NHL Waiver Draft
# NHL Waiver Draft

The NHL Waiver Draft was an annual draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1977 to 2003. A reworked version of the NHL Intra-League Draft, the waiver draft was created to help address the league's competitive balances issues and the financial issues some of the expansion teams added in the preceding ten years were undergoing. It was not held during the 1979–80 and 1991–92 seasons due to the 1979 merger with the World Hockey Association and the 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts, respectively. It was discontinued as a result of the Collective Bargaining Agreement that was reached to end the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Over the course of 25 waiver drafts, 231 selections were made and 240 players total changed teams.

## Rules

The waiver draft was held within a week of the start of the regular season. A few days prior to the waiver draft each NHL club would be required to turn in a list of players to protect from selection. First-year players were exempt from selection, but in later editions of the waiver draft this exemption was changed to players under a certain number of professional hockey seasons played and below a minimum number of NHL games played.

The order of the waiver draft was the reverse of the previous season's standings, the first round always being limited to non-playoff teams. Once a team claimed an unprotected player from another team, that team would be required to drop a player from their protection list and the other team's choice of compensation would be a cash payment (a sliding scale varying from player to player) or claiming the dropped player.

The number of players a team could lose in the waiver draft was set at three (later two), which would increase by the number of claims made against other teams. By default, team's could only lose a maximum of one goaltender, unless they opted to offer more than one.

The waiver draft concluded when a round was completed with no selections by any team.

## Drafts

### 1977

The 1977 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 10, 1977. Three selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Paul Woods | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Dave Forbes | Washington Capitals | Boston Bruins | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Wayne Thomas | New York Rangers | Toronto Maple Leafs | cash |

### 1978

The 1978 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 9, 1978. Five selections were made and six players total changed teams. Protection lists were released three days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Pierre Bouchard | Washington Capitals | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Larry Giroux | St. Louis Blues | Detroit Red Wings | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Pierre Plante | New York Rangers | Detroit Red Wings | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Jim Lorentz | Detroit Red Wings | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Mike Korney | New York Rangers | Montreal Canadiens | claim: Dan Newman |

### 1980

The 1980 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 8, 1980. Five selections were made. Protection lists were released a day prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Yvon Vautour | Colorado Rockies | New York Islanders | cash |
| 1 | 2 | John Wensink | Quebec Nordiques | Boston Bruins | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Rick Smith | Detroit Red Wings | Boston Bruins | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Curt Brackenbury | Edmonton Oilers | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Colin Campbell | Vancouver Canucks | Edmonton Oilers | cash |

### 1981

The 1981 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1981. 13 selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Craig Levie | Winnipeg Jets | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 1 | 2 | John Wensink | Colorado Rockies | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Mike McDougal | Hartford Whalers | New York Rangers | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Terry Murray | Washington Capitals | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Ron Delorme | Vancouver Canucks | Colorado Rockies | cash |
| 1 | 6 | Yvon Lambert | Buffalo Sabres | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 1 | 7 | Al Sims | Los Angeles Kings | Hartford Whalers | cash |
| 1 | 8 | Gary Edwards | St. Louis Blues | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 2 | 9 | Serge Savard | Winnipeg Jets | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 2 | 10 | Rob McClanahan | Hartford Whalers | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 2 | 11 | John Bednarski | Pittsburgh Penguins | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 3 | 12 | Trevor Johansen | Los Angeles Kings | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 4 | 13 | Jeff Brubaker | Montreal Canadiens | Hartford Whalers | cash |

### 1982

The 1982 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 4, 1982. Seven selections were made and nine players total changed teams. Protection lists were released three days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Murray Brumwell | New Jersey Devils | Minnesota North Stars | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Jack Carlson | St. Louis Blues | Minnesota North Stars | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Doug Lecuyer | Pittsburgh Penguins | Winnipeg Jets | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Bill Baker | New York Rangers | St. Louis Blues | claim: Tim Bothwell |
| 2 | 5 | Carol Vadnais | New Jersey Devils | New York Rangers | claim: Graeme Nicolson |
| 3 | 6 | Dave Hutchison | New Jersey Devils | Washington Capitals | cash |
| 4 | 7 | Bob Hoffmeyer | Edmonton Oilers | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |

