DRAFT HISTORY
2017 NHL Draft
Nico Hischier went first overall to NJD. 217 players selected across 7 rounds; 57 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJD | Nico Hischier | C | Halifax (QMJHL) | 616 | 493 |
| 2 | PHI | Nolan Patrick | C | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 3 | DAL | Miro Heiskanen | D | HIFK (FINLAND) | 559 | 352 |
| 4 | COL | Cale Makar | D | Brooks (AJHL) | 476 | 514 |
| 5 | VAN | Elias Pettersson | C | Timra (SWEDEN-2) | 554 | 517 |
| 6 | VGK | Cody Glass | C | Portland (WHL) | 329 | 120 |
| 7 | NYR | Lias Andersson | C | HV 71 (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 8 | BUF | Casey Mittelstadt | C | Eden Prarie (HIGH-MN) | 516 | 281 |
| 9 | DET | Michael Rasmussen | C | Tri-City (WHL) | 461 | 155 |
| 10 | FLA | Owen Tippett | RW | Mississauga (OHL) | 437 | 238 |
| 11 | LAK | Gabriel Vilardi | C | Windsor (OHL) | 359 | 247 |
| 12 | CAR | Martin Necas | C | Brno (Czech Republic) | 526 | 433 |
| 13 | VGK | Nick Suzuki | C | Owen Sound (OHL) | 544 | 485 |
| 14 | TBL | Cal Foote | D | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 15 | VGK | Erik Brannstrom | D | HV 71 (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 16 | CGY | Juuso Valimaki | D | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 17 | TOR | Timothy Liljegren | D | Rogle (SWEDEN) | 318 | 94 |
| 18 | BOS | Urho Vaakanainen | D | Jyp (FINLAND) | 221 | 46 |
| 19 | SJS | Josh Norris | C | USA U-18 (NTDP) | 291 | 194 |
| 20 | STL | Robert Thomas | C | London (OHL) | 537 | 464 |
| 21 | NYR | Filip Chytil | C | Zlin (Czech Republic) | 406 | 174 |
| 22 | EDM | Kailer Yamamoto | RW | Spokane (WHL) | 377 | 164 |
| 23 | ARI | P.O Joseph | D | Charlottetown (QMJHL) | 225 | 46 |
| 24 | WPG | Kristian Vesalainen | LW/RW | Frolunda (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 25 | MTL | Ryan Poehling | C | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | 363 | 133 |
| 26 | DAL | Jake Oettinger | G | Boston University (H-EAST) | 310 | 6 |
| 27 | PHI | Morgan Frost | C | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 399 | 193 |
| 28 | OTT | Shane Bowers | C | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 29 | CHI | Henri Jokiharju | D | Portland (WHL) | 448 | 112 |
| 30 | NSH | Eeli Tolvanen | RW | Sioux City (USHL) | 432 | 194 |
| 31 | STL | Klim Kostin | C/LW | Dynamo Moscow (RUSSIA) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | COL | Conor Timmins | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 198 | 54 |
| 33 | VAN | Kole Lind | RW | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 34 | VGK | Nicolas Hague | D | Mississauga (OHL) | 433 | 99 |
| 35 | PHI | Isaac Ratcliffe | LW | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 36 | NJD | Jesper Boqvist | C | Brynas (SWEDEN) | 392 | 107 |
| 37 | BUF | Marcus Davidsson | C | Djurgarden (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 38 | DET | Gustav Lindstrom | D | Almtuna (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
| 39 | DAL | Jason Robertson | LW | Kingston (OHL) | 463 | 495 |
| 40 | FLA | Aleksi Heponiemi | C | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 41 | LAK | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | C | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 42 | CAR | Eetu Luostarinen | C | Kalpa (FINLAND) | 455 | 164 |
| 43 | WPG | Dylan Samberg | D | Hermantown (HIGH-MN) | 289 | 67 |
| 44 | ARI | Filip Westerlund | D | Frolunda (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 45 | CBJ | Alexandre Texier | C | Grenoble (FRANCE) | 290 | 113 |
| 46 | NYI | Robin Salo | D | Sport (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 47 | OTT | Alex Formenton | LW | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 48 | TBL | Alexander Volkov | RW | SKA St. Petersburg 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 49 | SJS | Mario Ferraro | D | Des Moines (USHL) | 497 | 115 |
| 50 | ANA | Maxime Comtois | LW | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 51 | PIT | Zachary Lauzon | D | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 52 | CAR | Luke Martin | D | Michigan (BIG10) | — | — |
| 53 | BOS | Jack Studnicka | C | Oshawa (OHL) | 128 | 16 |
| 54 | BUF | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | HPK Jr. (Finland Jr.) | 196 | 4 |
| 55 | VAN | Jonah Gadjovich | LW | Owen Sound (OHL) | 170 | 21 |
| 56 | MTL | Josh Brook | D | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 57 | CHI | Ian Mitchell | D | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | — | — |
