The BIGGEST Draft Steals in NHL History

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Hope y’all enjoyed!! Lemme know if this would be something you’d want a second part to..

[@videogamenoob100]

Yeah man would love another part!

[@coolclipscompletion5775]

Get video keep up the great video making

[@coolclipscompletion5775]

You are the best hockey channel

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Appreciate you my guy!!

[@TwoCents302]

I’ve been asking for this video for months lmao

[@chrispswann6825]

Fun fact with Hasek: he was left unprotected for the 1993 expansion draft and could have been taken by either the Anaheim Mighty Ducks or Florida Panthers. Both teams passed on him.

[@justinowen9526]

That's crazy

[@CinnaMK]

Kirill Kaprizov could become part of this group soon, he was a fifth round pick

[@lukebeaty4376]

Hell yeah

[@Jason-rk4nd]

or mark stone

[@wolfi7084]

@@Jason-rk4nd mark stone was a 6th round pick. He is captain of Vegas now and almost brought home a cup. Definitely could be up here

[@dino3965]

Mark stone for sure, dude is easily a top 10 player right now

[@justinowen9526]

Stone is easily the best 2 way forward in the game in my opinion. Bergeron and O'Reilly, no thanks, I'd take Stone in a heartbeat.

[@hickettsisepic989]

Datsyuk is my favorite player ever, he was so good, I still find it so funny that he thought his friend was messing with him when he was told he got drafted, so insane to think about

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Datsyuk is the man

[@hickettsisepic989]

@@idontgivetkachuk reason I have a big fathead of him on my wall

[@yesmccauky748]

Great video, hope Taro Tsujimoto gets a mention. Heard he was a gem for the sabres.😂

[@idontgivetkachuk]

😂😂

[@trisgilmour]

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[@JohnDoe-en5jd]

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[@Warpbox]

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[@LordBitememan]

Gosh, when I think about some of the steals just the Red Wings got. Lidstrom in the middle of the 3rd round. Fedorov in the 4th. Zetterberg at 210th in the 7th round.

[@WarioSaysSo]

1. Dominik Hasek - 10th round [199th overall pick] by Chicago Blackhawks - 1983. 2. Pavel Datsyuk - 6th round [171th overall pick] by Detroit Red Wings - 1998. 3. Brett Hull - 6th round [117th overall pick] by Calgary Flames - 1984. 4. Luc Robitaille - 9th round [171 overall] by LA Kings - 1984 5. Doug Gilmour - 7th round, [134th overall pick] by St. Louis Blues - 1982 6. Henrik Zetterbergh - 7th round, [210th overall pick] by Detroit Red Wings - 1999. 7. Henrik Lundqvist - 7th round, [205th overall pick] by NY Rangers - 2000 8. Pavel Bure - 6th round [113th overall pick] by Vancouver Canucks - 1989 9. Daniel Alfredsson - 6th round [133th overall pick] by Ottawa Senators - 1994 10. Nikolai Khabibulin - 9th round [204th overall] by Winnipeg Jets - 1992 11. Peter Bondra - 8th round [156th overall pick] by Washington Capitals - 1990. 12. Alexander Mogilny - 5th round [89th overall pick] by Buffalo Sabres - 1988 13. Evgeni Nabokov - 9th round [219th overall] by San Jose Sharks - 1994 14. Pekka Rinne - 8th round [258th overall] by Nashville Predators - 2004 15. Igor Larionov - 11th round [214th overall pick] by Vancouver Canucks - 1985. 16. Viacheslav Fetisov - 8th round [145th overall pick] by NJ Devils - 1983 17. Hakan Loob - 9th round [181 overall] by Calgary Flames - 1980 18. Sergei Fedorov - 4th round [74th overall pick] by Detroit Red Wings - 1989 19. John Vanbiesbrouck - 4th round, [72nd overall pick] by NY Rangers - 1981 20. Jari Kurri - 4th round, [69th overall pick] by Edmonton Oilers - 1980 Joe Pavelski - 7th round, [205th overall pick] by San Jose Sharks - 2003 Jamie Benn - 5th round [129th overall] by Sallas Stars - 2007

[@moharikram1687]

No mention of Patric Hornqvist? That guy literally the last pick of the draft and become such a solid top 6 winger. Pens won 2 stanley cups with the first and last pick player of the same draft...

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Can't highlight every single draft steal ever or the video would be titled: "EVERY Draft Steal in NHL History" haha. But yeah he was a steal quite literally

[@BigPekka69]

I might be partial but Pekka Rinne being selected almost dead last in his draft is insane as he was the backbone of a franchise that struggled for so long but was always a defensive powerhouse mainly because he was always solid. He's for sure a future hall of famer and worked his way up to be the winingest finnish goaltender to ever play the game.

