5th Overall NHL Draft Picks
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Here is a list of NHL draft picks who were 5th overall draft picks in past NHL drafts. Some players taken in the past with the 5th draft pick are; Tom Barrasso, Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Vanek, Carey Price, and Phil Kessel.
5th Overall NHL Draft Picks
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| Year | Player | Pos. | Drafted From | Drafted By |
| 2009 | Brayden Schenn | C | Brandon (WHL) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 2008 | Luke Schenn | D | Kelowna | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2007 | Karl Alzner | D | Calgary Flames (WHL) | Washington Capitals |
| 2006 | Phil Kessel | C | Minnesota (WCHA) | Boston Bruins |
| 2005 | Carey Price | G | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2004 | Blake Wheeler | RW | Breck School (Minn.) | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2003 | Thomas Vanek | LW/RW | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | Buffalo Sabres |
| 2002 | Ryan Whitney | D | Boston University (NCAA) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2001 | Stanislav Chistov | LW | Omsk Avangard (Russia) | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2000 | Raffi Torres | LW | Brampton Battalion (OHL) | New York Islanders |
| 1999 | Tim Connolly | C | Erie Otters (OHL) | New York Islanders |
| 1998 | Vitali Vishnevsky | D | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | Anaheim Ducks |
| 1997 | Eric Brewer | D | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | New York Islanders |
| 1996 | Richard Jackman | D | Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | Dallas Stars |
| 1995 | Daymond Langkow | C | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 1994 | Jeff O'Neill | C | Guelph Storm (OHL) | Hartford Whalers |
| 1993 | Rob Niedermayer | C | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | Florida Panthers |
| 1992 | Darius Kasparaitis | D | Moscow Dynamo (Russia) | New York Islanders |
| 1991 | Aaron Ward | D | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | Winnipeg Jets |
| 1990 | Jaromir Jagr | RW | Kladno (Czech) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1989 | Bill Guerin | RW | Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) | New Jersey Devils |
| 1988 | Daniel Dore | RW | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | Quebuc Nordiques |
| 1987 | Chris Joseph | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1986 | Shawn Anderson | D | Canadian National Team (Intl) | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1985 | Dana Murzyn | D | Calgary Flames Wranglers (WHL) | Hartford Whalers |
| 1984 | Petr Svoboda | D | Czechoslovakia Jr. | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1983 | Tom Barrasso | G | Acton-Boxboro H.S. (Mass.) | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1981 | Joe Cirella | D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | Colorado Rockies |
| 1980 | Darren Veitch | D | Regina Pats (WHL) | Washington Capitals |