| 58 | MTL | Joni Ikonen | C | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 59 | TOR | Eemeli Rasanen | D | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 60 | ANA | Antoine Morand | C | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 61 | NSH | Grant Mismash | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 62 | VGK | Jake Leschyshyn | C | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | NJD | Fabian Zetterlund | LW/RW | Farjestad Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 337 | 152 |
| 64 | VAN | Michael DiPietro | G | Windsor (OHL) | 5 | 0 |
| 65 | VGK | Jonas Rondbjerg | RW | Vaxjo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 80 | 11 |
| 66 | FLA | Max Gildon | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 67 | CAR | Morgan Geekie | C | Tri-City (WHL) | 421 | 233 |
| 68 | MTL | Scott Walford | D | Victoria (WHL) | — | — |
| 69 | ARI | MacKenzie Entwistle | RW | Hamilton (OHL) | — | — |
| 70 | CHI | Andrei Altybarmakian | RW | Lvy St. Petersburg 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 71 | DET | Kasper Kotkansalo | D | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 72 | LAK | Matt Villalta | G | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 73 | CAR | Stelio Mattheos | RW | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 74 | WPG | Johnathan Kovacevic | D | Merrimack (H-EAST) | 260 | 53 |
| 75 | ARI | Nate Schnarr | C | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 76 | TBL | Alexey Lipanov | C | Balashikha (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 77 | NYI | Benjamin Mirageas | D | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 78 | EDM | Stuart Skinner | G | Lethbridge (WHL) | 229 | 3 |
| 79 | DET | Lane Zablocki | RW | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 80 | PHI | Kirill Ustimenko | G | Dynamo St. Petersburg 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 81 | NJD | Reilly Walsh | D | Proctor Academy (HIGH-NH) | — | — |
| 82 | ARI | Cameron Crotty | D | Brockville (CCHL) | 11 | 1 |
| 83 | DET | Zach Gallant | C | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 84 | EDM | Dmitri Samorukov | D | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 85 | MIN | Ivan Lodnia | RW | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 86 | CBJ | Daniil Tarasov | G | Ufa 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | 101 | 2 |
| 87 | MTL | Cale Fleury | D | Kootenay (WHL) | 102 | 7 |
| 88 | DET | Keith Petruzzelli | G | Muskegon (USHL) | — | — |
| 89 | BUF | Oskari Laaksonen | D | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 90 | CHI | Evan Barratt | C | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 91 | ANA | Jack Badini | C | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 92 | NSH | David Farrance | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 93 | PIT | Clayton Phillips | D | Fargo (USHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | COL | Nick Henry | RW | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 95 | VAN | Jack Rathbone | D | Dexter School (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 96 | VGK | Maksim Zhukov | G | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 97 | MIN | Mason Shaw | C | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 98 | NJD | Nikita Popugaev | LW | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 99 | BUF | Jacob Bryson | D | Providence (H-EAST) | 304 | 51 |
| 100 | DET | Malte Setkov | D | Malmo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 101 | DAL | Liam Hawel | C | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 102 | SJS | Scott Reedy | C | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 103 | LAK | Mikey Anderson | D | Waterloo (USHL) | 430 | 103 |
| 104 | CAR | Eetu Makiniemi | G | Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 105 | WPG | Santeri Virtanen | C | TPS Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 106 | PHI | Matthew Strome | LW | Hamilton (OHL) | — | — |
| 107 | PHI | Maksim Sushko | RW | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 108 | ARI | Noel Hoefenmayer | D | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 109 | CGY | Adam Ruzicka | C | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 110 | TOR | Ian Scott | G | Prince Albert (WHL) | — | — |
| 111 | BOS | Jeremy Swayman | G | Sioux Falls (USHL) | 251 | 1 |
