The 2025 NHL Entry Draft has concluded after two days of excitement surrounding the 32 teams in the league. With a handful of surprises and moves amongst teams, there is plenty to dissect and look at for each team. So, how did each team across the league fare with the draft capital they had at their disposal this year?
Anaheim Ducks
2025 picks: Roger McQueen, Eric Nilson, Lasse Boelius, Noah Read, Drew Schock, Elijah Neuenschwander, Alexis Mathieu, Émile Guité, Anthony Allain-Samaké, Brady Turko
This year’s class for general manager (GM) Pat Verbeek will be watched with a careful eye, led by first-round selection, Roger McQueen. If McQueen can live up to his potential, the draft will be a success for the Ducks. The pick of goaltender Elijah Neuenschwander in the fourth round could be a strong one if he can continue to develop his game. This year, he stood out for Germany at the Under-20 World Junior Championship (WJC) and could prove to be a mid-round steal.
If Émile Guité can fully find his game and return to his rookie season form with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), this class has a chance to turn into one of Verbeek’s strongest as the head man of the organization.
Grade: B+
Boston Bruins
2025 picks: James Hagens, William Moore, Liam Pettersson, Cooper Simpson, Vashek Blanar, Cole Chandler, Kirill Yemelyanov
Getting Boston College’s James Hagens at pick number seven in the first round is a major win for the Boston Bruins, who had a down year this season. Long presumed to be a top-five pick, Hagens did slide a bit and could very easily use the situation as motivation towards his future. The organization’s draft class is more top-heavy, with its top two picks, Hagens and second-round selection, William Moore. There is a good chance that both of these players will make an impact at the NHL level in the future for the Bruins. The rest of their selections help add depth to their system and could yield one or two other players who see some time at the NHL level at some point in their career.
Grade: A-
Buffalo Sabres
2025 picks: Radim Mrtka, David Bedkowski, Matous Kucharcik, Samuel Meloche, Noah Laberge, Ashton Schultz, Melvin Novotny, Evgeny Prokhorov, Ryan Rucinski
With the Buffalo Sabres needing depth and help throughout their entire farm system, taking Radim Mrtka in the first round over a forward was a bit surprising, but he is a prospect…
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