2012 NHL Draft
Esa Lindell in the 2012 NHL Draft
Dallas Stars selected Esa Lindell 74th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 3.
He was the fifth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 9 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 776 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 74
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 13
- Drafting team
- DALDallas Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 71–77 in the 2012 draft
- 71Tanner RichardC3 GP · 0 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 72Troy BourkeLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 73Justin KeaCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Esa LindellD776 GP · 250 PDALDallas Stars
- 75Jon GilliesG35 GP · 8 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 76Chris DriedgerG67 GP · 31 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 77Chandler StephensonC667 GP · 382 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 18Teuvo TeravainenC839 GP · 558 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 22Olli MaattaD817 GP · 214 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 34Ville PokkaDNYINew York Islanders
- 62Joonas KorpisaloG334 GP · 140 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 74Esa LindellD776 GP · 250 PDALDallas Stars
- 118Mikko VainonenDNSHNashville Predators
- 144Henri KiviahoGDALDallas Stars
- 148Niklas TikkinenDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 176Petteri LindbohmD49 GP · 4 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Esa Lindell made his NHL debut on January 19, 2016, 3 years and 210 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Dallas Stars picks in the 2012 draft
- 13Radek FaksaC777 GP · 234 PDALDallas Stars
- 43Ludwig BystromDDALDallas Stars
- 54Mike WintherCDALDallas Stars
- 61Devin ShoreC498 GP · 144 PDALDallas Stars
- 74Esa LindellD776 GP · 250 PDALDallas Stars
- 104Gemel SmithC91 GP · 25 PDALDallas Stars
- 134Branden TroockRDALDallas Stars
- 144Henri KiviahoGDALDallas Stars
- 183Dmitry SinitsynDDALDallas Stars