| 112 | CHI | Tim Soderlund | C/LW | Skelleftea (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 113 | STL | Alexey Toropchenko | RW | Mvd Balashikha 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | 325 | 71 |
| 114 | COL | Petr Kvaca | G | C. Budejovice (CZREP-2) | — | — |
| 115 | EDM | Ostap Safin | RW | Sparta Jr. (CZREP-JR.) | — | — |
| 116 | MIN | Bryce Misley | C | Oakville (OJHL) | — | — |
| 117 | CBJ | Emil Bemstrom | C | Leksand Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 118 | LAK | Markus Phillips | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 119 | CHI | Roope Laavainen | D | Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 120 | WSH | Tobias Geisser | D | Zug Academy (SWISS-2) | 153 | 19 |
| 121 | OTT | Drake Batherson | C | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | 478 | 369 |
| 122 | ANA | Kyle Olson | RW | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 123 | NYR | Brandon Crawley | D | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 124 | TOR | Vladislav Kara | LW | Bars Kazan (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | COL | Igor Shvyrev | C | Magnitogorsk 2 (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 126 | ARI | Michael Karow | D | Youngstown (USHL) | — | — |
| 127 | VGK | Lucas Elvenes | C/RW | Rogle Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 128 | ARI | Tyler Steenbergen | C | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 129 | NJD | Gilles Senn | G | Davos (SWISS) | — | — |
| 130 | STL | David Noel | D | Val d'Or (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 131 | DET | Cole Fraser | D | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 132 | DAL | Jacob Peterson | C | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 133 | FLA | Tyler Inamoto | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 134 | LAK | Cole Hults | D | Madison (USHL) | — | — |
| 135 | VAN | Kristoffer Gunnarsson | D | Frolunda (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 136 | WPG | Leon Gawanke | D | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 137 | PHI | Noah Cates | LW | Stillwater (HIGH-MN) | 326 | 149 |
| 138 | LAK | Drake Rymsha | C | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 139 | NYI | Sebastian Aho | D | Skelleftea (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 140 | CGY | Zach Fischer | RW | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 141 | TOR | Fedor Gordeev | D | Flint (OHL) | — | — |
| 142 | VGK | Jack Dugan | LW | Northwood School (HIGH-NY) | — | — |
| 143 | NJD | Marián Studenic | RW | Hamilton (OHL) | — | — |
| 144 | CHI | Parker Foo | LW | Brooks (AJHL) | — | — |
| 145 | NYR | Calle Sjalin | D | Ostersund (SWEDEN-3) | — | — |
| 146 | EDM | Kirill Maksimov | RW | Niagara (OHL) | — | — |
| 147 | MIN | Jacob Golden | D | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 148 | CBJ | Kale Howarth | LW | Trail (BCHL) | — | — |
| 149 | MTL | Jarret Tyszka | D | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 150 | CHI | Jakub Galvas | D | Olomouc (Czech Republic) | — | — |
| 151 | WSH | Sebastian Walfridsson | D | Modo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 152 | PIT | Jan Drozg | LW | Leksand U18 (SWEDEN-JR. U18) | — | — |
| 153 | ANA | Olle Eriksson Ek | G | Farjestad Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 154 | NSH | Tomas Vomacka | G | Corpus Christi (NAHL) | — | — |
| 155 | PIT | Linus Olund | C | Brynas (SWEDEN) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | COL | Denis Smirnov | RW | Penn State U. (BIG10) | — | — |
| 157 | NYR | Dominik Lakatos | C | Liberec (Czech Republic) | — | — |
| 158 | VGK | Nick Campoli | C | North York (OJHL) | — | — |
| 159 | SJS | Jacob McGrew | RW | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 160 | NJD | Aarne Talvitie | C | Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 161 | VGK | Jiri Patera | G | C. Budejovice Jr. (CZREP-JR.) | 9 | 0 |
| 162 | DET | John Adams | RW | Fargo (USHL) | — | — |
| 163 | DAL | Brett Davis | RW | Kootenay (WHL) | — | — |
| 164 | DET | Reilly Webb | D | Hamilton (OHL) | — | — |
| 165 | NYI | Arnaud Durandeau | LW | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 166 | CAR | Brendan De Jong | D | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 167 | WPG | Arvid Holm | G | Karlskrona Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 168 | PHI | Olle Lycksell | RW | Linkoping Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 52 | 13 |