[@christopherengel7436]

They were okay before he got there but he made them contenders. They steadily increased from there first season every year getting a bit better & better.

[@johnbjorkell2275]

He is still the best player to ever play for them,maybe Saros will claim that spot one day if he keeps up his stellar play so far through his career or even improves,i am sure he will win the vezina at some point at least once,and teams that did not want him because of his size will regret it for a long time,hopefully he has proven that goalies under 6 feet can be franchise level goalies and other great undersized goalies will be judged by talent and not by size

[@johnbjorkell2275]

@@christopherengel7436 And now they have another vezina caliber goalie in Saros,the Preds do well with finnish goalies and maybe they will make Lankinen another win for the franchise

[@j.thomas7128]

What about best non-drafted players? Adam Oates, Ed Belfour, St.Louis, Duchesne, Cujo, Rafalski, The Bread Man, and of course the greatest NHL player never drafted..... Gretzky!

[@Dr.Frankensteen]

Always felt the "Gretzky never being drafted" part is always a cop out because he was already signed by the WHA before he was draft eligible and the NHL had a rule that you couldn't play prior to age 20. So while he wasn't drafted, it's not because NHL teams didn't want him.

[@jayden2669]

Hasek for sure the best goalie of all time imo was drafted in a round that doesnt exist anymore

[@tgoodjenkins]

True but today people do still go 199th overall

[@oliviermarcotte329]

If you wanna talk about a goalie that was good that got picked in a picm that doesnt exist anymore, halak was taken 272nd overall, def not the best but a good overall goalie

[@tgoodjenkins]

@@oliviermarcotte329 on his day he can steal games on his own, good shout

[@oliviermarcotte329]

@@tgoodjenkins he almost won montreal a cup in 2010,

[@j.thomas7128]

Ed Belfour was never drafted

[@JohnDoe-en5jd]

I'm sooooo glad you mentioned Robitaille. I felt he was always underrated.

[@robdugas4476]

My best Doug Gilmore memory was during a broadcast from Detroit. They were talking about the new glass mics bringing "the sounds of the game". It was the first game they were being used. At some point there was a stoppage in play behind the net and the mics kicked in. Not only could you see Gerard Gallant yelling at Golmore but you could now here him too. ""Gilmore you little c*cksicker" was clearly heard from Gallant. That was the last game those mics were used.

[@TwoCents302]

4:48 69th overall. Nice

[@idontgivetkachuk]

😏😏

[@Awolfx]

Nice.

[@michelob.]

Nick Lindstrom 53rd overall. Top 5 greatest d men all time! Should’ve been a first pick!

[@chizorama]

The smartest defenseman to ever lace em up, he made it look easy.

[@jamesschulziii9098]

Lidstrom was amazing for us.

[@evilTaker90V2]

Detroit was a menace during that 89 draft, they got Lidstrom, Fedorov and Konstantinov, yeah on that single draft

[@JohnDoe-en5jd]

Definitely need a part 2. Zetterberg, Dave Taylor, Alffy, Theo, Pavelski, Kipper! Nice video. Always fun to watch. And always put together well. Nice job bro. Keep it up!

[@LordBitememan]

Tim Thomas in the 9th round.

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Thanks sm man!!

[@JohnDoe-en5jd]

I mean I feel like Thomas really only had like 2 good seasons. I'll give you 3 seasons. And yeah he won a cup but he also had a heck of a team in front of him. I wouldn't count Thomas imo. Kipper was even a stretch for me. Lol.

[@lo-fi8558]

@@JohnDoe-en5jd k

[@jonmendelson1104]

@@JohnDoe-en5jd Lundqvist was the same pick as Pav (205th), just a few years earlier.

[@chrispswann6825]

For the Senators: Daniel Alfredsson, Mark Stone and Chris Neil were all 6th round picks

[@1bert719]

Datsyuk, Devereaux and Hull. The famous "two kids and a goat" line.

[@jonesk52]

Boyd Devereaux? My memory is that Hull named that line after him and Datsyuk were combined with Henrik Zetterberg

[@1bert719]

@@jonesk52 Zetterberg didn't debut for the Wings until the year after the 01-02 cup run. The line with Devereaux was dubbed during Hulls initial season.

[@truehockeyfan1179]

I think this needs a sequel for my man Alfredsson

[@danieloray5649]

@Cormac Kill people seem to forget how dominant he and spezza were for such a long time

[@jonathanhalleman1277]

Damn ive gotten stuck watching aaaaaall your old videos up to today, think ive gone around 20 videos today. Keep it up man your hella good to listen to!

