2020 NHL Draft
Brendan Brisson in the 2020 NHL Draft
Vegas Golden Knights selected Brendan Brisson 29th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Vegas Golden Knights made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 27 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 29
- Drafting team
- VGKVegas Golden Knights
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 2020 draft
- 26Jake NeighboursL296 GP · 141 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 27Jacob PerreaultR1 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 28Ridly GreigC261 GP · 108 POTTOttawa Senators
- 29Brendan BrissonC27 GP · 9 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 30Mavrik BourqueC168 GP · 68 PDALDallas Stars
- 31Ozzy WiesblattC45 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 32William WallinderD12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
29th
of 216 players selected
22nd
of 135 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alexis LafrenièreL479 GP · 266 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 2Quinton ByfieldR351 GP · 197 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Tim StützleC464 GP · 431 POTTOttawa Senators
- 4Lucas RaymondL417 GP · 346 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Jake SandersonD312 GP · 191 POTTOttawa Senators
- 6Jamie DrysdaleD313 GP · 110 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Alexander HoltzR193 GP · 56 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 8Jack QuinnR276 GP · 164 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Marco RossiC251 GP · 143 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Cole PerfettiC307 GP · 169 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
+ 206 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brendan Brisson made his NHL debut on January 15, 2024, 3 years and 101 days after the draft.
27
Games
2
Goals
7
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vegas Golden Knights picks in the 2020 draft
- 29Brendan BrissonC27 GP · 9 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 68Lukas CormierD2 GP · 1 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 91Jackson HallumLVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 125Jesper VikmanGNo NHL gamesVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 184Noah EllisDVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 215Maxim MarushevCVGKVegas Golden Knights