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 a 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 | Mikhail Pashnin |  Russia | Defenceman | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS 2 |
| 2010 | Sibir Novosibirsk | Dmitri Jaškin ¤ |  Czech Republic | Forward | VHK Vsetín | 2. liga |
| 2011 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Anton Slepyshev | Russia | Forward | Dizel Penza | RUS 3 |
| 2012 | SKA Saint Petersburg | Denis Alexandrov | Russia | Defenceman | PHC Krylya Sovetov | MHL |
| 2013 | Amur Khabarovsk | Dmitry Osipov ¤ | Russia | Defenceman | ||
| 2014 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Kirill Kaprizov | Russia | Forward | Kuznetskie Medvedi | MHL |
| 2015 | HC Sochi | Artyom Maltsev ¤ | Russia | Defenceman | SKA-Serebryanye Lvy | MHL |
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