### 1983

The 1983 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 1983. Eleven selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Grant Mulvey | Pittsburgh Penguins | Chicago Black Hawks | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Mike Crombeen | Hartford Whalers | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Don Nachbaur | Los Angeles Kings | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Terry Johnson | St. Louis Blues | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Renaud | Buffalo Sabres | Hartford Whalers | cash |
| 1 | 6 | Jean Hamel | Montreal Canadiens | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Mike Zuke | Hartford Whalers | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Dwight Schofield | St. Louis Blues | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 2 | 9 | Jeff Brubaker | Calgary Flames | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 2 | 10 | John Van Boxmeer | Quebec Nordiques | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 3 | 11 | Bob Crawford | Hartford Whalers | St. Louis Blues | cash |

### 1984

The 1984 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 9, 1984. Nine selections were made and ten players total changed teams. Protection lists were released four days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Wayne Babych | Pittsburgh Penguins | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Dave Pichette | New Jersey Devils | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Jeff Brubaker | Toronto Maple Leafs | Edmonton Oilers | claim: Terry Martin |
| 1 | 4 | Wally Weir | Hartford Whalers | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Craig Levie | St. Louis Blues | Minnesota North Stars | cash |
| 1 | 6 | Andre Dore | New York Rangers | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 1 | 7 | Billy Carroll | Edmonton Oilers | New York Islanders | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Bruce Crowder | Pittsburgh Penguins | Boston Bruins | cash |
| 2 | 9 | Dave Lumley | Hartford Whalers | Edmonton Oilers | cash |

### 1985

The 1985 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 7, 1985. Nine selections were made. Protection lists were released three days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Willy Lindstrom | Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Randy Velischek | New Jersey Devils | Minnesota North Stars | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Brent Peterson | Vancouver Canucks | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Randy Boyd | New York Islanders | Chicago Black Hawks | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Dwight Schofield | Washington Capitals | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Mike Blaisdell | Pittsburgh Penguins | New York Rangers | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Dave Langevin | Minnesota North Stars | New York Islanders | cash |
| 3 | 8 | Dan Frawley | Pittsburgh Penguins | Chicago Black Hawks | cash |
| 4 | 9 | Craig Levie | Calgary Flames | St. Louis Blues | cash |

### 1986

The 1986 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 6, 1986. Seven selections were made. Protection lists were released three days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Bob Bourne | Los Angeles Kings | New York Islanders | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Clark Gillies | Buffalo Sabres | New York Islanders | cash |
| 2 | 3 | Mal Davis | Los Angeles Kings | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 2 | 4 | Wilf Paiement | Buffalo Sabres | New York Rangers | cash |
| 3 | No selections during round | No selections during round | No selections during round | No selections during round | No selections during round |
| 4 | 5 | Pat Hughes | St. Louis Blues | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 4 | 6 | Gord Sherven | Hartford Whalers | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 4 | 7 | John Blum | Washington Capitals | Boston Bruins | cash |

### 1987

The 1987 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1987. 15 selections were made and 17 players total changed teams.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Kevin Maguire | Buffalo Sabres | Toronto Maple Leafs | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Reijo Ruotsalainen | New Jersey Devils | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Randy Boyd | Vancouver Canucks | New York Islanders | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Al Tuer | Minnesota North Stars | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Charlie Simmer | Pittsburgh Penguins | Boston Bruins | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Risto Siltanen | New Jersey Devils | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 3 | No selections during round | No selections during round | No selections during round | No selections during round | No selections during round |
| 4 | 7 | Tim Tookey | Los Angeles Kings | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |
| 4 | 8 | Glen Cochrane | Chicago Blackhawks | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 4 | 9 | Bill Root | St. Louis Blues | Hartford Whalers | claim: Doug Wickenheiser |
| 4 | 10 | Willi Plett | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | cash |
| 5 | 11 | Ed Hospodar | Buffalo Sabres | Philadelphia Flyers | claim: David Fenyves |
| 5 | 12 | Jack O'Callahan | New Jersey Devils | Chicago Blackhawks | cash |
| 5 | 13 | Doug Wickenheiser | Vancouver Canucks | Hartford Whalers | claim: Brent Peterson |
| 5 | 14 | Stu Kulak | Quebec Nordiques | New York Rangers | claim: Richard Zemlak |
| 6 | 15 | Richard Zemlak | Minnesota North Stars | New York Rangers | cash |

