2015 NHL Draft
Erik Cernak in the 2015 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Erik Cernak 43rd overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 5 Slovaks selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 515 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 2015 draft
- 40Nicolas MelocheD57 GP · 8 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 41Ryan GroppLNYRNew York Rangers
- 42Mackenzie BlackwoodG303 GP · 134 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 43Erik CernakD515 GP · 123 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 44Matthew SpencerDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 45Jakob Forsbacka KarlssonC29 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 46Daniel SprongR374 GP · 166 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
1st
of 5 Slovaks selected
13th
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 43Erik CernakD515 GP · 123 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 90Matej TomekGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 139Christian JarosD94 GP · 14 POTTOttawa Senators
- 151Radovan BondraRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 184Adam HuskaG1 GP · 0 WNYRNew York Rangers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Erik Cernak made his NHL debut on November 13, 2018, 3 years and 139 days after the draft.
515
Games
26
Goals
97
Assists
123
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2015 draft
- 43Erik CernakD515 GP · 123 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 74Alexander DergachyovCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 99Austin WagnerL178 GP · 42 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 134Matt SchmalzRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 187Chaz ReddekoppDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 194Matt RoyD525 GP · 150 PLAKLos Angeles Kings