List of Chicago Blackhawks draft picks

The NHL Entry Draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held.

The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team.

[1] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 14 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up a maximum of four positions in the entry draft.

[2] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft.

[1] Between 1986 and 1994, the NHL also held a Supplemental Draft for players in American colleges.

Jonathan Toews was the Blackhawks first round draft pick and third overall in 2006
Patrick Kane was taken first overall in 2007
Gilles Meloche was drafted in the fifth round of the 1970 draft
Darryl Sutter was drafted in the eleventh round in 1978
Dominik Hasek was drafted in the tenth round in the 1983 draft
Jeremy Roenick was the Blackhawks first round draft pick in 1988
Dean McAmmond was taken 22nd overall in 1991
Daniel Cleary was the Blackhawks first round pick in 1997
Kyle Calder was selected in the fifth round of the 1997 draft
Michael Leighton was selected 165th overall in the 1999 draft
Tuomo Ruutu was the Blackhawks first round pick in 2001
Duncan Keith was the Blackhawks second round pick in 2002
Brent Seabrook was taken 14th overall in 2003
Cam Barker was drafted third overall in 2004
Joe Palmer was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 draft
Ben Smith was a sixth round pick in 2008
Dylan Olsen was selected 28th overall in 2009
Macmillan Carruth was selected in the seventh round of the 2010 draft
Brandon Saad was selected 43rd overall in 2011
Andrew Shaw was selected in the fifth round of the 2011 draft
Connor Bedard was selected first overall in 2023