Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ana gudanar da NHL Entry Draft a kowane Yuni, yana bawa ƙungiyoyi damar zaɓar 'yan wasan da suka cika shekaru 18 kafin 15 ga Satumba a cikin shekarar da aka gudanar da aikin. An tsara tsari na tsari ta hanyar tsari na ƙarshe na kakar wasa ta baya, tare da ƙungiyoyin da ba su yi wasa ba da farko, sannan ƙungiyoyin da suka yi wasan kwaikwayo, tare da takamaiman tsari da aka ƙayyade ta yawan maki da kowace ƙungiya ta samu. Tun daga 2016, NHL tana riƙe da caca mai nauyi don ƙungiyoyin 15 waɗanda ba su da wasa, suna ba da damar masu nasara su hau zuwa manyan zaɓuɓɓuka uku. Daga 1995<unk>2012 wanda ya lashe kyautar kyautar ya ba da izinin motsawa har zuwa matsayi hudu a cikin shigarwa. Teamungiyar da ke da ƙarancin maki tana da mafi kyawun damar cin caca, tare da kowane ƙungiyar da ke biye da juna suna ba da ƙaramar damar ci gaba a cikin daftarin. Oilers sun lashe caca sau uku, a
2010, 2012 da kuma 2015. Tsakanin 1986 da 1994, NHL ta kuma gudanar da wani karin tsari ga 'yan wasa a kwalejojin Amurka.