The NHL has released all of the protected player lists for the 30 teams who are subject to having a player selected by the Seattle Kraken at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft on July 21, 2021. Here is the complete list of all players protected. To see the list as a table, check out the attached spreadsheet here.
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Isac Lundestrom, Jakob Silfverberg, Max Jones, Nicolas Deslauriers, Rickard Rakell, Sam Steel, Troy Terry
Defencemen: Cam Fowler, Hampus Lindholm, Josh Manson
Goaltender: John Gibson
Calgary Flames: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Andrew Mangiapane, Dillon Dube, Elias Lindholm, Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk, Mikael Backlund, Sean Monahan
Defencemen: Chris Tanev, Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson
Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom
Edmonton Oilers: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Connor McDavid, Jesse Puljujarvi, Josh Archibald, Kailer Yamamoto, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zack Kassian
Defencemen: Darnell Nurse, Duncan Keith, Ethan Bear
Goaltender: Stuart Skinner
Los Angeles Kings: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Adrian Kempe, Alex Iafallo, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Lias Andersson, Trevor Moore, Viktor Arvidsson
Defencemen: Drew Doughty, Matt Roy, Sean Walker
Goaltender: Calvin Petersen
San Jose Sharks: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Evander Kane, Jonathan Dahlen, Kevin Labanc, Logan Couture, Rudolfs Balcers, Tomas Hertl, Timo Meier
Defencemen: Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson, Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Goaltender: Adin Hill
Vancouver Canucks: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, Jason Dickinson, Tanner Pearson, Tyler Motte
Defencemen: Nate Schmidt, Olli Juolevi, Tyler Myers
Goaltender: Thatcher Demko
Central Division
Arizona Coyotes: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Christian Dvorak, Clayton Keller, Conor Garland, Johan Larsson, Lawson Crouse, Nick Schmaltz, Phil Kessel
Defencemen: Jacob Chychrun, Kyle Capobianco, Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Goaltender: Darcy Kuemper
Chicago Blackhawks: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Alex DeBrincat, Brandon Hagel, David Kampf, Dylan Strome, Henrik Borgstrom, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane
Defencemen: Caleb Jones, Connor Murphy, Riley Stillman
Goaltender: Kevin Lankinen
Colorado Avalanche: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Andre Burakovsky, Logan O’Connor, Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, Nazem Kadri, Tyson Jost, Valeri Nichushkin
Defencemen: Cale Makar, Devon Toews, Samuel Girard
Goaltender: Philipp Grubauer
Dallas Stars: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Alexander Radulov, Denis Gurianov, Jamie Benn, Joe Pavelski, Radek Faksa, Roope Hintz, Tyler Seguin
Defencemen: Esa Lindell, John Klingberg, Miro Heiskanen
Goaltender: Anton Khudobin
Minnesota Wild: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Joel Eriksson Ek, Jordan Greenway, Kevin Fiala, Marcus Foligno, Mats Zuccarello, Nico Sturm, Ryan Hartman
Defencemen: Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin, Matt Dumba
Goaltender: Cam Talbot
Nashville Predators: 3F-5D-1G
Forwards: Filip Forsberg, Luke Kunin, Tanner Jeannot
Defencemen: Alexandre Carrier, Dante Fabbro, Mattias Ekholm, Philippe Myers, Roman Josi
Goaltender: Juuse Saros
St. Louis Blues: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Brayden Schenn, David Perron, Ivan Barbashev, Jordan Kyrou, Oskar Sundqvist, Robert Thomas, Ryan O’Reilly
Defencemen: Colton Parayko, Justin Faulk, Torey Krug
Goaltender: Jordan Binnington
Winnipeg Jets: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Adam Lowry, Andrew Copp, Blake Wheeler, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Nikolaj Ehlers, Pierre-Luc Dubois
Defencemen: Josh Morrissey, Logan Stanley, Neal Pionk
Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck
Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Andrei Svechnikov, Jesper Fast, Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Vincent Trocheck, Warren Foegele
Defencemen: Brady Skjei, Brett Pesce, Jaccob Slavin
Goaltender: Alex Nedeljkovic
Columbus Blue Jackets: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Boone Jenner, Cam Atkinson, Eric Robinson, Gustav Nyquist, Jack Roslovic, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Patrik Laine
Defencemen: Seth Jones, Vladislav Gavrikov, Zach Werenski
Goaltender: Joonas Korpisalo
New Jersey Devils: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Janne Kuokkanen, Jesper Bratt, Michael McLeod, Miles Wood, Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha, Yegor Sharangovich
Defencemen: Damon Severson, Jonas Siegenthaler, Ryan Graves
Goaltender: Mackenzie Blackwood
New York Islanders: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Anders Lee, Anthony Beauvillier, Brock Nelson, Cal Clutterbuck, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathew Barzal, Matt Martin
Defencemen: Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock, Scott Mayfield
Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov
New York Rangers: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, Kevin Rooney, Mika Zibanejad, Pavel Buchnevich, Ryan Strome
Defencemen: Jacob Trouba, Libor Hajek, Ryan Lindgren
Goaltender: Alexander Georgiev
Philadelphia Flyers: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Claude Giroux, Kevin Hayes, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Oskar Lindblom, Scott Laughton, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny
Defencemen: Ivan Provorov, Ryan Ellis, Travis Sanheim
Goaltender: Carter Hart
Pittsburgh Penguins: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Jeff Carter, Kasperi Kapanen, Sidney Crosby, Teddy Blueger
Defencemen: Brian Dumoulin, Kris Letang, Mike Matheson
Goaltender: Tristan Jarry
Washington Capitals: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Anthony Mantha, Daniel Sprong, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson
Defencemen: Dmitry Orlov, John Carlson, Trevor van Riemsdyk
Goaltender: Ilya Samsonov
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, Craig Smith, David Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, Patrice Bergeron, Trent Frederic
Defencemen: Brandon Carlo, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk
Goaltender: Dan Vladar
Buffalo Sabres: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Anders Bjork, Casey Mittelstadt, Jack Eichel, Rasmus Asplund, Sam Reinhart, Tage Thompson, Victor Olofsson
Defencemen: Henri Jokiharju, Rasmus Dahlin, Rasmus Ristolainen
Goaltender: Linus Ullmark
Detroit Red Wings: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Adam Erne, Dylan Larkin, Givani Smith, Jakub Vrana, Michael Rasmussen, Robby Fabbri, Tyler Bertuzzi
Defencemen: Filip Hronek, Gustav Lindstrom, Nick Leddy
Goaltender: Thomas Greiss
Florida Panthers: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Aleksander Barkov, Anthony Duclair, Carter Verhaeghe, Jonathan Huberdeau, Mason Marchment, Patric Hornqvist, Sam Bennett
Defencemen: Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling, MacKenzie Weegar
Goaltender: Sergei Bobrovsky
Montreal Canadiens: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Artturi Lehkonen, Brendan Gallagher, Jake Evans, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Joel Armia, Josh Anderson, Tyler Toffoli
Defencemen: Ben Chiarot, Jeff Petry, Joel Edmundson
Goaltender: Jake Allen
Ottawa Senators: 7F-3D-1G
Forwards: Austin Watson, Brady Tkachuk, Colin White, Connor Brown, Drake Batherson, Logan Brown, Nick Paul
Defencemen: Nikita Zaitsev, Thomas Chabot, Victor Mete
Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson
Tampa Bay Lightning: 4F-4D-1G
Forwards: Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos
Defencemen: Erik Cernak, Mikhail Sergachev, Ryan McDonagh, Victor Hedman
Goaltender: Andrei Vasilevskiy
Toronto Maple Leafs: 4F-4D-1G
Forwards: Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, William Nylander
Defencemen: Jake Muzzin, Justin Holl, Morgan Rielly, T.J. Brodie
Goaltender: Jack Campbell
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