List of first overall KHL draft picks
The KHL Junior Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the Kontinental Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the KHL. Over the seasons, the format has followed no set pattern and variable numbers of players have been taken in each season.
Seven players have been taken first. Of those, six players have been Russian in nationality, and one Czech.
First overall picks
- Key
| ¤ | Never played a game in the KHL |
| ^ | Alexei Cherepanov Trophy winner |
| Draft | Selected by | Player | Nat. | Position | Amateur/junior/former club | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CSKA Moscow | Pashnin, MikhailMikhail Pashnin |  Russia | Defenceman | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS 2 |
| 2010 | Sibir Novosibirsk | Jaškin, DmitriDmitri Jaškin ¤ |  Czech Republic | Forward | VHK Vsetín | 2. liga |
| 2011 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Slepyshev, AntonAnton Slepyshev | Russia | Forward | Dizel Penza | RUS 3 |
| 2012 | SKA Saint Petersburg | Alexandrov, DenisDenis Alexandrov | Russia | Defenceman | PHC Krylya Sovetov | MHL |
| 2013 | Amur Khabarovsk | Osipov, DmitryDmitry Osipov ¤ | Russia | Defenceman | ||
| 2014 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Kaprizov, KirillKirill Kaprizov | Russia | Forward | Kuznetskie Medvedi | MHL |
| 2015 | HC Sochi | Maltsev, ArtyomArtyom Maltsev ¤ | Russia | Defenceman | SKA-Serebryanye Lvy | MHL |
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