2018 NHL Draft
Akil Thomas in the 2018 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Akil Thomas 51st overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 32 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 51
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 20
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 48–54 in the 2018 draft
- 48Jonathan TychonickDOTTOttawa Senators
- 49Kirill MarchenkoR306 GP · 222 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 50Adam GinningD16 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 51Akil ThomasC32 GP · 7 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 52Sean DurziD316 GP · 148 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 53Calen AddisonD152 GP · 50 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 54Bo GroulxC85 GP · 10 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
51st
of 217 players selected
27th
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rasmus DahlinD597 GP · 443 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR573 GP · 448 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC532 GP · 210 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Brady TkachukL587 GP · 479 POTTOttawa Senators
- 5Barrett HaytonC374 GP · 164 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 6Filip ZadinaR262 GP · 91 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7Quinn HughesD524 GP · 507 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Evan BouchardD445 GP · 359 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Akil Thomas made his NHL debut on April 1, 2024, 5 years and 283 days after the draft.
32
Games
4
Goals
3
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2018 draft
- 20Rasmus KupariC217 GP · 38 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 51Akil ThomasC32 GP · 7 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 82Bulat ShafigullinLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 113Aidan DudasCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 144David HrenakGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 165Johan SodergranRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 175Jacob InghamGNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings