The NHL Entry Draft began in 1979, following 16 years of the NHL Amateur Draft. Here are the Top 10 Red Wings draft picks made since the first Amateur Draft in 1963.
1.
Steve Yzerman C, 1st Round 1983, #4 overall
2.
Marcel Dionne C, 1st Round 1971, #2 overall
3.
Nicklas Lidstrom D, 3rd Round 1989, #53 overall
4.
Sergei Fedorov C, 4th Round 1989, #74 overall
5.
Pavel Datsyuk C, 6th Round 1998, #171 overall
6.
Henrik Zetterberg C, 7th Round 1999, #210 overall
7.
Vladimir Konstantinov D, 11th Round 1989, #221 overall
8.
Chris Osgood G, 3rd Round 1991, #54 overall
9.
Vyacheslav Kozlov LW, 3rd Round 1990, #45 overall
10.
Reed Larson D, 2nd Round 1976, #22 overall
Honorable mention: Keith Primeau, Adam Graves, Mike Knuble, Niklas Kronwall, Mike Foligno, Gerard Gallant, Bob Probert
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