[@Nada-vk4pk]

Nice video bro, Henrik Zetterberg went in the 7th round as well and scored almost 1,000 points in the NHL

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Appreciate it Nada!!

[@brandons9138]

It wasn't that nobody wanted Datsyuk. It was that he played in such a remote part of Russia that very few people knew about him. As it happens the Redwings scout that found Datsyuk wasn't even there to see him specifically. He was so impressed during that game that Datsyuk had the puck on his stick every time he was on the ice he talked him up to the Redwings draft staff. The scout himself almost didn't make it the the game as there was a serious storm just before his flight.

[@chevelle1]

Zetterberg? Lundqvist? Pavelski?

[@viperswhip]

Wasn't Lidstrom a late pick? I think so.

[@ReinierKaper]

@@viperswhip 53rd, not very high, but Datsyuk was 171st in his _3rd draft_. I mean... :)

[@viperswhip]

@@ReinierKaper 53rd for Lidstrom? Okay, maybe not as big as some others, but dude, he was SOOOOOOO good.

[@redwing1214]

In the 1989 draft the Wings got Lidstrom, Fedorov and Konstitinov after the 3rd round lol.

[@kevmac1230]

In the summer of 85' I was in London and met a bartender at my hotel who was from Quebec. The talk turned to hockey and I mentioned I played some hockey there.When he asked what I played I told him I was a goaltender.His eyes lit up as he told me his friend was going to be the next great goalie for Montreal and his name was Patrick Roy and explained the correct pronunciation.Turned out he wasn't just talking.

[@Drekulviin]

The chapter in the video loading bar... Yori Curry and Patrick Wong. hahaha

[@youvegottabekiddingme1955]

Great video! Hindsight is always amazing. I'm glad the Wings took the chance on Datsyuk. Easily my favorite player of all time. Such a unique talent and creative genius at hockey

[@fjeezy1305]

I always thought his puck-handling was the closest thing to “And-1 Hockey”...he made players look stupid, same as the And-1 streetballers.

[@garystaudinger9034]

The “Magic Man” was actually another Swede who played for Flames, Kent Nilsson.

[@christopherengel7436]

They both are Nilsson was they first one

[@LEEMAN-X]

Man those Dominic Hasek Sabers were one of my most favorite hockey teams!

[@Dutchovenderlinde]

Funny how things came full circle for Hull and Robitaille on that 2002 Red Wings team. Glad you mentioned them. Also, is it me or do we see a large group of goalies become "steals" in later rounds? I feel like most early round goalies don't do so well, except for certain ones like Fleury or DiPie...oh wait.

[@pizzagummy3040]

Hasek on that team too

[@redwing1214]

Datsyuk was too lol

[@deadpoolest899]

2010 draft, 178th overall in the 6th round by Ottawa! Mark Stone arguably one of the best 2 way forwards in the league today! Just my opinion and I'm a Hawks fan!!

[@malakaspawt3190]

Brett Hull was a good sacrifice for Calgary, they've got a cup in 89 and St-Louis had to wait til 2019 lol.

[@jakubjankovic4144]

Pavol Demitra. Drafted 9th round #227th overall getting 768points in 847 games. 0.9 point per game

[@Dr.Frankensteen]

Was going to mention Tom Glavine being drafted before Hull and Robitaille...very few know that he was a good hockey player

[@sammymerzel5765]

Tom Glavine being taken in the NHL draft still amazes me

[@EichelTower9]

Video Idea: The best Current NHL players from Every Draft pick. I love ur vids man

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Thanks sm dude!! And thanks for the suggestion!!

[@redwing1214]

What’s funny is Hull, Lucky Luc, Hasek and Datsyuk won a Cup together in Detroit.

[@skyguy1230]

Dude wtf I never knew Tom glavine was drafted into the nhl 😂

[@360flip19]

In '93 the penalty for cutting someone with a high stick was a game misconduct. Gretzky should have been out of the game! It happened to Bure in the '94 finals vs the Rangers (game 3, maybe?). The rule changed to double minor the following season.

[@DukeTheRebel]

As a wings fan I’m just glad at least all Detroit teams have had all time greats at one point or another, and they made they’re legacies with us, the newest being our boy Miguel Cabrera

[@skyking199]

Talking about how much of a steal St Louis got with Gilmore... proceeds to only show highlight from his carrier in Toronto 😂

[@VoIcanoman]

What about Patric Hörnqvist...selected LAST overall (#230) in the 2005 entry draft by the Nashville Predators? So much ink has been spilled about the generational FIRST overall pick of that draft, making it somewhat amusing that Hörnqvist would be a critical participant in 2 Cup runs with Crosby. First and last, united. Poetic, no? Anyway, he was a hell of a steal; not too many players can say that they forged a long NHL career after having been drafted last. Granted, a few players who go undrafted still manage to make it in the NHL, some of them even peaking in the elite range...but it's not so common.

