North American Draftees By State/province
| Rank | State/Province | Selections | Top Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | 50 | Steven Stamkos, 1st |
| 2 | Quebec | 21 | Nicolas Deschamps, 35th |
| 3 | Alberta | 13 | Tyler Myers, 12th |
| 4 | British Columbia | 11 | Kyle Beach, 11th |
| 5 | Manitoba | 10 | Colin Wilson, 7th |
| 5 | Minnesota | 10 | Jake Gardiner, 17th |
| 7 | Saskatchewan | 9 | Luke Schenn, 5th |
| 8 | Michigan | 6 | Robert Czarnik |
| 9 | New York | 4 | Zach Bogosian, 3rd |
| 10 | New Brunswick | 3 | Jake Allen, 34th |
| 10 | California | 3 | Mitch Wahl, 48th |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 3 | Jimmy Hayes, 60th |
| 13 | Virginia | 2 | Adam Comrie, 80th |
| 13 | Colorado | 2 | Steve Quailer, 86th |
| 13 | Connecticut | 2 | Cam Atkinson, 157th |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | 2 | Brett Hextall, 159th |
| 13 | Illinois | 2 | Tommy Wingels, 177th |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 2 | Nate Condon, 200th |
| 19 | New Jersey | 1 | John Carlson, 27th |
| 19 | Missouri | 1 | Phil McRae, 33rd |
| 19 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | Luke Adam, 44th |
| 19 | Nova Scotia | 1 | Peter Delmas, 61st |
| 19 | Georgia | 1 | Vinny Saponari, 94th |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 1 | Matt Donovan, 96th |
| 19 | Prince Edward Island | 1 | Chris Doyle, 141st |
| 19 | North Dakota | 1 | Jeff Foss, 166th |
| 19 | New Hampshire | 1 | Greg Burke, 174th |
| 19 | Alaska | 1 | David Carle, 203rd |
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