Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - NHL Entry Draft, wanda aka fi sani da NHL Amateur Draft, taro ne na gama gari wanda ƙungiyoyin National Hockey League (NHL) ke zaɓar haƙƙoƙin keɓaɓɓu ga 'yan wasan da ke da' yan wasa waɗanda suka cika buƙatun cancanta don yin wasan hockey na ƙwararru a NHL. Da farko an gudanar da shi a 1963, daftarin kafin 1969 ya kasance ɗan gajeren lokaci. Duk wani dan wasa mai son wanda ya kai shekaru 17 da haihuwa kuma ba a riga an tallafa masa ta wani kulob din NHL ba ya cancanci shiga. A shekara ta 1969 an canza dokokin ta yadda duk wani dan wasa mai son tsakanin shekaru 17 zuwa 20 ya cancanci shiga. An yi amfani da shi, kuma a shekara ta 2017
An zabi 'yan wasa 217 a zagaye bakwai.