| Washington Capitals first-round draft history
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| Year | Player | POS | College | | 2012 | Filip Forsberg | C | Leksand | | Thomas Wilson | RW | Plymouth | | 2011 | No Selection | | | | 2010 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | Chelyabinsk | | 2009 | Marcus Johansson | C | Farjestad | | 2008 | Anton Gustafsson | C | Frolunda Jr. | | John Carlson | D | Indiana | | 2007 | Karl Alzner | D | Calgary | | 2006 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | Brynas | | Semen Varlamov | G | Yaroslavl | | 2005 | Sasha Pokulok | D | Cornell | | Joe Finley | D | Sioux Falls | | 2004 | Alexander Ovechkin | LW | Dynamo | | Jeff Schultz | D | Calgary | | Mike Green | D | Saskatoon | | 2003 | Eric Fehr | RW | Brandon | | 2002 | Steve Eminger | D | Kitchener | | Alexander Semin | RW | Chelyabinsk | | Boyd Gordon | RW | Red Deer | | 2001 | No Selection | | | | 2000 | Brian Sutherby | C | Moose Jaw | | 1999 | Kris Beech | C | Calgary | | 1998 | No Selection | | | | 1997 | Nick Boynton | D | Ottawa | | 1996 | Alexander Volchkov | C | Barrie | | Jaroslav Svejkovsky | RW | Tri City | | 1995 | Brad Church | LW | Prince Albert | | Mikka Elomo | LW | Kiekko-67 Turku | | 1994 | Nolan Baumgartner | D | Kamloops | | Alexander Kharlamov | LW | CSKA Moscow | | 1993 | Brendan Witt | D | Seattle | | Jason Allison | C | London | | 1992 | Sergei Gonchar | D | Chelyabinsk | | 1991 | Pat Peake | C | Detroit | | 1990 | John Slaney | D | Cornwall | | 1989 | Olaf Kolzig | G | Tri-City | | 1988 | Reggie Savage | C | Victoriaville | | 1987 | None | | | | 1986 | Jeff Greenlaw | LW | Canadian National | | 1985 | Yvon Corriveau | LW | Toronto | | 1984 | Kevin Hatcher | D | North Bay | | 1983 | None | | | | 1982 | Scott Stevens | D | Kitchener | | 1981 | Bob Carpenter | C | St. John's HS | | 1980 | Darren Veitch | D | Regina | | 1979 | Mike Gartner | RW | Niagara Falls | | 1978 | Ryan Walter | LW | Seattle | | Tim Cqulis | LW | Hamilton | | 1977 | Robert Picard | D | Montreal | | 1976 | Rick Green | D | London | | 1975 | Alex Forsyth | C | Kingston | | 1974 | Greg Joly | D | Regina |
As of June 23, 2012, at 12:19 PM ET | |
