NHL The best NHL draft pick ever at every slot from No. 1 to 224 By web-interns@dakdan.com - August 29, 2025 0 5 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Open Extended Reactions Wayne Simmonds was drafted 61st overall in 2007 by the Los Angeles Kings. Of all the players taken at No. 61, no one had more goals (263) or points (526) in the NHL. Wayne Simmonds. Mr. 61.