Nation Sites
The Nation Network
OilersNation has no direct affiliation to the Edmonton Oilers, Oilers Entertainment Group, NHL, or NHLPA
Edmonton Oilers 2020 NHL draft picks officially set

By Zach Laing
Sep 29, 2020, 03:10 EDTUpdated: Sep 29, 2020, 16:21 EDT
The draft picks for the 2020 NHL draft have officially been set and we now know where the Oilers will be selecting.
Edmonton holds one draft pick in the first round and will be selecting 14th overall.
The Oilers don’t have a draft pick in the second round as it was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in the @Andreas Athanasiou deal. In the third round, Edmonton’s pick, 76th overall, could be given to the Calgary Flames as decided through the @James Neal deal. If the Oilers don’t give up the pick, they will forfeit their 2021 3rd round pick.
Edmonton has no fourth-round pick which was traded to the Red Wings in exchange for @Mike Green. In round five, the Oilers hold the 138th overall selection and in the sixth round, Edmonton picks 169th overall.
Their last selection comes in the 7th round, 200th overall.
The draft is set to kick off at 7 p.m. EST next Tuesday. Here is the procedure for how the full draft order was decided:
Round 1
Picks 1-15: Determined by Phases 1 and 2 of 2020 NHL Draft Lottery
Picks 16-27: Teams eliminated in Rounds 1 and 2 of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular-season points percentage
Picks 28-29: Teams eliminated in 2020 Conference Finals, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular-season points percentage
Pick 30: Team eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Final
Pick 31: 2020 Stanley Cup champion
Rounds 2-7
Picks 1-7: Teams who did not participate in the Return To Play, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular-season points percentage
Picks 8-15: Teams eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular-season points percentage
Picks 16-27: Teams eliminated in Rounds 1 and 2 of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular-season points percentage
Picks 28-29: Teams eliminated in 2020 Conference Finals, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular-season points percentage
Pick 30: Team eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Final
Pick 31: 2020 Stanley Cup champion
On Twitter: @zjlaing
Draft Coverage Presented By Prime Staffing
We Are Staffing Experts.
Prime Staffing is matching quality work with quality workers. We provide verified and certified personnel with 24/7 Dispatch for flexible deployment.
Find quality work, find quality workers whether temporary, part-time, or full-time. Learn more about Prime Staffing by clicking here. You can also follow Prime Staffing on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Breaking News
- Better Lait Than Never: No one wants to talk about Oilers silver linings after losses but I do
- WWYDW: Will the NHL still go to the Olympics?
- Edmonton’s defensive game is improving, but the offence is a work in progress
- Oilers Notebook: Kraken’s Mason Marchment out for Thursday rematch, Nugent-Hopkins returns to top line
- ‘It makes me sick’: Oilers fans react to Wallstedt’s shutout