[@christopherengel7436]

Datsyuk was put with Hull to help Hull's game. Zetterberg was also a steal. Lots of Europeans & Russians fell far in the draft for these reasons. Hasek was also pretty unorthodox in his play. Edmonton drafted beyond excellent. You have the greatest player of all time and surround him with Hull of Famers. Gilmour was 5'9" & 160 pounds when he was young. Played like 6'2" & 210 though.

[@Albert8044]

Sergei Fedorov was one of the biggest draft steals by the Red Wings.

[@wildmanmountainjack3725]

Glavine was a great pitcher. I watched so many of his starts on TBS

[@idontgivetkachuk]

He and Maddux were great!!

[@Actionronnie]

And the Habs pick for Roy was originally Winnipeg's. Robert Picard to the Jets for their 3rd round pick (Roy).

[@trisgilmour]

Datsyuk is a legend

[@Swoop187OG187]

Now the reason WHY the Hawks traded Hasek is it's own video... It was very possible if the Hawks coughed up $5,000,000 then Hasek would have stayed a Hawk - not only that but the Hawks win the Eric Lindros sweepstakes... The truth is that the Hawks could have been a dynasty in the 90's and the only reason why they weren't was because $5 million dollars and a terrible greedy owner. And few even know this... And there is no "if's" that would have happened - I don't know about the dynasty part but Hasek and Lindros absolutely.

[@OmniSens]

Ottawa also had Alfredsson and Stone.

[@chizorama]

Dougie Gilmour is definitely underrated, he was one tough sob.

[@ibleedorangeforever7039]

Hasek was once traded for Stephane Beauregard to get around expansion draft rules.

[@sarahgallucci8550]

This video should be renamed to Cole Caufield.

[@jasonhuibers2315]

Dougie was an amazing player. Glad he played for my hawks. Overall a great player

[@sharkbait22]

Taro Tsujimoto is the greatest player to never play hockey

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

I could be wrong, but I thought Pavel BURE was also drafted 195th overall, or something to that effect, by the Canoooks.

[@toddroper7944]

Where is Jamie Benn? The dude has been a beast for a 6th rounder and won an Art Ross.

[@xandarqulqick7121]

The magic man was my favorite wing growing up!!

[@idontgivetkachuk]

He was a human highlight real!!

[@PrivateAccount---ji6ni]

Your voice track describes Gilmour in St. Louis while we are watching his Toronto video.

[@PrivateAccount---ji6ni]

Then the voice track describes Hull in Calgary & St. Louis but we never see either. Editing video may not be your strength. And it starts with locating the archive video that you will be referencing in the script. Otherwise, you are just confusing viewers with mismatched track & b-roll for 10 minutes.

[@TheBorderGeek]

Theo Fleury Pt 2

[@Awolfx]

Hmm interesting bit about Tom Glavine. Reminds me of the Rockies drafting Russel Wilson but Wilson going for football instead.

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Now Russ is a Yankee 😎

[@rPk0hu]

Same with the Detroit Tigers, whom drafted a Superbowl winning QB before the Lions ever did in Patrick Mahomes.

[@fuckglobalism]

Pavel Datsyuk is the best player I’ve ever seen

[@jerrynilsson6375]

Peter Forsberg 🤔

[@damnson4238]

Ngl you deserve much more love keep it up

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Thanks dude!! That means a lot!! Glad u enjoyed and hopefully u stick around!!

[@jonathanhalleman1277]

King henrik gotta up there as one of the best aswell!

[@azynkron]

It's easy to forget that Lidstrom would fit into this category. Arguably the biggest steal of all time.

[@brandons9138]

Before Lidstrom was drafted the Redwings staff was not even allowed to talk about him using his name. They were afraid that people might over hear and draw attention to Lidstrom. He was not on a lot of other team's radar at the time.

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

Great content as always! Always look forward to these videos, but... why you gotta diss my man Taro like that? That ain't cool, bruh.🙄🙄🙄

[@idontgivetkachuk]

My bad.. Forgot dude put up a legendary 5 goals with the Tokyo Katanas in his draft year 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

@@idontgivetkachuk 😊😊😊

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

Great video! Can we have a second round😎

[@bigmac786]

how does this player go that far in the draft, he could've been no.1 all day in any draft. Scouting fucked that up big time in 96

[@anthonymoring7061]

I'm a Kings fan and Datysuk is still my favorite player ever.

