2018 NHL Draft
Andrei Svechnikov in the 2018 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Andrei Svechnikov 2nd overall in the 2018 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 19 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 574, and only 2 have scored more points than his 448.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 2018 draft
- 1Rasmus DahlinD598 GP · 443 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR574 GP · 448 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC533 GP · 210 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Brady TkachukL588 GP · 480 POTTOttawa Senators
- 5Barrett HaytonC374 GP · 164 PARIArizona Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
1st
of 19 Russians selected
1st
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR574 GP · 448 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Grigori DenisenkoL33 GP · 7 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 31Alexander AlexeyevD80 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 38Alexander RomanovD372 GP · 84 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 43Ruslan IskhakovC1 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 49Kirill MarchenkoR306 GP · 222 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 61Ivan MorozovCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 76Semyon Der-ArguchintsevC1 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 82Bulat ShafigullinLLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Andrei Svechnikov made his NHL debut on October 4, 2018, 104 days after the draft.
574
Games
188
Goals
260
Assists
448
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2018 draft
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR574 GP · 448 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 42Jack DruryC283 GP · 86 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 96Luke HenmanCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 104Lenni KillinenRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 166Jesper SellgrenDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 197Jacob KucharskiGCARCarolina Hurricanes