4th Overall NHL Draft Picks
Here is a list of NHL draft picks who were 4th overall draft picks in past NHL drafts. Some players taken in the past with the 4th draft pick are: Ron Francis, Steve Yzerman, Paul Kariya, Roberto Luongo, Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Pietrangelo.
Select a number to view past selections:
1st Pick | 2nd Pick | 3rd Pick | 4th Pick
5th Pick | 6th Pick | 7th Pick | 8th Pick
9th Pick | 10th Pick | 11th Pick | 12th Pick
13th Pick | 14th Pick | 15th Pick | 16th Pick
17th Pick | 18th Pick | 19th Pick | 20th Pick
21st Pick | 22nd Pick | 23rd Pick | 24th Pick
25th Pick | 26th Pick | 27th Pick | 28th Pick
29th Pick | 30th Pick
4th Overall NHL Draft Picks
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| Year | Player | Pos. | Drafted From | Drafted By |
| 2013 | Seth Jones | D | Portland (WHL) | Nashville Predators |
| 2012 | Griffin Reinhart | D | Edmonton (WHL) | New York Islanders |
| 2011 | Adam Larsson | D | Skelleftea AIK (Swe) | New Jersey Devils |
| 2010 | Ryan Johansen | C | Portland (WHL) | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 2009 | Evander Kane | C | Vancouver (WHL) | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 2008 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | Niagara (OHL) | St. Louis Blues |
| 2007 | Thomas Hickey | D | Seattle (WHL) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 2006 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | Brynas (Swe) | Washington Capitals |
| 2005 | Benoit Pouliot | LW | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | Minnesota Wild |
| 2004 | Andrew Ladd | LW | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2003 | Nikolai Zherdev | RW | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 2002 | Joni Pitkanen | D | Karpat (FNL) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2001 | Stephen Weiss | C | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | Florida Panthers |
| 2000 | Rostislav Klesla | D | Brampton Battalion (OHL) | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 1999 | Pavel Brendl | RW | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | New York Rangers |
| 1998 | Bryan Allen | D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | Vancouver Canucks |
| 1997 | Roberto Luongo | G | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | New York Islanders |
| 1996 | Alexandre Volchkov | RW | Barrie Colts (OHL) | Washington Capitals |
| 1995 | Chad Kilger | C | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | Anaheim Ducks |
| 1994 | Jason Bonsignore | C | Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL) | Edmonton Oilers |
| 1993 | Paul Kariya | LW | U. of Maine (NCAA) | Anaheim Ducks |
| 1992 | Todd Warriner | LW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | Quebuc Nordiques |
| 1991 | Scott Lachance | D | Boston University (NCAA) | New York Islanders |
| 1990 | Mike Ricci | C | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1989 | Stu Barnes | C | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Winnipeg Jets |
| 1988 | Darrin Shannon | LW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1987 | Wayne McBean | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1986 | Zarley Zalapski | D | Canadian National Team (Intl) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1985 | Jim Sandlak | RW | London Knights (OHL) | Vancouver Canucks |
| 1984 | Al Iafrate | D | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1983 | Steve Yzerman | C | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1981 | Ron Francis | C | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | Hartford Whalers |
| 1980 | Larry Murphy | D | Peterborough Petes (OHA) | Los Angeles Kings |