### 1988

The 1988 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 1988. 18 selections were made.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Stewart Gavin | Minnesota North Stars | Hartford Whalers | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Behn Wilson | Vancouver Canucks | Chicago Blackhawks | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Steve Dykstra | Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Craig Redmond | New York Rangers | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Tom Martin | Minnesota North Stars | Hartford Whalers | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Risto Siltanen | Vancouver Canucks | New Jersey Devils | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Jay Caufield | Pittsburgh Penguins | Minnesota North Stars | cash |
| 3 | 8 | Andy Brickley | Boston Bruins | New Jersey Devils | cash |
| 3 | 9 | Ken Hammond | Edmonton Oilers | Los Angeles Kings | cash |
| 4 | 10 | Ken Leiter | Minnesota North Stars | New York Islanders | cash |
| 4 | 11 | Dave Hannan | Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton Oilers | claim: Dave Hunter |
| 4 | 12 | Dave Hunter | Winnipeg Jets | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 5 | 13 | Jim Hofford | Los Angeles Kings | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 5 | 14 | Steve Smith | Buffalo Sabres | Calgary Flames | cash |
| 5 | 15 | Doug Sulliman | Philadelphia Flyers | New Jersey Devils | cash |
| 5 | 16 | Doug Smith | Edmonton Oilers | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 6 | 17 | Brad Marsh | Toronto Maple Leafs | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |
| 6 | 18 | Dale DeGray | Los Angeles Kings | Toronto Maple Leafs | cash |

### 1989

The 1989 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 2, 1989. Eight selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Greg Adams | Quebec Nordiques | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Dave Hannan | Toronto Maple Leafs | Pittsburgh Penguins | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Moe Mantha Jr. | Winnipeg Jets | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Kent Nilsson | New Jersey Devils | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 2 | 5 | David Mackey | Minnesota North Stars | Chicago Blackhawks | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Craig Coxe | Vancouver Canucks | Chicago Blackhawks | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Mikael Andersson | Hartford Whalers | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Nick Kypreos | Washington Capitals | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |

### 1990

The 1990 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 1, 1990. Eight selections were made.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Wayne Van Dorp | Quebec Nordiques | Chicago Blackhawks | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Randy Gregg | Vancouver Canucks | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | Detroit Red Wings | Washington Capitals | cash |
| 2 | 4 | Shawn Anderson | Quebec Nordiques | Washington Capitals | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Mario Marois | St. Louis Blues | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 3 | 6 | Aaron Broten | Quebec Nordiques | Minnesota North Stars | cash |
| 3 | 7 | Rod Buskas | Los Angeles Kings | Pittsburgh Penguins | cash |
| 3 | 8 | Bob Bassen | St. Louis Blues | Chicago Blackhawks | cash |

### 1992

The 1992 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 4, 1992. Eight selections were made.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Adam Creighton | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Islanders | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Norm Maciver | Ottawa Senators | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Yvon Corriveau | San Jose Sharks | Washington Capitals | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Chris Dahlquist | Calgary Flames | Minnesota North Stars | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Shawn Cronin | Philadelphia Flyers | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Igor Larionov | San Jose Sharks | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Doug Evans | Philadelphia Flyers | Quebec Nordiques | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Dave Christian | Chicago Blackhawks | St. Louis Blues | cash |

### 1993

The 1993 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 1993. Six selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Dave McLlwain | Ottawa Senators | Toronto Maple Leafs | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Mike Hudson | New York Rangers | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Paul Broten | Dallas Stars | New York Rangers | cash |
| 2 | 4 | John McIntyre | Vancouver Canucks | New York Rangers | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Rich Sutter | Chicago Blackhawks | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 3 | 6 | Garry Valk | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Vancouver Canucks | cash |

