WINNIPEG, MB – Eight (8) Manitoba-born players, including seven (7) from the Western Hockey League and one (1) from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, had their names called this past weekend at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 1st round was completed Friday night, June 22nd with rounds 2-7 taking place Saturday June 23rd all at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. The NHL Entry Draft is held annually after the completion of the NHL Playoffs and brings together the thirty-one (31) NHL teams to select the rights of the best amateur hockey players who meet the draft eligibility requirements.
Manitobans drafted in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft:
| Rnd | Overall | Pos. | First Name | Last Name | Hometown | NHL Team/Amateur Team |
| 2 | 37 | D | Jett | Woo | Winnipeg | Vancouver Canucks/Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 2 | 53 | D | Calen | Addison | Brandon | Pittsburg Penguins/Lethbridge (WHL) |
| 3 | 83 | C | Riley | Stotts | Winnipeg | Toronto Maple Leafs/Calgary (WHL) |
| 3 | 92 | C | Connor | Dewar | The Pas | Minnesota Wild/Everett (WHL) |
| 4 | 107 | G | Joel | Hofer | Winnipeg | St. Louis Blues/Swift Current (WHL) |
| 6 | 168 | D | Dawson | Barteaux | Foxwarren | Dallas Stars/Red Deer (WHL) |
| 6 | 192 | G | Matthew | Thiessen | Altona | Vancouver Canucks/Steinbach (MJHL) |
| 7 | 199 | LW | Jermaine | Loewen | Arborg | Dallas Stars/Kamloops (WHL) |
The Winnipeg Jets had six picks overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft:
| Rnd | Overall | Pos. | First Name | Last Name | Country | Amateur Team |
| 2 | 60 | C | David | Gustafsson | Sweden | HV 71 |
| 3 | 91 | C | Nathan | Smith | USA | Cedar Rapids |
| 5 | 150 | D | Declan | Chisholm | Canada | Peterborough |
| 5 | 153 | D | Giovanni | Vallati | Canada | Kitchener |
| 6 | 184 | G | Jared | Moe | USA | Waterloo |
| 7 | 215 | C | Austin | Wong | Canada | Okotoks |