[@larceny3092]

Gilmour also with Black hawks

[@ninjanunch27]

The Blackhawks had both Belfour and Hasek at the same time. Imagine if they would of kept Hasek they probably would of won in the early 90s

[@geedubb-q1u]

Man, Rick Generete was an awesome announcer.

[@unbiasbruinsfan7330]

Where's tsujimoto? Dude was a 17th round pick and gave gretzky a run for his money.

[@geoffstonehouse6304]

The flames won the cup because of the hull trade. Any team would trade any player if it could garuntee them a Stanley cup.

[@uprebel5150]

I was really bummed when "Magic Man" went back to Russia to play.

[@headsuphockeypodcast2707]

I love the Tom Glavine story. I met him and he is such a great person and an amazing pitcher who could have easily been a hockey hall of famer.

[@Datsyukiandeke]

Datsyuk was BY FAR the most entertaining player to watch.

[@bigmac786]

fuck i miss Datsyuk and im not even a wings fan. One of the greatest players ever

[@idontgivetkachuk]

He was so talented!!

[@davidsnock2810]

Great video man

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Thanks David!

[@davidsnock2810]

@@idontgivetkachuk thank you, you inspired me to start my own KZbin channel

[@idontgivetkachuk]

@@davidsnock2810 wow thanks dude!! I’ll have to check it out!

[@davidsnock2810]

@@idontgivetkachuk it’s called IBleedOrangeForever (I’m a Flyers fan) it’s a work in progress but it’s fun.

[@idontgivetkachuk]

@@davidsnock2810 dope! Go Flames:)

[@jplester82]

Would love another one…maybe add Alfredsson or Chara.

[@TheMccarthy327]

Roy and sakic reason hockey is booming in Denver

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Video topic suggestion- softest playoff goals allowed by goalies

[@mickahelcote]

Brodeur 2003 playoffs game 3 vs Anaheim

[@innyikoli6868]

That Hull trade gives me nightmares 💀

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Same. I own a Hull Flames T-Shirt 😂

[@jozefmasny8349]

Honorable mention: Pavol Demitra (RIP)

[@TheMccarthy327]

Jari was a gangsta dont get his credit

[@DrEvil-ng7ep]

Should have had Zetterberg on the list. Crazy story.

[@TracyCarstensen]

No mention the the 2002 Red Wings Cup Championship roster included Datsyuk, Hasek, Hull, and Robitaille?

[@idontgivetkachuk]

I’ve mentioned it sm times in the past haha.

[@TracyCarstensen]

@@idontgivetkachuk I need to catch up. New to your work. Great by the way!

[@idontgivetkachuk]

@@TracyCarstensen np man. Thanks for the support ❤️❤️

[@killingtime11111116]

Zack hyman

[@sunnyrooprai3731]

dont hold me to it. But i think the Hull story. His draft stock fell because He didnt make the U18 or U21 World Junior Canada team......and having a bad attitude....he opted to play for Team USA......and then after that he just had a chip on his shoulder and didnt want to play for team canada, or in a canadian market. Hence why he always played for Team USA

[@NPIntended]

ALSO GUD JOB BUHHHHHHHHHH

[@mattthomson4905]

Zetterberg

[@HushPuppy106]

Goalies never steals. Im a goalie but all goalies should be late rounders unless exceptional status maybe but no such thing for goalie imo

[@mrluckyrocky1]

Roy game vs Detroit was in mtl

[@purpleaki7135]

07:26 Patrick Wong?

[@jeffc1109]

After watching these videos I can only assume your a big red wings fan?

[@idontgivetkachuk]

I’m a Flames fan haha! Tkachuk is my favorite player! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RebelTXWrestling]

Where's Daniel Alfredsson?

[@abrahamaskar4609]

How could you be a flames fan and not mention that Miikka kippursoff was 116th overall and Johnny gaudreau was drafted 104th overall (I’m from Calgary and I actually live about 20 minutes away from johnny’s appartment)

[@idontgivetkachuk]

Well obviously I can’t mention every single steal ever. But how can u not forget Kipper? He’s my favorite Flame ever! Always room for a pt.2 :)

[@abrahamaskar4609]

Ok as long as miikka is in part 2

[@bernarddussault2365]

no Bobby Clark ???

[@bozidarborojevic4131]

Where is Zetterberg ?

[@Lesevesel]

Zetterberg was 7th round pick.

[@ISB97]

Milan Lucic

[@kieraCobbs]

Cool fortnite stream 👌👌👌👌👌

[@idontgivetkachuk]

LMAOOO