The NHL Draft Lottery is Tuesday at 6 p.m., and it will determine where the Blues will pick at the 2026 NHL Draft later this summer. The draft will give the team the opportunity to bring in the next generation of Blues, which will guide the future of the team.
Get to know these former Blues first round picks and get ready to watch the draft later this summer!
DALIBOR DVORSKY
Number: 54
Age: 20 years old
Hometown: Zvolen, SVK
Draft: Round 1 Pick 10, 2023
Stat: Holds record for the most points ever by an NHL rookie in a single Olympic tournament (six)
Fun Fact: He’s fluent in four languages—Slovak, Czech, English and Swedish
JIMMY SNUGGERUD
Number: 21
Age: 21 years old
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Draft: Round 1 Pick 23, 2022
Stat: Shared the lead in game-winnning goals among 2025-26 NHL rookies (five)
Fun Fact: He started skating around 3 years old
JAKE NEIGHBOURS
Number: 63
Age: 24 years old
Hometown: Calgary, AB, CAN
Draft: Round 1 Pick 26, 2020
Stat: Scored 26 NHL goals before turning 22—the fourth Blues player to do so
Fun Fact: He knows American Sign Language
ROBERT THOMAS
Number: 18
Age: 26 years old
Hometown: Aurora, Ontario, CAN
Draft: Round 1 Pick 20, 2017
Stat: Led the Blues in points in 2025-26 (64)
Fun Fact: He grew up playing hockey on his family’s backyard rink
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