### 1994

The 1994 NHL Waiver Draft was held on January 18, 1995. Due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout, the waiver draft was postponed until January. 17 selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Rob Gaudreau | Ottawa Senators | San Jose Sharks | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Brian Glynn | Hartford Whalers | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Dean Kennedy | Edmonton Oilers | Winnipeg Jets | cash |
| 2 | 4 | Kelly Chase | Hartford Whalers | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Len Esau | Edmonton Oilers | Calgary Flames | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Donald Dufresne | St. Louis Blues | Los Angeles Kings | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Randy Wood | Toronto Maple Leafs | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Chris Joseph | Pittsburgh Penguins | Tampa Bay Lightning | cash |
| 3 | 9 | Igor Korolev | Winnipeg Jets | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 3 | 10 | Francois Leroux | Pittsburgh Penguins | Ottawa Senators | cash |
| 4 | 11 | Sheldon Kennedy | Calgary Flames | Winnipeg Jets | cash |
| 4 | 12 | Wayne McBean | Pittsburgh Penguins | Winnipeg Jets | cash |
| 5 | 13 | Roger Johansson | Chicago Blackhawks | Calgary Flames | cash |
| 5 | 14 | Doug Brown | Detroit Red Wings | Pittsburgh Penguins | claim: Micah Aivazoff |
| 6 | 15 | Micah Aivazoff | Edmonton Oilers | Pittsburgh Penguins | cash |
| 6 | 16 | Greg Gilbert | St. Louis Blues | New York Rangers | cash |
| 6 | 17 | Mike Hudson | Pittsburgh Penguins | New York Rangers | cash |

### 1995

The 1995 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 2, 1995. Eight selections were made.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jim McKenzie | Winnipeg Jets | New York Islanders | cash |
| 2 | 2 | Ted Drury | Ottawa Senators | Hartford Whalers | cash |
| 2 | 3 | Bill Huard | Dallas Stars | Colorado Avalanche | cash |
| 2 | 4 | Brent Hughes | Buffalo Sabres | Boston Bruins | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Pat Jablonski | St. Louis Blues | Toronto Maple Leafs | cash |
| 3 | 6 | Justin Hocking | Ottawa Senators | Los Angeles Kings | cash |
| 3 | 7 | Rob Conn | Buffalo Sabres | New Jersey Devils | cash |
| 4 | 8 | Bob Sweeney | New York Islanders | Buffalo Sabres | cash |

### 1996

The 1996 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 30, 1996. Nine selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Rob DiMaio | San Jose Sharks | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Jim Dowd | New York Islanders | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 2 | 3 | Corey Foster | New York Islanders | Pittsburgh Penguins | cash |
| 2 | 4 | Bob Corkum | Phoenix Coyotes | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Alexander Semak | Vancouver Canucks | New York Islanders | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Dean Malkoc | Boston Bruins | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Craig Billington | Colorado Avalanche | Florida Panthers | cash |
| 3 | 8 | Chris Joseph | Vancouver Canucks | Pittsburgh Penguins | cash |
| 3 | 9 | Ralph Intranuovo | Toronto Maple Leafs | Edmonton Oilers | cash |

### 1997

The 1997 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 28, 1997. Nine selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Tim Taylor | Boston Bruins | Detroit Red Wings | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Tom Chorske | New York Islanders | Ottawa Senators | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Mike Peluso | Calgary Flames | New York Rangers | cash |
| 2 | 4 | Robert Lang | Boston Bruins | Pittsburgh Penguins | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Mick Vukota | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Islanders | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Pascal Rheaume | St. Louis Blues | New Jersey Devils | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Jimmy Waite | Phoenix Coyotes | Chicago Blackhawks | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Brent Severyn | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Colorado Avalanche | cash |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Daniels | New Jersey Devils | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |

### 1998

The 1998 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1998. Nine selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Zdeno Ciger | Nashville Predators | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Brent Gilchrist | Tampa Bay Lightning | Detroit Red Wings | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Pascal Trepanier | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Colorado Avalanche | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Dennis Bonvie | Chicago Blackhawks | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Kevin Dahl | Toronto Maple Leafs | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Frederic Chabot | Montreal Canadiens | Los Angeles Kings | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Maxim Galanov | Pittsburgh Penguins | New York Rangers | cash |
| 3 | 8 | Rory Fitzpatrick | Boston Bruins | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 3 | 9 | Kip Miller | Pittsburgh Penguins | New York Islanders | cash |

