Those from Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario who have been drafted by National Hockey League clubs over the years.
| ALL-TIME LOCAL NHL DRAFT SELECTIONS | ||||||||
| YEAR | PLAYER | NAME | POS. | NHL TEAM | ROUND | OVERALL | AMATEUR TEAM | HOMETOWN |
| 1967 | Gary | Wood | D | Oakland Seals | 2 | 12th | Fort Frances Royals | Fort Frances |
| 1967 | Bob | Kelly | RW | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 16th | Port Arthur Marr’s | Fort William |
| 1968 | Danny | Schock | KW | Boston Bruins | 1 | 12th | Estevan Bruins | Terrace Bay |
| 1968 | Dave | Simpson | D | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 21st | Westfort Hurricanes | Sudbury/Thunder Bay |
| 1970 | Murry | Wing | D | Boston Bruins | 6 | 83rd | Univ. of North Dakota | Thunder Bay |
| 1971 | Vic | Venasky | C | Los Angeles Kings | 3 | 34th | Univ. of Denver | Thunder Bay |
| 1971 | Mike | Busniuk | D | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | 67th | Univ. of Denver | Thunder Bay |
| 1972 | Danny | Gruen | LW | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | 58th | Thunder Bay Vulcans | Thunder Bay |
| 1973 | Nelson | Pyatt | C | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 39th | Oshawa Generals | Thunder Bay |
| 1973 | Dennis | Owchar | D | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 55th | Toronto Marlboros | Dryden |
| 1973 | Willie | Trognitz | LW | California Golden Seals | 6 | 82nd | Thunder Bay Centennials | Thunder Bay |
| 1973 | Louie | Nistico | C | Minnesota North Stars | 7 | 105th | London Knights | Thunder Bay |
| 1974 | Lee | Fogolin Jr. | D | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 11th | Oshawa Generals | Thunder Bay |
| 1974 | Charlie | Simmer | LW | California Golden Seals | 3 | 39th | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Terrace Bay |
| 1975 | Rick | Adduono | C | Boston Bruins | 4 | 60th | St. Catharines Black Hawks | Thunder Bay |
| 1975 | Rick | St. Croix | G | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 72nd | Oshawa Generals | Kenora |
| 1976 | Vern | Stenlund | C | California Golden Seals | 2 | 23rd | London Knights | Thunder Bay |
| 1976 | Mike | McEwen | D | New York Rangers | 3 | 42ns | Toronto Marlboros | Hornepayne |
| 1976 | Mike | Hordy | D | New York Islanders | 5 | 86th | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Thunder Bay |
| 1977 | Trevor | Johansen | D | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 12th | Toronto Marlboros | Thunder Bay |
| 1977 | Murray | Bannerman | G | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | 58th | Victoria Cougars | Fort Frances |
| 1977 | Lynn | Jorgenson | D | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 119th | Toronto Marlboros | Thunder Bay |
| 1979 | Marc | Chorney | D | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 115th | Univ. of North Dakota | Thunder Bay |
| 1980 | Mike | Allison | RW | New York Rangers | 2 | 35th | Sudbury Wolves | Fort Frances |
| 1980 | Walt | Poddubny | LW | Edmonton Oilers | 5 | 90th | Kingston Canadians | Thunder Bay |
| 1981 | Terry | Tait | LW | Minnesota North Stars | 4 | 69th | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Thunder Bay |
| 1981 | Ken | Latta | RW | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 79th | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Thunder Bay |
| 1982 | Roy | Myllari | D | Calgary Flames | 8 | 156th | Cornwall Royals | Thunder Bay |
| 1983 | David | Bruce | RW | Vancouver Canucks | 2 | 30th | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay |
| 1983 | Garnet | McKechney | RW | New York Islanders | 2 | 37th | Kitchener Rangers | Swift Current/Thunder Bay |
| 1983 | Greg | Puhalski | LW | Boston Bruins | 3 | 62nd | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay |
| 1983 | Kevin | Vescio | D | New York Islanders | 9 | 177th | North Bay Centennials | Thunder Bay |
| 1983 | Mike | Tomlak | C | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 208th | Cornwall Royals | Thunder Bay |
| 1984 | Tony | Hrkac | C | St. Louis Blues | 2 | 32nd | Orillia Travelways | Thunder Bay |
| 1984 | Donnie | Porter | LW | St. Louis Blues | 8 | 148th | Michigan Tech | Thunder Bay |
| 1985 | David | Latta | LW | Quebec Nordiques | 1 | 15th | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay |
| 1985 | Bruce | Rendall | LW | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | 42nd | Chatham Maroons | Thunder Bay |
| 1985 | Bill | Houlder | D | Washington Capitals | 4 | 82nd | North Bay Centennials | Thunder Bay |
| 1986 | Scott | King | G | Detroit Red Wings | 10 | 190th | Vernon Lakers | Thunder Bay |
| 1988 | Doug | Laprade | RW | Los Angeles Kings | 11 | 217th | Lake Superior State | Thunder Bay |
| 1988 | Kevin | Dahl | D | Montreal Canadiens | 11 | 230th | Bowling Green | Regina/Thunder Bay |
| 1989 | Greg | Johnson | C | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 | 33rd | Thunder Bay Flyers | Thunder Bay |
| 1989 | Richard | Borgo | RW | Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 36th | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay |
| 1989 | Todd | Henderson | G | Buffalo Sabres | 11 | 224th | Thunder Bay Flyers | Thunder Bay |
| 1990 | Michael | Power | G | Edmonton Oilers | 7 | 143rd | Western Michigan | Thunder Bay |
