39% of Tampa Bay Lightning picks were born in Canada, against 42% for the whole league. They lean on Russia more than most: 12% of their picks, against 7% league-wide.
| Country | Picks | Share of picks | vs NHL | 1st round | Made NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 70 |
|
-3 | 10 | 41 (59%) |
| United States | 50 |
|
+4 | 5 | 21 (42%) |
| Russia | 21 |
|
+5 | 4 | 11 (52%) |
| Finland | 11 |
|
even | 1 | 3 (27%) |
| Czechia | 7 |
|
even | 1 | 5 (71%) |
| Slovakia | 6 |
|
+1 | — | 2 (33%) |
| Sweden | 6 |
|
-7 | 1 | 4 (67%) |
| Switzerland | 2 |
|
even | — | 1 (50%) |
| Latvia | 2 |
|
+1 | — | 1 (50%) |
| Belarus | 1 |
|
even | — | 0 (0%) |
| Norway | 1 |
|
+1 | — | 0 (0%) |
| Slovenia | 1 |
|
+1 | — | 0 (0%) |
| Draft | Picks | 1st Rd | Made NHL | Top Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | — | 0/6 0% | #52 Oleg Kulebiakin |
| 2025 | 8 | — | 0/8 0% | #56 Ethan Czata |
| 2024 | 7 | — | 0/7 0% | #118 Jan Golicic |
| 2023 | 5 | — | 1/5 20% | #37 Ethan Gauthier R |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 17% | #31 Isaac Howard L |
| 2021 | 7 | — | 1/7 14% | #96 Roman Schmidt |
| 2020 | 9 | — | 4/9 44% | #57 Jack Finley C |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 3/7 43% | #27 Nolan Foote L |
| 2018 | 7 | — | 3/7 43% | #59 Gabriel Fortier L |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 5/6 83% | #14 Cal Foote D |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 6/10 60% | #27 Brett Howden C |
| 2015 | 9 | — | 4/9 44% | #33 Mitchell Stephens C |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 3/7 43% | #19 Tony DeAngelo D |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 4/6 67% | #3 Jonathan Drouin L |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | 6/8 75% | #10 Slater Koekkoek D |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 6/6 100% | #27 Vladislav Namestnikov C |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 2/8 25% | #6 Brett Connolly R |
| 2009 | 7 | 2 | 3/7 43% | #2 Victor Hedman D |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 5/8 62% | #1 Steven Stamkos C |
| 2007 | 9 | — | 3/9 33% | #47 Dana Tyrell C |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 2/4 50% | #15 Riku Helenius G |
| 2004 | 2 | — | 2/2 100% | #102 Mike Lundin D |
| 2003 | 6 | — | 5/6 83% | #41 Matt Smaby D |
| 2002 | 4 | — | 4/4 100% | #183 Paul Ranger D |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 100% | #3 Alexander Svitov C |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 100% | #8 Nikita Alexeev R |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 4/4 100% | #1 Vincent Lecavalier C |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 100% | #7 Paul Mara D |
| 1996 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #179 Pavel Kubina D |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 100% | #5 Daymond Langkow C |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 100% | #8 Jason Wiemer C |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 100% | #3 Chris Gratton C |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 100% | #1 Roman Hamrlik D |
“Made NHL” counts picks who have played at least one NHL game. Recent classes are still developing, so their conversion rises as prospects debut.