NHL Draft History, NCAA Players
Note: "NCAA" means, in this case, players who already were with college teams at the time of selection, or were incoming recruits.
| FIRST ROUND | NCAA | U.S. | Both | Notes |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Jacob Trouba No. 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Jamie Oleksiak No. 14 (Sean Couturier, U.S., No. 8) |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 | 8 | Jack Campbell No. 11, Jaden Schwartz No. 14 (No. 12 Fowler born in Canada, counted as American here) |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Nick Leddy No. 16 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 | 2 | Colin Wilson No. 7 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Kane-vanRiemsdyk-Turris go 1-2-3 |
| 2006 | 8 | 10 | 7 | Erik Johnson No. 1, Toews No. 3 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Jack Johnson No. 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Blake Wheeler No. 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Thomas Vanek No. 5 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ryan Whitney No. 5 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Mike Komisarek No. 7 |
| 2000 | 7 | 5 | 5 | DiPietro-Heatley 1-2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Jeff Jillson No. 14 |
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Mike Van Ryn No. 26 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Erik Rasmussen No. 7 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jason Botterill No. 20 |
| 1993 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Paul Kariya No. 4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ryan Sittler No. 7 |
| 1991 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Scott Lachance No. 4 |
| 1990 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Michael Stewart No. 13 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Bill Guerin No. 5 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Brind'Amour No. 9 (Roenick 8, never went to BC, not incl.) |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bryan Deasley No. 19 |
| 1986 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Joe Murphy No. 1 (Pelawa incl., killed prior to attending UND) |
| 1985 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Craig Simpson No. 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 4 | 1 | David Quinn No. 13 |
| 1983 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Normand Lacombe No. 10 (Americans Lawton/Barasso 1-5, HS->pro) |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Patrick Flatley No. 21 (only American, Housley, No. 6 - HS->pro) |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | James Patrick No. 9 (Bobby Carpenter No. 3 HS->Pro) |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mike Ramsey No. 11 |
No. 1 overall
Yr Player NCAA U.S.
1983 Brian Lawton x
1986 Joe Murphy x
1988 Mike Modano x
1995 Bryan Berard x
2000 Rick DiPietro x x
2006 Erik Johnson x x
2007 Patrick Kane x
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Top ECAC pick
2012 Brian Hart Harvard 53
2011 Brian Ferlin Cornell 121
2010 Danny Biega Harvard 63
2009 Louis Leblanc Harvard 18
2008 Mark Borowiecki Clarkson 139
2007 Riley Nash Cornell 21
2006 David Meckler Yale 134
2005 Sasha Pokulok Cornell 14
2004 Grant Lewis Dartmouth 40
2003 Hugh Jessiman Dartmouth 12
2002 Chris Higgins Yale 14
2001 Noah Welch Harvard 54