### 1999

The 1999 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 27, 1999. Ten selections were made. Protection lists were released prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ladislav Kohn | Atlanta Thrashers | Toronto Maple Leafs | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Vyacheslav Butsayev | Tampa Bay Lightning | Ottawa Senators | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Chris Joseph | Vancouver Canucks | Ottawa Senators | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Jamie Rivers | New York Islanders | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Ken Sutton | Washington Capitals | New Jersey Devils | cash |
| 1 | 6 | Rich Brennan | Los Angeles Kings | Nashville Predators | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Jeff Williams | Atlanta Thrashers | New Jersey Devils | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Evgeny Namestnikov | Vancouver Canucks | New York Rangers | cash |
| 2 | 9 | Terry Yake | St. Louis Blues | Atlanta Thrashers | cash |
| 3 | 10 | Ladislav Benysek | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Edmonton Oilers | cash |

### 2000

The 2000 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 29, 2000. Five selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Zdeno Ciger | Minnesota Wild | Nashville Predators | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Jason Podollan | Tampa Bay Lightning | Los Angeles Kings | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Andreas Johansson | New York Rangers | Calgary Flames | cash |
| 2 | 4 | Sylvain Blouin | Minnesota Wild | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 2 | 5 | Jeff Odgers | Atlanta Thrashers | Minnesota Wild | cash |

### 2001

The 2001 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 28, 2001. Eights selections were made and nine players total changed teams. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Chris Osgood | New York Islanders | Detroit Red Wings | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Sebastien Bordeleau | Minnesota Wild | St. Louis Blues | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Kirk Muller | Columbus Blue Jackets | Dallas Stars | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Jamie Allison | Calgary Flames | Chicago Blackhawks | claim: Phil Housley |
| 1 | 5 | P. J. Stock | Boston Bruins | New York Rangers | cash |
| 2 | 6 | Glen Metropolit | Tampa Bay Lightning | Washington Capitals | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Josh Holden | Carolina Hurricanes | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Martin Brochu | Vancouver Canucks | Minnesota Wild | cash |

### 2002

The 2002 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 4, 2002. Six selections were made. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Stephane Robidas | Atlanta Thrashers | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Mathieu Biron | Columbus Blue Jackets | Tampa Bay Lightning | cash |
| 1 | 3 | Petr Tenkrat | Florida Panthers | Nashville Predators | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Francis Bouillon | Nashville Predators | Montreal Canadiens | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Ronald Petrovicky | New York Rangers | Calgary Flames | cash |
| 1 | 6 | Rick Berry | Washington Capitals | Pittsburgh Penguins | cash |

### 2003

The 2003 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 2003. 18 selections were made and 20 players total changed teams. Protection lists were released two days prior to the draft.

| Round | Pick | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Compensation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Nolan Baumgartner | Pittsburgh Penguins | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 1 | 2 | Travis Green | Columbus Blue Jackets | Toronto Maple Leafs | claim: Petr Tenkrat |
| 1 | 3 | Wade Brookbank | Nashville Predators | Ottawa Senators | cash |
| 1 | 4 | Serge Aubin | Atlanta Thrashers | Colorado Avalanche | cash |
| 1 | 5 | Darren Langdon | Montreal Canadiens | Vancouver Canucks | cash |
| 1 | 6 | Sheldon Keefe | New York Rangers | Tampa Bay Lightning | cash |
| 2 | 7 | Chris Mason | Nashville Predators | Florida Panthers | cash |
| 2 | 8 | Ronald Petrovicky | Atlanta Thrashers | New York Rangers | cash |
| 2 | 9 | Steve Begin | Montreal Canadiens | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 2 | 10 | Brian Willsie | Washington Capitals | Colorado Avalanche | cash |
| 2 | 11 | Todd Simpson | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Phoenix Coyotes | cash |
| 2 | 12 | Jeff Heerema | St. Louis Blues | New York Rangers | cash |
| 3 | 13 | Steve Valiquette | Florida Panthers | Edmonton Oilers | cash |
| 3 | 14 | Shawn Heins | Atlanta Thrashers | New York Rangers | cash |
| 3 | 15 | Joel Bouchard | New York Rangers | Buffalo Sabres | cash |
| 3 | 16 | Denis Hamel | Washington Capitals | Ottawa Senators | claim: Glen Metropolit |
| 4 | 17 | Jani Hurme | Carolina Hurricanes | Florida Panthers | cash |
| 4 | 18 | Mike Siklenka | New York Rangers | Philadelphia Flyers | cash |
