The KHL Junior Draft

KHL Junior Draft

The KHL Junior Draft is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the Kontinental Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements...

 is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the Kontinental Hockey League

Kontinental Hockey League

The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....

 systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the KHL. Over the seasons, the format has followed no set pattern and variable numbers of players have been taken in each season.

Three players have been taken first. Of those, two players have been Russian in nationality. One Czech has also been taken first.

First overall picks

Key

¤	Never played a game in the KHL
^	Alexei Cherepanov Alexei Cherepanov Alexei Andreyevich Cherepanov was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League . The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League drafted Cherepanov with their first selection, seventeenth overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft...  Trophy winner

Draft	Selected by	Player	Nat.	Position	Amateur/junior/former club	League
2009 2009 KHL Junior Draft The 2009 KHL Junior Draft was the first entry draft held by the Kontinental Hockey League , taking place on June 1, 2009. Twenty-three teams would take part in the draft, selecting ice hockey players from around the world aged between 17 and 21 years of age...	HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...			Defenceman	Mechel Chelyabinsk	RUS 2
2010 2010 KHL Junior Draft The 2010 KHL Junior Draft was the second entry draft held by the Kontinental Hockey League , taking place on June 4, 2010. Ice hockey players from around the world aged between 17 and 21 years of age were selected. Players eligible to take part in the draft were required to not have an active...	HC Sibir	¤		Forward Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	VHK Vsetín	2. liga 2. národní hokejová liga The 2. národní hokejová liga is the third-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the First National Hockey League. It began in 1993.-Format :...
2011 2011 KHL Junior Draft The 2011 KHL Junior Draft was the third entry draft held by the Kontinental Hockey League , taking place on May 28, 2011 in Mytishchi Arena. Ice hockey players from around the world aged between 17 and 21 years of age were selected. Players eligible to take part in the draft were required to not...	Metallurg Novokuznetsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.-History:-Champions:...			Forward Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	Dizel Penza Dizel Penza Dizel Penza is an ice hockey team in Penza, Russia. They play in the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club is affiliated with Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL.-History:...	RUS 3