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NHL supplemental draft

Unlike the Entry Draft, most players selected never played in the NHL, although a few "diamonds in the rough" went on to NHL careers. Steve Rucchin played the most regular season games (735) among selections and was a team captain for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.^[7] John Cullen scored the most points (550) and was one of two selections to play in the NHL All-Star Game. The other, Bob Kudelski, is one of eight other selections who enjoyed NHL careers of at least 200 games with Cory Cross, Shawn Chambers, Todd Krygier, Jamie Baker, Steve Martins, Dave Snuggerud, and Steve Guolla rounding out the list.^[8]

Eligible players[edit]

The eligibility rules for selecting players was as follows:^[3][9][10]

1. They were 21-years-old or older by December 31 of the draft year.
2. They had never been claimed in the NHL Entry Draft.
3. They had never previously played professional hockey.
4. They played at least one season of college hockey.

The first two supplemental drafts featured seven invalid claims, six of them (including Ian Kidd, who would have otherwise been the first ever supplemental draft selection)^[11] because the player entered college after age 20.^[12][13][14] The other invalid claim was of a player who hadn’t turned 21 yet.^[14]

List of NHL Supplemental Drafts[edit]

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