 29-49—78 in 72 games with St. Louis in 1969-70 before being claimed by Buffalo. Goyette also has the most NHL assists in the previous season by a player picked in an expansion draft. * The most NHL goals in the previous season by a player picked in an expansion draft is 30, by Jonathan Marchessault – he had 30 goals in 75 games with Florida in 2016-17 before being claimed by Vegas. * Rob Ramage holds the distinction for having the most NHL goals (10; tied), assists (25) and points (35) in the previous season by a defenseman picked in an expansion draft, achieving those totals in 1990-91 with the Maple Leafs before being claimed by the North Stars (34 GP). * The most wins in the previous season by a goaltender picked in an expansion draft is 24, by Mike Vernon – he had 24 wins in 49 appearances with San Jose and Florida in 1999-00 before being claimed by Minnesota. Vernon was traded to Calgary the day of the expansion draft. * Two players were selected in an expansion draft after winning an NHL Award in the previous season: Glenn Hall won the 1966-67 Vezina Trophy with Chicago before being claimed by St. Louis and Phil Goyette won the 1969-70 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy with St. Louis before being claimed by Buffalo. * Eighteen players were selected in an expansion draft after ending the previous season by winning the Stanley Cup, with the most recent being goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury who won with Pittsburgh in 2017 before being claimed by Vegas. The last before him was goaltender Chris Terreri (Stanley Cup: 2001 w/ NJD; claimed by MIN) and the last skater was Doug Brown (Stanley Cup: 1998 w/ DET; claimed by NSH). NHL Career Before Expansion Draft Selection | Charts begin on page 14 * Two Hockey Hall of Fame members hold the distinctions of having the most career goals, assists, points and games played before being selected in an NHL expansion draft: Bobby Hull had 604 NHL goals to his name before the Jets picked him in 1979, while Guy Lafleur had 793 assists, 1,353 points and 1,126 games