| Draft | No. 1 Overall Pick | Team | From | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matthew Schaefer | Calgary Mustangs | D | |
| 2024 | Macklin Celebrini | Regina Bisons | Toronto Rex | C |
| 2023 | Connor Bedard | Toronto Rex | C | |
| 2022 | Shane Wright | Stockholm Cougars | C | |
| 2021 | Matty Beniers | Hamburg Gladiators | Boston Colonials | C |
| 2020 | Alexis Lafreniere | Stockholm Cougars | Banff Rockies | LW/RW |
| 2019 | Jack Hughes | Fredericton Express | C/LW | |
| 2018 | Rasmus Dahlin | Hamburg Gladiators | D | |
| 2017 | Nico Hischier | Kansas City Krunch | C | |
| 2016 | Auston Matthews | Kansas City Krunch | C | |
| 2015 | Connor McDavid | Havana Revolution | C | |
| 2014 | Sam Reinhart | Montréal Millionaires | RW | |
| 2013 | Nathan MacKinnon | New York Empire | C | |
| 2012 | Nail Yakupov | Montréal Millionaires | LW/RW | |
| 2011 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Kansas City Krunch | C/LW | |
| 2010 | Taylor Hall | Vancouver Vipers | LW | |
| 2009 | John Tavares | Nova Scotia Schooners | C | |
| 2008 | Steven Stamkos | Amsterdam Admirals | C/LW/RW | |
| 2007 | Patrick Kane | Toronto Titans | RW | |
| 2006 | Erik Johnson | Vancouver Island Norsemen | Ottawa Slammers | D |
| 2005 | Sidney Crosby | Vancouver Island Norsemen | C | |
| 2004 | Evgeni Malkin | Les Dragons de Montréal | Vancouver Island Norsemen | C/RW |
| 2003 | Eric Staal | Fredericton Express | C | |
| 2002 | Rick Nash | Frankfurt Lions | LW/RW | |
| 2001 | Ilya Kovalchuk | Montréal Warriors | LW/RW | |
| 2000-2 | Marian Gaborik | Boston Hitmen | LW/RW | |
| 2000 | Vincent Lecavalier | St. Louis Roughnecks | C/LW/RW |
