2017 NHL Draft
Ben Jones in the 2017 NHL Draft
Vegas Golden Knights selected Ben Jones 189th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 7.
It was the twelfth and last of the 12 picks Vegas Golden Knights made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 58 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 189
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 3
- Drafting team
- VGKVegas Golden Knights
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 186–192 in the 2017 draft
- 186Antti PalojarviDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 187Nick LeivermannDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 188Matt BrassardDVANVancouver Canucks
- 189Ben JonesC58 GP · 3 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 190Erik Walli WalterholmRARIArizona Coyotes
- 191Jocktan ChaineyDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 192Linus WeissbachLBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
189th
of 217 players selected
106th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nico HischierC625 GP · 498 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Nolan PatrickC222 GP · 77 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 4Cale MakarD486 GP · 525 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Elias PetterssonC563 GP · 526 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC338 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC526 GP · 287 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC471 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR440 GP · 238 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ben Jones made his NHL debut on November 20, 2021, 4 years and 149 days after the draft.
58
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vegas Golden Knights picks in the 2017 draft
- 6Cody GlassC338 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 13Nick SuzukiC547 GP · 491 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 34Nicolas HagueD439 GP · 99 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 62Jake LeschyshynC77 GP · 6 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 65Jonas RondbjergR82 GP · 11 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 96Maksim ZhukovGVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 127Lucas ElvenesC/RVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 142Jack DuganLVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 158Nick CampoliCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 161Jiri PateraG9 GP · 3 WVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 189Ben JonesC58 GP · 3 PVGKVegas Golden Knights