| 1991 | Sean | Pronger | C | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 51st | Bowling Green | Dryden |
| 1991 | Jeff | Ricciardi | D | Winnipeg Jets | 8 | 159th | Ottawa 67’s | Thunder Bay |
| 1991 | Gary | Kitching | C | Edmonton Oilers | 8 | 166th | Thunder Bay Flyers | Thunder Bay |
| 1991 | Spencer | Meaney | RW | Buffalo Sabres | 10 | 211th | St. Lawrence Univ. | Atikokan |
| 1992 | Curtis | Bowen | LW | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 22nd | Ottawa 67’s | Kenora |
| 1992 | Kyle | Peterson | C | Minnesota North Stars | 7 | 154th | Thunder Bay Flyers | Thunder Bay |
| 1992 | Chris | Burns | G | San Jose Sharks | 9 | 195th | Thunder Bay Flyers | Dryden |
| 1992 | Steve | Passmore | G | Quebec Nordiques | 9 | 196th | Victoria Cougars | Thunder Bay |
| 1993 | Chris | Pronger | D | Hartford Whalers | 1 | 2nd | Peterborough Petes | Dryden |
| 1994 | Ryan | Johnson | C | Florida Panthers | 2 | 36th | Thunder Bay Flyers | Thunder Bay |
| 1994 | Jimmy | Roy | C | Dallas Stars | 10 | 254th | Thunder Bay Flyers | Sioux Lookout |
| 1995 | Cameron | Mann | RW | Boston Bruins | 4 | 99th | Peterborough Petes | Balmertown |
| 1995 | Paul | Traynor | D | Winnipeg Jets | 7 | 162 | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Chester | Gallant | RW | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | 64th | Niagara Falls Thunder | Nipigon/Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Peter | Cava | C | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 110th | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Mark | McMahon | D | Hartford Whalers | 5 | 118th | Kitchener Rangers | Geraldton/Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Jesse | Black | D | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 120th | Niagara Falls Thunder | Terrace Bay |
| 1996 | Nolan | McDonald | G | Vancouver Canucks | 6 | 147th | Univ. of Vermont | Thunder Bay |
| 1996 | Trevor | Letowski | C | Phoenix Coyotes | 7 | 174th | Sarnia Sting | Thunder Bay |
| 1997 | Jeremy | Adduono | C | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 184th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 1998 | Jeff | Heerema | RW | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 11th | Sarnia Sting | Thunder Bay |
| 1998 | Joel | Scherban | C | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 196th | London Knights | Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Taylor | Pyatt | LW | New York Islanders | 1 | 8th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Alex | Auld | G | Florida Panthers | 2 | 40th | North Bay Centennials | Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Jason | Jaspers | C | Phoenix Coyotes | 3 | 71st | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Michael | Jacobsen | D | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 | 134th | Belleville Bulls | Murillo |
| 2000 | Patrick | Sharp | C | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | 95th | Univ. of Vermont | Thunder Bay |
| 2000 | Danny | Bois | RW | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 97th | London Knights | Thunder Bay |
| 2000 | Colt | King | LW | Colorado Avalanche | 4 | 130th | Guelph Storm | Thunder Bay |
| 2002 | Jeremy | Swanson | D | Florida Panthers | 6 | 169th | Barrie Colts | Red Rock |
| 2003 | Eric | Staal | C | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 2nd | Peterborough Petes | Thunder Bay |
| 2003 | Mike | Richards | C | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | 24th | Kitchener Rangers | Kenora |
| 2004 | Mitch | Maunu | D | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | 120th | Windsor Spitfires | Thunder Bay |
| 2004 | Trevor | Kell | RW | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 | 131st | London Knights | Thunder Bay |
| 2005 | Marc | Staal | D | New York Rangers | 1 | 12th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 2005 | Ryan | Parent | D | Nashville Predators | 1 | 18th | Guelph Storm | Sioux Lookout |
| 2005 | Taylor | Chorney | D | Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 36th | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | Thunder Bay |
| 2005 | Tom | Pyatt | C | New York Rangers | 4 | 107th | Saginaw Spirit | Thunder Bay |
| 2005 | Bobby | Bolt | LW | Anaheim Ducks | 5 | 127th | Kingston Frontenacs | Thunder Bay |
| 2006 | Jordan | Staal | C | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 2nd | Peterborough Petes | Thunder Bay |
| 2007 | Robert | Bortuzzo | D | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 78th | Kitchener Rangers | Thunder Bay |
| 2008 | Jared | Staal | RW | Phoenix Coyotes | 2 | 49th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 2008 | Paul | Karpowich | G | St. Louis Blues | 7 | 185th | Wellington Dukes | Thunder Bay |
| 2010 | Joe | Basaraba | RW | Florida Panthers | 3 | 69th | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | Fort Frances |
| 2011 | Justin | Sefton | D | San Jose Sharks | 3 | 89th | Sudbury Wolves | Thunder Bay |
| 2012 | Matt | Murray | G | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 83rd | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Thunder Bay |
| 2015 | Mackenzie | Blackwood | G | New Jersey Devils | 2 | 42nd | Barrie Colts | Thunder Bay |
| 2018 | Tyler | Tucker | D | St. Louis Blues | 7 | 200th | Barrie Colts | Longlac |