| 169 | TBL | Nick Perbix | D | Elk River (HIGH-MN) | 306 | 76 |
| 170 | CBJ | Jonathan Davidsson | RW | Djurgarden (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 171 | CGY | D'Artagnan Joly | RW | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 172 | TOR | Ryan McGregor | C | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 173 | BOS | Cedric Pare | C | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 174 | NYR | Morgan Barron | C | St. Andrew's College (HIGH-ON) | 328 | 85 |
| 175 | STL | Trenton Bourque | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 176 | NSH | Pavel Koltygin | C | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 177 | EDM | Skyler Brind'Amour | C | Selects Academy U18 (USMAAAE) | 6 | 1 |
| 178 | MIN | Andrei Svetlakov | C | CSKA (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 179 | CBJ | Carson Meyer | RW | Miami (NCHC) | — | — |
| 180 | TBL | Cole Guttman | C | Dubuque (USHL) | — | — |
| 181 | VAN | Petrus Palmu | RW | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 182 | WSH | Benton Maass | D | Elk River (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 183 | OTT | Jordan Hollett | G | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 184 | FLA | Sebastian Repo | RW | Tappara (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 185 | SJS | Sasha Chmelevski | C | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 186 | PIT | Antti Palojarvi | D | Lukko Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | COL | Nick Leivermann | D | Eden Prarie (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 188 | VAN | Matt Brassard | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 189 | VGK | Ben Jones | C | Niagara (OHL) | 56 | 3 |
| 190 | ARI | Erik Walli Walterholm | RW | Djurgarden U18 (SWEDEN-JR. U18) | — | — |
| 191 | NJD | Jocktan Chainey | D | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 192 | BUF | Linus Weissbach | LW | Tri-City (USHL) | — | — |
| 193 | DET | Brady Gilmour | C | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 194 | DAL | Dylan Ferguson | G | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 195 | BOS | Victor Berglund | D | Modo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 196 | PHI | Wyatt Kalynuk | D | Bloomington (USHL) | — | — |
| 197 | CAR | Ville Rasanen | D | Jokipojat (FINLAND-2) | — | — |
| 198 | WPG | Skyler McKenzie | LW | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 199 | MTL | Cayden Primeau | G | Lincoln (USHL) | 58 | 2 |
| 200 | TBL | Sammy Walker | C | Edina H.S. (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 201 | NYI | Logan Cockerill | LW | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 202 | CGY | Filip Sveningsson | LW | HV 71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 203 | TOR | Ryan O'Connell | D | St. Andrew's College (HIGH-ON) | — | — |
| 204 | BOS | Daniel Bukac | D | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 205 | NJD | Yegor Zaitsev | D | Balashikha (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 206 | STL | Anton Andersson | D | Lulea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 207 | NYR | Patrik Virta | C | TPS (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 208 | EDM | Philip Kemp | D | USA U-18 (NTDP) | — | — |
| 209 | MIN | Nick Swaney | RW | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 210 | CBJ | Robbie Stucker | D | St. Thomas (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 211 | WPG | Croix Evingson | D | Shreveport (NAHL) | — | — |
| 212 | SJS | Ivan Chekhovich | LW | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 213 | WSH | Kristian Roykas Marthinsen | LW | Almtuna Jr. (SWEDEN-JR. 2) | — | — |
| 214 | NJD | Matthew Hellickson | D | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 215 | CHI | Joshua Ess | D | Lakeville South (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 216 | NSH | Jacob Paquette | D | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 217 | PIT | William Reilly | D | RPI (ECAC) | — | — |
2017 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2017 NHL draft?
- Nico Hischier was selected first overall by NJD, out of Halifax (QMJHL).
- How many players were drafted in 2017?
- 217 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2017 NHL draft.
- Who has the most NHL points from the 2017 draft class?
- Elias Pettersson (pick #5, VAN) leads the 2017 class with 517 career NHL points.