vadim sharifijanov
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You will NEVER find a better draft record than that of the Edmonton Oilers between 1979-1981. Drafting 5 HOFers in 2 years is craziness.
montreal from '73-'75 came pretty close though. well, close in terms of number of hall of famers. the oilers got some other very good players in those three drafts (lowe, moog, steve smith), while the habs didn't get much of anything other than the four hall of famers (poor guys, right?)
1973 Amateur
Draft Num. Round Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1973 Amateur 8 1 Bob Gainey F Peterborough Petes [OHA] 1160 239 263 502 585
1972 Amateur
Draft Num. Round Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1972 Amateur 4 1 Steve Shutt F Toronto Marlboros [OHA] 930 424 393 817 410
1971 Amateur
Draft Num. Round Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1971 Amateur 1 1 Guy Lafleur R Quebec Remparts [QMJHL] 1127 560 793 1353 399
1971 Amateur 20 2 Larry Robinson D Kitchener Rangers [OHA] 1384 208 750 958 793
but in terms of sheer volume of real NHL players who played for a long time, the best i can think of is the wings from '89-'91:
1991 Entry
Draft Num. Round Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Entry 10 1 Martin Lapointe R Laval Titan [QMJHL] 991 181 200 381 1417
1991 Entry 32 2 Jamie Pushor D Lethbridge Hurricanes [WHL] 521 14 46 60 648
1991 Entry 54 3 Chris Osgood G Medicine Hat Tigers [WHL] 744 1 19 20 137
1991 Entry 76 4 Mike Knuble R Kalamazoo (NAHL) 962 264 254 518 587
1990 Entry
Draft Num. Round Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Entry 3 1 Keith Primeau C Niagara Falls Thunder [OHL] 909 266 353 619 1541
1990 Entry 45 3 Vyacheslav Kozlov L Voskresensk Khimik [Russia] 1182 356 497 853 704
1990 Entry 129 7 Jason York D Kitchener Rangers [OHL] 757 42 187 229 621
1989 Entry
Draft Num. Round Player Pos Drafted From GP G A Pts PIM
1989 Entry 11 1 Mike Sillinger C Regina Pats [WHL] 1049 240 308 548 644
1989 Entry 32 2 Bob Boughner D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [OHL] 630 15 57 72 1382
1989 Entry 53 3 Nicklas Lidstrom D Vasteras IK [SEL] 1487 251 854 1105 486
1989 Entry 74 4 Sergei Fedorov C CSKA Moscow [Russia] 1248 483 696 1179 839
1989 Entry 116 6 Dallas Drake R Northern Michigan University [WCHA] 1009 177 300 477 885
1989 Entry 221 11 Vladimir Konstantinov D CSKA Moscow [Russia] 446 47 128 175 838
and the devils had a great five year run from the brodeur draft to the elias draft.
they also had a very good four year run from '82 to '85, even though they spent high picks on rocky trottier (bust) and craig wolanin (unspectacular, but it was a very weak draft).